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The Infodemic: YouTube Interview Contains Misleading Information


FILE - A 3-D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken Oct. 25, 2017.
FILE - A 3-D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken Oct. 25, 2017.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

"Popular YouTube interview on COVID-19 full of false, misleading claims," South Asia Check, September 5.

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that countries were purchasing Covid-19 test kits in 2018.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

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