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Old video falsely viral as Muslim man spitting on food at Indian restaurant in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic

Archit2nd April 20208th April 2020

A 45-second video of an employee at a restaurant packing food has been shared with the claim that a Muslim man is spitting on the food before delivering it 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,…

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 video shared as Muslims licking utensils to spread coronavirus infection

Pooja Chaudhuri30th March 20201st April 2020

A video where a group of Muslim men are licking utensils and cutlery is floating across social media platforms and messaging applications. It is being claimed that they intend to…

Old video from Myanmar falsely shared as Chinese monks sprinkling cow urine amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed Zubair29th March 2020

A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The…

No, this woman is not a radio host broadcasting Sanskrit verses in Spain every morning

Archit28th March 202028th March 2020

A 2:20-minute video of a caucasian woman singing Sanskrit verses has gone viral with Hindi text, “This is sung on Spain’s radios in the morning. [Translated from स्पेन के रेडियो…

Old video of interfaith service viral as Donald Trump offers Islamic prayers amid coronavirus pandemic

Archit28th March 202028th March 2020

A March 28 report in The Guardian states, “The US has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as Donald Trump signed into law the largest economic…

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…

Coronavirus: Old video from China viral as people embracing Islam, reading namaz in public

Archit23rd March 202023rd March 2020

On March 22, India observed a voluntary curfew at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s request in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. As the centre steps up the process of nationwide lock…

Old image shared as Ramdev overdosed on cow urine to avoid coronavirus infection

Kinjal21st March 2020

A photo of Baba Ramdev visibly ill has gone viral. He is surrounded by doctors and a man in orange robes wearing a medical mask. Social media users claim that…

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