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Editor's note: The following is the latest from the Snohomish Health District.

The amount of information about the COVID-19 pandemic can be overwhelming.

So can the amount of misinformation.

This disease has disrupted our lives. The measures in place to reduce the spread have created new challenges. Misinformation makes it more difficult to come together as a community to face this pandemic.

We’ve seen questions, speculation, and some outright falsehoods, particularly on social media. We want to address some of those. We also want to remind people that, like a virus, misinformation can...