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…
Coronavirus: Old video from Mexico shared as Spanish police action on curfew violators
Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a 21-day lockdown on March 24, barring essential services. Since then, there have been reports of the police adopting harsh measures to keep the restriction…
Photo of UP police punishing lockdown violators shared as mistreatment of migrant workers
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…