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Video of Sufi ritual falsely viral as mass sneezing in Nizamuddin mosque to spread coronavirus infection

Pooja Chaudhuri & Pratik Sinha1st April 20202nd April 2020

A video is massively viral on social media with the claim that people mass sneezed in Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin mosque to spread coronavirus infection. Below is a Facebook post by…

Old, unrelated images shared as migrant workers beaten during coronavirus lockdown

Jignesh Patel1st April 2020

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 video from Mexico shared as Spanish police action on curfew violators

Kinjal31st March 202031st March 2020

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…

Video of 2019 protest in Azerbaijan shared as Spanish police excess during COVID-19 lockdown

Archit30th March 202030th March 2020

A five-minute video of police detaining civilians has gone viral on social media with the claim that it shows Spanish authorities are imposing a lockdown in the country. It is…

Video from 2015 shared as woman commits suicide in US due to coronavirus infection

Priyanka Jha29th March 202029th March 2020

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…

Photo from 1985 where mother in protective gear holds her baby given coronavirus spin

Archit25th March 2020

On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown to address the COVID-19 pandemic. All essential services will continue to be functional. The list of essential services, as…

Image of couple at Barcelona airport shared as Italian doctors infected with coronavirus

Archit24th March 202024th March 2020

Several social media users have posted an image of a couple, with medical masks undone, holding each other. It is being claimed that they are husband and wife working as…

Old, unrelated images shared as mass deaths due to coronavirus

Archit24th March 202024th March 2020

With the number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus in India exceeding 500 and hundreds of districts in the country in complete lockdown, there is a growing sense of…

Digitally created horror video shared as attack on Italian church by Islamic forces

Archit23rd March 202023rd March 2020

A 45-second video which shows a gargoyle climbing a church has gone viral. Hindi speaking social media users have claimed that the video is from Italy and asked, “Is this…

Old image of Brazilian President shared as Italian PM breaks down due COVID-19 pandemic

Archit23rd March 2020

A photograph of a man with teary eyes has been shared on social media by Marathi, Hindi and English speaking users. As per viral claims. the man is Italian prime…

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