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FACT CHECK: Is the Internet at Danger of Crashing due to Coronavirus Usage?

FACT CHECK: Is the Internet at Danger of Crashing due to Coronavirus Usage?

Messages being posted on Facebook and Whatsapp are claiming that the internet is at risk of crashing due to the increased bandwidth usage from the coronavirus.
FACT CHECK: Holding Breath for 10 Seconds Self Checks for Coronavirus?

FACT CHECK: Holding Breath for 10 Seconds Self Checks for Coronavirus?

Circulating around Facebook and various Whatsapp chat groups are purported messages claiming that holding your breath for 10 seconds can be used as a "self-check" to see if you have coronavirus lung infection.
FACT CHECK: Drinking Colloidal Silver Prevents and Treats Coronavirus?

FACT CHECK: Drinking Colloidal Silver Prevents and Treats Coronavirus?

Does taking colloidal silver or other silver supplements prevent the coronavirus?
FACT CHECK: Coronavirus Not Transmitted By Air, Killed By Sun?

FACT CHECK: Coronavirus Not Transmitted By Air, Killed By Sun?

Did UNICEF release a statement saying the coronavirus can be killed by gargling water and sunlight exposure?
FACT CHECK: Drinking Water Can Wash Away and Prevent Coronavirus?

FACT CHECK: Drinking Water Can Wash Away and Prevent Coronavirus?

A Facebook post claims that the new coronavirus can be prevented by drinking water every 15 minutes.
Senator on LA Lakers Getting PPP Money: We Need to Get the Facts

Senator on LA Lakers Getting PPP Money: We Need to Get the Facts

A senior Senate Democrat wants his committee to investigate how the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team collected $4.6 million from a federal program designed to help American small businesses stay afloat during the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schumer Defends Blocking of Additional Paycheck Protection Funding, Citing More Aid Needed for Hospitals

Schumer Defends Blocking of Additional Paycheck Protection Funding, Citing More Aid Needed for Hospitals

On Thursday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the Payment Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses has officially run out of its $349 billion in funds.
Amash at Town Hall: We Cannot Let Trump’s Actions Go ‘Unchecked’

Amash at Town Hall: We Cannot Let Trump’s Actions Go ‘Unchecked’

Amash: 'I think it’s really important that we do our job as a Congress, that we not allow misconduct to go undeterred.'
Tom Cotton’s Abhorrent Comments Are The Ultimate Disrespect for John Lewis

Tom Cotton’s Abhorrent Comments Are The Ultimate Disrespect for John Lewis

It's a hell of a send-off for a man who had been one of last of the great fighters for civil rights and so revered for so long that he was known as the "conscience of the Congress."
Fallout From Trump’s Disinfectant Comments Continues

Fallout From Trump’s Disinfectant Comments Continues

Worry and criticism continues to reverberate over Donald Trump's comments from late last week in which he seemed to suggest that Americans could inject themselves with--or otherwise consume--household disinfectant products as an intervention against COVID-19.