Infodemic: Face Masks Don't Contain Tracking Devices

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29 Sep 2020, 04:05 GMT+10

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.

Daily Debunk

Claim: Face masks contain tracking devices.

Vedict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Social Media Disinfo

Circulating on social media: Bill Gates admitted to making $200 billion from his charitable foundation's investment in vaccines.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

A layperson's guide to how - and when - a Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized

This story is based on interviews as well as on documents the drug makers have released detailing their clinical trial plans.

-- Stat, September 28

'Close to 100% accuracy': Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid

Researchers running Helsinki pilot scheme say dogs can identify virus in seconds.

-- The Guardian, September 24

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