A viral WhatsApp forward claims that prolonged use of masks is dangerous and alkaline foods can protect from Covid-19. Both these claims are false and...
First Check
The volume of misinformation about coronavirus online calls for continuous monitoring and fact-checking. In this article, we debunk 7 myths that are currently...
A video of passengers in a commercial aircraft arguing with airline staff was earlier circulating on Facebook with a claim that Air India flouted social...
False claims about home-made remedies and cures for Covid-19 have been doing rounds since the beginning of the pandemic. A claim encouraging people to mix a...
India’s eminent industrialist and chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata clarifies that a newspaper article titled Ratan Tata’s message in Hindi about COVID-19 is...
In the midst of an outbreak, social media is awash with misleading videos related to the COVID-19 outbreak. We compiled 10 most widely shared videos that...
A number of posts shared repeatedly on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook claim one of India’s richest man Azim Premji has donated INR 50,000 ($7.5 billion)...
The Internet is abuzz with how to clean effectively to limit the spread of coronavirus – the ins and outs of disinfecting coronavirus. Few past events...
A misleading video centred on the claim that flies can spread the coronavirus if they come into contact with infected human faeces is gaining popularity...
The video showing a woman hospitalised for the treatment of COVID-19 as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s wife is false and misleading. Canadian Prime...