Can water, salt and vinegar cure coronavirus ? List of Known Misinformation and Disinformation Regarding Corona Virus in Social Media
IDeaS Center and CASOS Center – Under Direction of Dr. Kathleen M. Carley
Last updated 3/23/2020
Stories containing inaccurate information regarding COVID-19 fall into many categories:
1) Stories relating inaccurate information about cures or preventative measures or
treatments that make it worse
2) Stories relating inaccurate information about the nature of the virus
3) Stories relating inaccurate information that are conspiracy stories
4) Stories relating false diagnosis procedures
5) Stories relating inaccurate information about emergency responses
6) Stories relating inaccurate but funny or feel good stories
7) Stories relating to social misbehavior
We note that there are also stories containing inaccurate information with respect to the
number of deaths, politicians' response, the original source, the first reported cases, and
other government activities. Such stories have not been tracked.
Following is a list of stories of each type.
Preventions and Cures
Stories relating inaccurate information about cures or preventative measures, or things that
make it worse
1. gargling with bleach will prevent/cure – also appears as satire
2. drinking corona beer will prevent/cure – also appears as satire
3. taking acetic acid will prevent/cure
4. taking steroids will prevent/cure
5. taking colloidal silver will cure
6. taking MMS (which contains chlorine dioxide) can cure
7. using essential oils will prevent
8. gargling with salt water will prevent/cure
9. gargling with ethanol will prevent/cure
10. eating raw garlic will prevent
11. garlic will cure
12. spraying normal drinking alcohol on body will prevent
13. spraying chlorine on body prevents coronavirus
14. drinking or washing in sesame oil prevents coronavirus
15. using a hand dryer will kill corona virus
16. drinking water every 15 minutes will wash virus to the stomach where it will die
17. drinking hot water will kill the virus
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WHO ( World Health Organization) approved water, salt and vinegar remedy for coronavirus
Can water, salt and vinegar cure coronavirus ? List of Known Misinformation and Disinformation Regarding Corona Virus in Social Media
IDeaS Center and CASOS Center – Under Direction of Dr. Kathleen M. Carley
Last updated 3/23/2020
Stories containing inaccurate information regarding COVID-19 fall into many categories:
1) Stories relating inaccurate information about cures or preventative measures or
treatments that make it worse
2) Stories relating inaccurate information about the nature of the virus
3) Stories relating inaccurate information that are conspiracy stories
4) Stories relating false diagnosis procedures
5) Stories relating inaccurate information about emergency responses
6) Stories relating inaccurate but funny or feel good stories
7) Stories relating to social misbehavior
We note that there are also stories containing inaccurate information with respect to the
number of deaths, politicians' response, the original source, the first reported cases, and
other government activities. Such stories have not been tracked.
Following is a list of stories of each type.
Preventions and Cures
Stories relating inaccurate information about cures or preventative measures, or things that
make it worse
1. gargling with bleach will prevent/cure – also appears as satire
2. drinking corona beer will prevent/cure – also appears as satire
3. taking acetic acid will prevent/cure
4. taking steroids will prevent/cure
5. taking colloidal silver will cure
6. taking MMS (which contains chlorine dioxide) can cure
7. using essential oils will prevent
8. gargling with salt water will prevent/cure
9. gargling with ethanol will prevent/cure
10. eating raw garlic will prevent
11. garlic will cure
12. spraying normal drinking alcohol on body will prevent
13. spraying chlorine on body prevents coronavirus
14. drinking or washing in sesame oil prevents coronavirus
15. using a hand dryer will kill corona virus
16. drinking water every 15 minutes will wash virus to the stomach where it will die
17. drinking hot water will kill the virus
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Based on the question-answer pairs above what can we conclude about the claim "WHO ( World Health Organization) approved water, salt and vinegar remedy for coronavirus"?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
refuted
Can water, salt and vinegar cure coronavirus ? List of Known Misinformation and Disinformation Regarding Corona Virus in Social Media
IDeaS Center and CASOS Center – Under Direction of Dr. Kathleen M. Carley
Last updated 3/23/2020
Stories containing inaccurate information regarding COVID-19 fall into many categories:
1) Stories relating inaccurate information about cures or preventative measures or
treatments that make it worse
2) Stories relating inaccurate information about the nature of the virus
3) Stories relating inaccurate information that are conspiracy stories
4) Stories relating false diagnosis procedures
5) Stories relating inaccurate information about emergency responses
6) Stories relating inaccurate but funny or feel good stories
7) Stories relating to social misbehavior
We note that there are also stories containing inaccurate information with respect to the
number of deaths, politicians' response, the original source, the first reported cases, and
other government activities. Such stories have not been tracked.
Following is a list of stories of each type.
Preventions and Cures
Stories relating inaccurate information about cures or preventative measures, or things that
make it worse
1. gargling with bleach will prevent/cure – also appears as satire
2. drinking corona beer will prevent/cure – also appears as satire
3. taking acetic acid will prevent/cure
4. taking steroids will prevent/cure
5. taking colloidal silver will cure
6. taking MMS (which contains chlorine dioxide) can cure
7. using essential oils will prevent
8. gargling with salt water will prevent/cure
9. gargling with ethanol will prevent/cure
10. eating raw garlic will prevent
11. garlic will cure
12. spraying normal drinking alcohol on body will prevent
13. spraying chlorine on body prevents coronavirus
14. drinking or washing in sesame oil prevents coronavirus
15. using a hand dryer will kill corona virus
16. drinking water every 15 minutes will wash virus to the stomach where it will die
17. drinking hot water will kill the virus
1

Based on the question-answer pairs above what can we conclude about the claim "WHO ( World Health Organization) approved water, salt and vinegar remedy for coronavirus"?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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refuted
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