A WhatsApp text has gone viral which claims to state the World Health Organisation’s lockdown protocol for controlling dangerous virus outbreaks. The viral message has also been shared in the…
Old video of Texas teen spitting in jar viral again with misleading communal insinuation
A video of a man spitting in a jar with the label ‘Sweet Tea’ and placing it back on a supermarket rack is making the rounds across social media platforms….
Video of Muslims exiting quarantine centre: Not Vinayaka Temple but residential lodging
A video of members of the Muslim community exiting a building has been widely shared with a message in Telugu which claims that the Vinayaka Temple located in Kanipakam in…
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…
News18 misreports SAARC and other nations join PM Modi-led effort to switch off lights, light candles
In an April 5 broadcast, News18 India reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to switch off lights and ignite diyas received support from across the world. Apart from SAARC countries, Japan, Australia…
Video from Pakistan falsely viral as Muslims punished in India
A video is viral on social media which shows a group of Muslim men performing a punishment called “murga” in Hindi where a person is made to squat, hold their…
Old video from Mexico viral as Americans looting malls due to fear of coronavirus
According to the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, as of April 5, the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases – 330,000. Over 9,500 people have…
Viral audio: False conspiracy theory about Modi govt introducing ‘vaccine’ to kill Muslims
An audio clip with a male voice is viral on messaging applications such as WhatsApp accompanied with pictures of people unloading cargo from an Air Asia flight. In the clip,…
Old video falsely viral as Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi flouting coronavirus lockdown
A 90-second video of Delhi police performing a security check of a car has gone viral. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi can be spotted sitting in the rear seat. The police…
Old video of racist heckling falsely viral as Muslim man spits on passenger in New York metro
A 40-second video that shows a man spitting on another at a metro station has been shared by several social users along with the text, “New York, an islamic jihadi…