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Video of Muslims exiting quarantine centre: Not Vinayaka Temple but residential lodging

Pooja Chaudhuri6th April 20208th April 2020

A video of members of the Muslim community exiting a building has been widely shared with a message in Telugu which claims that the Vinayaka Temple located in Kanipakam in…

Old video from Mexico viral as Americans looting malls due to fear of coronavirus

Archit6th April 2020

According to the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, as of April 5, the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases – 330,000. Over 9,500 people have…

Viral audio: False conspiracy theory about Modi govt introducing ‘vaccine’ to kill Muslims

Jignesh Patel5th April 20205th April 2020

An audio clip with a male voice is viral on messaging applications such as WhatsApp accompanied with pictures of people unloading cargo from an Air Asia flight. In the clip,…

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 man rubbing currency notes on his face falsely correlated with video of man beaten by police

Archit4th April 20205th April 2020

Two clips have been juxtaposed to create what seemingly looks like a ‘before and after’ video. The video on left shows a bearded man rubbing currency notes on his nose…

Video verification: Locals in Indore’s Tatpatti Bakhal area pelt stones at health workers

Jignesh Patel3rd April 2020

A video of health workers being chased away by an angry mob is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the mob can be seen pelting stones and…

Theatrical clip shared as incident where cop was beaten in UP sarpanch’s house for enforcing lockdown

Jignesh Patel3rd April 20203rd April 2020

On April 2, reports emerged from Uttar Pradesh that cops enforcing the coronavirus lockdown were attacked at the residence of a village head in Muzaffarnagar district. Five people including 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…

Old images shared to portray health minister Dr Vardhan apathetic about coronavirus pandemic

Archit1st April 20202nd April 2020

Two images of health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan have gone viral. The first image shows him playing ludo with his wife and the other shows him chopping vegetables in a…

Photos, video of baby who died due to birth defect viral as newborn talking after birth

Kinjal31st March 202031st March 2020

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…

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