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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…