COVID-19 Pandemic

The Infodemic: Virus Hits Retail Employees, Despite Claims

An Amazon sign stands in a parking lot outside of an Amazon warehouse as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Staten Island borough of New York U.S., May 1, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: Walmart, Amazon, Target, Kroger, Costco have not had reported cases of coronavirus among employees.

Verdict: False

Read the full story: Reuters​

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: The claim that former Rep. Trey Gowdy authored a political conspiracy theory about COVID-19.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: FactCheck.org