Reuters

Fact Check: How do antigen tests differ from PCR tests in COVID-19 detection?

In a Sept. 9 speech, U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to increase production of rapid tests amid a raft of measures designed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic ( bit.ly/3D8eXac). “From the start, America ...
USA Today

Fact check: COVID-19 PCR test created to detect infection, not vaccinate

While they've been the gold standard to identify positive coronavirus cases around the world for more than a year, PCR tests still aren't trusted by some social media users. An Oct. 4 Instagram post ...
Business Insider

Here's how coronavirus lab tests really work, and why they don't always give satisfying results

One of the best ways to figure out how far a virus like COVID-19 has spread in a community is to test for it. This step-by-step guide explains how coronavirus swab-the-nose-and-throat tests work, and ...
Politifact

WHO did not say PCR tests grossly inflate positive test numbers

• The article cites a WHO notice that reminds lab technicians to carefully read the user’s manuals that come with COVID-19 tests and interpret results carefully. The notice does not say or imply that ...
Reuters

Fact Check: FOIs about PCR cycles, cremations and SARS-CoV-2 do not prove the pandemic was a hoax

A British ex-police officer previously fact-checked by Reuters has shared misleading claims about COVID-19 on Facebook. Mark Sexton uploaded several inaccurate statements to Facebook on July 12 (here) ...