COVID-19
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 3, 2020
A conspiratorial meme about disease outbreaks got a number of key facts wrong.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 2, 2020
Trump's commentary on the new coronavirus came before the virus began killing patients in the U.S.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2020
Not all "fact checks" are created equal.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2020
The senator defended President Donald Trump's handling of the new coronavirus outbreak, but he d ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 2, 2020
A trope that suggests people are so dumb they think the beer and virus are related played out in ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 28, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 28, 2020
As the potentially deadly virus spread from Wuhan, China, to the rest of the world, misinformati ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2020
A video clip supposedly showing the exponential spread of a new coronavirus misled some viewers.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 24, 2020
A data map that appeared in a popular Twitter thread did not show what some people claimed.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 20, 2020
A piece of horror fiction was a little too believable for some readers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2020
A speculative anticipation of a possibility is very different than a 'prediction.'
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 17, 2020
Misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak seems to have traveled farther than the virus itself.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2020
A relatively mundane incident went viral due in part to rising fears about an outbreak of a new ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2020
Speculation does not equal evidence.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 12, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 10, 2020
A clogged phone line was just one of many problems following the Iowa caucuses in February 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 7, 2020
Will the real author of this viral joke please stand up?
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2020
A disreputable website spread unfounded claims in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 3, 2020
Millions of people are quarantined in China to prevent the spread of the virus.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 31, 2020
A viral social media post erroneously advised the public to "keep your throat moist" in order to ...
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