No, eating chilli is not a cure for heart attack

June 26, 2020

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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10 widely shared misleading COVID-19 videos that we (almost) believed

May 1, 2020

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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...

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No, this COVID-19 patient is not the wife of Canadian PM

March 23, 2020

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...

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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...