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    Alt News Science fact-checks misinformation in science and medicine using evidence based research. Follow Alt News Science on Twitter.

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    This section is edited by Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh, the founding-editor of Alt News Science. She tweets at @Neurophysik. She can be reached at sumaiya@altnews.in.

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    Doctors advice COVID-19 vaccine jabs in penis for men? Hoax CNN article viral

    4th January 2021
    An alleged screenshot of CNN website where the headline reads, “Doctors encourage covid-19 vaccine injections in penis” has gone viral. Additionally, the following can also be read on the screenshot,...
    Doctors advice COVID-19 vaccine jabs in penis for men? Hoax CNN article viral
    Sam Jawed & Pooja Chaudhuri

    India TV’s Rajat Sharma falsely claims 190 countries pre-book India-made Covaxin

    4th January 2021
    Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of India TV Rajat Sharma tweeted on January 3 that 190 countries have pre-booked COVID-19 vaccine developed by India. “The vaccine produced in our country is effective,...
    India TV’s Rajat Sharma falsely claims 190 countries pre-book India-made Covaxin

    Russia’s Sechenov University has NOT ‘completed’ COVID vaccine clinical trials; media misreports

    Archit15th July 202015th July 2020

    Around July 12, several media outlets from all over the world reported that Russia’s Sechenov University has completed clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine. These reports also suggested that this is…

    Viral photo does not show Bharat Biotech’s VP taking first dose of COVID vaccine ‘Covaxin’

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Pratik Sinha3rd July 20203rd July 2020

    The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to Bharat Biotech India Ltd (BBIL) to step up the clinical trials for their jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID vaccine) or…

    Homeopathic drugs such as Arsenicum Album 30, promoted by AYUSH, do not boost immunity against COVID

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh30th June 20202nd September 2020

    Overview: Despite the order from the Ministry of AYUSH to prevent the public advertisement of AYUSH-related claims for COVID-19, many Indian states, particularly larger cities such as Pune, Vadodara, Mumbai…

    Home remedies by Ayurved Parameshwar Arora: Are they effective in curing coronavirus?

    Dr Sharfaroz Satani & Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh26th June 202026th June 2020

    A person called Dheeraj Sharma posted a viral video on Facebook of Dr Parameshwar Arora MD (Ayurveda), a senior consultant at Sir Gangaram hospital, New Delhi addressing passersby on the…

    No, Patanjali’s Coronil has not been ‘approved’ by AYUSH Ministry

    Pooja Chaudhuri26th June 2020

    On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of ‘Coronil’ and ‘Shwashari’ as a cure for coronavirus. Baba Ramdev touted the Ayurvedic drug as an effective treatment for the infection….

    Coronil lacks scientific basis as a cure for COVID-19 based on evidence shared by Patanjali

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh24th June 202030th June 2020

    Patanjali Ayurved launched an ayurvedic treatment kit called ‘Coronil’ as a ‘cure’ for COVID-19. Indian media outlets ran shows on the kit, referring to it as a ‘breakthrough’ in coronavirus…

    Fake prescription viral in the name of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital debunked by the hospital

    Ketan13th June 202013th June 2020

    As of June 12, India has the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases. The coronavirus dashboard on Johns Hopkins University indicates India has over 3 lakh cases. While the debate on…

    False quote suggests Japanese Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo said coronavirus is man-made

    Archit27th April 202028th April 2020

    A lengthy text message has gone viral on WhatsApp which claims that Japan’s Nobel Prize-winning immunologist Tasuku Honjo said that coronavirus is not natural but “manufactured by China”. Along with…

    Prince Charles’s coronavirus wasn’t cured with ayurvedic, homeopathic treatment

    Sam Jawed6th April 2020

    Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Naik claimed in a press briefing on April 2 that ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines helped Prince Charles, the apparent heir to the British…

    Indians do not have genetic protection against coronavirus, published research incorrectly interpreted

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh, Alka Rao & Peeyush Prasad4th April 20205th April 2020

    An opinion piece published on Livemint by Sandipan Deb claimed that COVID-19 will not affect Indians as they have the genetics for a sturdier immune system. When questioned on Twitter,…

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