DISINFO: Smoking protects against coronavirus
SUMMARY
People who smoke cigarettes do not get coronavirus. No conspiracy theories.
RESPONSE
The information has no evidence. Another conspiracy theory about coronavirus. In fact, smokers' lungs, weakened by smoking, are much more susceptible to respiratory diseases. According to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, smokers are 14 times more likely to become infected with coronavirus than non-smokers. The author of the “verified data” on smoking is a Russian journalist, an adviser to the general director of the main Russian Channel One, who posted on his Instagram. The post of Nevzorov was instantly distributed by the Russian media.