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VERIFY: Do businesses have to inform their employees of a positive COVID-19 case?
We have been getting messages from you, our viewers, asking if your business has to tell employees or the public if they have a positive case, so we verified.
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VERIFY: TexMed coronavirus risk chart made by real medical experts
Another coronavirus risk chart has become popular on social media. Just like the previous one, it's based on an average of scores from a group of medical experts.
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VERIFY: No, Facebook 'bots' are not fact checking your posts
Facebook has confirmed that such claims are a hoax.
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VERIFY: You cannot block Facebook 'fact-check bots'
Viral false claims say you can block 'bots' that report your posts by going through pages with 'fact check' in their name and blocking them.
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VERIFY: Yes, the bubonic plague has been found in China but there are cases of it every year
While it might sound like another disastrous turn for 2020, it's actually not unusual for cases of bubonic plague to pop up from time to time.
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VERIFY: Requirement to wear a face mask does not violate constitutional rights
After several videos of people saying requirements to wear a mask violate their rights go viral, NEWS CENTER Maine VERIFIES why that is not true.
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VERIFY: Fact vs. fiction on Joe Biden’s quote about busing leading to ‘a racial jungle’
Here is what the Democratic presidential candidate actually said in a 1977 Senate hearing.
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VERIFY: Cases of the bubonic plague appeared in China, but bubonic plague cases happen every year
There are about seven cases of the plague in the United States every year.
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Why researchers have said protests haven't led to a spike in COVID-19 cases so far
Researchers found people not participating in protests stayed at home, therefore social distancing, whenever there were large protests in their area.
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VERIFY: Yes, the Georgia COVID-19 count reflects confirmed cases, not positive tests
The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms it
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VERIFY: Face mask exemption cards are fake
Viral claims say people who don't want to wear masks should carry a card that cites the federal government. The VERIFY team found it's fake.
verify
VERIFY: Do businesses have to inform their employees of a positive COVID-19 case?
We have been getting messages from you, our viewers, asking if your business has to tell employees or the public if they have a positive case, so we verified.
verify
VERIFY: TexMed coronavirus risk chart made by real medical experts
Another coronavirus risk chart has become popular on social media. Just like the previous one, it's based on an average of scores from a group of medical experts.
verify
VERIFY: No, Facebook 'bots' are not fact checking your posts
Facebook has confirmed that such claims are a hoax.
verify
VERIFY: You cannot block Facebook 'fact-check bots'
Viral false claims say you can block 'bots' that report your posts by going through pages with 'fact check' in their name and blocking them.
verify
VERIFY: Yes, the bubonic plague has been found in China but there are cases of it every year
While it might sound like another disastrous turn for 2020, it's actually not unusual for cases of bubonic plague to pop up from time to time.
verify
VERIFY: Requirement to wear a face mask does not violate constitutional rights
After several videos of people saying requirements to wear a mask violate their rights go viral, NEWS CENTER Maine VERIFIES why that is not true.
verify
VERIFY: Fact vs. fiction on Joe Biden’s quote about busing leading to ‘a racial jungle’
Here is what the Democratic presidential candidate actually said in a 1977 Senate hearing.
verify
VERIFY: Cases of the bubonic plague appeared in China, but bubonic plague cases happen every year
There are about seven cases of the plague in the United States every year.
verify
Why researchers have said protests haven't led to a spike in COVID-19 cases so far
Researchers found people not participating in protests stayed at home, therefore social distancing, whenever there were large protests in their area.
local
VERIFY: Yes, the Georgia COVID-19 count reflects confirmed cases, not positive tests
The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms it
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VERIFY: Face mask exemption cards are fake
Viral claims say people who don't want to wear masks should carry a card that cites the federal government. The VERIFY team found it's fake.
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