A screengrab of a broadcast by India TV aired on May 31 has been shared by several social media users. It reads, “प्रधानमंत्री की बड़ी बातें 1 करोड़ कोरोना मरीज़ों…
Unrelated video falsely claimed as hospital murders patient to show surge in coronavirus deaths
A video where a man with a face mask can be seen allegedly suffocating a patient is widely circulating on social media. One Drshiv Poojan Mathur shared the video on…
False quote attributed to WHO claims no vegetarian has been affected by coronavirus
A graphic is circulating on messaging applications like WhatsApp. It attributes a claim to the World Health Organization (WHO) which says that no vegetarian is “effected by coronavirus” and that…
False quote suggests Japanese Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo said coronavirus is man-made
A lengthy text message has gone viral on WhatsApp which claims that Japan’s Nobel Prize-winning immunologist Tasuku Honjo said that coronavirus is not natural but “manufactured by China”. Along with…
Disabled Muslim man hounded for accidentally dropping currency, accused of spreading coronavirus
A CCTV footage showing a Muslim man in a petrol pump reaching for his pocket to make a payment and dropping something on the ground is massively viral on social…
Did Germany send £130 billion bill to China for ‘coronavirus damages’?
Express.co.uk, the digital arm of the UK-based Daily Express and Sunday Express, published a report with a controversial headline which read “Germany sends China £130billion bill for ‘coronavirus damages’ –…
Video of currency notes in Indore falsely viral as ‘Muslim conspiracy’ to spread coronavirus
A video where a few policemen are seen picking up notes with sticks from a roadside and placing them inside a bag is doing the rounds on social media. It…
Video of mentally unstable woman viral with false claim of attempting to spread coronavirus
Videos of a woman shopping in a supermarket have been widely shared on social media. The person recording the videos says that it was shot at a Reliance store and…
Old video of TikTok user Shadab Khan falsely shared as him showing how to spread coronavirus
A video of TikTok user Shadab Khan, inarguably repulsive, has been widely shared on social media platforms. Twitter user Deepak Khandwal shared the clip stating, “Shabad Khan has 11 million…
Old map of India shared to praise PM Modi on tackling coronavirus
A map of India which compares Indian states with various countries on the basis of population has gone viral. Ram Madhav, national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, was among…