Unsourced ‘Intensivist’ Thread Spreads on Twitter as COVID-19 Hits Italy
The person posted a thread that contained second-hand but alarming claims that emergency rooms were running “at 200% capacity.”
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‘A Cry from Italy’: ‘Heart of Coronavirus’ Outbreak Facebook Post
A purported account out of Bergamo, Italy of a COVID-19 outbreak spread on multiple platforms, creating an impression of multiple pleas.
Do Searches for International Men’s Day Peak on International Women’s Day?
A popular claim on International Women’s Day in March is that it generates more searches for International Men’s Day than in November.
AOC Did Not Say the ‘Only Reason Trump is Keeping His Promises is to Infuence the Outcome’ of the 2020 Election
Memes attributed quotes to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), such as the “only reason Trump is keeping his campaign promises is to influence the outcome of the next election.”
Did Joe Biden Say He Would Veto a ‘Medicare for All’ Bill?
Criticism swirled around the Democratic presidential candidate after an interview on MSNBC.
If You Misspell BernieSanders.com as BernieSander.com, Do You Get Redirected to a Donation Page for the Biden Campaign?
Not only is the claim true, mobile visitors can’t really see the Joe Biden campaign logo by default.
Was ‘World of Warcraft’ Once Hit by a Virus That Was Subsequently Studied by Researchers?
The spread of COVID-19 prompted some to reflect on an extraordinary online outbreak from a decade and a half before.
Did a Washington, DC Priest Expose Hundreds of Churchgoers to Coronavirus?
A viral tweet reported that potentially hundreds of people were exposed to COVID-19 during church services in March 2020.
Did Quarantined Kids in in Wuhan Defeat a Homework App by Spamming it With One-Star Reviews?
A viral tweet claims that quarantined children from Wuhan, China gave an app assigning them homework so many bad reviews that the app store removed it.
Statement from a Quarantined Kaiser Nurse in California
Another viral post about coronavirus testing is circulating, this time from a purportedly from a nurse quarantined in California.