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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…

Video of 2019 protest in Azerbaijan shared as Spanish police excess during COVID-19 lockdown

Archit30th March 202030th March 2020

A five-minute video of police detaining civilians has gone viral on social media with the claim that it shows Spanish authorities are imposing a lockdown in the country. It is…

Old video from Myanmar falsely shared as Chinese monks sprinkling cow urine amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed Zubair29th March 2020

A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The…

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…

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Bulldozer action in Kolkata: Demolition stayed by court, panic and uncertainty linger

TCS Nashik case: TV news’ corporate jihad narrative vs what the 9 FIRs actually state