COVID-19 and Stigma

COVID Misinformation Checking

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Snopes

In late December 2019, a new coronavirus was discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan. As the disease eventually dubbed COVID-19 spread from that region to the rest of the world, something else came with it — an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation.

This website includes a list of rumors related to COVID-19.

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