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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…

Morphed India Today graphic falsely claims PM Modi extends lockdown till May 4

Archit3rd April 20208th April 2020

A screenshot of an India Today broadcast with the time stamp 8:10 pm has gone viral. It shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the country on the coronavirus pandemic. The…

No, US and UK have not selected PM Modi to lead a coronavirus task force

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd April 20202nd April 2020

A WION news broadcast is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that 18 nations including the United States and the United Kingdom want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…

Coronavirus: Video of an undertrial in Mumbai falsely viral as Nizamuddin markaz attendee spitting at cop

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd April 20208th April 2020

Delhi’s Nizamuddin has emerged as a coronavirus hotbed after numerous people who attended a Tablighi Jamaat meet in mid-March tested positive for the viral infection. Since the news broke out,…

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Pakistan-flagged oil tanker destroyed in Hormuz? Unrelated video falsely shared

Nagpur factory blast killed 20 on March 1: How did five leading English news channels respond?