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AYUSH ministry’s claim that Unani practices can prevent coronavirus infection is false

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh5th February 2020

Coronavirus (CoV) is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to over 24 countries including India. New research has estimated that over 371 people have…

No, homeopathic drug ‘Arsenicum album 30’ cannot prevent Coronavirus infection, as claimed by AYUSH ministry

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh31st January 20202nd September 2020

Coronavirus is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to 16 countries including Thailand, France, Philippines, USA, Australia and India. Over 170 people have died…

Video of parasite removal from a person’s lip falsely linked with Coronavirus

Nibedita Sen29th January 202030th January 2020

A 1:37 minutes video is circulating on Facebook with the claim that it shows a Coronavirus patient being treated. The video has been shared by the Facebook page of an…

Fake Ministry of Health ‘advisory’ about Coronavirus viral on social media

Nibedita Sen29th January 202029th January 2020

A WhatsApp forward claiming India’s health ministry has issued an emergency notification to the public on the prevention of the Coronavirus in viral. The message reads: “Most Urgent,Very Serious, Important…

Dengue cannot be cured or prevented with homeopathic treatment Eupatorium Perfoliatum

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh22nd November 20191st December 2019

Like every year, the cases for mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, have spiked in different parts of India after the end of the summer season. This year the epidemic has…

Coconut oil cannot protect against dengue viral infection

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh15th November 2019

Like every year, the cases for the mosquito-borne diseases, Dengue and Chikungunya, have spiked in different parts of India after the end of the summer season. This year the epidemic…

Old video of sun halo shared on social media as ‘full rainbow’ spotted in Gujarat

Jignesh Patel8th August 20199th August 2019

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra tweeted a video of a circle visible around the sun. According to Anand Mahindra, he had received this on WhatsApp where it was claimed that…

Old video of baby with rare birth defect shared as advent of ‘Antichrist’ born in Israel

Arjun Sidharth29th July 201930th July 2019

“कुरान में अल्लाह पाक ने फ़रमाया है कि इज़राइल में दज्जाल पैदा होगा जिसकी एक आँख होगी। अब इज़राइल में ये बच्चा पैदा हो गया है……अल्लाह हम सब की हिफाज़त…

False allegations of toxins and harmful chemicals in India’s widely sold commercial salt brands

Jammi Nagaraj Rao22nd July 201922nd July 2019

On the 26th of June 2019, Shiv Shankar Gupta, the chairman of Godhum grains & farms products, conducted a press conference while alleging that two popular brands of salt in…

Video of surgically extracted intestinal worms falsely claimed as undigested noodles

Nitika Amin13th July 2019

A video is viral on social media with the claim that it shows noodles being surgically removed from a person’s intestine. The video is circulating on WhatsApp with a message…

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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