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THREAD: AFP’s best fact checks from last week. #CoronaVirusFacts

Woman who tested positive for #COVID19 is detained after spitting in Australian supermarket? 🇦🇺

No, this video shows two separate incidents involving different women in supermarkets.
u.afp.com/SupermarketVid…
No, US President @realDonaldTrump did not announce a coronavirus vaccine was 'ready' 🇺🇸
u.afp.com/TrumpVaccine
As the world fights to curb #coronavirus, Africa faces a unique challenge: tackling #misinformation fuelled by a deep distrust of government. AFP fact checkers around the continent explain. 🌍
u.afp.com/africadistrust
Video shows US soldier wiping saliva on a train in Wuhan? 🚆

FALSE: This video has circulated in media reports about a man on a subway train in Brussels
u.afp.com/SubwayTrain
Viral video misidentifies COVID-19 patient as Sophie Trudeau, the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 🇨🇦
u.afp.com/SophieTrudeauv…
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