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FILE - In this March 24, 2021 file photo, a nurse holds a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, prior to vaccination in Machakos, Kenya.
FILE - In this March 24, 2021 file photo, a nurse holds a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, prior to vaccination in Machakos, Kenya.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: COVID-19 vaccines’ spike protein is toxic or ‘cytotoxic’.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: PolitiFact

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that Johns Hopkins University has confirmed you can be vaccinated with a PCR test, even without knowing.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

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    Polygraph is a fact-checking feature of the Voice of America (VOA)​. Polygraph serves as a resource for verifying the increasing volume of disinformation and misinformation being distributed and shared globally.

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