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How to Fact-Check Like a Journalist with First Draft's Laura - With so much misinformation around COVID-19, how can you check the facts for yourself? Multimedia journalist Laura Garcia from First Draft walks us through how she fact-checked a viral video of an "escaped coronavirus patient" using free tools on the internet.

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How to Fact-Check Like a Journalist with First Draft's Laura

Fact-checking isn’t just for professional journalists.

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COVID-19 Fake Cures and False Diagnoses

Misinformation about COVID-19 is rampant; so are fake cures and false diagnoses.

About Take on Fake

Take on Fake debunks claims you’ve seen or shared online to show you how to stay informed. Host Hari Sreenivasan follows the Internet rabbit hole of misinformation, reading beyond a single headline to find credible sources to uncover the truth.