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: VERA Files

2020/04/06 | Philippines

MISLEADING: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that his country has created a cure for COVID-19.

Fact-Checked by: AFP

2020/04/02 | Philippines

Misleading: Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in April 2020 purport to compare novel coronavirus lockdown measures in countries including South Korea, Japan and the Philippines. The posts claim the virus is now “gone” in South Korea because residents stayed at home for three weeks and that the epidemic has been “controlled” in Japan. The posts also claim that by contrast, people in the Philippines have taken a careless approach to the virus.

Fact-Checked by: BuzzFeed Japan

2020/04/01 | Japan

FALSE: One-third or half of infected people in Japan are foreigners.

Fact-Checked by: AFP

2020/03/29 | Philippines

Misleading: Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter in March 2020 claim a new vaccine and a new drug have been developed to prevent and treat the novel coronavirus. The posts claim the developments were made by scientists in Japan and the Philippines respectively.

Fact-Checked by: Taiwan FactCheck Center

2020/03/28 | Taiwan

Explanatory: A video says that a Japanese doctor has proven that coronavirus is airborne. Therefore, it’s critical to wear face masks.

Fact-Checked by: AFP

2020/03/26 | Philippines

False: A post has been shared multiple times on Facebook in March 2020 that claims China and Japan are “free” of the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

Fact-Checked by: Taiwan FactCheck Center

2020/03/24 | Taiwan

FALSE: Japan Railway Station interior designed with the Buddhist scripture and images to fight against COVID-19.

Fact-Checked by: VERA Files

2020/03/23 | Philippines

Misleading: Japan has created effective medicine against COVID-19.

Fact-Checked by: Open

2020/03/22 | Italy

FALSE: In Japan, coronavirus was defeated with the drug Avigan.

Fact-Checked by: Taiwan FactCheck Center

2020/03/13 | Taiwan

False: The Minister of Defense of Japan posted a tweet to thank Taiwan for donating 500,000 face masks.

Fact-Checked by: Taiwan FactCheck Center

2020/03/13 | Taiwan

False: The Minister of Defense of Japan posted a tweet to thank Taiwan for donating 500,000 face masks.

Fact-Checked by: FactCrescendo

2020/03/11 | India

False: Japanese doctors claim drinking water every 15 minutes prevents COVID-19.

Fact-Checked by: JTBC news

2020/03/10 | South Korea, Japan

False: The Japanese Government gives out 40 masks to every household, free of charge.

Fact-Checked by: BuzzFeed Japan

2020/03/05 | Japan

FALSE: NHK World’s Chinese language service calls COVID-19 the “Novel Japanese coronavirus”.

Fact-Checked by: BuzzFeed Japan

2020/03/04 | Japan

FALSE: China names COVID-19 the ”Japanese pneumonia”.

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