VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post FALSELY claims coronavirus is not real, paints INACCURATE comparison of COVID-19 situation abroad
The post also echoed already-debunked claims in other conspiracy theories about COVID-19.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The ‘new’ coronavirus strain, explained
While the Philippines continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), news about a new viral mutation that is said to be “globally dominant” and “more infectious” than the original have recently made the headlines.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another MISLEADING post claims bacteria, not virus, causes COVID-19
COVID-19 is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This is NOT a photo of a COVID-19 patient’s throat
It was taken in May 2018, months before the disease first emerged.
