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Virus health claims that won't go away
Why this misleading health advice keeps appearing online.

Globetrotting fake news - from Bolivia to Serbia
We've been tracking the global spread of two of the most popular coronavirus conspiracy theories.

How Peru locked down early but still got badly hit
Peru has one of the highest case totals and excess death rates in the world - but why?

The fake news about India and China's border clash
With feelings running high between the two Asian nations, plenty of misleading content has been shared.

Bill Gates and the lab targeted by conspiracy theorists
A false coronavirus rumour about The Pirbright Institute led to online abuse and threatening calls.

How many are really dying from coronavirus?
Why looking at 'excess deaths' reveals Covid-19's true death toll.

What's going on with coronavirus in Tanzania?
President Magufuli says cases are falling, but the government hasn't released new official figures. What do we know?
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Virus health claims that won't go away
Why this misleading health advice keeps appearing online.

Globetrotting fake news - from Bolivia to Serbia
We've been tracking the global spread of two of the most popular coronavirus conspiracy theories.

How Peru locked down early but still got badly hit
Peru has one of the highest case totals and excess death rates in the world - but why?

The fake news about India and China's border clash
With feelings running high between the two Asian nations, plenty of misleading content has been shared.

Bill Gates and the lab targeted by conspiracy theorists
A false coronavirus rumour about The Pirbright Institute led to online abuse and threatening calls.

How many are really dying from coronavirus?
Why looking at 'excess deaths' reveals Covid-19's true death toll.

What's going on with coronavirus in Tanzania?
President Magufuli says cases are falling, but the government hasn't released new official figures. What do we know?

Globetrotting fake news - from Bolivia to Serbia
We've been tracking the global spread of two of the most popular coronavirus conspiracy theories.

How Peru locked down early but still got badly hit
Peru has one of the highest case totals and excess death rates in the world - but why?

The fake news about India and China's border clash
With feelings running high between the two Asian nations, plenty of misleading content has been shared.
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