Dr Sharfaroz Satani, Author at Alt News

Italy defeated COVID-19? Misinformation-riddled conspiracy theory viral

Dr Sharfaroz Satani21st September 2020

A viral video accompanied by the following message has been circulating on WhatsApp. “WHO had ‘ordered’ the world via a ‘World Health Law’ to not do autopsies on the deceased…

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COVID-19 is not a bacterial infection, false claim viral on social media

Dr Sharfaroz Satani18th August 202018th August 2020

A viral video accompanied by the following message has been circulating on WhatsApp. “Finally W.H.O. cheated the world, Corona is not a Virus, but a bacterial infection and patients can…

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AYUSH Kwath or Kadha cannot ‘boost’ immunity to fight against COVID-19

Dr Sharfaroz Satani & Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh10th August 202027th September 2020

On April 24 2020, the Ministry of AYUSH promoted a herbal formulation called AYUSH Kwath for ‘immunity boosting’ of the masses for the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry requested the State/UT…

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Edited video of ‘three-eyed’ baby believed to be true on social media

Archit & Dr Sharfaroz Satani15th July 2020

A 15-second video of an infant with ‘three eyes’ has gone viral on social media. On Facebook, it has been shared with two different texts in Telugu — 1. According…

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Home remedies by Ayurved Parameshwar Arora: Are they effective in curing coronavirus?

Dr Sharfaroz Satani & Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh26th June 202026th June 2020

A person called Dheeraj Sharma posted a viral video on Facebook of Dr Parameshwar Arora MD (Ayurveda), a senior consultant at Sir Gangaram hospital, New Delhi addressing passersby on the…

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Fact-checking PIB Fact Check: Did family of mother who died in Shramik train claim she had long-term illness?

Pooja Chaudhuri, Pratik Sinha & Dr Sharfaroz Satani2nd June 20203rd June 2020

The coronavirus outbreak in India has left millions of migrant workers exposed to hunger and homelessness due to an ill-conceived nationwide lockdown imposed by the central government on March 24….

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No, Dr Ramesh Gupta’s zoology book DOES NOT mention a cure for novel coronavirus

Dr Sharfaroz Satani & Pooja Chaudhuri25th March 202027th March 2020

An image of a page from a zoology book authored by Dr Ramesh Gupta is massively viral on social media. Several users have shared it claiming that the book speaks…

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No, Vitamin C and lemon-infused hot water do not protect against coronavirus or cancer

Dr Sharfaroz Satani, Peeyush Prasad & Alka Rao18th March 2020

A viral message claiming to be from a certain Laila Ahmadi from China, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Zanjan University advises the use of Vitamin C “as much as possible” for…

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Sci-check: Do masks help to prevent the spread of coronavirus?

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Dr Sharfaroz Satani14th March 2020

The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to medical advisories circulating on social media. Alt News recently debunked a viral text falsely accredited to the UNICEF. This was also…

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Sci-check: Coronavirus advisory falsely attributed to UNICEF viral on social media

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Dr Sharfaroz Satani13th March 202014th March 2020

A viral text about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been circulating on social media which claims to be from UNICEF. The text appears like an advisory for the prevention and…