Like many health concerns, the novel coronavirus outbreak in 2020 that has infected people around the world with COVID-19 has drawn its fair share of snake oil and bunk cures. Snopes investigates those claims here.
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Snopes investigates rumors and misinformation surrounding the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
by Snopes Staff, March 5, 2020
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Like many health concerns, the novel coronavirus outbreak in 2020 that has infected people around the world with COVID-19 has drawn its fair share of snake oil and bunk cures. Snopes investigates those claims here.
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By Snopes Staff
Jan. 31, 2020
A viral social media post erroneously advised the public to "keep your throat moist" in order to ...
March 11, 2020
This "serious excellent advice by Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases" is not all that exce ...
March 11, 2020
Take a deep breath and consult the CDC or WHO's latest guidance before following any coronavirus ...
March 5, 2020
As the coronavirus spread in 2020, a fierce outbreak of bad advice took hold online.
March 26, 2020
The confusion seems to stem from the overuse of the word "coronavirus."
March 17, 2020
A viral video that claims breathing hot air from a hair dryer could cure COVID-19 demonstrates a ...
March 14, 2020
What works for colds is unlikely to help an already-infected person stave off the COVID-19 coron ...
March 10, 2020
On the plus side, this "treatment" might help keep away others who could potentially infect you.
March 26, 2020
As cures go, these ones are lemons.
March 16, 2020
French medical advice warned that "adverse effects" of drugs such as ibuprofen had been reported ...
March 3, 2020
Washing your hands decreases the number of microbes on your hands and helps prevent the spread o ...
March 5, 2020
Proper hand-washing is the best thing you can do to protect yourself from a number of diseases ...