During an April 8 broadcast, in the usual Republic Bharat mannerism, channel anchors Shweta Shrivastav and Shweta Tripathi yelled a piece of ‘breaking news’ onto television screens. As the camera…
Mock drill video from Bihar’s Hajipur jail shared as cop suffering from coronavirus
A video of a policeman unable to walk straight falling on the ground is viral on social media. The cop is seen coughing and sneezing profusely. His fellow policemen come…
Morphed Aaj Tak graphic falsely claims Pakistan PM’s wife and driver tested positive for coronavirus
An image of a TV which is tuned into Aaj Tak has gone viral. The image shows a grim-looking Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan with the Hindi text suggesting that Khan’s…
Ratan Tata rubbishes viral message about coronavirus attributed to him on social media
A message circulating in the name of Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata is doing the rounds on social media. Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi tweeted a graphic carrying the same…
Video viral with false claim that Muslims scatter notes on the road to spread coronavirus
Two videos which show currency notes scattered on the road are viral on social media with the claim that “coronavirus-infected notes were scattered by the Muslim community” in Video 1…
Video from Ecuador showing coronavirus victims in body bags shared as New York
Data as per John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, as of April 10, reports that the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed coronavirus cases – over 466,000. More…
Old video of shop looted in South Africa shared as recent in view of coronavirus lockdown
A video of a marauding mob barging inside a shop is being shared on social media. The message shared along with video claims that this is an incident that took…
Viral audio falsely claims Muslim vendors have sprung up in Surat to spread coronavirus
A 6:24 minute audio clip is circulating on messaging applications such as WhatsApp. In the audio clip, a man introduces himself as a resident of City Light area of Surat,…
Disaster Management Act does not prohibit coronavirus posts on social media
A message viral circulating across social media platforms claims that ‘Disaster Management Act (DMA)’ has been implemented from midnight which bars people from posting coronavirus related updates. This would be…
Prince Charles’s coronavirus wasn’t cured with ayurvedic, homeopathic treatment
Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Naik claimed in a press briefing on April 2 that ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines helped Prince Charles, the apparent heir to the British…