Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.Daily DebunkClaim: Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is not effective in older adults.Verdict: FalseRead the full story at: USA TodaySocial Media DisinfoScreenshotCirculating on social media: Claim that four African leaders who died in recent months were killed for opposing COVID-19 vaccinations for their citizens.Verdict: FalseRead the full story at: ReutersFactual Reads on CoronavirusU.S. report concluded COVID-19 may have leaked from Wuhan lab – WSJ
A report on the origins of COVID-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis of a virus leak from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the classified document.
— Reuters, June 7The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak
The Covid-19 pathogen has a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus.
— Wall Street Journal (via BizNews), June 6
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