A notice attributed to dairy company Amul is doing the rounds on social media in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. It claims that all chilling stations of the company will…
No, Saddam Hussein did not say US had threatened Iraq with coronavirus in 1990
A video of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the United States had threatened Iraq with coronavirus in 1990. It…
Coronavirus: Mock drill video by Punjab police viral as real
Several social media users have shared a 90-second video on Facebook. The clip shows policemen, their mouths covered with masks, apprehending a man walking down a street. A medical officer…
Fake audio clip attributed to Dr Devi Shetty advises against getting tested for coronavirus
On March 16, Dr Devi Shetty, chairman and founder of Narayana Health, wrote an article titled ‘Save lives with Social Distancing: How to protect your family from coronavirus, primed to…
Old video falsely viral as goats infected with coronavirus in Ajmer’s bakra market
A video massively viral across social media platforms has been shared with the claim that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected goats in Ajmer’s bakra market, Rajathan. जितना जल्दी हो…
Media misreports: Amitabh Bachchan did not share image of his hand with ‘home-quarantine’ stamp
A widely reported news of March 18 claimed that Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan got a self-quarantine stamp on his hand. Below is a tweet by Delhi Times which says that Bachchan…
No, Vitamin C and lemon-infused hot water do not protect against coronavirus or cancer
A viral message claiming to be from a certain Laila Ahmadi from China, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Zanjan University advises the use of Vitamin C “as much as possible” for…
Video of Hindu monk beaten for misbehaving with child shared with false communal narrative
A video of a man dressed in monk’s dress getting beaten up by a mob inside a train carriage is being shared by social media users. One Renee Lynn tweeted…
No, Trump has not announced launch of coronavirus vaccine by Swiss drugmaker Roche
A 37-second clip of a press conference addressed by president of the United States Donald Trump and Matt Sauce, president and CEO of the North-American division of Roche Diagnostics is…
No, bank accounts will not be blocked due to failure of submitting NPR documents
An image of an uncertified document is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. The document urges people to withdraw money from their bank accounts before March 31, 2020. According to the…