COVID-19 Pandemic

The Infodemic: No, Tattoos Don't Cure COVID-19

FILE - A tattoo artist works at a shop in Cleveland, May 15, 2020.

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Daily Debunk

Claim: Getting a new tattoo is a cure for COVID-19.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: PesaCheck​

Social Media Disinfo

FILE PHOTO: Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo

Claim: “N95 masks block few, if any” COVID-19 particles due to their size.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: PolitiFact