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Daily Debunk
Claim: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: Gasoline can be used as a disinfectant against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: FactRakers
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: Claim that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “quietly updated” its COVID-19 data "to admit that only 6%" of all the U.S. deaths recorded actually died from the virus.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Children Across Europe Are Going Back to School. Here's How 3 Countries Are Managing It
Around the world, students are returning to school as countries experiment with new educational models and social distancing protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
-- Time, September 2
Coronavirus research updates: Even octogenarians develop potent antibodies
Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear.
-- Nature, September 1
