Early research shows fabric could neutralize coronaviruses

Claim: Researchers found a 'fabric that kills coronaviruses'
There’s reason to be skeptical of any Internet post claiming something kills the coronavirus.

Facebook in particular can be a deluge of home remedies that range from unproven to downright dangerous.

So you’d be forgiven for raising your eyebrows if you came across an Indianapolis Monthly article shared widely on Facebook saying researchers have found a “fabric that kills coronaviruses.”

But this claim has science behind it — preliminary though it may be. Researchers discovered low-level electric fields can render the...