COVID-19 Skepticism
False information, including intentional disinformation and conspiracy theories, about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and Investigations into the origin of COVID-19, the origin, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease has been Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media#Misinformation, spread through social media, text messaging, and Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, mass media. False information has been propagated by celebrities, politicians, and other prominent public figures. Many countries have passed laws against "fake news", and thousands of people have been arrested for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. The spread of COVID-19 misinformation by governments has also been significant. COVID-19 scams, Commercial scams have claimed to offer List of unproven methods against COVID-19, at-home tests, supposed preventives, and "miracle" cures. Several religious groups have claimed their faith will protect them from the virus. Without evidence, some p ...
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