Delhi’s Nizamuddin has emerged as a coronavirus hotbed after numerous people who attended a Tablighi Jamaat meet in mid-March tested positive for the viral infection. Since the news broke out,…
Fake message claims Dadar police register case against 52 people for misinformation on coronavirus
A WhatsApp message has gone viral. It claims that 52 cases have been registered by Dadar cybercrime police against WhatsApp group administrators for sharing misleading forwards. The message credits the…
Video of Sufi ritual falsely viral as mass sneezing in Nizamuddin mosque to spread coronavirus infection
A video is massively viral on social media with the claim that people mass sneezed in Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin mosque to spread coronavirus infection. Below is a Facebook post by…
Old images shared to portray health minister Dr Vardhan apathetic about coronavirus pandemic
Two images of health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan have gone viral. The first image shows him playing ludo with his wife and the other shows him chopping vegetables in a…
Old, unrelated images shared as migrant workers beaten during coronavirus lockdown
On March 27, Shilpa Bodke, who describes herself as the Maharashtra Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee Social Media State Coordinator, tweeted two images with the message, “जितना आज दिहाड़ी,रेहड़ी,हाइवे पर चलते…
Coronavirus: Old photos of bank robbery in Venezuela shared as Italians discard wealth on streets
A set of images that shows piles of cash on a street has gone viral on social media. A Facebook user posted two such images along with the caption, “People…
Photos, video of baby who died due to birth defect viral as newborn talking after birth
Several misleading images, videos and audio clips have lately been circulating on social media promoting misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. A set of images of an abnormal newborn child is…
Old video from Peru falsely shared as mass prayers offered in Italy in light of coronavirus pandemic
A video of a mass gathering of people supposedly offering prayers has been massively shared on social media. Facebook user Saleem Ashraf shared an 80-second clip with the message, “इटली…
Old image from Spain shared as Italian boy commits suicide after family dies due to coronavirus
A picture of a man jumping off a building has gone viral. According to social media users, a young boy in Italy committed suicide after all his family members died…
Coronavirus: Old images from Kolkata and Pakistan falsely shared as curfew violation in West Bengal
A set of images is going viral on social media with the claim that it depicts the violation of coronavirus lockdown in West Bengal’s Kolkata. A Facebook user posted these…