A trypsin-based oral spray reportedly deactivates SARS-CoV-2 in a liquid suspension but has not yet been tested in the mouth
Claim:
New oral spray “deactivates 98% of the coronavirus” in the mouth
Articles tagged with
SARS-CoV-2
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Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-07-20 -
Misleading
Primary COVID-19 transmission is by close contact with infected people; nasopharyngeal swab-based testing provides the highest diagnostic accuracy
Claim:
“Ever wonder why they have to stick a Q-tip through your nose to the back of your head to swab a sample of covid but a droplet of saliva will infect a whole village at one time”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-04 -
Partially correct
A proportion of COVID-19 survivors are likely to suffer from long-term health problems, but the actual risks are still unknown
Claim:
“For every one person who dies: 19 more require hospitalization; 18 of those will have permanent heart damage for the rest of their lives”
Source: Quora, Franklin Veaux, 2020-07-13 -
Misleading
Saliva might be an accurate, less-invasive alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis; more research is needed to standardize its use in molecular testing
Claim:
There is no need to use nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing, mouth swabs can be used instead
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-09 -
InaccurateNasal swab used for COVID-19 testing does not reach the brain
Claim:
Nasal swabs used for COVID-19 tests reach the blood-brain barrier and may damage it.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-06 -
Incorrect
People who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
Claim:
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-08 -
German Ministry employee makes unsupported claim that COVID-19 pandemic is a global false alarm in widely circulated yet unsolicited opinion article
Claim:
German government leaked document declares COVID-19 is “a global false alarm”
Source: NewsPunch, Baxter Dmitry, 2020-06-02 -
-1.5Very low
People who do not show symptoms can contribute to significant COVID-19 transmission, contrary to CNBC report
there is already “abundant data” showing that people who are not showing symptoms—which could include asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and paucisymptomatic individuals—comprise about 40 to 50% of COVID-19 cases
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Inaccurate
The spread of COVID-19 is not related in any way to the deployment of 5G
Claim:
“5G plays a part in this ‘plandemic’” ... The cases of COVID-19 are “directly related to electromagnetic radiation exposure by 5G”
Source: Gumshoe News, Dee McLachlan, 2020-05-04 -
Misleading
Hand-held UV lights sold online to kill microbes are effective only in specific conditions and can be unsafe when used improperly
Claim:
UV-C lamps “kill 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, and mold” on “any surface you want to disinfect” ... “in ten seconds”
Source: Super Charged UV-c, Anonymous, 2020-04-22
