A photograph of policemen making people squat and hold their ears was shared by journalist Rana Ayyub with the claim that these were labourers who were punished for stepping out…
Video of 2019 protest in Azerbaijan shared as Spanish police excess during COVID-19 lockdown
A five-minute video of police detaining civilians has gone viral on social media with the claim that it shows Spanish authorities are imposing a lockdown in the country. It is…
Old, unrelated video shared as Muslims licking utensils to spread coronavirus infection
A video where a group of Muslim men are licking utensils and cutlery is floating across social media platforms and messaging applications. It is being claimed that they intend to…
Coronavirus: Old prank video shared as man scaring off people in Goa during lockdown
A video of a person scaring bikers on the road was tweeted by Jio News on March 29 suggesting that this was an “innovative way to make people stay indoors” during…
Old video from Myanmar falsely shared as Chinese monks sprinkling cow urine amid COVID-19 pandemic
A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The…
Video from 2015 shared as woman commits suicide in US due to coronavirus infection
A video of a person committing suicide by jumping from a high rise building is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that the person was infected…
No, this woman is not a radio host broadcasting Sanskrit verses in Spain every morning
A 2:20-minute video of a caucasian woman singing Sanskrit verses has gone viral with Hindi text, “This is sung on Spain’s radios in the morning. [Translated from स्पेन के रेडियो…
No, foreign nationals from Italy, Iran weren’t hiding in Patna mosque to avoid coronavirus testing
On March 27, over 900 people died due to novel coronavirus in Italy in a single day. The state’s death toll has now crossed 9,000. Meanwhile, in Iran, the virus…
Old video of interfaith service viral as Donald Trump offers Islamic prayers amid coronavirus pandemic
A March 28 report in The Guardian states, “The US has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as Donald Trump signed into law the largest economic…
No, Korean drama ‘My Secret, Terrius’ did not ‘predict’ COVID-19
Social media users baffled across the globe are sharing a scene from the Korean web series ‘My Secret, Terrius’ suggesting that the 10th episode of the series predicted the novel…