Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.Daily Debunk”Fact check: What role do kids play in spreading the coronavirus?” CNN, July 10Social Media DisinfoFILE PHOTO: Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File PhotoClaim: Face masks are useless against COVID-19.Verdict: FalseRead the full story at: FactCheck.orgFactual Reads on CoronavirusCoronavirus research updates: Massive contact-tracing effort finds hundreds of cases linked to nightclubsNature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear.
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