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Reviews of articles by: Facebook users
CLAIM REVIEWS
Claim that flu vaccine increases coronavirus infection is unsupported, misinterprets scientific studies
CLAIM
"flu vaccine increases risk of coronavirus infection"
SOURCE: Benjamin Krause, Facebook users, DisabledVeterans.org, GreenMedInfo
Published: 30 Mar 2020
VERDICT
Gargling salt water or vinegar may soothe a sore throat, but it will not eliminate COVID-19
CLAIM
"Gargling with warm water and salt or vinegar eliminates the virus [SARS-CoV-2]"
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 27 Mar 2020
VERDICT
The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on solid surfaces for days, but infection risk from contaminated objects is unknown
CLAIM
"[SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well."
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 26 Mar 2020
VERDICT
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is real; the story that claims otherwise is a work of fiction
CLAIM
"There is no ‘coronavirus’"
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 25 Mar 2020
VERDICT