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Cow urine, bleach and cocaine have all been recommended as COVID-19 cures — all guff. The pandemic has been cast as a leaked bioweapon, a byproduct of 5G wireless technology and a political hoax — all poppycock. And countless wellness gurus and alternative-medicine practitioners have pushed …
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There have not been too many encouraging graph lines in recent weeks. One that does offer a breath of optimism, however, is the slight downward curve that implies one of the most toxic trends of our times – the anti-vaxx movement – might just be in retreat. The shift is incremental, but in a …
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Image caption Speculation about the origin of the virus has been rife online From the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, conspiracy theories about the origin and scale of the disease were spread on online platforms. Among these were the false claim that the virus was part of a Chinese …
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You might try to ignore it at first: Your aunt’s YouTube videos about how coronavirus is a bioweapon. The former workmate forwarding 5G conspiracy theories on WhatsApp. The pandemic has quickly changed everything — we’re confined to our homes, glued to our screens — and among some families and …
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Did Trump Suggest Injecting Disinfectant Could Be COVID-19 Treatment? | Snopes.com U.S. President Donald Trump said, with regard to possible medical treatments for COVID-19: “And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like …
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Over Easter weekend, arsonists set more than twenty 5G cellular towers in the United Kingdom on fire—forming a pattern of bunny-eared infernos that points to one of the many conspiracy theories surrounding the spread of the novel coronavirus. The basic idea is that 5G, a new generation of wireless …
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Whether it’s related to coronavirus, 5G or both, Prof Stephan Lewandowsky and Dr John Cook explain how to counter the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories. The number of coronavirus infections and deaths continues to rise at an alarming rate, reminding us that this crisis is far from …
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Bernice Hausman is chair of the Department of Humanities in the Penn State College of Medicine. She’s recognized for her research on vaccines and breastfeeding, including why both can be controversial in the United States. She has written several books, most recently “Anti/Vax: Reframing the …
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Claim: Bill Gates — along with a coalition dubbed “ID 2020” — seeks to “microchip” the world population using a COVID-19 vaccine. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to …
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Novak Djokovic has come under fire from one of the Serbian government’s top scientists after saying he wouldn’t want to be inoculated against the novel coronavirus. The world No. 1 on Sunday said he was “opposed to vaccines” and “wouldn’t want to be forced” to get one to travel once the tennis …
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