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

June 22, 2020 1:15 PM

By Polygraph.info

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

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.

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: P olitiFact

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Polygraph.info is a fact-checking website produced by Voice of America (VOA). The website serves as a resource for verifying the increasing volume of disinformation and misinformation being distributed and shared globally.

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