These quotes “predicting” coronavirus are from two different books
Read separately, the quotes do not sound much like the new Wuhan coronavirus at all. Read
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Henry Kissinger has never given a speech about exterminating people with vaccines
A Facebook post claims that Henry Kissinger gave a speech on eugenics and vaccines to the Council on Eugenics. Neither the speech nor the council is real. Read
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You should generally wear a protective face mask with the coloured side pointing outwards
Wearing a protective mask the wrong way around can reduce its effectiveness. Read
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Viral image about patents for viruses is misleading
Claims about patents existing for AIDS, Zika, SARS, swine flu and Ebola are misleading. Read
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Here’s what the books that “predicted” the Covid-19 coronavirus actually say
One is a sci-fi novel about a disease created in a lab outside of Wuhan, and another is a book of predictions that said a “pneumonia-like” illness would spread in 2020. Read
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Women who have had 10 or more sexual partners do not double their risk of getting cancer
There is no evidence that having 10 or more sexual partners directly increases the risk of cancer for either gender. Read
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The World Health Organisation did not know about the Covid-19 virus before the current outbreak
The World Health Organisation did not know about the Covid-19 pathogen before the current outbreak. Read
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There's no evidence that the 2019 coronavirus originated in a Chinese government laboratory
A new article written by Chinese scientists does not prove that the 2019 coronavirus outbreak came from bats in a government laboratory. Read
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Dettol hasn’t tested its products against the new Wuhan coronavirus yet
Coronavirus is a category of viruses that includes the common cold. Read
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Research suggesting health benefits of golf could also suggest benefits of being rich
Golfers in a study were less likely to die prematurely than other over 65s but the research didn’t prove that golf was the reason why. Read
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