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FactCheck.org says: A picture of a reporter in protective gear has fueled claims in the U.S. that the media "hypes" the COVID-19 pandemic. The photo actually shows a team in Lebanon reporting on a local factory that makes protective suits.
FactCheck.org says: The vaccine in the viral photo is for canine coronavirus. That virus and the novel coronavirus are not the same.
FactCheck.org says: We could find no evidence to support President Trump’s claim. In fact, Italy cut off air travel to and from China two days before the U.S. enacted its travel restrictions.
PolitiFact says: The article wrongly treated an unusually low number of cases on April 13 as a baseline. The increase in the following days was in fact connected to an increased number of tests.
PolitiFact says: Africans in one Chinese city are being evicted amid fear of a second wave of COVID-19 in China and a focus on foreigners. The evictions are blamed on racism, which the Chinese government denies.
PolitiFact says: We did not find any study that showed that obesity is the No. 1 risk factor in hospitalization cases of COVID-19. Evidence so far shows age as the top factor but obesity is also a risk factor.