The portal "IndeksOnline.net" has published an article titled "How to distinguish seasonal flu from coronavirus symptoms."
This article presents alleged symptoms of the coronavirus and symptoms of seasonal flu. However, this text lacks the source of information, and the facts presented in this text do not match the data of relevant international institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States of America.
Part of the text published on IndeksOnline.net:
Both infections result in a cough and fever, as well as a general feeling of weakness, writes Indeksonline.
Sore throat, headache, muscle aches, and runny nose are more common in people with seasonal flu, while loss of smell and taste is typical in people who test positive for Covid-19.
Link to the article published on IndeksOnline.net:
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published on their website the symptoms that people infected with the Corona virus may have:
Fever or chills
cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
diarrhea
Despite this fact, IndeksOnline.net has called some of these symptoms only symptoms of seasonal flu, without presenting any source of information as to where this claim came from.
Link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, with information on COVID-19 symptoms:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
Analyze:
The article published on IndeksOnline.net, has no source of information, which clearly indicates where this study was taken from. Also, the facts presented in the text are not verified. This article falls into the category of “Disinformation” and “Unverified Content”.
Reasoning:
Disinformation – A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of accuracy of information.
Unverified Content – The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.