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Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are used to prevent and treat malaria and have been studied for an ability to prevent and treat COVID‑19. (Wikipedia)
The question was posed bluntly to the nearly 100,000 members of a Facebook group devoted to ending Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home orders, with a user writing, “if there was a vaccine for coronavirus would you be likely to take it.” “Absolutely not.” The resoundingly negative answers streamed forth, …
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OTTAWA — A new study suggests Canadians are not immune from misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey by the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa found 46 per cent of respondents believed at least one of four widespread myths about the …
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Lagos, Nigeria CNN — British media regulator Ofcom has imposed sanctions against a channel founded by Nigerian megachurch preacher Chris Oyakhilome for airing “unsubstantiated claims” linking 5G to the coronavirus pandemic. The regulator said while it does not oppose broadcasts airing …
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Covid-19 truthers believe that 5G technology is dialing up the disease. More than a century ago, telegraph poles and other mysterious causes were blamed for influenza. And each gave rise to dubious cures. As the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe in early 2020, a conspiracy theory about the disease …
Read MoreCoronaCheck is RMIT ABC Fact Check’s weekly email newsletter dedicated to fighting the misinformation infodemic surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.You can read the latest edition below, and subscribe to have the next newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.CoronaCheck #100This week, we …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Log on to social media, and you’ll find all sorts of wild COVID-19 conspiracy theories. That’s why NewsChannel 5 decided to investigate the truth about the coronavirus. Pretty much all of those conspiracy theories are packed into a viral video, called “Plandemic,” that has …
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If you’ve gone on the internet in the past week, you’ve probably heard about “Plandemic.” It’s a viral video full of misinformation about the coronavirus, featuring a discredited scientist who accuses people — like Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health and philanthropist and …
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The ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to the nation’s top health post has alarmed medical experts, who point to his history of trafficking in conspiracy theories as disqualifying to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.Kennedy, whom President-elect …
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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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Introduction The emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in December of 2019 has quickly led to a global pandemic claiming hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide already (Roser et al., 2020). In the absence of an effective treatment or vaccine, researchers have pointed out that managing …
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