Fact-checked

According to the President of Tanzania, the country has "been freed from COVID-19 thanks to God"

These were the words of Tanzania's president, John Magufuli, in June 2020, before a congregation of believers in a church in Dodoma, the capital city. 

Emergence of an inflammatory disease potentially related to COVID-19

An article on Yahoo News reports a potential link between a childhood inflammatory disease and COVID-19.

More and more evidence that hydroxychloroquine is not effective against COVID-19

Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been alternatively praised and rejected.

Is Bill Gates using microchip implants to fight the coronavirus?

In March 2020, the website Biohackinfo claimed that Bill Gates would use microchip implants to fight the coronavirus. Biohackinfo’s claim is inaccurate.

Canada vaccine research on COVID-19 targeted by a cyber-attack from Russia

On July 16, 2020, the CBC news service announced that scientific research on COVID-19 in Canada had been targeted by a cyber-attack.

Has the likelihood of surviving COVID-19 increased over time?

Claims suggesting that, as healthcare professionals learn more about COVID-19, people’s chances of survival increase. 

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease with complications that can affect the whole body

Canada’s CTV News reported in May 2020 that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease because it can affect the entire body.

Caution is advised for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

The headline of an article published on June 18, 2020, in the American media ABC News states that pregnant women are not more susceptible to COVID-19.

It’s inaccurate to say that wearing a face mask poses serious health risks

Russell Blaylock, a retired doctor claims that wearing face masks creates serious health risks for healthy people. This claim has no factual basis.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve seen disinformation on an unprecedented scale

The Journal de Québec states that disinformation is "of an unprecedented scale since the beginning of the health crisis" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.