VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts about coronavirus dead in Italy MISLEAD with old, unrelated photo
The photo shows coffins of victims of a 2013 shipwreck.
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The photo shows coffins of victims of a 2013 shipwreck.
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The translated story excludes details in the original article that provide perspective
Aware of the limited number of testing kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), high government officials still hurried to have themselves tested even if they did not show any of the symptoms of infection. Hence, they earned public criticism for bypassing protocols and kept people asking who should undergo testing and who should heal at home.
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Some showed military medical teams while one image showed soldiers manning a military base, not a checkpoint on a highway.