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COVID-19 No evidence 

No evidence: There is no proof that ivermectin prevents or cures COVID-19

15 March 202116 April 2021 Ananta Agarwal Coronaviruses, COVID-19, cureforcovid19, Fact Checking, Fake News, ivermectin 3 min read

Peer-reviewed studies on ivermectin and the expert interviewed by Annie Lab indicate such claims have no scientific ground.

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COVID-19 Explainer 

Explainer: Global controversy over hydroxychloroquine [update]

4 June 202016 April 2021 Nina Milhaud Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Didier Raoult, Donald Trump, hydroxychloroquine, Macron, President Jair Bolsonaro, President Nayib Bukele, The Lancet 6 min read

Usage of hydroxychloroquine in prevention or treatment of COVID-19 remains to be controversial around the world.

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COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Murder of Chinese researcher in the US is not related to COVID-19

31 May 202016 April 2021 Chris Wong Bing Liu, Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Hao Gu, University of Pittsburgh 1 min read

Local police determined the case was a result of “a lengthy dispute regarding an intimate partner.”

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Misleading 

Misleading: This video does not show an American soldier trying to spread coronavirus in Wuhan

26 March 202016 April 2021 Chris Wong America soldier, Belgium, Brussels, Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company, CISM Military World Games, Coronaviruses, Covid 19, Wuhan 1 min read

The video was taken in Brussels, Belgium, on March 10, 2020.

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COVID-19 False 

False: This video does not show an anti-China rally in Italy

5 March 202016 April 2021 Li Chen China, Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Italy, Pagella Politica, Rome, Valerio Verbano 1 min read

It was an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Valerio Verbano, an Italian left-wing activist murdered in 1980.

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COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: These charts about COVID-19 contain inaccurate medical information

21 February 202016 April 2021 Cheryl Ho China, Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Phoenix TV, The Lancet, Wuhan 2 min read

Self-diagnosis based on these charts could be harmful.

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COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: This map does not show 5 million Wuhan residents flying out before the lockdown

14 February 202016 April 2021 Li Chen Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Fact Checking, Fake News, featured, Wuhan 1 min read

The map is merely “an illustrative picture of the global air network” that shows international flight connections.

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False 

False: This video does not show a family killed by the coronavirus amid China’s multi-city lockdown

13 February 202016 April 2021 Li Chen China, Coronaviruses, Fact Checking, Fake News, Wuhan 1 min read

The family was reported to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Dec 2019.

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