Up to one-third of people believe the coronavirus was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China – where the pandemic originated, a new study suggests. Researchers found that around 23 percent of people in the UK and the US believe the unproven conspiracy theory and labeled it as ‘reliable’ information. In Ireland, the number jumped … Read more
Donald Trump has revealed that he is taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to protect himself against coronavirus, leading to backlash from medics around the world. The president, 73, said he began taking the drug ‘a week and a half’ ago because ‘good things are being said about it’, including by medics who have written to him. … Read more
YouTube deletes conspiracy theorist David Icke’s account after he made unproven claims about coronavirus YouTube said David Icke violated its policies on sharing coronavirus information The former footballer, 68, made controversial unproven claims about the virus The ban follows a similar move by Facebook, who removed Icke’s page on Friday Here’s how to help people … Read more