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The Infodemic: South Africa Doesn't Have Fifth Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate

FILE - A boy's temperature is checked as he enters a school amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 7, 2020.
FILE - A boy's temperature is checked as he enters a school amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 7, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: South Africa has the fifth-highest Covid-19 infection rate in the world.

Verdict: Incorrect

Read the full story at: Africa Check

Social Media Disinfo

Circulating on social media: Video purportedly showing Russian healthcare workers celebrating a new vaccine for the novel coronavirus.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse​

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    Polygraph.info

    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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