{"id":71766,"date":"2020-07-24T19:41:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=71766"},"modified":"2020-07-24T19:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T14:13:23","slug":"fake-audio-advising-against-covid-test-viral-in-the-name-of-maharashtra-mla-geeta-jain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-audio-advising-against-covid-test-viral-in-the-name-of-maharashtra-mla-geeta-jain\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake audio advising against COVID tests viral in the name of Maharashtra MLA Geeta Jain"},"content":{"rendered":"

A two-minute audio clip where a woman narrates that the Central government is giving Rs 1.5 lakh per coronavirus positive patient to urban local bodies is viral on WhatsApp. As a result, the woman suggests, urban local bodies, private doctors and laboratory testing centres are trying to report as many positive cases as possible. She advises against COVID-19 tests, claiming that people have recovered through home quarantine, consuming khada<\/em> and malaria medicine.<\/p>\n

The viral audio is circulating with a screenshot of the Wikipedia profile of Geeta Jain, an independent member of Maharashtra legislative assembly from Thane, Mumbai. As per social media claims, Jain is the narrator.<\/p>\n

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Alt News has received several requests to fact-check this on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/h4>\n

Alt News visited Jain’s Facebook profile where she has posted a video<\/a> debunking the WhatsApp audio on July 11. She stated that the audio went viral on July 10 and clarified that it was not shared by her.<\/p>\n

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Mumbai Mirror<\/a> also reported on the fake audio on July 13.<\/p>\n

\"\"Thus the WhatsApp audio was not recorded Mumbai-based MLA Geeta Jain. Alt News has reported<\/a> on multiple such fake audio clips in the past circulating in the name of prominent individuals to give the false message credibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A two-minute audio clip where a woman narrates that the Central government is giving Rs 1.5 lakh per coronavirus positive patient to urban local bodies is viral on WhatsApp. As a result, the woman suggests, urban local bodies, private doctors and laboratory testing centres are trying to report as many positive cases as possible. 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