A social media post claims thieves are taking advantage of mandatory face mask rules by offering unsuspecting people facemasks doused in chemicals which leave them unconscious.

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A video claims the inventor of the PCR test - one of the main tests used to detect COVID-19 - said the tests do not work to properly diagnose COVID-19 infections.

An Instagram post is claiming Covid-19 tests tainted with coronavirus have been in circulation for "many months".

A Facebook post makes several claims about the etymology of COVID-19 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold across the globe.

As the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine continues, a Facebook post highlights the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic to warn of the ill effects of vaccines.

A widely-shared Facebook post features a medical text from 1989 and claims that coronaviruses equal the common cold.

A social media post claims the term 'microwave sickness' has recently been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

The body set up by the Prime Minister to advise on economic and social impacts of COVID-19 has been targeted in a Facebook post that claims none of the committee's members have medical credentials.

A historical image of a soldier carrying a donkey on his back is being presented as a cautionary tale about safety and control during the COVID-19 pandemic but the details aren't quite right.

A Facebook post claims New Zealand's national debt has risen to $NZ120.1 billion.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen conspiracy theories emerge with claims 5G vendors have used the lockdown in Australia - and elsewhere - to roll out 5G networks without public knowledge.

A Facebook post claims that a grocery store worker who wore a mask for hours at a time got a lung infection from "breathing in her own bacteria".

There's a famous US tennis player called Serena Williams. There's also a social media post by someone called Serena Williams getting a lot of attention in the US and elsewhere in the world.

A widely circulated Facebook post claims that there is no COVID-19 pandemic.

As researchers worldwide work to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, a social media post is claiming a vaccine has already been developed and will cause widespread infertility.

A social media post claims Bill Gates, the US billionaire who is supporting research into a COVID-19 vaccine, was in New Zealand at the end of May.

After protesters in the UK tore down the statue of a 17th century slave trader, Australian Facebook users have been sharing memes claiming the pyramids were built by slaves.

A Facebook post claims the TV coverage of the US riots and the COVID-19 pandemic "distracted" viewers while former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost a court case on June 2.

A Facebook post claims to show a letter by "a police officer in Australia" listing increases in crimes a year after new gun control laws were introduced.