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. 2021 Aug 18;11(3):288–298. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2021.37

Table 1. The basic information of ten representative rumors with the highest/lowest scores in several dimensions .

No. Rumor content Source Classification Creators Evidence selection Evidence evaluation Application of evidence Backing and publishing platform Conflict of interest
1 The mysterious virus has been confirmed as a new SARS virus. People's website Virological characteristics 79 (highest) 83 (highest) 75 (highest) 50 42 100 (highest)
2 The 2019-nCoV can be suspended in the air for one day. Baidu Tieba Guangrao Virological characteristics 0 (lowest) 8 Not applicable 36 4 100 (highest)
3 Snow can kill the 2019-nCoV. Baidu Tieba Wuhan Virological characteristics 4 0 (lowest) Not applicable 6 4 92
4 The 2019-nCoV is the evolution of the SARS virus. Baidu Tieba 2019-nCoV Virological characteristics 8 6 Not applicable 19 0 (lowest) 67
5 Eye contact can spread COVID-19 WeChat Group way for spreading 0 (lowest) 0 (lowest) Not applicable 3 0 (lowest) 33
6 There is evidence that mosquitoes and flies can spread the COVID-19 Baidu Tieba 20(lowest)19-nCoV way for spreading 0 (lowest) 0 (lowest) Not applicable 8 4 58
7 Children and adolescents are not susceptible to the 2019-nCoV. Sanxiang Metropolis Daily Baijia Hao Susceptible population 33 33 22 28 25 100 (highest)
8 Professor Zhong Nanshan said vegetarians will not be infected with the 2019-nCoV. Vegetarian Marketing Network Susceptible population 25 19 17 11 8 0 (lowest)
9 Oseltamivir and antibacterial drugs can prevent COVID-19. China Economic Net Prevention method 63 64 56 58 71 (highest) 92
10 Smoking can prevent 2019-nCoV infection. WeChat Moments Prevention method 4 6 Not applicable 11 0 (lowest) 50