5 big COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts saying otherwise
Although COVID-19 vaccines are being given, the virus will pose a serious threat during the holidays
By Associated Press | December 17, 2020 at 1:47 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 6:18 PM
CHICAGO (AP) — From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020.
Public health officials, fact-checkers and doctors tried to quash hundreds of rumors in myriad ways. But misinformation around the pandemic has endured as vexingly as the virus itself. And with the U.S., U.K. and Canada rolling out vaccinations this month, many falsehoods are seeing a resurgence online.