
The worldwide search for answers on COVID-19 leaves internet users vulnerable to the conspiracies that are spreading as fast as the coronavirus itself.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of an “infodemic” that undermines public trust in information at a time when transparency is essential.
Here are some of the wilder conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 — and why you should ignore them.
Claim: COVID-19 coronavirus was created in a Wuhan laboratory
The notorious secrecy of the Chinese government offers many possibilities for false experts.
In this case, a theory suggesting the virus had been created — accidentally or deliberately — in a laboratory at the Wuhan Disease Control and Prevention Centre has been widely rejected by outside experts.
Twenty-seven public health researchers released a statement in The Lancet to “strongly condemn” the theory, saying it had “no natural…
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Just saw this in WaPo: “We are currently carrying out a large-scale complex of measures for the total elimination of rats and the capture of wild animals and strays,” said Elena Andreyeva, spokeswoman for the Moscow consumer health watchdog, Rospotrepnadzor, RIA Novosti reported
What the Hell for?
..*deargawd*..
anyone who believes this “crap” is a complete idiot..
and those are rare..