Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.Daily DebunkClaim: “No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and ‘it has not actually been determined yet’ that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person.” — Wisconsin senatorVerdict: Mostly falseRead the full story at: PolitifactSocial Media DisinfoCirculating on social media: “A widely shared image claims to show CNN anchor Don Lemon denouncing Nigeria’s controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and Covid-19 as “two deadly viruses” killing people in the West African nation. AFP Fact Check found that the picture was digitally manipulated to change the news banner.” — AFP Fact CheckVerdict: FalseRead the full story at: AFP Fact Check Factual Reads on CoronavirusHow to void coronavirus while voting
Epidemiologists offer tips for U.S. voters and poll workers to limit their chances of getting infected. — Scientific American, October 14
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