Several misleading images, videos and audio clips have lately been circulating on social media promoting misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. A set of images of an abnormal newborn child is now viral. It has been shared with the claim that... Read More
Category - Politics
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 में सभी मजहब के लोग... Read More
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 due to coronavirus. A Facebook user Saeed Siddiqui posted the viral image. It has been... Read More
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 images with the caption, “দেখুন আজ... Read More
A photograph of policemen making people squat and hold their ears was shared by journalist Rana Ayyub with the claim that these were labourers who were punished for stepping out during the lockdown imposed in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Ayyub... Read More
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 the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The handle claimed... Read More
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 has taken the lives of more than 2,000 people. In the midst of the disturbing news, a... Read More
Two images are circulating on social media with the claim, “Home Minister Amit Shah in the grip of coronavirus”. Both the images seem to be a still from TV channels.The viral image with the logo of Aaj Tak shows Shah surrounded by men... Read More
A video of trucks carrying dead bodies is viral on social media. The message along with the clip reads. “Stay at your own homes, This isn’t a decision by the Prime Minister. This decision is by nature. A country which did not accept this... Read More
On March 27, India TV’s Meenakshi Joshi tweeted, “Azim Premji donates 50000 crores. He is really a man of golden heart. #COVID”. According to her tweet, philanthropist and industrialist Azim Premji donated a lump sum amount of Rs... Read More