A gruesome video of two men hacking another with an axe has been shared on social media in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. It is being claimed that the…
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…
Old video from Ahmedabad shared as birds flocking in Chandigarh amidst lockdown
A video of a flock of birds flying through a city is viral with the claim that it was shot at Chandigarh’s Kalka road during the nationwide lockdown to tackle…
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 of man selling relief material at grocery shop is from Pakistan
A video is viral with a claim in Hindi – “परोपकार करें तो ध्यान से, क्योंकि ऐसे गरीब भी भरे पड़े हैं. (Be careful when you’re generous because there are…
Union Min VK Singh cites fake WhatsApp forward about ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ on national TV
On April 9, Union Minister General VK Singh spoke with India Today’s Aaj Tak about UP government’s decision to seal affected areas or ‘hotspots’ of coronavirus. It was hosted by…
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…
Death of health worker in MP falsely communalised as attack by Muslims in UP
An image of an injured woman is being shared on social media with the claim that she is a doctor who died after she was attacked by “Islamic jihadis” in…
Communal attack in Bawana shared with false claim of Muslim man injecting fruits with spittle
A two-minute video which shows a group of men aggressively interrogating a man in a red shirt is widely circulating on social media. The men interrogating in Haryanvi ask –…