COVID-19 Pandemic

The Infodemic: Will Temperature Checks Make Workplaces Safe?

FILE - A security guard checks the body temperature of a woman in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province, May 11, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: Temperature checks of employees will make workplaces safe.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Associated Press​

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that a video shows Chinese citizens converting to Islam as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse