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True: Videos have emerged of people deliberately spreading coronavirus.
Conspiracies-General Health-Covid

True: Videos have emerged of people deliberately spreading coronavirus.
True: Italy has reported more deaths due to COVID-19 compared to China.
Geopolitical-General Health-Covid

True: Italy has reported more deaths due to COVID-19 compared to China.
True: The Imperial College report on COVID-19 led to the extreme measures seen in the United States in the third week of March 2020.
Economics-General Health-Covid Human Rights-General

True: The Imperial College report on COVID-19 led to the extreme measures seen in the United States in the third week of March 2020.
False: Eating eggs and poultry items are not safe especially when the coronavirus and bird flu are doing rounds.
Health-General Health-Covid

False: Eating eggs and poultry items are not safe especially when the coronavirus and bird flu are doing rounds.
False: COVID-19 originated in the United States.
Health-Covid

False: COVID-19 originated in the United States.
False: Director of Medanta Hospital Dr Naresh Trehan had put a request to the government for a national emergency.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

False: Director of Medanta Hospital Dr Naresh Trehan had put a request to the government for a national emergency.
False: Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people infected with the novel coronavirus.
Health-Covid Tech-General

False: Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people infected with the novel coronavirus.
False: Amit Shah has been infected with the novel coronavirus.
Health-Covid

False: Amit Shah has been infected with the novel coronavirus.
False: The coronavirus can be detected using an infrared camera.
Health-Covid

False: The coronavirus can be detected using an infrared camera.
False: China had supplied faulty coronavirus test kits to Spain and the Czech Republic.
Geopolitical-General Health-Covid

False: China had supplied faulty coronavirus test kits to Spain and the Czech Republic.
False: A coronavirus simulation was run by the U.S. government in October 2019.
Health-Covid Health-Covid

False: A coronavirus simulation was run by the U.S. government in October 2019.
True: A one-legged Canadian cancer patient ran across Canada for 143 days before dying.
Health-General Events-General

True: A one-legged Canadian cancer patient ran across Canada for 143 days before dying.
False: High temperature and high relative humidity significantly reduce the transmission of COVID-19.
Climate-General Health-Covid

False: High temperature and high relative humidity significantly reduce the transmission of COVID-19.
Misleading: People in India are bathing in cow dung claiming it cures coronavirus.
Health-General Health-Covid

Misleading: People in India are bathing in cow dung claiming it cures coronavirus.
False: Facebook took down several posts related to the coronavirus.
Economics-Business Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

False: Facebook took down several posts related to the coronavirus.
False: Joe Biden has severe health issues.
Health-General Politics-General

False: Joe Biden has severe health issues.
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