Fact-Checked by: AFP
2020/01/30 | France
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: JTBC news
2020/01/30 | South Korea
Misleading: All the soldiers in South Korea cannot go on leave because of the novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV) outbreak.
Fact-Checked by: JTBC news
2020/01/30 | South Korea
False: The Chinese government announced that “garlic is a preventative food for the the novel coronavirus.”
Fact-Checked by: JTBC news
2020/01/30 | South Korea
False: Novel coronavirus can be transmitted by packages and/or imported goods shipped from China to Korea.
Fact-Checked by: Full Fact
2020/01/30 | United Kingdom
FALSE: The lab from which the coronavirus originated has a similar symbol as the lab responsible for a mass outbreak in the Resident Evil games.
Fact-Checked by: Full Fact
2020/01/30 | United Kingdom
FALSE: Jacob Rothschild owns a patent to coronavirus.
Fact-Checked by: Newtral.es
2020/01/29 | Spain
False: Coronavirus killed 10,000 people in Wuhan.
Fact-Checked by: Raskrinkavanje
2020/01/29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro
False: China constructed a hospital for the new coronavirus in 48 hours.
Fact-Checked by: Spondeo Media
2020/01/29 | Mexico
Misleading: The Umbrella Corporation, from the video game Resident Evil, is linked to the Chinese company RLSW.
Fact-Checked by: Spondeo Media
2020/01/29 | Mexico
Partially false: Posts saying that, for several centuries, there have been pandemics in the 20’s.
Fact-Checked by: Taiwan FactCheck Center
2020/01/29 | Taiwan
False: A person died of hematemesis in Beitou. He was then diagnosed with 2019n-Cov. Wear a mask in Taipei.
Fact-Checked by: TEMPO
2020/01/29 | Indonesia
Misleading: Chinese panic video over coronavirus.
Fact-Checked by: TEMPO
2020/01/29 | Indonesia
False: Prevent coronavirus by drinking warm water.
Fact-Checked by: Teyit
2020/01/29 | Turkey
False: The virus is entirely different from all the known virus forms. It activates all bacterias and other viruses in human body.
Fact-Checked by: Teyit
2020/01/29 | Turkey
False: The virus is entirely different from all the known virus forms. It activates all bacterias and other viruses in human body.
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