copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-26): People may become infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, when they touch contaminated surfaces and transfer the virus to their eyes, nose, or mouth. However, it is not known how often this is likely to occur and there is no evidence that it is spreading quickly in this manner. Therefore, proper handwashing and cleaning surfaces with soap or other common disinfectants are effective ways to reduce the risk of contracting the virus from surfaces.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-04-13): Explanation: People may become infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, when they touch contaminated surfaces and transfer the virus to their eyes, nose, or mouth. However, it is not known how often this is likely to occur and there is no evidence that it is spreading quickly in this manner. Therefore, proper handwashing and cleaning surfaces with soap or other common disinfectants are effective ways to reduce the risk of contracting the virus from surfaces.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-09-18): - It can be very contagious and can spread quickly. [...] COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. Other people can breathe in these droplets and particles, or these droplets and particles can land on others' eyes, nose, or mouth. In some circumstances, these droplets may contaminate the surfaces they touch.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-10-04): How to Protect Yourself and Others [...] Variants and Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 [...] COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. It can be very contagious and spreads quickly.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-28): The claim: Coronavirus spreads quickly from gas pumps [...] "I just spoke with a friend who got called into an emergency meeting at his hospital," McDonald wrote. "He said the virus is spreading quickly from gas pumps." [...] We conclude the claim that the coronavirus is "spreading quickly from gas pumps" is PARTLY FALSE because some of the claim was not supported by our research. Although the virus can spread from contact with droplets on surfaces, there is no evidence to suggest it spreads quickly via gas pumps or hard surfaces in general.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-31): FULL CLAIM: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. In response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, many social media posts bear warnings about the virus from unnamed friends and family members working in health fields. One such claim on Facebook, shared more than 16 million times since it was first posted 16 March 2020, states that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, "is spreading quickly from gas pumps [and] shopping carts as well." The claim is partially correct, in that early studies show that SARS-CoV-2 could potentially be spread through contact with contaminated objects[1]. However, there is not yet any direct evidence that this has occurred and the number of people who might contract the virus this way is unknown. [...] The claim that SARS CoV-2 "is spreading quickly from gas pumps [and] shopping carts as well" is of "Neutral" credibility. One of the characteristics that makes SARS CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, so problematic is its environmental stability, especially on stainless steel and plastics[4]. That means that the virus can potentially be transmitted between people by means of contaminated objects (fomites). The more people touch a particular object the higher the chance that one of those people carried viable SARS CoV-2 on their hands, thus creating a fomite. Clearly, both gas pump handles and grocery carts are frequently touched by many different people, making both suitable fomites that could aid the spread of COVID-19. The following things need to be considered, though:
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2023-12-19): Can I get infected from delivery food, packages, or groceries? It's highly unlikely that you'll catch COVID-19 from packages, groceries, or food. If case levels are high in your community or you are at risk of infection or developing serious COVID-19 symptoms, try to keep at least 6 feet away from others in the store or have food delivered or arrange curbside pickup. If these options aren't possible, wear a face mask, too. [...] - When you go out, stay away from crowded areas and try to stand at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) away from people, especially if you're at a higher risk of severe illness.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-08-29): SARS-CoV-2 is constantly evolving, but most of the mutations are inconsequential, Montefiori explains. [...] Is it time to wear a mask again? [...] Sawyer also recommends masking while traveling or in high-risk situations.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-30): Is going to the gas station dangerous right now? I’ve read online that COVID-19 is spreading quickly at gas pumps because they get used by so many people. Should I avoid getting gas? [...] Touching a gas pump likely isn’t any riskier right now than touching door handles, bank machines or anything else that gets touched by a lot of other people. [...] if somebody coughs on their hand and then touches the handle of a gas pump, they could be leaving viruses there for the next person who uses the pump.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-09-24): WHO Health Emergencies Programme [...] It is usual for viruses to change and evolve as they spread between people over time. When these changes become significantly different to a previously detected virus, these new virus types are known as "variants." To identify variants, scientists map the genetic material of viruses (known as sequencing) and then look for differences between them to see if they have changed. Since 2020, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading and changing globally. These changes have led to the detection of variants in many countries around the world. The more significant of these variants are grouped in three different ways – variants under monitoring, variants of interest and variants of concern.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-02-20): WWG: The NIH researchers tested whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus can spread via fomites—which, by the way, is how you actually pronounce it. They sprayed infectious droplets onto cardboard, stainless steel and plastic. Then they checked the spatter as time passed to see how quickly the viral particles dried out and fell apart. [...] On stainless steel—think railings, shopping carts, gas pumps, jungle gyms—the coronavirus remained infectious for more than a day. [...] So we can get infected from people we never even see—from the fomites they leave behind.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-26): In response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, many social media posts bear warnings about the virus from unnamed friends and family members working in health fields. One such claim on Facebook, shared more than 16 million times since it was first posted 16 March 2020, states that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, "is spreading quickly from gas pumps [and] shopping carts as well." The claim is partially correct, in that early studies show that SARS-CoV-2 could potentially be spread through contact with contaminated objects[1]. However, there is not yet any direct evidence that this has occurred and the number of people who might contract the virus this way is unknown. [...] The claim that SARS CoV-2 "is spreading quickly from gas pumps [and] shopping carts as well" is of "Neutral" credibility. One of the characteristics that makes SARS CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, so problematic is its environmental stability, especially on stainless steel and plastics[4]. That means that the virus can potentially be transmitted between people by means of contaminated objects (fomites). The more people touch a particular object the higher the chance that one of those people carried viable SARS CoV-2 on their hands, thus creating a fomite. Clearly, both gas pump handles and grocery carts are frequently touched by many different people, making both suitable fomites that could aid the spread of COVID-19. The following things need to be considered, though:
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2021-08-05): In March 2020, during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, social media users began sharing warnings about the virus allegedly "spreading quickly from gas pumps." Such warnings cautioned readers to use gloves or paper towels while pumping gas and to discard them immediately afterward: [...] While it is entirely possible to encounter SARS-CoV-2 by touching a gas pump, surface-to-surface transmission is not thought to be the primary spread of the virus. "At this time, we are not aware of any studies that support the claim that the virus can be transmitted via contact with a gas pump," wrote API. However, the level of risk associated with contracting the virus from a gas pump is no different than the risk associated with touching other common surfaces like grocery store carts or door handles."
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-04-22): Although the two viruses belong to the same species, SARS-CoV-2 spreads much faster than SARS-CoV but is less deadly, says Shibo Jiang, a virologist at Fudan University in Shanghai. SARS-CoV retreated in the summer, but nobody knows what the new virus will do in the coming months, he says. People might think it will behave similarly and stop taking precautions come summer. [...] Sun Caijun, an infectious-disease researcher also at Sun Yat-sen University, says that he would have preferred the virus be named clustered acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (CARS-CoV) or rapid spread respiratory syndrome coronavirus (RARS-CoV), given the virus’s quick spread. [...] Officials want to know but predictions vary wildly, from now to after hundreds of millions of people are infected.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-10): Germs live everywhere. Many things we touch every day — door handles, bathroom sinks, office phones and money — have been touched by hundreds or even thousands of other people. [...] Avoid grasping shared surfaces such as door handles, gas pumps, grocery carts, elevator buttons, etc. with your hands. When possible, open doors with your closed fist or hip. This is especially important when you open doors that have been used by many people – such as the bathroom or a commercial shop. [...] Keep a bottle of hand sanitizer that is greater than 60% alcohol at home and in your car. Use the sanitizer after touching any public object. Additionally, use disinfectant wipes at stores whenever they are available. Wipe both the handle and child seat of grocery carts.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-05-06): You can help slow the spread of the coronavirus, even while you’re grocery shopping. By following a few basic guidelines, you can shop safely and efficiently, protecting yourself and others. The key is to plan ahead, limit your exposure to the virus, and buy only what you need—there’s more than enough food available if shoppers don’t hoard. [...] - Limit exposure by sending only one member of the household to shop. Do not bring along additional members, if possible. - Wear a cloth face covering when shopping. Also, many stores have cleaning stations to sanitize your shopping carts and hands. Use them if they are available. Don’t forget to wash your hands after leaving the store and after putting away the groceries.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-11-23): Slow the spread. Wash your hands! [...] You can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during these key times when you are likely to get and spread germs: [...] - After you have been in a public place and touched an item or surface that may be frequently touched by other people, such as door handles, tables, gas pumps, shopping carts, or electronic cashier registers/screens, etc.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2021-05-11): Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections from one person to the next. Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you: [...] You can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during these key times when you are likely to get and spread germs: [...] - Touching your eyes, nose, or mouth - Touching your mask - Entering and leaving a public place - Touching an item or surface that may be frequently touched by other people, such as door handles, tables, gas pumps, shopping carts, or electronic cashier registers/screens
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2023-07-10): Get rid of germs by washing your hands with regular soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If there’s no soap or water handy, use hand sanitizer with 60% alcohol. Wash or sanitize your hands: - Before you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth - Before and after you eat or make food - Before and after you’re around someone who’s sick - Before and after you touch your mask - After you blow your nose, cough, or sneeze - After you touch things in public, such as tables, doorknobs, gas pumps, shopping carts, electronic screens, or elevator buttons Physical distancing stems the spread of viruses in the air and germs that linger indoors. In general, this means 6 feet of space between you and other people.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-08-04): Whenever you leave home — whether to work, shop or play — the CDC advises bringing along: [...] - Disinfect shopping carts and baskets. [...] - Practice social distancing in open areas, on walkways and trails, and in pools, lakes and the ocean.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-10-16): Frequent hand hygiene, including handwashing with soap and water or using a hand sanitizer containing ≥60% alcohol when soap and water are not readily available, is one of several critical prevention measures recommended to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).* Previous studies identified demographic factors associated with handwashing among U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (1,2); however, demographic factors associated with hand sanitizing and experiences and beliefs associated with hand hygiene have not been well characterized. To evaluate these factors, an Internet-based survey was conducted among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years during June 24-30, 2020. Overall, 85.2% of respondents reported always or often engaging in hand hygiene following contact with high-touch public surfaces such as shopping carts, gas pumps, and automatic teller machines (ATMs).† Respondents who were male (versus female) and of younger age reported lower handwashing and hand sanitizing rates, as did respondents who reported lower concern about their own infection with SARS-CoV-2§ and respondents without personal experience with COVID-19.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2019-01-01): Keep a safe space of at least 6 feet (about 2 arms' length) between yourself and other people who are not from your household in both indoor and outdoor spaces. [...] Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. When to Wash Your Hands - After you have been in a public place and touched an item or frequently touched surface, such as door handles, tables, gas pumps, shopping carts, or electronic registers/screens, etc.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2024-01-01): - After interacting with public surfaces or items, always wash your hands (e.g., after handling money, credit cards, gas pumps, items in a store, door handles, light switches, or cart handles). [...] - Avoid public spaces / transportation and unnecessary travel when community transmission is high. If you need food, medicine, or supplies, ask someone who’s lower risk to run your errands then wash their hands thoroughly before handling / delivering your items. [...] When running errands, going out to eat, or shopping, be mindful of washing your hands after handling money, restaurant menus and tables, shopping carts, door and toilet handles, check-out touch screens, or gas pumps. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, as these are easy entry points for viruses like COVID-19.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2020-03-16): "As the Florida’s food safety and consumer protection agency, we’re working to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus in high-traffic areas like grocery stores, convenience stores, and gas stations — places that millions of Floridians visit every day," said Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. "As confirmed cases of coronavirus increase in Florida and across the country, everything counts when it comes to limiting the spread of viruses, like sanitizing shopping carts at the store, using hand sanitizer, and washing your hands." [...] Additionally, Deputy Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Mary Barzee Flores offered the following tips to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at commonly-touched gas pumps: [...] - Use hand sanitizer: Apply hand sanitizer on your hands after pumping gas or wash your hands for at least 20 seconds or more as recommended by the CDC.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2021-12-10): Jason Howland: But how germ-filled are common objects? Let's start with money. [...] Gregory Poland, M.D.: Those have been shown over and over again to be really grossly contaminated. [...] Gregory Poland, M.D.: First, keep your hands out of your eyes, nose and mouth. Second is either wash your hands with soap and water, or use hand sanitizer.
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2016-09-30): But we need to keep fighting , keep praying , keep hoping and pushing our doctors for answers . Hang in there, have faith. Call the person you love most right now and tell them everything . [...] Our family is heartbroken and in shock [...] DO NOT ignore the warning signs!!! It may be the difference in life or death!!!
Claim: [SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well. (Facebook users, 2020-03-26)
Evidence (2021-12-08): According to the Center for Disease Control (the CDC), effective handwashing is one of the best ways to protect yourself against the spread of germs and bacteria, including the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The effectiveness of washing your hands, however, is determined by when you wash them, how you wash them, and what you wash them with. [...] Hands should be washed before and after preparing food, eating, caring for sick or injured people, using the bathroom, changing diapers, touching animals or animal waste, handling garbage, blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. Essentially, if an activity, surface, or object seems dirty and you’ve come into contact with it, you should definitely be washing your hands. Same goes for anything involving food or sick people. Specifically relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC also suggests washing your hands before and after touching your mask, your face, and any high-touch surfaces (doorknobs, countertops, shopping carts, gas pumps, etc.).
Claim: If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. (Internet user, 2013-03-04)
Evidence (2013-03-04): Tongue deviation can be useful for detecting stroke, but needs to be considered together with other more common signs of a stroke, according to the BE-FAST acronym (balance, eyes, face, arms, speech).
Claim: If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. (Internet user, 2013-03-04)
Evidence (2004-03-24): Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke. While that is also likely true, as a test it is far less valuable than the original three because there is room for interpretation of the results. How crooked is crooked, after all? How far to one side does the tongue have to go before its having done so can be regarded as a clear sign of a stroke having occurred? Better to discard this fourth suggested 'test' in favor of remembering the first three. [...] In 1979, I was teaching in Fung-Gaap College in Tai-Chung. One afternoon I was teaching class when another teacher came running to my classroom and said in panting, "Mr. Liu, come quick, our supervisor has had a stroke!" I immediately went to the 3rd floor. When I saw our supervisor, Mr. Chen Fu-Tien, his color was off, his speech was slurred, and his mouth was crooked — all the symptoms of a stroke.
Claim: If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. (Internet user, 2013-03-04)
Evidence (2023-01-25): Early stroke signs may include ‘tongue deviation’ - may cause ‘complications when eating’ [...] Although tongue deviation is a less commonly seen sign, it has been recognised in stroke patients. [...] In other words, a crooked tongue which slants to one side or the other could be indicative of nerve damage due to stroke.
Claim: If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. (Internet user, 2013-03-04)
Evidence (2023-01-31): During a stroke, the face can droop on one or both sides. The eyelids and corners of the mouth may appear pulled down, and a person may be unable to smile or speak clearly. [...] Stroke can also cause other symptoms, - numbness or weakness on one side of the body - sudden confusion or difficulty understanding speech - sudden difficulty seeing in one or both eyes - sudden difficulty walking or loss of balance and coordination - a sudden, severe headache [...] Stroke’s facial symptoms include drooping, muscle weakness, and paralysis. A person’s eyelids, cheeks, or mouth may droop on one or both sides, and they may have an involuntary smile or be unable to smile intentionally. The drooping may also cause difficulty speaking.