On January 31, Times of India reported India’s first case of the new strain of coronavirus in Thrissur, Kerala. Since then, the disease has been covered extensively in the media….
Old video of ex-Malaysian PM viral as Chinese PM praying in a mosque amid Coronavirus outbreak
A video is making the rounds on social media with the claim that the Prime Minister of China visited a mosque and realised that the only way to protect oneself…
No, homeopathic drug ‘Arsenicum album 30’ cannot prevent Coronavirus infection, as claimed by AYUSH ministry
Coronavirus is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to 16 countries including Thailand, France, Philippines, USA, Australia and India. Over 170 people have died…
Video of parasite removal from a person’s lip falsely linked with Coronavirus
A 1:37 minutes video is circulating on Facebook with the claim that it shows a Coronavirus patient being treated. The video has been shared by the Facebook page of an…
Fake Ministry of Health ‘advisory’ about Coronavirus viral on social media
A WhatsApp forward claiming India’s health ministry has issued an emergency notification to the public on the prevention of the Coronavirus in viral. The message reads: “Most Urgent,Very Serious, Important…
Caste-discrimination claim false, viral clip an awareness video by Bengaluru sanitation workers during pandemic
A video of a woman shooing away sanitation workers standing on the pavement in front of her house is viral on social media. The woman asks the female workers to…
Gurugram teen stabbed by ex-fiance Ramkumar: Video viral; Kannada daily, social media users add communal spin
[The story only uses screenshots and not the viral video in view of the graphic nature of the content] A 35-second long video is being shared on social media with…
220 Crore people got free Covid vaccine in India? False, illogical claim by BJP
In a recent tweet, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official handle claimed that 220 crore people in India had been inoculated against coronavirus for free. Alongside a graphic, the BJP’s official…
IT Rules amendments: Can PIB be given carte blanche to decide what is ‘fake’?
The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on January 17 uploaded a new draft of amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which…
No, this isn’t a ‘young’ PM Modi performing handstand in Rishikesh
A 2:20-minute-long video clip of a bare-chested individual handstand-walking around a religious structure is widely circulating on social media. Multiple social media users have shared this video with captions in…