A one-minute video that shows several patients lying on hospital beds apparently placed outside hospital premises is being shared on social media. Several people have reached out to Alt News…
‘Revathi from Karnataka’ is NOT IAS topper; recurring misinformation viral again
Two photographs are viral on social media with the claim that a woman named Revathi who hails from a poor family of daily wage earners in Karnataka was placed third…
Old video viral as coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in sea in Mexico
A 20-second video is being widely circulated on WhatsApp with the claim that it shows coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in a sea in Mexico with the help of choppers. The…
Old message of blood donation drive revived as ‘plasma donation’ in the wake of COVID-19
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…