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...

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Coronavirus myths currently circulating on Facebook

May 15, 2020

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The volume of misinformation about coronavirus online calls for continuous monitoring and fact-checking. In this article, we debunk 7 myths that are currently...

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This video is circulating online with another false claim every second day

May 11, 2020

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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...

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Aspirin with honey & lemon juice will not kill the Covid-19

May 7, 2020

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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...

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Ratan Tata again hit by fake news, busts viral message

May 7, 2020

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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...