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Weird, Toxic Myths That You Need To Ignore Right Now

PSA: Be safe, stay home, and stay informed. -Ed

We've already talked about weird and heartwarming things that have happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also a much more sinister side to this pandemic (besides the everyone-getting-sick part, obviously) and that's the sheer amount of misinformation that's dominating the zeitgeist.

Today we'll be debunking some of the most-shared myths and conspiracies about COVID-19:

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THE SIMPSONS DIDN'T PREDICT COVID-19. VIRUS aan CORONA The Simpsons scares me. This episode aired 27 years ago in 1993 #CoronaVirus While The Simpsons

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HOLDING YOUR BREATH FOR TEN SECONDS WON'T HELP YOU DIAGNOSE COVID-19. Fox News host Geraldo Rivera spread this rumor by saying it's an easy way to sel

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HAVING A RUNNY NOSE DOES NOT MEAN IT'S JUST A COMMON COLD. f IMPORTANT TANNOUNCEMENT.CORONAVIRUS 1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a co

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THE VIDEO OF A CHINESE WOMAN EATING A BAT IS FROM A THREE-YEAR-OLD ONLINE TRAVEL SHOW. The viral video has been used to blame the start of the epidemi

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THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT CORONAVIRUS TESTERS ARE GOING AROUND ROBBING HOMES. This hoax has spread from social media to local news outlets and police

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THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE HEAT SUMMER WILL KILL COVID-19. Even President Trump has spread this claim in order to ease the public about corona's lo

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THERE ISN'T A MIRACLE FOOD THAT WILL FIGHT OFF COVID-19. Eating healthy is never a bad thing, however, don't buy into social media posts claiming that

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DON'T TRUST FAKE TEXT MESSAGES CLAIMING THAT TRUMP WILL INVOKE THE STAFFORD ACT AND INSTITUTE A TOTAL QUARANTINE. WhatsApp IAD Trump already invoked t

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COVID-19 AND THE VACCINE FOR IT WERE NOT PATENTED IN 2015 It's new yet it was lab created and patented in 2015 f (in development since 03') The pate

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A COVID-19 VACCINE ISN'T AROUND THE CORNER. Many people, including President Trump, are claiming that a corona vaccine is right around the corner. Unf

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COVID-19 DIDN'T ORIGINATE FROM AN UMBRELLA-TYPE LAB. RLSW CHE ~10 m Wait, so there's a biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrell

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DEAN KOONTZ DIDN'T PREDICT COVID-19 IN 1981. DEAN biological weapon in a decade. They call the stuff new Wuhan-400' because it developed KOONTZ was at

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UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THOSE CUTE STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS RETAKING THE EARTH AREN'T REAL. VENICE? VENICE? CHINA? Although it's true that pollution decre

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