{"id":4388,"date":"2020-03-04T17:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2020-03-04T22:05:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T21:05:53","slug":"sex-will-not-kill-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/sex-will-not-kill-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Will NOT Kill Coronavirus!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A viral image stated that <\/strong>Constant sex kills coronavirus.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sex cannot kill or cure coronavirus, the science does not add up. Rather such close contact with an infected person will expose the partner to the disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Constant sex kills coronavirus, breaking news live from CNN. This message appended on an image has been on display across Whatsapp groups and other media recently. The image featured CNN\u2019s, Wolf Blitzer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Following the outbreak of Covid-19, misinformation regarding the virus has since been a major conversation on social media. What\u2019s more, fake news regarding the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down. We have seen circulars asserting the curative effects of garlic, chloroquine and even cocaine, against coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a string of bizarre trends comes another allegation that constant sex kills coronavirus<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another example of a meme generator<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dubawa checks revealed this is not the first instance of the would-be CNN frame. A reverse image<\/a> search revealed the same picture used earlier with the caption \u201cAlcohol kills coronavirus\u201d. In this instance, the frame (which is most-likely a meme generator<\/a> template), we surmise took a CNN report<\/a> out of context. The publication advised its readers to utilize an alcohol-based <\/strong>sanitizer to ensure hygiene amid the coronavirus epidermic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Excerpt from CNN<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Pesacheck<\/a> noted a few irregularities when comparing the frame with CNN\u2019s font style.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image of a legitimate CNN broadcast; courtesy, PesaCheck<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hold on, wait a minute<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let us not forget, WHO<\/a> listed known ways of contracting the virus; among which, proximity and bodily fluids rank high. Why is this important, you ask? It is noteworthy as this claim suggesting sex as a “killer” of coronavirus is rather counterintuitive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sex is more of a risk factor than a cure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sex is an activity that has to do body contact. This is the first red flag. Coitus or sex involves close contact, close contact means interaction with body fluids. And, as we noted earlier, this is a sure way of coronavirus transmission when an infected part is involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The standard recommendation by WHO<\/a> to prevent the spread of the virus includes regular hand washing as well as covering of mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other news…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WHO<\/a> notes a list of myths regarding the virus. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Taiwan Fact Check Centre<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A rather counter-intuitive suggestion… sex is more of a risk factor than a cure to the coronavirus!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[123],"tags":[709,562,726,347,656,182],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[872],"class_list":["post-4388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mainstream","tag-cnn","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-featured","tag-sex","tag-who"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-18M","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":872,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"temilade-david","display_name":"Temilade Onilede","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1d6f9f25c4a1105f1461a19d25d8fa7128cd9c2b7e635218f3771f1e74c82f8c?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":"Temilade Onilede is a researcher and the Programme Assistant for Dubawa, Nigeria. She holds an undergraduate degree in Performing Arts From the University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State.\r\nShe is a trained journalist, with good research and writing skills, coupled with her knowledge in Journalism; a personable character and an engaging mind who is well skilled in the field of fact-checking and verification."}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mh-sex-coronavirus-2-1583254507.jpg?fit=1000%2C500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4388"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=4388"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}