10 Whatsapp forwards you should not forward

March 20, 2020

WhatsApp groups are awash with misinformation about COVID-19. Our team of doctors and fact-checkers identified a number of viral rumours and misleading and...

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Are DIY hand sanitisers effective?

March 19, 2020

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From TikTok videos to twitter posts and WhatsApp forwards, social media is abuzz with do-it-yourself (DIY) guides on how to make sanitisers at home. However...

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In India, racist songs gain popularity amid coronavirus outbreak, amplify misinformation

March 19, 2020

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The local Indian language music industries are taking the coronavirus as a cue and producing songs out of it which is amplifying the spread of misinformation...

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Onion won’t keep the coronavirus at bay

March 17, 2020

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A hotel owner in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, claims that eating small onions can help prevent coronavirus. This is a false claim; eating small or big or onion in...

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Fake news about President Trump suffering from COVID-19 is viral in China

March 16, 2020

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China’s most popular messaging app WeChat is abuzz with fake news that President Donald Trump has coronavirus after he recently came in close contact with the...

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In Kashmir, a refill plant supplying “fake sanitizers”, sealed

March 14, 2020

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Amid coronavirus threat, a sanitizer refill plant was supplying fake sanitizers in the Ganderbal area of Kashmir. Six barrels of fake hand sanitizers sealed...

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In Iran, at least 44 people died from alcohol after corona virus cure rumour

March 11, 2020

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A rumour circulating in Iran that alcohol can treat coronavirus has so far led to 44 deaths after being poisoned by bootleg alcohol, the state-run IRNA news...

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Coronavirus Outbreak: How an epidemic of misinformation spreads on China’s WeChat

February 11, 2020

From rumours to unscientific claims to dubious health advice to numerous conspiracy theories, China’s most popular messaging platform, WeChat is infested with...

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India’s environment minister says air pollution doesn’t shorten lifespan; but studies show he is wrong

December 13, 2019

India’s Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar recently told the parliament that there was no Indian study that linked air pollution with the shortening of...

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No, a needle prick cannot be used as first aid for stroke

September 29, 2019

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A widely circulated message on how to save someone from stroke with the help of a needle has garnered thousands of views and shares on social media. We find...