False Claim : Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID--The others died from other reasons.

• Debunk Date :

  09/03/2020

• Debunked By :

  politifact

The false claim is: "Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID--The others died from other reasons." Donald Trump made this false claim on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview. Specifically, In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Trump misconstrued data on coronavirus deaths. As of Sept. 3, 185,092 Americans had died due to COVID-19. A CDC report found that 6% of people who died from COVID-19 only had the virus. The majority had other conditions as well, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 wasn’t to blame. The National Center for Health Statistics told us that COVID-19 was responsible for nearly all of the deaths involving the virus.

False Claim : COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease.

• Debunk Date :

  03/30/2020

• Debunked By :

  politifact

The false claim is: "COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease." This is false. COVID-19 is an abbreviation of “coronavirus disease 2019.” “CO” stands for “corona,” “VI” stands for “virus” and “D” stands for “disease.” The number 19 reflects the year the disease was identified — 2019.

False Claim : Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence'.

• Debunk Date :

  09/02/2020

• Debunked By :

  politifact

The false claim is: "Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence'." This is false. COVID-19 is an abbreviation of “coronavirus disease 2019.” “CO” stands for “corona,” “VI” stands for “virus” and “D” stands for “disease.” The number 19 reflects the year the disease was identified — 2019.

Tip : Contact tracing will not cost money. Avoid giving personal bank account information over the phone or buying gift cards to pay scam artists for fake contact tracing attempts.

• Published :

  07/29/2020

• Source :

  AG Office

Tip : Avoid clicking on links in emails and text messages unless you signed up to receive the messages.

• Published :

  07/29/2020

• Source :

  AG Office

Tip : If you receive an unsolicited email or text message from a potential contact tracer, verify its authenticity by contacting the Arkansas Department of Health at ADH.CoronaVirus@arkansas.gov or call (800) 803-7847.

• Published :

  07/29/2020

• Source :

  AG Office