Daily Debunk
At issue: A 26-minute video promoting various conspiracy theories about COVID-19, public health and the pharmaceutical industry.
Verdict: False
Read the full story: "Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’: A documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the coronavirus," PolitiFact, May 7.
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: Post claiming a video shows people in Saudi Arabia celebrating the end of a coronavirus lockdown.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Can COVID-19 survive on my phone?
Yes. That’s why a daily wipe down of “high-touch” surfaces like phones, keyboards and tablet computers is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
-- Associated Press, May 7
