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Posted on: 2020-02-04
The 2019 coronavirus outbreak is caused by a novel virus, past mentions of coronaviruses refer to different strains

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coronavirus is not a new virus

Source: Facebook, Anonymous, 2020-01-24
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- Health
Posted on: 2020-02-03
“15% fatality rate” from coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection was based only on initial cases; infection fatality rate likely less than 3%

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Coronavirus hits 15% fatality rate

Source: Natural News, Mike Adams, 2020-01-25
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- Health
Posted on: 2020-01-26
No conclusive evidence links consumption of bats with the 2019 coronavirus outbreak

Claim:

Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak linked to eating bats

Source: Daily Star, Infowars, The Sun, Emma Parker, Gemma Mullin, Paul Joseph Watson, 2020-01-22
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- Health
Posted on: 2020-01-24
Contrary to claims in viral social media posts, 2019 coronavirus was not lab-created nor was it patented years before outbreak

Claim:

[The coronavirus is] “new” yet it was lab-created and patented in 2015

Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Chris Kirckof, Jordan Sather, 2020-01-23

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