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Fake chart shows COVID-19 variant “timeline” predicting release dates

Archit9th December 20219th December 2021

Several social media users have shared an image that shows two columns — ‘Cepa/variante’ (Spanish for strain/variant) and ‘lanzamiento’ (Spanish for launching). The first column lists 22 Greek alphabets starting…

Video of man dissecting banana with deficiency shared with false death hoax

Archit7th November 2021

A 90-second video of a man dissecting a banana has been shared on the internet. The man is not speaking in a language from the Indian sub-continent. As per the…

Morphed CNN report claims Taliban has banned sanitary napkins in Afghanistan

Archit16th September 2021

The Taliban has formed an all-male government after taking over control in Afghanistan. On September 14, at Kabul University, women were reportedly forced to hold placards in support of the…

‘World Doctors Alliance’ video promoting COVID conspiracies viral again

Pooja Chaudhuri4th June 2021

A video of a group of panellists claiming that the world is not facing a coronavirus pandemic is widespread on social media platforms. “WHO has completely taken a U-turn and…

Virafin by Zydus doesn’t have robust clinical data; got emergency approval from DGCI

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh27th May 202131st May 2021

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Zydus Cadila got the approval of DGCI (Drugs Controller General of India) for a medication ‘Virafin’ to treat moderate COVID-19 patients. ‘Virafin’ is the brand name of Zydus’s…

CGI video shared as massive super moon blocking the Sun at Arctic

Anuradha Prasad27th May 202128th May 2021

A video widely circulating across social media platforms show a massive supermoon uncomfortably close to the Earth. Congress member Rukshmani Kumari shared the clip and claimed this was spotted at…

WhatsApp hoax claims Nobel laureate said all vaccinated people will die within 2 years

Archit25th May 202125th May 2021

A viral WhatsApp message claims Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier said that there is no chance of survival for people who have received any of the COVID vaccines. The message attributes…

CT scan of lungs of COVID patient viral with misleading vaccine claim

Archit24th May 2021

Several people have shared juxtaposed images of 3D CT scans of the lungs and claimed that the image on the right shows the lungs of a COVID positive patient who…

Old image of dead birds shared as 5G technology caused the deaths

Pooja Chaudhuri12th May 2021

A photograph of hundreds of dead birds has been shared with the claim that they died due to 5G technology. “I want to request the government with folded hands that…

No, your surgical masks don’t have worms!

Archit29th April 2021

A two-minute video of a man burning disposable surgical face masks in the presence of policemen has gone viral. According to the man, such masks contain black coloured microscopic worms…

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Misleading video claiming dry ginger can cure Omicron is scientifically baseless

Magical stone melting metal nails? No, the nails are made of gallium