Name: VERIFY: Fact-checking this week's coronavirus claims
Uploaded: 4/3/2020 8:42:39 PM
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Description: The VERIFY team is compiling each week's coronavirus fact-checks. Here is a look at what you should know for the week of April 3.

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VERIFY: There is no link between past wireless technology upgrades and disease outbreaks

The VERIFY team has examined a claim that 5G upgrades are related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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50,000-Year-Old String Shows Neanderthals Smarter Than We Thought

The world's oldest string shows our ancient ancestors weren't that much different from modern day humans.

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Tons of Tiny Galaxies Might Be Hiding Around The Milky Way

Scientists knew of about 60 smaller satellite galaxies orbiting around the Milky Way, but a new model suggests there's a ton more than that.

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3D-Printed Coral Excels at Growing Algae, Could Help Save Coral Reefs

Scientists repurposed 3D-bioprinting techniques for artificial liver cells to create coral-like structures. The copy-cats grew more algae and improved the coral's bioenergy. The symbiotic relationship is responsible for one of Earth's most diverse and productive ecosystems, the coral reef.

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A Black Hole Can Bend Light Back on Itself 'Like a Boomerang'

Some light around black holes can actually escape, but the black hole's gravity can pull it right back and bounce it back off the disk. Scientists have theorized this could happen, but it hadn't been confirmed until now.

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Does Mars Really Have a Face on its Surface?

NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft snapped a shot of what appears to be a humanoid face on Mars that some claim is an alien artifact. But what's really going on?

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Scientists Crack 5,000-Year-Old Ostrich Egg Mystery

The custom carving of decorative designs into ostrich eggs has long perplexed researchers, but turns out egg-hunting for this luxury item was 'extremely dangerous' and trade routes were much more extensive than originally thought.

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Aerial Tour of Earth's Inhospitable Regions Will Take Your Breath Away

NASA's Operation IceBridge has been recording Earth's polar region changes, which we get the pleasure of enjoying in the form of these breathtaking views.

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VERIFY: No evidence to support Woody Harrelson's claim that 5G and COVID-19 are linked

People have tried to link 5G rollouts with the COVID-19 pandemic since January. The claim was recently amplified by celebrities.

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Experts weigh in on possible coronavirus treatments

Some drugs are starting to show promise, but they are far from certain

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Google using location data to show which states are taking social distancing seriously

The search giant says it will use anonymous location data collected from people's phones to show movement trends related to coronavirus guidelines.

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Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier during coronavirus outbreak

A group called the Gig Workers Collective is calling for a nationwide walk-out Monday.

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