What The Fact: Clearing Up Misinformation On Coronavirus

What The Fact: Clearing Up Misinformation On Coronavirus

By Newsy Staff

By Newsy Staff
February 7, 2020

February 7, 2020

There's a lot of misinformation floating around about the new coronavirus. Here's how to stay diligent.

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Each week, we partner with our friends at PolitiFact to sort fact from fiction on the week's biggest political stories. This week: You can't believe everything you read about the novel coronavirus.

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