Coalition of the Confused
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Confused malcontents swilling Chardonnay while awaiting the Zombie Apocalypse.
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Covid - Misinformation is death World Wide WTF?
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
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.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: 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?
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: 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Malaria drug taken by Donald Trump for coronavirus withdrawn by US regulators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.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: 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.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
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.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/18/20
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.
Read more from SBS NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Jul-24
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 Plus, Andrew Bolt's column on masks is based on outdated advice.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: MEDDLY
Jul-24
Whether this is true or not, protesters should keep their distance from each other. There are people who have the virus but don't know it (asymptomatic).
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Aug-21
Fact checking
Why you shouldn't believe what anti-vaxxers say about death certificates and COVID-19
Anti-vaxxers have been using official advice from the WA Coroner's Court on assuming the cause of death as COVID-19 as evidence the death rate for the disease is being overstated. But experts point out this is normal practice in line with other causes of death.
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