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Disaster Management Act does not prohibit coronavirus posts on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri7th April 202015th April 2021

A message viral circulating across social media platforms claims that ‘Disaster Management Act (DMA)’ has been implemented from midnight which bars people from posting coronavirus related updates. This would be…

Media misreport: Tablighi Jamaat members defecate in open after being refused non-veg food

Jignesh Patel7th April 20207th April 2020

On April 4, Hindi daily Amar Ujala published an article with the headline, “क्वारंटीन वार्ड में भर्ती जमातियों ने मांगा मांसाहारी भोजन, नहीं देने पर खाना फेंका, फिर खुले में…

Viral WhatsApp forward of ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ is fake

Archit & Kinjal6th April 202011th April 2020

A WhatsApp text has gone viral which claims to state the World Health Organisation’s lockdown protocol for controlling dangerous virus outbreaks. The viral message has also been shared in the…

Prince Charles’s coronavirus wasn’t cured with ayurvedic, homeopathic treatment

Sam Jawed6th April 2020

Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Naik claimed in a press briefing on April 2 that ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines helped Prince Charles, the apparent heir to the British…

News18 misreports SAARC and other nations join PM Modi-led effort to switch off lights, light candles

Pooja Chaudhuri6th April 202015th April 2020

In an April 5 broadcast, News18 India reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to switch off lights and ignite diyas received support from across the world. Apart from SAARC countries, Japan, Australia…

Video from Pakistan falsely viral as Muslims punished in India

Priyanka Jha6th April 20209th April 2022

A video is viral on social media which shows a group of Muslim men performing a punishment called “murga” in Hindi where a person is made to squat, hold their…

Old video falsely viral as Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi flouting coronavirus lockdown

Archit4th April 20205th April 2020

A 90-second video of Delhi police performing a security check of a car has gone viral. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi can be spotted sitting in the rear seat. The police…

Video of Muslim vendor’s unhygienic handling of fruits falsely linked with spreading coronavirus

Jignesh Patel & Mohammed Zubair4th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a vendor licking his finger while handling fruits on his cart has been massively shared on social media in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. While the…

Old clip of train transporting trucks viral as PM Modi’s initiative to deliver essential items during lockdown

Archit4th April 2020

A video of a train carrying trucks is viral on social media. Several Facebook and Twitter users have posted it with the claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ensuring…

Police action on temple priest flouting lockdown in MP falsely communalised

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd April 20205th April 2020

A photograph of a policeman pinning down a Hindu priest has been widely shared by several prominent social media users. National spokesperson of Vishva Hindu Parishad, Vijay Shankar Tiwari, claimed…