Videos promoting COVID-19 conspiracies are re-emerging despite a crackdown

April 9, 2021

A year after the pandemic, the conspiracy theory that coronavirus is a hoax and that Bill Gates and Dr Fauci are behind it is again gaining popularity...

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Azim Premji has not donated $7.5 billion in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

March 31, 2020

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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)...

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What not to do to disinfect yourself from COVID-19?

March 31, 2020

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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...

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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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10 Whatsapp forwards you should not forward

March 20, 2020

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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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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...