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Daily Debunk
Claim: “Dr. Roger Hodkinson, the Chairman of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, called COVID-19 a hoax.”
Verdict: Misleading
Read the full story at: Snopes
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: A Facebook post from November 21, along with a photo that appears to show a TV broadcast of President Cyril Ramaphosa aired on South African news channel eNCA – with a banner reading “Ramaphosa: All Must Get The Vaccine.” The FB post says “Cyril-the-squirrel” has said that “you don’t have a choice about whether you will or won’t have the Covid-19 vaccine.” The image has not been manipulated, but the claim that Ramaphosa said a COVID-19 will be mandatory in South Africa is false.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: AfricaCheck
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