False Claim : A spate of studies claim that the disease was circulating in Italy long before the pandemic

• Debunk Date :

  09/11/2021

• Debunked By :

  wired

The false claim is: "Researchers have evidence that the origin of COVID-19 was in Italy." This claim is false. "The evidence of this early European spread hypothesis are falwed or rely on unusual methodology.“ The article also states "There is overwhelming evidence that the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic originated in China, almost certainly in Wuhan,” says Jesse Bloom, a viral evolutionary geneticist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. “Attempts by Chinese state media to argue that the pandemic might have originated elsewhere in the world are clearly scientific misinformation.”

False Claim : Taking ivermectin (horse dewormer) can treat COVID-19.

• Debunk Date :

  09/01/2021

• Debunked By :

  washingtonpost

The false claim is: "Joe Rogan, said he was new feeling "great" after "one bad day" on Saturday. After his diagnosis, he said he "immediately threw the kitchen sink" at the virus, and listed a litany of therapeutics and treatments he tried, including invermectin, a medicine used to kill parasites in animals and humans but best known as dewormer. The treatment is one that has been promoted by conservative media figures, politicians, some doctors. This claim is false. "This has a warning from the Food and Drug Adminstration, which has advised against using it as a treatment for COVID-19. Poision control centers have reported huge spikes of calls about ivermectin exposure. "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it." the FDA tweeted last month amid an increase of people getting sick by the medicine. The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 in people or animals. Ivermectin has not been shown to be safe or effective for these indications."

False Claim : Nicki Minag said Covid vaccine could make you impotent.

• Debunk Date :

  09/15/2021

• Debunked By :

  nbcnews

The false claim is: "Nici Minag shared a story about her cousin's friend in trinidad who got the vaccine andbecame importent." This claim is false. "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says on its most updated information page on vaccinations that there is "currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems in women or men."

Tip : Do not purchase a fake vaccination cards you see for sale of social media or EBay. "Making, selling, and purhcasing forged vaccine cards are serious crimes with serious public safety consequences."

• Published :

  09/01/2021

• Source :

  The New York Times

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