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

Sam Jawed & Pooja Chaudhuri4th 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,…

Hoax photo of Pfizer ‘vape’ COVID vaccine made in China goes viral

Archit24th December 2020

Since December 20, several social media users have been posting an image of a sealed pack of a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that says “Made in China”. Twitter user @anaamika_tiwari shared…

Fact-check: Efficacy of Ashwagandha in AYUSH standard treatment protocol for COVID-19

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Dr Sharfaroz Satani8th November 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, symptoms such as pneumonia, clotting complications, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock are reported in many cases of the infection. While these symptoms…

Italy defeated COVID-19? Misinformation-riddled conspiracy theory viral

Dr Sharfaroz Satani21st September 202012th May 2021

A viral message that “Italy has defeated coronavirus” has been shared in the form of a news broadcast. It says that the country performed autopsies on patients who died of…

COVID-19 is not a bacterial infection, false claim viral on social media

Dr Sharfaroz Satani18th August 202018th August 2020

A viral video accompanied by the following message has been circulating on WhatsApp. “Finally W.H.O. cheated the world, Corona is not a Virus, but a bacterial infection and patients can…

AYUSH Kwath or Kadha cannot ‘boost’ immunity to fight against COVID-19

Dr Sharfaroz Satani & Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh10th August 202027th September 2020

On April 24 2020, the Ministry of AYUSH promoted a herbal formulation called AYUSH Kwath for ‘immunity boosting’ of the masses for the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry requested the State/UT…

No, Nanavati Hospital does not recommend lemon, turmeric for COVID “treatment”

Pooja Chaudhuri25th July 202025th July 2020

A viral WhatsApp forward claims that COVID experts at Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital have informed that the following four “treatments” are given to coronavirus positive patients — warm water with lemon,…

Fake audio advising against COVID tests viral in the name of Maharashtra MLA Geeta Jain

Archit24th July 202024th July 2020

A two-minute audio clip where a woman narrates that the Central government is giving Rs 1.5 lakh per coronavirus positive patient to urban local bodies is viral on WhatsApp. As…

WHO doesn’t claim asymptomatic patients cannot spread COVID, isolation is still advised

Pooja Chaudhuri17th July 202017th July 2020

A claim circulating on social media alleges that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken a ‘U-turn’ and said that asymptomatic COVID-19 patients needn’t be isolated or quarantined as they…

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Ladder ‘walking’: It’s a phenomenon called passive dynamic walking, nothing paranormal about it

Misleading video claiming dry ginger can cure Omicron is scientifically baseless