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Did Betty White Say She Got COVID Booster 3 Days Before She Died? The rumor bubbled up out of nowhere on social media.

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Is Seasonal Flu More Deadly Than COVID-19? The real point is: Both diseases can kill. And experts warn we may be dealing...

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Is a Company Requiring Masks for Zoom Meetings? A fear of masks often manifests in one's inability to recognize satire.

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No, 95% of Omicron Cases Are Not in Vaccinated People An incorrect figure that was later corrected was opportunistically spread by conspiratorial sources.

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Is ‘COVID’ an Acronym for COVID-19 Variants? While delta and omicron have made headlines, there have been more than a dozen COVID...

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Copypasta Falsely Claims Anesthesia May Kill Those Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Anesthesia was rumored to pose “a great hazard” and may cause a fully vaccinated person...

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Will Hand Sanitizer Dissolve Disposable Gloves? Concerns over the reuse of medical equipment were prompted as the omicron variant spread across...

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No, WHO’s Director-General Didn’t Say COVID Vaccines Are ‘Being Used To Kill Children’ A brief clip of a comment made by World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom...

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Did White House Say Unvaccinated Are Looking at ‘Winter of Severe Illness and Death’? White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients had a harsh warning for Americans who have...

Correct Attribution

How Were ‘Omicron Variant’ Books Published So Fast? Just because a book exists doesn't mean it's worth reading.

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Was a COVID-19 Vaccine Warehouse Set on Fire in Italy? On social media, many people applauded this fictional act of vandalism.

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Is It True That No One Has Died with Omicron Variant? Early studies indicate the strain may cause less severe COVID-19 symptoms compared to its precursor,...

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