Covid - Misinformation is death [aususuk 1353.148]

Was Barnaby Joyce correct about snake bites killing more than COVID-19?

In March, former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce said deaths by snake bite outnumbered COVID-19 deaths by a factor of 30 to 40. But coronavirus moves quickly, so how do the figures stack up now?

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Mailbox misinformation: The COVID-19 infodemic battle is taking place offline too

Amid the COVID-19 infodemic online, a double-sided pamphlet containing a raft of coronavirus misinformation has reportedly been dropped in a Melbourne letterbox. RMIT ABC Fact Check debunks some of its claims.

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6/5/20

'The Lancet's got a bit of form, here': How did a retracted study on hydroxychloroquine get through peer review?

Influential medical journal The Lancet has retracted its heavily-criticised study into hydroxychloroquine, a drug touted by Donald Trump as a "game changer" in the fight against coronavirus. So how did the paper slip through the cracks?

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6/13/20

No, wearing a face mask doesn't cause carbon dioxide toxicity

Claims that face masks can be detrimental to health or hurt the immune system have proliferated on Facebook during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping fact checkers busy.

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

6/16/20

How influencers went over to the dark side of wellness

Social media influencers are sharing conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter alongside smoothie recipes. But why?

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

6/16/20

Malaria drug taken by Donald Trump for coronavirus withdrawn by US regulators

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective for patients with COVID-19 and could cause heart complications, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

7/2/20

I'm a doctor and scientist. These are the treatments for COVID-19 that actually work

With a vaccine for coronavirus still to be found, this is what is known about which treatments work against the disease, and which don't, writes William Petri.

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7/13/20

There are conspiracy theories undermining Melbourne's COVID-19 testing blitz

While testing is ramping up to detect COVID-19, misleading information is circulating social media about how - and whether - the tests detect the virus.

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

7/18/20

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Desperate Bolivians seek out toxic bleach falsely touted as Covid-19 cure

Long lines form every morning in one of the Bolivian cities hardest hit by the pandemic as desperate people wait to buy small bottles of chlorine dioxide, a toxic bleaching agent that has been falsely touted as a cure for the coronavirus.

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7/24/20

Mick Fuller has linked the Black Lives Matter protests with Melbourne's COVID-19 increase. What are the facts?

In this issue of CoronaCheck, Fact Check revisits the issue of "links" between the Black Lives Matter protests and Melbourne's coronavirus increase. Plus, Andrew Bolt's column on masks is based on outdated advice.