“Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“The White House organised recital of verses from Quran to fight coronavirus”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Eating morel mushrooms will make you susceptible to coronavirus”
USA TODAY rated this: The information in this viral post has been rated false.
“Image of dead bodies of Coronavirus victims in Italy”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“In eight days, we’re doing more [coronavirus] testing than they’ve done in eight weeks," referring to South Korea.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
“Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“Married couple and Italian doctors who saved many lives have been infected with coronavirus”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Speaker Pelosi & Democrats are attempting to give themselves a $25 million raise" through the coronavirus stimulus package.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“There’s been some tremendous signs that this could work. Now, again, you know, some doctors think it should go for years in testing. But, you know, this has been something that’s been around for many years. It’s been phenomenal — a strong, powerful drug for malaria. But we think it might work on this [COVID-19], based on evidence — based on very strong evidence.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Evidence Is Slim
“Avoid coronavirus with bleach, mouthwash, UV light”
FactRakers rated this: False
“Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“I wish they [China] told us three months sooner that this [the coronavirus] was a problem. We didn’t know about it. They knew about it and they should have told us.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
“Image shows mass graves of coronavirus patients in Italy”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Kenya confirms 23 more coronavirus cases from Mombasa.”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Kenya confirms 23 more coronavirus cases from Mombasa.”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Look no further than Dr. Nancy Messonnier, a career official at the Centers for Disease Control who was the first to raise the alarm. … Starting the next day, Dr. Messonnier no longer appeared at public briefings of the White House coronavirus task force.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“Photo of the prime minister of Italy crying and expressing his helplessness that he couldn’t save Coronavirus patients in Italy”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Quotes Joe Biden as saying “people who have never died before are now dying from coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire