In Surat, a 21-year-old woman, who had returned from London, was tested positive for coronavirus. At the time of writing, the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state of…
Hostage rescue drill video at Senegal airport viral with coronavirus spin
A 15-second video of people at an airport has gone viral. In the video, people sitting or lying on the ground and getting assistance from a team presumably of emergency…
Social distancing is imperative but 14-hour ‘Janta curfew’ will not break the cycle of infection
On March 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a 29-minute address to take precautionary measures including observing a ‘Janta Curfew’ on March 22 from 7 AM to 9 PM to…
Sci-check: Lifespan of coronavirus outside the human body on different surfaces
Several messages circulating on social media have made claims regarding the lifespan of the coronavirus outside the human body. CLAIM 1. If the coronavirus falls on a metal surface, it…
Viral audio falsely claims WHO has recommended India lockdown from April 15 to June 15
An audio clip is of a phone conversation between two individuals is circulating on social media and messaging applications where a man claims that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has…
Mysterious apocalyptic planet spotted in the sky? No, old hoax video viral
On March 19, Alt News received several requests to fact-check a 45-second video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official Android application. This was shared with the text,…
No medicine will be sprayed in the air to kill coronavirus; fake message viral
A message is getting circulated on Twitter in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. It urges people not to get out of their houses after 10 PM and stay in…
No, Amul will not shut its milk chilling centres from March 21 due to coronavirus
A notice attributed to dairy company Amul is doing the rounds on social media in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. It claims that all chilling stations of the company will…
No, Saddam Hussein did not say US had threatened Iraq with coronavirus in 1990
A video of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the United States had threatened Iraq with coronavirus in 1990. It…
Coronavirus: Mock drill video by Punjab police viral as real
Several social media users have shared a 90-second video on Facebook. The clip shows policemen, their mouths covered with masks, apprehending a man walking down a street. A medical officer…