The National Enquirer is under fire for falsely claiming that cures for the coronavirus have been found. The March 23 cover features the headline, “Coronavirus cures finally found,” and another sub-headline says surgical masks help spread the infection -- both of which are false. Spreading falsehoods about cures is worse, in many ways, than spreading false fears," Cornell Law School professor and media critic William A. Jacobson told Fox News. New York Times reporter Charlie Savage noticed the Enquirer and blasted his local supermarket for displaying it during a nationwide pandemic. American Media Inc., which owns the National Enquirer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: Fox News March 18, 2020 17:15 UTC