Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Have ‘Advance Knowledge’ of COVID-19?
A well-known “natural” blog added to its list of conspiracy theories in a post even it admitted had no proof.
A well-known “natural” blog added to its list of conspiracy theories in a post even it admitted had no proof.
Broad calls for people with sewing machines to each make a hundred masks drew interest as doctors begin turning to mask alternatives, demonstrating a critical dearth of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.
Posts about quarantine plot points of “Tangled” led to discourse about Rapunzel’s kingdom purportedly being named “Corona.”
Images circulated of United States President Donald Trump crossing out the “corona” in “coronavirus,” and writing “Chinese” in its place.
As the disease has gone on, so has Republicans’ urge to demonize China for it.
Novel coronavirus strain COVID-19 prompted a rumor that a “St. Corona” was the patron saint of epidemics — but that’s not exactly the case.
A South Carolina firm became a symbol of tenant anger after a note purportedly from them spread online.
A screenshot of a Facebook status update advises Americans economically affected by the coronavirus pandemic to dial 866-211-9966 for assistance from the United Way.
We noted several attempts by the U.S. president to downplay the epidemic.
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.