Mythbusters: as Hong Kong coronavirus cases mount, so do social media falsehoods – the Post looks at a few doing the rounds

As the number of coronavirus cases rise in Hong Kong, so do the rumours, false claims, and faked images on social media.In a first, police arrested a 39-year-old security guard on February 4, who was accused of spreading false claims related to the outbreak, as authorities invoked the Summary Offences Ordinance.That has not stemmed the flow of fake news, however, with conspiracy theories ranging from police only handing out free masks to “pro-Beijing” residents, to mainland Chinese supposedly…