Fact-Checked by: Science Feedback
2020/06/22 | United States
The CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus Alliance Database
Here is the database that gathers all of the falsehoods that have been detected by the CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus alliance. This database unites fact-checkers in more than 70 countries and includes articles published in at least 40 languages. Para búsquedas en español, haz clic aquí. Faça buscas em português aqui.
Fact-Checked by: FactCrescendo
2020/05/26 | Myanmar
FALSE: Cannabis can cure COVID-19.
Fact-Checked by: Open
2020/05/22 | Italy
MISLEADING: Cannabis could help prevent coronavirus infection.
Fact-Checked by: Colombiacheck
2020/05/18 | Colombia
Partly False: Cannabis may prevent coronavirus from entering the body.
Fact-Checked by: PolitiFact
2020/05/14 | United States
Mostly False: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Fact-Checked by: PesaCheck
2020/04/07 | Kenya
FALSE: Smoking cannabis can prevent COVID-19.
Fact-Checked by: AFP
2020/02/20 | Sri Lanka
Misleading: Cannabis boosts immunity against COVID-19
Fact-Checked by: Newschecker
2020/02/10 | India
Misleading: Can cannabis cure coronavirus?
Fact-Checked by: The Quint
2020/02/07 | India
Misleading: Weed (cannabis) cures coronavirus.
Fact-Checked by: Rappler
2020/02/05 | Philippines
False: Weed, slang for the cannabis plant, can “kill coronavirus.”
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