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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the...

A routine meeting of the Washington State Board of Health became the topic of a nationwide misinformation campaign this week as social media users, political hopefuls and conservative pundits spun bogus claims that the meeting would include a vote to force unvaccinated residents into COVID-19 quarantine camps.

Quarantine has been used for decades, but sparingly, and only with serious communicable diseases.

Washington will not be changing its quarantine and isolation procedures, contrary to fear-inducing articles and posts about so-called quarantine camps.

A routine meeting of the Washington State Board of Health on Wednesday became the topic of a nationwide misinformation campaign this week as social media users, political hopefuls and conservative pundits spun bogus claims that the meeting would include a vote to force unvaccinated residents into COVID-19 quarantine camps.

Claims are going around that Washington politicians are trying to create laws that would allow them to force unvaccinated people into quarantine.

Wednesday, the Washington State Board of Health will have day-long meetings, and take input, testimony and comments on two controversial proposals.