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Masks and Social Distancing Work
Fact Check
10th June 2020
Masks and Social Distancing Work
The Claim : Wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing protocols will help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
True
Trump is Obese, But Not Morbidly
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9th June 2020
Trump is Obese, But Not Morbidly
The Claim : US President Donald Trump is morbidly obese.
Misleading
Wastewater Can Be Used to Track COVID-19
Fact Check
8th June 2020
Wastewater Can Be Used to Track COVID-19
The Claim : Our wastewater can be an early indicator for a coronavirus outbreak starting again. 
True
It May Not be Safe to Fly Yet
Fact Check
8th June 2020
It May Not be Safe to Fly Yet
The Claim : It is safe to fly despite the threat of COVID-19.
Selective
Sirtfood Diet Unlikely to Take Away Joint Pain
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3rd June 2020
Sirtfood Diet Unlikely to Take Away Joint Pain
The Claim : Eating the new sirtfood diet can help you drop pounds quickly, make you feel younger, and remove joint pain. 
Misleading
Cameroonian Pastor Dies From COVID-19
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1st June 2020
Cameroonian Pastor Dies From COVID-19
The Claim : Cameroonian pastor Frankline Ndifor said he he could cure his followers of the coronavirus.
Fake
COVID-Toe May Indicate Coronavirus Infection
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1st June 2020
COVID-Toe May Indicate Coronavirus Infection
The Claim : Toe lesions may be a strange sign of coronavirus infection.
Selective
The U.S. Didn't Predict Coronavirus 9 Years Ago
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29th May 2020
The U.S. Didn't Predict Coronavirus 9 Years Ago
The Claim : The United States predicted the novel Coronavirus 9 years ago, and the proof is the film Contagion.  
Fake
Young People Are Not Most Vulnerable to COVID-19
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27th May 2020
Young People Are Not Most Vulnerable to COVID-19
The Claim : Young people are especially vulnerable to COVID-19.
Fake
It's Safe to Wear a Medical Mask for a Long Time
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26th May 2020
It's Safe to Wear a Medical Mask for a Long Time
The Claim : Prolonged use of COVID-19-related face masks cause health problems due to breathing in too much exhaled carbon dioxide.
Misleading
Bill Gates Won't Track Citizens With Microchips
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26th May 2020
Bill Gates Won't Track Citizens With Microchips
The Claim : Bill Gates plans to use the COVID crisis to advocate for the US government tracking citizens’ health and activity with subdermal microchips
Misleading
COVID Killed Fewer People than a Flu Season April 24
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26th May 2020
COVID Killed Fewer People than a Flu Season April 24
The Claim : COVID has killed fewer people than past flu seasons by April 24 2020
True
US Didn't Cut COVID-19 Death Count in Half
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21st May 2020
US Didn't Cut COVID-19 Death Count in Half
The Claim : In early May 2020, the US Center for Disease Control almost halved its COVID death count, taking it from 60,000 down to 37,000.
Fake
Nobel Prize Winner Says COVID-19 Was Created in a Lab
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21st May 2020
Nobel Prize Winner Says COVID-19 Was Created in a Lab
The Claim : Luc Montagnier, French virologist and 2008 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, said that COVID-19 was artificially created in a lab by biologists due to its signature similarity to the AIDS virus.
True
COVID-19 Does Not Only Affect People Who Eat Meat
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20th May 2020
COVID-19 Does Not Only Affect People Who Eat Meat
The Claim : The virus COVID-19 is transmitted through the consumption of meat.
Fake
Hydroxychloroquine is Not a Safe Treatment for COVID-19
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19th May 2020
Hydroxychloroquine is Not a Safe Treatment for COVID-19
The Claim : The drug hydroxychloroquine is an effective preventative and treatment for COVID-19, and it is safe for people to take.
Fake