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Video of man selling relief material at grocery shop is from Pakistan

Mohammed Zubair10th April 202010th April 2020

A video is viral with a claim in Hindi – “परोपकार करें तो ध्यान से, क्योंकि ऐसे गरीब भी भरे पड़े हैं. (Be careful when you’re generous because there are…

Video from Ecuador showing coronavirus victims in body bags shared as New York

Archit10th April 202010th April 2020

Data as per John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, as of April 10, reports that the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed coronavirus cases – over 466,000. More…

Theatrical video of policeman beaten by priest shared as real

Jignesh Patel8th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a priest holding down a man dressed in police uniform is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the priest can be seen grabbing the…

Viral audio falsely claims Muslim vendors have sprung up in Surat to spread coronavirus

Jignesh Patel7th April 20208th April 2020

A 6:24 minute audio clip is circulating on messaging applications such as WhatsApp. In the audio clip, a man introduces himself as a resident of City Light area of Surat,…

Old video from Philippines shared with false claim of Muslim man spitting on bread

Priyanka Jha7th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a man opening sealed packets of bread from a loading truck while licking his fingers has gone viral on social media in the light of the coronavirus…

Viral WhatsApp forward of ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ is fake

Archit & Kinjal6th April 202011th April 2020

A WhatsApp text has gone viral which claims to state the World Health Organisation’s lockdown protocol for controlling dangerous virus outbreaks. The viral message has also been shared in the…

Old video of racist heckling falsely viral as Muslim man spits on passenger in New York metro

Archit4th April 20208th April 2020

A 40-second video that shows a man spitting on another at a metro station has been shared by several social users along with the text, “New York, an islamic jihadi…

Fake message claims Dadar police register case against 52 people for misinformation on coronavirus

Archit2nd April 20208th April 2020

A WhatsApp message has gone viral. It claims that 52 cases have been registered by Dadar cybercrime police against WhatsApp group administrators for sharing misleading forwards. The message credits the…

Coronavirus: Old photos of bank robbery in Venezuela shared as Italians discard wealth on streets

Archit1st April 20202nd April 2020

A set of images that shows piles of cash on a street has gone viral on social media. A Facebook user posted two such images along with the caption, “People…

Coronavirus: Old video from Mexico shared as Spanish police action on curfew violators

Kinjal31st March 202031st March 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a 21-day lockdown on March 24, barring essential services. Since then, there have been reports of the police adopting harsh measures to keep the restriction…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of woman claiming she married her father-in-law is scripted