INTERACTIVE: How fake news about Covid-19 has shifted, and what to look out for


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 13 Jul 2021

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PETALING JAYA: In August last year, a message circulated on social media saying that the infrared thermometers being widely used to scan people when entering premises were causing brain injuries.

More recently, in May this year, a two-minute and 48-second audio clip surfaced, containing a claim by an unidentified person who warned that Covid-19 vaccines were poisonous and had led to the deaths of 40 nurses who took their shots.

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