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Written by: David Mikkelson
March 31, 2020
Rumors claimed that U.S. representatives were using coronavirus aid legislation to give themselv ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 31, 2020
Social media posts painted a misleading picture about the plan for distributing ventilators amid ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2020
Seoul is home to more people than any U.S. city, but not nearly as many as President Trump claim ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2020
Adding multiple false entries to an old list doesn't make it any more credible.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 28, 2020
Pranksters no longer need spend time with Photoshop to create convincing fake tweets.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 27, 2020
So far as we can tell, actress Tiffani Thiessen was not working for the CDC during the COVID-19 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 26, 2020
The confusion seems to stem from the overuse of the word "coronavirus."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 26, 2020
As cures go, these ones are lemons.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 26, 2020
There are different processes and purposes for naming diseases.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 25, 2020
Please stop.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 24, 2020
Half a million bucks just doesn't buy lavish digs like this anymore.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 24, 2020
St. Corona was likely martyred sometime in the 170s, but it's doubtful she was the saint of pand ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 23, 2020
This is one of those ideas that really shouldn't be passed around.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2020
No, but we don't doubt the effectiveness of such a strategy.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 22, 2020
Bananas are a good source of various nutrients, but eating them doesn't offer solid protection a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 20, 2020
If only people recognized "predictions" before the calamitous events they supposedly anticipate.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 20, 2020
Fake Trump tweets were just the tip of the iceberg as misinformation swirled during the COVID-19 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 18, 2020
This rumor about Oprah Winfrey was a sliver of a much larger conspiracy theory spreading dangero ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 17, 2020
A viral video that claims breathing hot air from a hair dryer could cure COVID-19 demonstrates a ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 17, 2020
Ethylene glycol, used in antifreeze, is indeed extremely poisonous to animals. But does hand san ...
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