A doctor wears a protective visor on April 30. - Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / SIPA

You may have seen them on a friend's Facebook wall or on a WhatsApp chat. Because intoxicants rub shoulders with real news more and more, writing  20 Minutes  helps you sort out the true from the false.

1. No "break" on the masks? Emmanuel Macron's comments contradicted by caregiver alerts

The President of the Republic spoke of "tensions" but not of "rupture" on the supply of masks. A statement contradicted by health care unions, which have repeatedly denounced the lack of equipment.

2. Do surgical masks take centuries to decompose in nature?

Since the beginning of deconfinement, we are witnessing more and more a new phenomenon: the throw of sanitary masks on the floor after their use. These masks take hundreds of years to decompose, warns a scientist.

3. A merchant cannot refuse a cash payment because of the Covid-19

Internet users have reported their misadventures in certain shops. The human rights defender recalls that the practice is illegal.

4. No, the government has not prohibited the voluntary manufacture of protective visors

Many Internet users have worried about a government measure that would prohibit, according to the interpretation that has been made, to continue the voluntary manufacture of protective visors against Covid-19.

5. Can the bottles of hydroalcoholic gel explode under the effect of strong heat?

For such a hydroalcoholic solution to catch fire, it would have to be exposed to temperatures above 400 °.

6. No, Professor Didier Raoult does not leave France for China

The team of the Institut hospitalo universitaire Méditerranée Infection denies the information.

7. No, Greta Thunberg did not advise giving up chopsticks to save trees

A false quote attributed to the Swedish activist circulates on social networks. Those around him confirmed that she had "never made such a statement".

8. Beware of this misleading infographic on the carbon footprint and the cost of bottled water

An infographic shared hundreds of times on Facebook suggests that bottled water is less controlled than tap water. She also claims that bottled water is almost 4,000 times more expensive. Inaccurate information for France.

9. Pigeons killed by 5G in Barcelona? It's wrong

A viral video claims to show pigeons killed by 5G in Barcelona, ​​while their death has no connection with this communication technology.

10. What is Brandolini's law? We explain it to you in "Oh My Fake"

Have you noticed that fake news is often much more successful than scientific truth? We explain why in this video.

11. No, the Sainte-Ségolène church in Metz did not catch fire

A video posted on Twitter claims to show the Sainte-Ségolène church, in Metz (Moselle), ravaged by flames, while the fire in question concerned a neighboring building.

Bonus: Who is Andrew Wakefield, who has become the spearhead of the anti-vaccination movement?

We invite you to rediscover this article which details why we cannot make a link between MMR vaccine and autism. The promoter of this misleading idea, Andrew Wakefield, is also the author of a film, Vaxxed , on which Booba tweeted. The rapper has since deleted his tweet.

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