Falsehoods about coronavirus swamp fact-checkers
One of the oldest fact-checking organizations finds itself inundated with bogus information about the coronavirus. Snopes has been forced to choose which claims to debunk as nonsense about the disease crowds the internet. It has experienced a 50 percent increase in traffic to its website in the last 30 days as it discredits claims such as the one that suggests vodka as a substitute for hand sanitizer. At the same time, people are using medications