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The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as fast, it seems, are conspiracy theories that claim powerful actors are plotting something sinister to do with the virus. Our… read more...
The only Republican running for the 34th Congressional District in Los Angeles has repeatedly tweeted that the novel coronavirus was "man made" and implicated Pope Francis, Hillary Clinton and others in the spread of the illness. "Bill Gates is one of the financiers of the Wujan (sic) lab where it was being developed," congressional candidate Joanne Wright wrote in a Feb. 24 tweet that has ...
The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as fast, it seems, are conspiracy theories that claim powerful actors are plotting something sinister to do with the virus. Our…
Since the coronavirus outbreak began late last year, several myths and conspiracy theories have begun swirling online. Often shared widely on social media, many promote bizarre and ineffective treatment methods they claim can cure the disease. While some even speculate that coronavirus may have been created by the Chinese government. The virus has so far been detected in at least 70 countries with 90,000 cases and 3,100 deaths. Here are some of...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the social network will remove "false claims and conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organizations."
Rumors that coronavirus was an American or Chinese biological weapon, although not credible, are difficult to dispel, because military officials on both sides still view with suspicion each other’s motives in building biosecurity programs.