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Video from 2015 shared as woman commits suicide in US due to coronavirus infection

Priyanka Jha29th March 202029th March 2020

A video of a person committing suicide by jumping from a high rise building is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that the person was infected…

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…

No, Korean drama ‘My Secret, Terrius’ did not ‘predict’ COVID-19

Pooja Chaudhuri28th March 202028th March 2020

Social media users baffled across the globe are sharing a scene from the Korean web series ‘My Secret, Terrius’ suggesting that the 10th episode of the series predicted the novel…

No, Indian army has not built 1000-bed quarantine facility for coronavirus patients

Archit27th March 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have posted a collage of three images with the claim that the India army made a 1000-bed hospital in Barmer, Rajasthan in a matter of…

Viral audio falsely claims 59 positive coronavirus cases in Nagpur

Archit27th March 202027th March 2020

A five-minute audio clip of a phone conversation between two men is circulating on WhatsApp. In the audio, one man shares various claims related to coronavirus in Nagpur while the…

Old, unrelated images shared as mass deaths due to coronavirus

Archit24th March 202024th March 2020

With the number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus in India exceeding 500 and hundreds of districts in the country in complete lockdown, there is a growing sense of…

Coronavirus: Video from Indonesia shared as wet food market in China’s Wuhan

Jignesh Patel22nd March 202022nd March 2020

In the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak in India, one Daya Ram Meena tweeted a 44-second video clip showing a dead python kept out in the open in unhygienic conditions….

Traffic signal in Hyderabad or Mumbai ‘crosses road’ in heavy rains? No, video from China viral

Pooja Chaudhuri5th September 201915th October 2020

A video which shows a traffic signal being washed up in a heavy downpour is circulating on social media as Hyderabad reels under torrential rains. First time in History the…

Old video from Egypt shared as DPS Rajbagh teacher thrashing children

Jignesh Patel20th July 201928th July 2022

A video of a man brutally thrashing children is circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that he is DPS Rajbagh teacher Shakil Ahmed Ansari. The accompanying message also calls for…

Chennai man severed head of sister’s rapist? No, gory video from 2018 viral

Arjun Sidharth20th June 201911th September 2020

“This guy Akku Yadav from chennai, India whose sister was raped and the next thing he did was chopped off the rapist’s head and brought it to the police station….