Becoming infected with COVID-19 from surface contamination is possible, but it is not likely to be a major source of transmission.

MISLEADING. Workers in facilities with active outbreaks will still use medical-grade masks.

FALSE. There is no evidence linking 5G cell towers to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Scientists say the existing research isn’t sufficient to support the theory.

Based on the evidence we have so far, children do not appear to play a significant role in spreading COVID-19.

MOSTLY FALSE. The notion that targeted travel bans against China would have prevented the spread of COVID-19 is not supported by epidemiological research. On...

MISLEADING. The World Health Organization relied on information from China at the beginning of the crisis, leading to delays in its communication about the v...

UNFOUNDED based on the evidence currently available. The rumour that the novel coronavirus came from a Chinese laboratory has circulated online for months. T...

YES AND NO. Different governments are sharing different data, and the quality of the information is also in question. We have much of the data on the spread ...

MOSTLY TRUE. But it requires some context. On March 11, Patty Hajdu, Canada’s federal health minister, told the Globe and Mail and other national media that ...