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UP states all residents to be vaccinated after govt fact-check declares TOI report ‘false’

Pooja Chaudhuri10th May 2021

The fact-checking wing of the Uttar Pradesh government’s Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) declared a report by The Times of India (TOI) on access to COVID vaccines in the…

Punjab: Drug Control Officer says Remdesivir vials found in Bhakra canal are fake

Jignesh Patel8th May 2021

A video of medicines and vials of injections floating in Punjab’s Bhakra canal is doing the rounds on social media. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted the video and rebuked the…

How BJP MP Tejasvi Surya communalised BBMP bed scam with misinformation

Archit7th May 20218th May 2021

On May 4, BJP MP from South Bangalore constituency Tejasvi Surya entered the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) South zone COVID war room during work hours (around 3 pm) and…

PMJJBY offers coverage against COVID-19 deaths, not PMSBY

Archit7th May 2021

A WhatsApp text claims families of those who succumbed to COVID-19 are eligible for Rs 2 lakh insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri…

Social media users cherry-pick names of Muslim accused in Gujarat fake Remdesivir racket

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd May 2021

The rapidly growing COVID-19 cases in India has left family members of coronavirus positive patients fending for Remedsivir, a patented anti-viral drug approved by the USA’s FDA. Even as the…

Brutal murder of two sadhus in Bihar’s Madhubani falsely communalised online

Archit28th April 2021

A widespread claim on social media suggests that two sadhus were killed in Madhubani’s Dharohar Temple for opposing ‘love jihad’. Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) member Vijay Shankar Tiwari’s tweet with…

Video of woman pushing empty syringe without vaccine is from Mexico

Jignesh Patel27th April 202127th April 2021

A video of a woman administering a COVID vaccine jab on an elderly man with an empty syringe is circulating in India. The message advises people to keep an eye…

Gujarat CM’s understanding of ICMR guidelines on recording COVID deaths is flawed

Archit26th April 202126th April 2021

Coronavirus cases are rapidly increasing in Gujarat. More than 14,000 cases are being reported in the State daily while the healthcare sector is overwhelmed with high demands it is unable…

Old image of burning pyres shared amid rising COVID deaths in India

Anuradha Prasad21st April 202121st April 2021

Nearly 3 lakh new Covid-19 cases were reported in India on Tuesday, April 20 with over 2,000 deaths in a span of 24 hours. Several patients have died waiting for…

Photos of Vadodara’s BAPS temple viral as BAPS Mumbai has started COVID ward

Archit & Aqib Pathan17th April 202119th April 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 has hit severely in India. On April 16, The Times of India reported that Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases (63,729) and deaths (398)…