A Facebook post shared hundreds of times claims the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lied concerning the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 by combining the depend with pneumonia and influenza fatalities. This is false; the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics solely records those that died from COVID-19 in its toll for the illness. Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of instances declare that Bill Gates’ “final aim” is to “microchip the [COVID-19] vaccine” to create “digital IDs”.

This is fake; there is no vaccine yet, a company spokesman stated the advertisement isn't reliable, and a reverse image search reveals the image was created utilizing clip artwork and a stock photo of a clean billboard. A video shared online aimed to prove that face masks are dangerous to youngsters by showing that toxic levels of CO2 focus inside a mask. This is deceptive; experts dismissed the experiment as faulty science whose information is the opposite of what ought to be expected, and mentioned there are not any serious health effects to carrying a masks. Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook and Twitter declare that the World Health Organization has permitted an Indian pupil's ginger juice “residence treatment” for COVID-19. The claim is false; the WHO's spokesperson for India said the posts have been “faux news”; as of July 28, 2020, the WHO states “there are not any medicines that have been proven to prevent or treatment [COVID-19]”.

A video of Italian politician Sara Cunial blasting Bill Gates as a “vaccine criminal” in speeches to parliament has been considered tens of 1000's of occasions on Facebook and YouTube. Multiple online articles and social media posts printed in May 2020 declare the Japanese authorities is set to subsidise trips for foreign vacationers visiting the nation by up to half of the cost after it lifts its coronavirus lockdown. The declare is deceptive; on May 27, 2020, the Japanese authorities clarified the plan will solely apply to Japanese residents making domestic travel, adding the details of the coverage are nonetheless being finalised.

An article shared greater than 14,000 times on Facebook claims the Nigerian authorities gave N20,000 ($52) to “everyone” across the nation’s 36 states. This is false; the article in query shares a true story but makes use of an unrelated and misleading headline. Nigeria has a social investment programme to assist the poor and handed out cash and meals in the course of the lockdown, however to not all citizens. An picture shared on social media claims vaccines are harmful because they comprise potassium chloride, the chemical used to cease the center in deadly injections. This is deceptive; it is a salt that is essential for organs to function correctly, and medical experts say the minimal quantity used in vaccines will not hurt recipients.

Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook state Android customers in Australia have been routinely signed up to COVIDSafe, the government's COVID-19 contact tracing app, through an software programming interface operated by Google. The declare is fake; a cybersecurity skilled mentioned the API is “not an app”, and that using it is optionally available; the Australian authorities said the COVIDSafe app is out there for voluntary download and cannot operate with out being downloaded.

Articles shared 1000's of times on Facebook and Twitter declare Rwandan President Paul Kagame censured the World Health Organization for rejecting a herbal tonic touted by the Madagascan government as a remedy for COVID-19. Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook and Twitter claim COVID-19 means “see a sheep give up” in Latin. The claim is false; Latin language specialists dismissed the declare as “nonsense”; the World Health Organization states COVID-19 refers to “coronavirus disease 2019”.

The posts additionally claim the billionaire philanthropist was in New Zealand in May and June 2020 “to test and trial the COVID-19 vaccine”. Both claims are false; a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spokesperson dismissed the purported link between Gates and microchips; as of June 24, New Zealand authorities say there isn't any document of Gates visiting the country in 2020. Facebook posts shared greater than 1,000 times seem to point out a billboard commercial from US pharmaceutical large Merck encouraging viewers to take a novel coronavirus vaccine.

A Facebook publish that made an exaggerated declare in May 2020 about the world dying toll from the novel coronavirus has been amplified the world over, especially on social media accounts posting non secular content material. The most up-to-date versions of the publish claim that more than 1.6 million folks have died from COVID-19, but that is false; the true variety of deaths counted is at present lower than half of that.

This is fake; health authorities within the Pacific province did include “glory holes” in online virus-prevention suggestions, but they did not mention asbestos. An article claiming that the Tanzanian government has kicked the World Health Organization out of the country has been shared tons of of times on Facebook. The claim is fake; there is no evidence of any such directive and a WHO representative in Tanzania confirmed that the office remains to be operational.

US President Donald Trump used Twitter to spread footage of a physician who claims a mix of medicines including hydroxychloroquine will remedy COVID-19. But there's currently no cure for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and the false info the video incorporates has left social media corporations scrambling to take away it. The declare is fake; according to consultants, corpses don't get extra infectious over time and the rise in infections after funerals is a results of mourners infecting each other. Facebook posts claimed that British Columbia’s top health officer warned in regards to the risks of asbestos poisoning from boards used as barriers towards COVID-19 transmission during intercourse.