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台灣事實查核中心Health & medicine

截至目前的統計數據，不丹還沒有人感染COVID-19。這證明素食主義對整個世界尤其是不丹王國的和平作出了巨大貢獻...

Publisher’s rating: 錯誤

The claim linked an asserted absence of COVID-19 in Bhutan to vegetarianism, presenting the country’s supposed diet as evidence that vegetarianism brought peace and protection from epidemics. The investigation checked that assertion against Bhutan’s reported case count as of April 14, 2020, and examined related claims about Bhutanese life expectancy and food habits. For the case count, the Taiwan FactCheck Center says it consulted the World Health Organization’s situation report published on April 14. That report recorded five confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bhutan by that date, contradicting the claim that there had been none. The investigation also compared the rumor’s claim of life expectancy above 90 with figures it said it found in United Nations data for 2010–2015: 70 years for women and 66 for men. It further cited the CIA World Factbook figure of 72.1 years. The review also tested the claim that Bhutanese people did not eat meat. It reported that the Bhutan tourism authority identified pork, beef, and chicken as commonly consumed meats, and described Jasha Maru as a chicken dish. Finally, it said a prior report had found no research linking COVID-19 infection to dietary habits. Taken together, the evidence contradicts the claimed absence of cases and the portrayal of Bhutan as a meat-free country; it does not establish vegetarianism as protection from COVID-19.

Deutsche Presse-AgenturHealth & medicine

Das gleiche Foto eines Jungen, der im Zusammenhang mit dem Coronavirus gestorben ist, taucht anscheinend in Beiträgen über verschiedene Todesopfer auf. Im Netz wird anhand von drei Screenshots behauptet: "Derselbe Junge stirbt in GB, in Portugal und in Belgien!" (http://dpaq.de/lyMRR). Im Post dazu werden die "Qualitätsmedien" kritisiert: "Wir werden von vorn bis hinten verarscht".

Publisher’s rating: Der Junge auf dem Bild wird in zwei der gezeigten Texte erwähnt. Einer der Screenshots stammt von einem privaten Social-Media-Account und hat keinen inhaltlichen Bezug zu dem Jungen.

台灣事實查核中心Health & medicine

來自以色列的信息表明：這種病毒他們並沒有造成任何死亡...在以色列，每個人都喝一杯加檸檬的熱水，這被證明可以殺死病毒

Publisher’s rating: 錯誤

The reviewed message claimed that Israel had no COVID-19 deaths and that people there drank hot water with lemon because it had been proven to kill the virus. The review also describes a circulated version that paired lemon with green tea and claimed the mixture could kill or eliminate the virus. These are the specific claims the investigation assessed, rather than evidence that the remedy was actually used or effective. [S1: “来自以色列的信息表明： 这种病毒他们并没有造成任何死亡。”; “在以色列，每个人都喝一杯加柠檬的热水，因为这被证明可以杀死病毒。”; “热水、檸檬、綠茶等偏方，以及酸鹼體質說法，並無科學根據。”] To check the mortality claim, the review says it consulted the World Health Organization’s Situation Report 84, dated April 13, 2020. It reports that Israel had 103 cumulative deaths by that date, including seven newly reported deaths. Those figures contradict the message’s assertion that there had been no deaths. [S1: “點選4月13日所發布的「第84號疫情報告 2019新型冠狀病毒（COVID-19）（Situation report – 84 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ）」，可見以色列截至4月13日的死亡人數總計為103人；新增死亡人數為7人。”] On the proposed remedy, the review cites earlier fact-check reports and says experts found no scientific basis for using hot water, lemon, or green tea to prevent or treat COVID-19. It also addresses the message’s explanation that these ingredients supposedly alkalize the immune system: the cited physicians said blood pH remains within 7.35–7.45 and is not substantially changed by diet. Thus the review’s evidence challenges both the claimed Israeli death toll and the purported mechanism and antiviral effect of the drink. [S1: “查核中心在第369號查核報告、第400號查核報告中曾查證，專家指出雖然檸檬含有維生素C，可以提升抵抗力，但沒有治療效果。”; “多位醫師均指出，人體血液的酸鹼值恆定於「7.35-7.45」之間，並不會因為飲食就引起血液酸鹼值大幅度改變。”]