A list of 64 first names along with individual blood groups and contact numbers has gone viral on WhatsApp. As per the text, the people listed are “ready to make…
Shahrukh Khan removed from Jio ads? – How a web of imposter accounts amplified misinformation
In the past few weeks, multiple Twitter accounts impersonating prominent individuals have successfully amassed thousands of likes and retweets. Several people have fallen for these handles despite each of them…
Home remedies by Ayurved Parameshwar Arora: Are they effective in curing coronavirus?
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…
No, Patanjali’s Coronil has not been ‘approved’ by AYUSH Ministry
On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of ‘Coronil’ and ‘Shwashari’ as a cure for coronavirus. Baba Ramdev touted the Ayurvedic drug as an effective treatment for the infection….
Coronavirus: Mock drill video from Pune shared as real
On June 24, The Hindu reported, “Pune district reported more than 192 new COVID-19 cases, the highest surge till now over a 12-hour span, taking the district’s case tally to…
Social media fires fictional “Dr Mujahid Hussain” from AYUSH Ministry over Coronil controversy
On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of coronavirus medicine ‘Coronil’ and hailed it as an “Ayurvedic cure” for coronavirus. The company’s face Ram Kisan Yadav, popularly known as…
Two-year-old video falsely shared as Amit Shah’s convoy attacked in Bihar during campaigning
A video of people pelting stones and bricks at cars passing by a road is viral on social media with the claim that they attacked Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy…
Coronil lacks scientific basis as a cure for COVID-19 based on evidence shared by Patanjali
Patanjali Ayurved launched an ayurvedic treatment kit called ‘Coronil’ as a ‘cure’ for COVID-19. Indian media outlets ran shows on the kit, referring to it as a ‘breakthrough’ in coronavirus…
Old images, fake lists and accounts falsely portray Chinese soldiers ‘killed’ in clashes with India
A set of six images — three photos of Chinese military carrying coffins wrapped in the country’s national flag, a screenshot of tweets by one ‘Wang Chung 又是这个武汉妹子’ that claim…
Fake tweet: Sitaram Yechury referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping as his “boss”
A purported tweet of Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is doing the rounds on social media. It shows Yechury referring to Communist-ruled China’s president Xi Jinping…