Claims that COVID-19 is a man-made virus continue to appear on social media, with Facebook post seeking to lay the blame on a United States academic.

A widely shared Facebook post is warning pet owners about the ingredients of hand sanitisers and their purported effects on animals.

A Facebook post claims that the New Zealand government has secretly planned to extend its Level 4 lockdown over the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic for three months.

After reports an anti-malaria drug may help combat COVID-19 symptoms a series of Instagram posts are claiming the drug is made from tree bark - and seeking to sell the powdered bark online.

A Facebook post claims to show a phone tower in New Zealand being burned down.

YouTube is taking down videos linking 5G with COVID-19 in an effort to stop misinformation but theories claiming the deadly virus is linked with the technology are still spreading on Facebook.

A Facebook post claims the COVID-19 crisis is the latest in a once-every-100-years historical pattern of pandemics.

A Facebook user claims that crowds are pulling down 5G towers in Wuhan as a global conspiracy conflating 5G with COVID-19 spreads rapidly around the world.

A conspiracy theory that blames the COVID-19 pandemic on new communications technology and has resulted in phone towers being attacked in the UK is rolling out in Australia too.

A Facebook post claims a South Korean drama series on Netflix predicted the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2018.

As global cases of COVID-19 exceed one million, a video circulating on Facebook attempts to cast doubt on the existence of the potentially deadly virus.

With New Zealand under a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a video posted on Facebook on March 25 suggests that the NZ Defence Force is moving tanks through the North Island.

A Facebook post claims there is a link between New Zealand's four-week coronavirus lockdown and the installation of 5G towers.

As the COVID-19 pandemic claims thousands of lives around the world, social media has reignited a rumour that an Adelaide ice skating rink is set to be used as a makeshift morgue.

A Facebook post is leading people to believe that sufferers of pre-existing respiratory conditions are entitled to a respiratory 'rescue pack' that includes steroids and antibiotics.

A Facebook post claiming to show a photo of a new vaccine for COVID-19 is spreading false hope as the economic, social and health impacts of the coronavirus deepen around the world.

A social media post claims that there is a link between the pain reliever ibuprofen and COVID-19 deaths.

Claims that a Melbourne based e-commerce business and freight company are sending essential goods to China in a time of national crisis have gone viral on Facebook and had a real-life impact.

Italy is highlighted in a social media post to emphasise the importance of staying home during coronavirus by using a photo of multiple coffins to reinforce the message.

There is a conspiracy theory doing the social media circuit that a group of CEOs left their positions ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.