The Infodemic: 1 in 1,000 Black Americans Have Died in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: 1 in 1,000 Black Americans have died in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vedict: True

Read the full story at: Vox

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that everyone arriving in Zimbabwe will now have to pay US$60 for a PCR test.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: ZimFact