Heard a rumor, and aren’t sure if it’s true or false? There’s a link for that. Contained down at the website of the River Falls Public Library at www.riverfalls library.org and available by clicking on the momentary “COVID-19: Facts vs. Myths” image on the home page, residents of River Falls and elsewhere have handy links to your favorite mythbusters—and then some.

Along with the well-known Snopes and Politifact sites, visitors to the library website at www.riverfallspubliclibrary. org/facts-myth-busters.html can find links to all sorts of information from FEMA, WHO, and “Newsguard,” including that on COVID. We won’t get into it too much, but one Newsguard article is titled “Trail of Deceit: The Most Popular COVID-19 Myths and How They Emerged.”— that sure sounds interesting!

Getting back to the River Falls library website, readers can also learn how to avoid COVID-19 scams, along with “Official COVID-19 Coronavirus Facts and Information,” speaking of which, what’s the official situation in Pierce County, and beyond?

Not good, by the looks of it. With 474 confirmed cases as of October 5 and seven deaths, Pierce County isn’t out of the woods yet. And where there is fear, there will be scammers. With a link to Consumer Reports, readers can find information on how to avoid Coronavirus scams. Rule number one in the article by Bree Fowler? Think before you click. Also important? Don’t open email attachments from sources you don’t know, and don’t assume that a website is secure just because it has “https” before it. After all, “criminals like to use encryption too.” Those seeking more COVID-related information can find it at the River Falls website at www.riverfallslibrary.org.