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Daily Debunk
Claim: On social media, posts that say world leaders are encouraging a second wave of coronavirus to push a global vaccination strategy.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters Fact Check
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: "Facebook posts promote false conspiracy theory that coronavirus testing patent was submitted in 2015." -- AFP Fact Check
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: AFP Fact Check
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
The share of Americans interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible is dropping
The decline is notably more pronounced among Black Americans than among white individuals, according to a new survey from STAT and The Harris Poll. -- STAT News, October 19
