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False social media posts purport to share coronavirus cure from Thai hospital dean
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False social media posts purport to share coronavirus cure from Thai hospital dean
(AFP) - A video has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows the dean of Thailand’s Siriraj Hospital recommending certain treatments for Covid-19, including taking 3,000-5,000 mg of vitamin C each day. The claim is false; the man in the misleading footage is not Siriraj hospital’s dean. Health experts warn against following the purported advice in the video.
The video was published on Facebook on December 23, 2020.
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Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim a rise in tiny particle air pollutants, known as PM 2.5, will significantly increase the mortality rate of Covid-19 in Thailand. The claim is misleading; doctors told AFP that as of December 2020, there is no evidence to support that a rise in PM 2.5 would significantly increase the Covid-19 mortality rate in Thailand. The professor cited in the misleading posts said her comments had been âmisrepresentedâ.
The claim was shared in this Facebook post on December 15, 2020.
Screemshot of the misleading post, taken on December 17, 2020
The lengthy Thai-language caption translates to English in part as:Â