"Coronavirus pandemic has made us suffer, and its infodemic has made things worse. But studying the infodemic can make us more aware of fake news that will never stop flooding us." Introduction At the end of March 2020, a message titled ‘ excellent summary ’ of coronavirus information which is claimed to be from the US-based Johns Hopkins University was widely shared via email and on social media. It contains 20 bullet points. Two of them state "The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule …." “The virus is very vulnerable. …” About a month ago, a video was shared thousands of times on Facebook, in which a woman claims that onions and garlic "kill virus” and protect those who take it. She suggests the viewers eat them as many as possible, and at any time and any day. In early April 2020, a post linking COVID 19 outbreak to 5G, the newest, fastest type of cellular network, spread on social media. It claims that when the first cases o...
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