Home-made blend of onion, lemon and honey will not prevent a heart attack

July 24, 2020

A video viewed millions of times claims that heart attacks can be prevented by drinking onion juice mixed with lemon and honey. The claim is misleading. A...

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This video of undignified burial of dead bodies is from Indian state of Karnataka and not Russia

July 20, 2020

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A video that has been watched hundreds of times on youtube claims that the video highlights how Russia is secretly burying dead bodies. However, the video is...

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Analysing social media response to COVID-19 misinformation

July 5, 2020

Social media platforms are under constant pressure to regulate misinformation. We analysed how the three most popular social media platforms are tackling fake...

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No, eating chilli is not a cure for heart attack

June 26, 2020

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A video shared thousands of times in India claims that the ultimate cure for a heart attack is the consumption of chillies. This is misleading; doctors say...

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No, washing hands with lemon will not protect you from Covid-19

June 18, 2020

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 10 fake claims citing the medicinal properties of lemon or drinking hot lemon juice or mixing lemon with soda...

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Trends in Covid-19 misinformation in India

June 12, 2020

Amid an unprecedented global health crisis, health journalists faced a double whammy – one to report effectively on the pandemic and the other to fight the...

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Having had measles before does not protect you from COVID-19

June 4, 2020

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A video in the Tamil language claims that if someone has had measles infection in his lifetime, he will never be infected with the novel coronavirus. The claim...

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Why a lot of Covid-19 infographics are wrong?

May 29, 2020

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There is a lot of data visualisation about COVID-19 which can be misleading. We identified five common mistakes in data visualisation and how one can spot them...