WASHINGTON -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pushing back against unfounded rumors popping up as people deal with the growing number of coronavirus cases in their neighborhoods.
The worldwide COVID-19 outbreak is forcing businesses to close and people to shelter in place. More than 300,000 people have tested positive for the disease around the world, with the majority of cases being in China, Italy and the United States.
To push back against rumors created to invoke panic or scam people out of their hard-earned money, FEMA recently debunked several popular coronavirus myths.
The CDC also recently released some facts about COVID-19 to help quell any rumors about the disease itself. You can find that list here.