The Infodemic: Effect of Cat Ownership on COVID Immunity Unproven

FILE - Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan, Feb. 25, 2015.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: Cat owners have a reduced chance of contracting COVID-19.

Verdict: No Proof Yet

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Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in their guidelines suggested using Ivermectin drug as preventive medication against COVID-19.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: The Logical Indian