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  2. COVID-19 misinformation - Wikipedia

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    In March 2020, the Miami New Times reported that managers at Norwegian Cruise Line had prepared a set of responses intended to convince wary customers to book cruises, including "blatantly false" claims that COVID-19 "can only survive in cold temperatures, so the Caribbean is a fantastic choice for your next cruise", that "Scientists and ...

  3. COVID-19 misinformation by governments - Wikipedia

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    On 22 June, the BIRN (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network) released an official document from the government's COVID-19 database stating that from 19 March to 1 June, there were 632 COVID-19-related deaths, compared to 244–388 more than officially reported. The database also showed there to have been more new daily cases, between 300 and ...

  4. COVID-19 misinformation by the United States - Wikipedia

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    In an interview with Sean Hannity on March 4, Trump also claimed that the death rate published by the World Health Organization was false, that the correct fatality rate was less than 1 percent, and said, "Well, I think the 3.4 percent is really a false number — and this is just my hunch — but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of ...

  5. Wikipedia and the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    One of several infographics provided by the World Health Organization to Wikipedia; this one pertains to conspiracy theories about 5G, specifically those about COVID-19. In his article "Why Wikipedia Is Immune to Coronavirus", Omer Benjakob of Haaretz wrote, "Wikipedia has stepped in to provide relief. So much so that it has become the go-to ...

  6. Wikipedia and fact-checking - Wikipedia

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    For example, the COVID-19 pandemic was an important topic on which people relied on Wikipedia for genuine information. [5] Seeking public trust is a major part of Wikipedia's publication philosophy. [6] Various reader polls and studies have reported public trust in Wikipedia's process for quality control.

  7. Coronavirus - Wikipedia

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    Transmission and life-cycle of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19. Coronaviruses vary significantly in risk factor. Some can kill more than 30% of those infected, such as MERS-CoV, and some are relatively harmless, such as the common cold. [49] Coronaviruses can cause colds with major symptoms, such as fever, and a sore throat from swollen adenoids. [91]

  8. COVID-19 misinformation by China - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese government has actively engaged in disinformation to downplay the emergence of COVID-19 in China and manipulate information about its spread around the world. [1] [2] The government also detained whistleblowers and journalists claiming they were spreading rumors when they were publicly raising concerns about people being hospitalized for a "mysterious illness" resembling SARS.

  9. COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy - Wikipedia

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    During the COVID-19 pandemic, they disseminated hashtags of #ChinaIsTheVirus and posts claiming that the Sinovac vaccine contained gelatin from pork and therefore was haram or forbidden for purposes of Islamic law. US diplomats aware of the campaign were against the idea, but they were overruled by the military, which also asked tech companies ...