‘Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Statements’ Meme
We noted several attempts by the U.S. president to downplay the epidemic.
2020
Will Americans Go Into a Four-Week Quarantine on April 1 2020?
Rumors circulating via text message, on social media, and through Google Docs (as well as other vectors) contain a claim that a four-week-long quarantine will go into effect for all Americans at the beginning of April 2020 — but that remains completely unsubstantiated.
Does Coronavirus Put Dogs at Risk Because Hand Sanitizer Has the Same Ingredients as Antifreeze?
Pet warnings are always popular, and COVID-19’s link to hand sanitizer made sure that a claim that it was fatal to animals spread far and wide..
Is Amazon Suspending All Non-Essential Shipments Except for Medical Supplies and and ‘High-Demand’ Products?
Amazon is only planning to suspend its receipt of shipments from third-party merchants, but that part of a viral story was hidden behind a paywall.
Did ‘4 GOP Senators’ Self-Quarantine After Voting Against the Coronavirus Relief Bill?
A meme making the rounds on social media criticizing Republicans contains several factual errors.
WIC-Approved Items and Coronavirus #SocialDistancing
Although the USDA confirmed that it was empowered to broaden access to food for WIC recipients during the coronavirus pandemic, we couldn’t verify WIC-approved restrictions were actually relaxed.
Has Italy Stopped Treating COVID-19 in the Elderly?
A Facebook user’s xenophobic post mocked nationalized healthcare during a coronavirus pandemic.
Did ‘Nancy and the Dems’ Try to ‘Slip Taxpayer-Funded Abortion’ into a Coronavirus Aid Bill?
Dueling viral Facebook posts are presenting the same story, but from different ends of the American political continuum.
‘Trump Will Evoke What Is Called the Stafford Act’ Viral Post
An alarming text message from “friends” about a national quarantine brought about by the President of the United States invoking the Stafford Act is nothing but disinformation.
NTNU in Norway Warns about Coronavirus, the United States’ Healthcare and Infrastructure
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology advised students abroad to come home, especially in “countries with poorly developed collective infrastructure, for example the USA, where it can be difficult” to access healthcare and transportation.