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Conspiracy theories have been floating around since coronavirus started to take hold. But, one Manchester, England woman was unknowingly tangled in this web of lies. Sarah-Louise Cooper told BuzzFeed News that her friends informed her that her pictures were being used to spread a fake story about the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook. “Every single photo is mine,” Cooper said […]
With misinformation running rampant and many government leaders taking public-dividing stances during the COVID-19 crisis, it can be quite a daunting task to separate fact from sheer bullshit. Just this week, for example, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned of the risk of “needless suffering and death” from a premature reopening of the country, while Trump and others continued pushing […]
Los Angeles County residents will have to observe stay-at-home orders for at least several more months, officials announced Tuesday. According to the Los Angeles Times, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced the move during a Board Supervisors Meeting, just days after the county began loosening its coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The director reportedly said the order will “with all certainty” remain […]
Though South Korea appeared to have gained control of the coronavirus, one man’s night out might have set the country back. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) confirmed 102 new cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday afternoon, The Korea Herald reports. The new cluster of cases has been traced back to one man who visited multiple […]
On Monday, President Trump abruptly ended his latest press briefing after a contentious dispute with a pair of reporters. This dispute began after one reporter, CBS News’ Weijia Jiang, asked a question about testing. “You have said many times that the U.S. is doing far better than any other country when it comes to testing,” Jiang […]
File this one under developing story. On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed he’d be violating a local COVID-19 shelter-in place order for the purpose of reopening his company’s factory in California’s Alameda County. Musk further tweeted out that he’d be “on the line with everyone else,” and that if someone were to be arrested […]
Inmates in Los Angeles allegedly tried to finesse their way out of jail by catching the coronavirus. According to TMZ, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva claimed that around two dozen inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center attempted to contract COVID-19 on purpose in April. Villanueva says that the department saw a spike in coronavirus cases. Upon investigation, they found that […]
Another day, another WTF moment from the anti-lockdown demonstrations. As reported by TMZ on Saturday, about a dozen protesters were spotted inside a Subway sandwich shop chowing down and browsing the menu, all the while holding firearms. The bizarre scene was captured by News & Observer photojournalist Travis Long at a Subway location in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. But it […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is set to enter a “modified quarantine.” The health expert told CNN on Saturday he decided to make the move after having “low-risk” contact with a White House staffer who tested positive for coronavirus. Fauci explained he wouldn’t undergo a full quarantine because he was […]
Singapore has come up with a unique way to get citizens to adhere to social distancing regulations. Reuters reported on Friday that authorities in Singapore are using a robot dog to enforce coronavirus guidelines. The remote-controlled, four-legged machine was built by Boston Dynamics and first deployed last week as part of a two-week trial. “Let’s keep Singapore healthy,” the yellow and […]
