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28 Sep 2020, 23:35 GMT+10
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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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