The number of active COVID-19 cases has surged to 4,054 across multiple states in India. Kerala stands out with the highest number of reported cases. Due to the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases, health officials and authorities have started to implement precautionary measures to curb the spread of the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) […]
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As the world braced for a new possible wave of Covid-19, misinformation regarding it also revived with the deadly virus. An old video of a group of doctors falsely claiming coronavirus is nothing but the seasonal flu virus is doing rounds on social media. The viral video has now been attributed to World Health Organization […]
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As the world seemed to have moved on from the scare of the Covid-19 pandemic, another round of coronavirus surge is being recorded in China and the rest of the world. A massive spike in covid-19 cases in China has posed a huge threat before Christmas and the New Year holiday season. The World Health […]
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Recently, Canada government decided to make COVID vaccine mandatory. To ensure this, Canadian government has imposed health tax on the unvaccinated. People must be vaccinated to go to restaurants, gyms or even for travelling in planes and trains. Similarly, government has made vaccine mandatory for truckers who are crossing US border. People in Canada, especially […]
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Chinese researchers have said that they have found a type of coronavirus that spreads among bats in South Africa. It is called NeoCov. With the emergence of their findings, News articles mentioned NeoCov as the new deadly variant of Coronavirus which causes Covid-19 disease. Users have been claiming NeoCov is going to be the next […]
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The Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading fast with massive spikes in daily cases in various nations. World Health Organization has even warned that half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within the next six to eight weeks. In India alone, 268,833 new Covid-19 cases and 402 deaths in the last 24 hours were […]
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Neurologist Dr. Sushil Razdan has clarified in an interview that the viral video is shared falsely in his name. He also insists people to maintain COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. Dry ginger powder will not prevent or cure COVID-19. As Covid-19 cases in India rise rapidly and threat of a third wave of COVID-19 continue to loom over […]
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With the number of COVID-19 positives on the rise again, social media is also getting flooded with misinformation related to the infection as well as the vaccines. One such message being forwarded on instant messaging apps claims that Bill Gates has confessed that the vaccines are harmful and has called for all Covid-19 vaccines to […]
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The video does not have any relation with the Covid restrictions in Saudi Arab. It shows footages from the Baloot championship in Riyadh in 2018. With the rise in the cases of the Omicron, latest variant of the deadly novel coronavirus in the world, a video showing a huge crowd dressed in white sitting in […]
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Jaideep Bhatnagar, principal spokesperson of PIB confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral image is Fake. The government has not made any announcement on the nationwide lockdown. With the rising cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19 in India, people are worried about the possibility of another lockdown. India has recorded over 300 Omicron cases […]
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The news was published by a satire website, but people started sharing it as real after it went viral. More than 100 cases of Omicron variant has been reported in India. The WHO has expressed their concern over the rising cases of this variant in the world. Amid this, a screenshot of a news report […]
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The original comic shows Phantom asking people to protect themselves from the ‘sleep death’ and not ‘China virus’. Several conspiracy theories regarding the Covid-19 pandemic had cropped up since the outbreak of the virus. As a new variant of this Covid-19 virus named as ‘Omicron’ becomes a global concern, new conspiracy theories have started surfacing […]
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The original poster of the film named “Phase IV” released in 1974 was digitally edited to create the viral poster. Becky Cheatle, who photoshopped the original poster, has clarified the same on Twitter. On November 26, World Health Organization (WHO) designated the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as a ‘variant of concern’ and named it Omicron. According […]
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The video shows the supporters of the German football team Borussia Mönchengladbach marching on a street in Graz, Austria in 2019. It has no relation with the ongoing anti lockdown protest in Austria. Massive protests broke out in Austria after the country imposed a nationwide lockdown and mandated vaccines for its entire adult population. In […]
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During the ongoing pandemic doctors and health workers are encouraging people to get vaccinated and to stand united against this deadly virus. Amidst this, there is a viral video showing a man saying that the Covid vaccine license has been banned for two weeks by the German Government due to its side effects. The claim […]
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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming third wave in the country, social media is filled with information related to the effects of third wave and lockdown. Fact Crescendo has previously debunked many such claims and brought their authenticity to its readers. Amidst this a video of a news organization is circulating on […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s latest measures to push people to get vaccinated and to curb new Covid infections, announced recently, have generated an angry response from both the far-left and far-right groups in the EU country, with more than 1 lakh protesting nationwide on 17th July 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to make vaccination compulsory […]
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A video is going viral on social media claiming that the U.S. government has sacked Dr. Fauci. The post further goes on to claim that the U.S government has finally admitted that the COVID-19 virus is man-made. Dr. Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Chief Medical Advisor […]
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Findings of research conducted by IIT Gandhinagar made headlines recently and caused huge panic everywhere. Citing this research, news media websites reported that scientists found “traces of Coronavirus” in the Sabarmati River in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. This led to viral messages and posts claiming “coronavirus was found in drinking water” on social […]
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During the ongoing pandemic, RTPCR tests and Rapid Antigen tests have become a common term in our daily conversation. Recently we found a claim going viral which was no more than a anti testing conspiracy theory regarding the Covid-19 rapid antigen test kits which claims that the results are declared in a cherry-picking process. A […]
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A viral message circulating on social media with regards to COVID-19 claims that Singapore doctors have found that WHO has hatched a conspiracy to mislead people about the disease and its treatment. The message further claims that Singapore’s health ministry has finally found a treatment procedure for the virus. The viral message further goes on to claim […]
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A video of a group of police officers thrashing a man with sticks is going viral with a claim that an ambulance driver was beaten after he was caught disconnecting the oxygen supply at a hospital. Fact Crescendo received many fact-check requests about this video on our WhatsApp FactLine (9049053770). We found that this claim […]
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Several users and media outlets, especially outside India, have been claiming that people in India are angry with their gods and are smashing their idols because they failed to protect them from Covid-19. In viral post, visuals of thousands of idols are seen lying on the street and people seemingly throwing Ganesh idols off the […]
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A viral message propagates a false conspiracy theory suggesting a nexus between Wuhan lab and major global pharmaceutical companies that caused in the Covid-19 pandemic. The message ultimately puts forward a convoluted claim that the coronavirus was created in China with the help of vaccine makers with the intension to make profits. Fact Crescendo received […]
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The antiviral drug Remdesivir has been under the spotlight as it is currently being used in the treatment of COVID-19. Several posts associated with the shortage of the drug, duplication of the drug and the price or black marketing of the drug is doing rounds on social media. During the time when people are desperately […]
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Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many videos and photos have been going viral on social platforms with false and misleading claims. Fact Crescendo has been debunking many such videos and images and has brought its authenticity to their readers. After a year-long wait the country has come up with vaccines to safeguard the citizens from […]
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Social media is replete with various unscientific and clearly bogus cures of coronavirus. A case in point is steam and a decoction of Neem leaves and Ginger that is going viral as a cure for coronavirus. In a video shared on social media, a woman claims that she was cured of Covid-19 by only having […]
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Amidst the vast misinformation online, a self-check method to know if you have Covid-19 is going viral on various social media platforms. According to this viral simple self-monitoring test, people can determine whether they have Covid-19 by holding their breath for more than 20 seconds. Fact Crescendo received many fact-check requests about this test on […]
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Amidst the ongoing pandemic, India has been one of the worst hit countries, where thousands of people are testing positive each day and are struggling to get oxygen supplies for covid patients . India is currently going through a massive shortage of hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and medicinal drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19. […]
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Amidst the second wave of coronavirus in India, a deluge of online misinformation is causing extra damage to the efforts towards combating the pandemic. In a recent addition to such misinformation is a video in which an unidentified man apparently shows how masks are contaminated with germs and worms and warns people not to wear […]
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The antiviral drug Remdesivir has been under the spotlight as it is currently being used in the treatment of COVID-19. Several posts associated with the shortage of the drug, duplication of the drug and the price or black marketing of the drug is doing rounds on social media. One such message claiming that Remdesivir has […]
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A video of a ‘volunteer vaccinator’ administering an injection using an empty syringe into the shoulder of an elderly adult has gone viral claiming that the video is from India where vaccines are being sold in the black market and citizens are being fooled by the hospital administrations. Fact Crescendo received many requests for verification […]
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In the background of countrywide shortage of oxygen supply, a video is going viral propagating a scientifically unproven solution for patients suffering from low levels of oxygen. The man in the viral video, one Dr. Alok from Sarvodaya Hospital, claims that nebulizers can be used for oxygen supply if an oxygen cylinder is not available. […]
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As India’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge tremendously and phase 3 of COVID-19 vaccination for citizens over 18 years of age is set to begin from May 1st, a message claiming that recipients are getting infected with COVID-19 even after two shots of vaccines is being spread widely on WhatsApp. The message also has a […]
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Starting from May 1, everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in India. But a viral message on social media may put off many from taking the vaccine. Cautioning about the potential vaccine complications, the message warns women not to take the vaccine five days before and after their […]
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With the second wave of Covid-19 creating havoc in the country, social media is flooded with unverified and unscientific home remedies. In one such viral message, it is being claimed that to increase the oxygen level one should inhale camphor, clove, ajwain and eucalyptus oil. Fact Crescendo received many requests about this message on our […]
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A viral clip showing a man in a black body bag smoking took netizens by surprise. Many have been claiming that the clip shows a pile of dead bodies of corona infected people, in which one man is still alive. This is how ‘they’ are fooling the public in the name of the coronavirus. Fact […]
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Due to the rising number of COVID-19 patients in India, social media is filled with misinformation related to the disease. Fact Crescendo has fact-checked many such videos and images earlier. Amidst this a video of a woman dressed in white scarf singing a Bollywood song is being shared claiming that the nurse is singing hindi […]
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False and misleading reports of school and college closures are being shared on social media platforms due to the increasing coronavirus infection in the country. Fact Crescendo has fact-checked many such viral posts. The picture of one such circular is going viral on social media with the claim that in view of the coronavirus infection […]
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A video clip showing a mob raining blows on a police officer is doing rounds on social media with a claim that it is from Beed district of Maharashtra. The viral message accompanying this video states that the incident took place when people in Beed vehemently opposed the lockdown imposed in the district. Fact Crescendo […]
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The news that the Maharashtra’s environment and tourism minister Aditya Thackeray has contracted HIV AIDS is being shared on social media. By sharing a screenshot of the TV-Bharatvarsh news social media users claim that Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aditya Thackeray has tested positive for HIV AIDS. Readers of Fact Crescendo requested a fact […]
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With the rise in the number of COVID-19 patients in the country social media is filled with misinformation related to the virus and vaccine. Amidst this, social media users are sharing a news bulletin run byABP News which claims that the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger train’s till 31st March. The six minute-long breaking […]
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With the rise in COVID-19 patients across the country, social media is filled with claims related to the vaccine. Amidst this we found an image circulating on social media claiming that no opposition leader in India had taken the COVID-19 vaccination until PM Modi got vaccinated. It says that Prime Minster Narendra Modi was the […]
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Image Credits- pharmaceutical-technology.com With the second phase of vaccination being started across the country for those above the age of 60 years and people above the age of 45 years with co-morbidities, a message is going viral on social media claiming that it contains the link to the COVID-19 vaccination self-registration portal. The message also […]
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Photo credits- BBC The COVID-19 vaccination drive has come to a new phase and the state has opened up vaccination for senior citizens and those above 45 years with co-morbidities. Amidst this, a message is going viral on social media enumerating COVID-19 vaccine prices in different countries. It claims that India is the only country […]
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COVID-19 vaccination drive has come to a new phase and the state has opened up vaccination for senior citizens and those above 45 years with co-morbidities. Amidst this a message is going viral on social media claiming that they are the guidelines of the new COVID-19 vaccination policy of India which are set to be […]
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A viral claim, suggesting that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Patanjali’s ‘Coronil’ as a medicine for the COVID-19 has been doing rounds on social media. Several social media users have shared posts claiming that Patanjali’s Coronil, which is an Ayurvedic medicine, has been approved by WHO for the treatment for COVID-19. The caption […]
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Social media is flooded with misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccination drive going on in India. Amidst this social media users posted a newspaper clipping and claimed that 40 students were hospitalized soon after their injection of the COVID-19 vaccine in India. The headline of the newspaper clipping reads as “40 students hospitalised after vaccination in Knp” […]
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Social media is flooded with misinformation related to the fatalities andside-effects suspected to be linked to COVID-19 vaccines. Amid this, several posts on social media claims that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said in an interview to CNBC that 7 lakh people will face death or disability after taking the vaccines. This message is going […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine has become a major misinformation trend on social media. Recently a screenshot using the logo of CNN, a US-based media organisation is going viral on social media claiming that doctors encourage COVID-19 vaccine injections to be given on the penis. It includes an image of a doctor and a digital sketch depicting an […]
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The entire world is waiting to get their hands on the COVID-19 vaccine which is supposed to put an end to the gloomy pandemic days. Amidst this a viral image social media claims that the new vaccine is turning people into zombies who have now started eating each other. A screenshot of a television news […]
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According to a report published by WHO on December 21, the United Kingdom called for a meeting as the new rapidly-spreading COVID-19 variant, known as N501Y, is spreading across London and south-east England. Preliminary reports by the United Kingdom are that this variant is more transmissible than previous circulating viruses, with an estimated increase of […]
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There is a wave of misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its vaccine circulating on social media. With reference to the COVID-19 vaccine a photo showing a package containing a cartridge that would be used in an electronic cigarette and inhaled as a vapor is gaining a lot of attention on social media. It […]
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Social media is filled with misleading claims about COVID-19, amidst this a screenshot of a news report showing Pope Francis’s statement on the COVID-19 Vaccine is going viral. The news report claims that Pope Francis said that the COVID-19 Vaccine is required to enter heaven. Further the report also mentions that God has spoken to […]
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After the UK became the first nation to approve the coronavirus vaccine for general use, all eyes were on its mass vaccination rollout last week. However, on the first day of the immunization campaign came the news of two health care workers having allergic reactions after receiving the vaccine. It fueled the already popular baseless […]
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90 year old Margaret Keenan became the first recipient of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the UK on December 8, 2020. Amidst this a story is being shared claiming that a crisis actor named Liz Scott allegedly received the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine by impersonating Keenan. Social media posts also claim that Margaret Keenan […]
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An image of a Turkish immigrant family is being circulated on social media claiming that the “boy in the yellow t-shirt” in the photograph is Dr Ugur Sahin, the CEO of the Germany-based company, BioNTech SE, who developed the COVID-19 vaccine along with Pfizer Inc. The caption of the post mentions that “A family of Muslim immigrants from […]
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COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a huge amount of false and misleading information on social media forums. Fact Crescendo has previously debunked many such claims on misleading cures, vaccines, home remedies etc. One such post is going viral on the internet these days, which claims that according to the World Health Organization (W.H.O), not […]
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Many false and misleading news regarding the lockdown have been going viral on social media platforms. Fact Crescendo has previously debunked many such viral claims on lockdown violence, lockdown rules and regulations and lockdown duration and effectiveness before. Recently we came across an image of an online newspaper, which claimed that Uttarakhand is preparing for […]
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Image Source- DNA India In light of the increasing death’s due to COVID-19 infections a WhatsApp forward is being circulated with the claim that insurance benefits for COVID-19 deaths can be claimed under two of the PM’s Suraksha Yojana Schemes, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). The […]
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A picture depicting Hindu deities on a hospital bed remains the subject of discussion on social media forums, with social posts claiming that the picture shows priests treating coronavirus-infected deities in India. It is being said that it is a quarantine centre. The title of the post states that- “Country of fools. Even God has […]
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Through some posts on social media, it is being claimed that the coronavirus infection can be spread by smoke and ash during the funeral procedure of the coronavirus victim. Archive Link A protest took place in a municipality area of Kerala’s Kottayam district over a corpse, when local residents of Muttabalam town stopped the cremation […]
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Recently, Russia has launched the world’s first vaccine for Covid-19. A picture has surfaced on various social forums, with a claim that the girl shown taking the vaccine is the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin an that she is the first person to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in the world. The message in the […]
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Many wrong and misleading news related to organ trafficking of patients admitted in hospitals due to the Corona epidemic has been gaining traction on social forums. One such video is currently doing the rounds on social media, through the video it is being claimed that the medical hospital of Nagpur, conducted a postmortem on a […]
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A post on Twitter about the death of a young doctor due to COVID-19 took Twitter users by an emotional storm. The post made from the account @Aisha_must_sayz has gone viral with an emotional outpouring from across the world. “Dr Aisha” became one of the “Top Trending” stories on Twitter. The tweet read “Haya friends […]
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It is being claimed through a viral post on social media that a person was declared Corona positive and forcefully admitted to a hospital in Gorai, Mumbai. A few days later, he passed away. The hastiness shown by the hospital to cremate the deceased caused suspicion amongst his relatives and they registered their objections with […]
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The World Health Organization is playing a major role during the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, social media is flooded with misinformation related to WHO such as misleading WHO guidelines on COVID-19. Amidst this, a viral message claim’s that the World Health Organization (WHO) is offering a remote working opportunity. The posts also claims […]
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Veteran Actor Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on July 11th after testing positive for COVID-19. While Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan have been hospitalised since July 11th, Amitabh Bachchan has been sharing regular updates about his family and his health on his social media accounts. He has been thanking […]
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Amidst the escalated border tensions with China and Nepal, a viral video on social media platforms is doing the rounds where a huge number of people can be seen protesting. It is being shared with the claim that people in Nepal have started to revolt and come out on the streets against their Prime Minister KP […]
Continue ReadingA video showing several unconscious people lying on the ground is doing rounds on social media with two different claims. The first narrative claims that the video shows the COVID-19 condition in India where people infected with the virus is lying dead on the ground. The second narrative claims that a lethal sting by an […]
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A viral message on social media claim’s that Thyrocare, a private test lab, has been sealed by government authorities over COVID-19 test report lapses. A link of a Mumbai Mirror news report is being shared in the message to support this claim. After the message went viral, Mumbai Mirror and Thyrocare denied the claims made […]
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As the George Floyd murder protests intensify across the globe, social media is abuzz with videos of innovative ways of protest. The latest one is of a man who can be seen playing the Imperial March theme from Star Wars in front of the police. With the tension growing between protesters and police in the […]
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A viral message on social media regarding COVID-19 claims that Italian doctors have found that WHO has hatched a conspiracy to mislead people about the disease, vaccinate everyone and reduce world population. The message further claims that Italian doctor’s have finally found a cure for the virus. The viral message further goes on to claim […]
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Amidst devastating footage from West Bengal after the super cyclone struck the state another video showing a natural calamity is doing rounds on social media. A video of a massive landslide is viral on social media claiming that it shows a landslide that took place in Shillong (Meghalaya). Facebook Post | Archive Link Fact Check- […]
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As the world is fighting together against the COVID-19 pandemic, social media on the other hand is filled with misinformation related to the virus. The most recent misinformation going viral in the form of a news bulletin clipping claims that US President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. In the viral video we can see […]
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A viral message on social media claims that the government has a roadmap to ease COVID-19 restrictions in 5 phases through a three week review process and would be on the dates of May 18, June 8, June 29, July 20, and August 10. The message then details every phase and the easing of relaxations […]
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With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening every passing day, it has eventually created havoc in the lives of doctors and health workers. With the cases of violence against the medical fraternity becoming daily headlines, a CCTV footage of a man physically assaulting a woman is doing rounds on social media with a claim that a DMK party […]
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We are into the last week of Lockdown 3.0 and the situation in many parts of the country still appears grim, especially in states like Maharashtra and Gujarat. As Indians struggle with the challenges posed by the lockdown, fake news peddlers and fear mongers have been spreading rumors regarding COVID-19 and the lockdown. Even though […]
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A viral video related to the current nationwide lockdown is in great discussion on social media, in the video some people can be seen beating a person. Through this video, it is being claimed that a Muslim youth is being beaten by Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P) workers in Madhya Pradesh during the lockdown. The title […]
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Social media is filled with debates on is the origin of the Coronavirus which has been declared as a pandemic and has claimed thousands of lives in the world. Amidst this a viral message on social media claims that ‘Japan’s professor of Physiology or Medicine’, Professor Dr Tasuku Honjo, while addressing the media said that […]
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Doctors and health workers around the world are fighting the coronavirus pandemic by putting their own life at risk. According to viral posts on social media, one such corona warrior Dr. Manish Patil has died while saving patients. A viral photo of a lady doctor is claimed to be that of Dr. Manisha Patil from […]
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There are several vaccines being tested during the COVID-19 Pandemic around the world. Amidst this, an online news website claimed on Sunday that the first volunteer for a human trial of the coronavirus vaccine in the United Kingdom has died. According to the article Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in the UK’s human trials […]
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Many wrong videos and pictures related to coronavirus are being shared on social media with the aim of spreading panic among people. We found one such video doing the rounds on social media. Through this video, it is being claimed that a coronavirus infected patient is being tortured without treatment outside a hospital in Kanpur. The […]
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A screenshot of a tweet by actor Javed Jaffrey is going viral on social media. The tweet is about the claims made in the viral videos that Muslim fruit and vegetable hawkers are spitting on the fruits and vegetables before selling them. It is also mentioned in that tweet that there is no evidence that […]
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Many videos are being made viral with claims that these videos are from different parts of the country where the people appearing in the videos are trying to spread Coronavirus. Another such video is going viral on social media, claiming that a woman who is believed to be infected with coronavirus has entered Reliance Mall […]
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A video that is going viral on social forums shows a person coughing and sneezing on the floor, police officers can be seen around this person, this video is being shared online with the claim that a police officer in Bihar’s Bhagalpur Central Jail has been infected with Coronavirus. The title of the post reads, […]
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A picture is being shared on social media with the claim that a Muslim boy Rizwan has died after being beaten up by the Uttar Pradesh Tanda police as he went out to buy biscuits and other household items during the lockout. The title of the post reads that “A Muslim boy, Rizwan, was killed […]
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A photo of a young nurse is being shared in the name of Komal Mishra with the claim that she died from a coronavirus while conducting her duty in a Pune hospital. It is also being claimed that she hailed from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. Upon the investigation, Fact Crescendo found this claim as false. […]
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Many events are being spread on social media with the aim of misleading people by giving them a communal form. Meanwhile, while sharing a highly objectionable video on social media, it is being claimed that a person named Mukesh Suri of Bhopal hired a Muslim maid named “Hasina”. The woman was caught on CCTV footage […]
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Considering the readiness to fight Coronavirus, various government departments are conducting mass exercises to test their preparedness, videos of these exercises are being shared on social forums by many social users with incorrect details. In this sequence, a video has been spread on social media claiming that the first Coronavirus patient was taken to Central […]
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Social media has been one of the major mediums to spread Fake News about the pandemic disease COVID-19. Almost every country has called for a lockdown or has asked their citizens to stay indoors in order to contain the situation. Amidst this, an image is going viral on social media where men and women are […]
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Many misleading and unrelated videos related to Coronavirus are being spread on social media. Another such video has been circulating on social media. In the video, we can see a policeman coughing and falling on the ground, after which a team of doctors goes to him and treats him carefully. Through this video, it is […]
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Many misleading and inaccurate videos and pictures related to coronavirus are being spread on social media. Some misleading claims about spreading the infection of this virus and the attempt to spread communal hatred among people is also become a new trend on social forums. One such video where 2 policemen are seen beating a person […]
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A video has been found in considerable discussions on social media due to various rumors and misleading claims about coronavirus. A group of policemen are seen in the video killing the people who are running during the blockade. Through this video, it is being claimed that this video is from the city of Ayodhya in […]
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In a 6 minutes and 42 seconds viral audio clip on social media, the speaker calls himself a resident of City Light Area in Surat and appeals to people asking them not buy vegetables from Muslim hawkers. He makes his audio message a communal issue, and claims that the hawkers are selling vegetables at low […]
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During the Coronavirus pandemic around the world, Italy has been one of the most affected areas in the world. It has recorded almost 20,000 deaths according to the Situation Report published by WHO on 13th April 2020. Doctors and nurses in Italy who are treating the COVID-19 patients have also been infected and have lost […]
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In India, the fear of coronavirus has spread so much that these days people have started to view general incidents in context to the COVID19 situation. In the same context, it is being claimed through a viral video on social media that a few currency notes of a coronavirus-infected person were scattered along the road […]
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In relation to the corona virus epidemic, a popular video is being shared on social media in which two men are seen attacking a man with an axe. Through this video it is being claimed that the video is of a recent incident in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, where a man named Revat Singh was brutally murdered […]
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Social Media users are posting a content attributed to Indian industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata which deals about experts predicting major economic downfall due to coronavirus is circulating on social media. The post allegedly claims to be Ratan Tata’s view on how Indian Economy will bounce back if there is an economic downfall due to […]
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Social media is filled with several misleading and false narratives related to COVID-19. Amidst this we came across a post on social media claiming that government would slash employee pension to by 30%. A website link is attached along with the viral post which leads us to a news published by news.rediff.com. According to the […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown on the 24th March 2020 to control the Coronavirus situation. Social distancing is one of the major precautions to be followed amidst this pandemic so that there is no community spread. In order to follow social distancing all the movie theatres, restaurants, hotels, malls etc […]
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Instead of creating awareness, the constant barrage of messages about the coronavirus has caused panic among the general public. It has led the WhatsApp University experts to come up with a number of homemade remedies to ward off COVID-19. A fine example of a so-called “cure” is theadvice to eat more alkaline food items of […]
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Social media is filled misleading videos and images related to COVID-19. This pandemic virus has claimed about 72,614 lives as per the situation report published by the WHO on 7th April 2020. USA is one of the major countries to have recorded thousands of people infected with the Novel Coronavirus. According to the WHO Situation […]
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Social media users have flooded the internet by sharing misleading videos of how people are spreading the infection during the COVID-19 outbreak. Amidst this we received a WhatsApp message for Fact Check on our WhatsApp number 9049053770 claiming that the man in the video is spitting into bottles to spread COVID-19. The video shows a […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a plethora of fake news on social media. A recent example of it is a viral video of a person jumping off a tall building. It is being claimed that the person in the video was an Italian billionaire who committed suicide after his whole family died due to COVID-19. […]
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Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, India has gone for a complete lockdown for 21 days. Amidst this we found a viral message that claims that all social media group admins are requested to close every group for 2 days. If one fails to do so then they are punishable by the […]
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A video clip showing giant creatures swimming through clear blue water claims to be from Mumbai. A video of a pod of whales swimming is going viral with a claim that they were spotted near Bombay High and was filmed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employees working at the offshore installation. Circulated widely, […]
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India’s PM Narendra Modi announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown on the 24th March 2020 to control the spread of Coronavirus . Now several social media users claim that this lockdown may be extended. Fact Crescendo earlier debunked a similar claim of the lockdown extension till 4th May 2020. Now, a viral post on social […]
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Social Media users have suggested several home remedies to prevent and cure Coronavirus. Amidst this several users on social media claim that Ultraviolet Rays from the sun can kill Coronavirus because melanin in our skin absorbs it. Several social media users have advised people to stand under the sun to prevent or kill the virus. […]
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Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, India has gone for a complete lockdown for 21 days. Amidst this we found a viral message that claims that from midnight onwards (no date mentioned), the Disaster Management Act has been implemented across the country, as per which apart from government departments, no other citizen […]
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Social media platforms are filled with misinformation related to COVID-19 that is increasing panic and fear among the common man. On the 24th of March 2020 PM Modi announced a complete lockdown in India for the next 21 days in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease. A viral screenshot of a news […]
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COVID-19 pandemic has brought down the world to an unprecedented halt momentarily. The deadly novel coronavirus has so far infected over 8 lac people across the globe with COVID-19 related deaths approaching 40K. The Pandemic has hit almost every country on the globe with a few exceptions like North Korea. While the world is battling […]
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A video of a woman claiming India has entered stage-3 of COVID-19, citing a source in the government, is doing rounds on the social media. The woman, speaking in Bengali, asks people to stock up on food, medicines and baby food so that they don’t have to step out for at-least one month. She also […]
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Social Media is flooded with misinformation related to Coronavirus. Amidst this we received a request for a fact check on our WhatsApp number 9049053770. According to the message it claims that Chinese experts have suggested that inhalation of steam from hot water will kill the Coronavirus. The message reads “A Chinese expert assures everybody that […]
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Social media users claim that a viral video showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife in a hospital bed urging people to stay home to avoid ending up seriously ill with COVID-19. A woman patient in the hospital bed says “If anyone is thinking of taking any chances, just take a look at me,” we […]
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In the on-going chaos surrounding COVID-19 social media is filled with a lot of misleading videos and photos related to the virus. One such image which appears to be a screenshot of a popular news channel’s news bulletin which claims that PM Modi has announced closing of internet facilities in India from midnight due to […]
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Social media have come up with several home remedies to cure and prevent Coronavirus. This time social media users claim that there is home remedy to check whether you are positive for Coronavirus or not. An advisory attributed to the Stanford Hospital Board, claims that if you can hold your breath for more than 10 […]
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Social media is abuzz with the claim that the world’s cutest baby has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Photos of a beautiful girl child are being shared with the caption: Pray for the cutest baby in the world. She is suffering from coronavirus. Plz pray for this baby. Believing it true, many users are commenting for […]
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After the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the country has come together to fight against the virus. Countrieshave been put into lockdown, schools closed, events canceled, factories shuttered, millionstold to workfrom home and emergency funds released. Amidst this we came across a viral message circulating on social media claiming that from 24th March 2020 during lockdown all grocery, milk, chemist, vegetable […]
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In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among the citizens of different countries. Amidst this a viral image on social media claims that doctors and nurses in Italy are dying and are lying dead on the ground due to the Coronavirus […]
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Social Media is overflowing with home remedies regarding the cure of Coronavirus. Scientists all over the world are working to develop a vaccine for coronavirus that has already claimed 12784 people and infected almost 3 lakh globally according to the WHO’s situation report on 22 March 2020. Amidst this a post on social media is […]
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Social Media is flooded with absurd claims regarding Corona virus. The best way to prevent this disease is social distancing where people are requested to stay at home and not come out in public or take part in large gatherings. Several districts in India have gone under a lockdown as a practice of social distancing. […]
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After the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the country has come together to fight against the virus. Countries have been put into lockdown, schools closed, events canceled, factories shuttered, millions told to work from home and emergency funds released. Amidst this we came across a viral message circulating on social media claiming that BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) has requested people not to […]
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There has been a situation of panic among the citizens due to the outbreak of COVID-19 amidst which the social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the disease. COVID-19 has claimed 8778 lives until now as per the Situation Report published by the WHO on 19th March 2020. Recently we came across a viral […]
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Coronavirus has claimed 7426 lives until now globally according to the situation report published by WHO on 17th March 2020. Social media is flooded with absurd home remedies for treating the Coronavirus infection. Amidst all the viral misinformation and chaos regarding Coronavirus, we came across a video, which claimed that COVID-19 could be killed by […]
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The World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a pandemic and health emergency on 11th March 2020. Social media is flooded with misinformation about Coronavirus and its cure. This virus has claimed 7426 lives until now globally according to the situation report published by WHO on 17th March 2020. Recently we came across a video, which claimed […]
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The World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a pandemic and health emergency on 11th March 2020. The virus has taken about 6606 lives globally until now. On 17th March 2020 we received a scanned copy of the printed edition of a leading english daily, Economic Times which claimed that “WHO has approved anti-malarial drug Chloroquine for the treatment […]
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There has been a situation of panic among the citizens due to the outbreak of COVID-19 amidst which the social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the disease. Recently we came across a viral audio sent to Fact Crescendo on our WhatsApp Number 9049053770 for verification. The audio clip in question is a recording […]
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Social media users are actively reporting number of Coronavirus patients in India. With the increasing number of Coronavirus patients, social media is filled with misreports of positive tested patients in India. Currently, as of 13th March 2020, 5 pm there are 81 confirmed positive coronavirus patients in India. We came across a viral post claiming […]
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We received a viral image on our WhatsApp number 9049053770 for Fact Check which claimed that Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as issued an office memorandum declaring compulsory holiday for the states of Maharashtra, Sikkim, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. The viral government office memorandum mention’s that, as a step towards containing the COVID-19 disease […]
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The World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a pandemic and health emergency on 11th March 2020. The virus has taken about 4292 lives globally until now. Amidst all the absurd social media posts claiming about different precautionary measure, remedies and cure for the virus.A viral message is doing the rounds on social media. According to the […]
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Social Media users have come up with very absurd claims regarding precautionary measures, remedies and cures for Coronavirus. Recently we came across several posts on social media, which claimed that eating onion with a pinch of salt followed by drinking one full glass of water after half an hour could cure Coronavirus immediately. The man […]
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Social Media users have come up with very absurd claims regarding precautionary measures, remedies and cures for Coronavirus. Recently we came across several posts on social media, which claimed that Japanese doctors have come up with a new way to treat patients infected with COVID-19. This treatment can also be used as precautionary measure for […]
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Social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, which has taken 4012 lives until now. Let us make it very clear that Coronavirus has nothing to do with religion. The Novel Coronavirus 2019 can affect people belonging from any religion. Poynter says “There is no scientific data to […]
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The internet is flooded with misinformation and panic since December 2019 when the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak started. There is no cure for this rare and new virus that has taken more than 3000 lives till now worldwide. Internet is filled with cures and causes for this disease, while the most recent cure for this disease […]
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The internet is over flowing with social media users claiming that after the outbreak of Coronavirus in China, the Chinese government has started a mass extermination of human lives infected with coronavirus. We came across several videos, which claimed that the Chinese government has quarantined and locked up infected patient’s in their homes. As of […]
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The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. WHO has reported more than 2000 deaths from China due to COVID-19.We came across a lot of misinformation on social media, which claimed that the Chinese Government has locked up residents in Wuhan, which is the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic; […]
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The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern, the internet is flooded with old and unrelated content adding up to the chaos among the masses. The internet is filled with content claiming to have the cure, cause, precaution of COVID-19. Wuhan, a Chinese city is believed to be the epicentre […]
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The internet is filled with various stories and claims related COVID-19 or Coronavirus. Social media users have also shared several advisories against buying Chinese products since China is the epicentre of the virus. World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. According to WHO’s daily Situation Report on 20 […]
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Ever since the World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, the internet is flooded with old and unrelated content adding up to the chaos among the masses. Social media is filled with false narratives related to Coronavirus among which there have been narratives connecting the disease with religion. […]
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Ever since, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern, the internet is flooded with old and unrelated content adding up to the chaos among the masses. Social media is overflowing with several false narratives providing cures and causes of how the disease originated and spread […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern. There are several false narratives providing cures and causes of how the disease originated and spread around the world. A report by news agency Press Trust of India on Thursday, 13 of February 2020 said that two passengers who […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled is with several false narratives claiming to have found the source […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus.In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among the […]
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Novel Corona Virus, originated in Wuhan, China and has now been declared a global epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). With the latest reports showing over 20,000 confirmed cases from 24 countries and over 400 deaths. Social media is flooded with multiple posts containing home remedies for treatment of novel Corona Virus. However, a […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching for the source of the virus. In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are […]
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Since the outbreak of a new strain of human infecting Corona Virus (also known as Wuhan Virus) in China, more than 300 people have died. This virus has infected thousands across the globe and most of the infected are in China. WHO has declared the outbreak of Wuhan Virus a global medical emergency and many […]
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Hours after India confirmed its first positive case of novel coronavirus on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among the citizens of […]
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Hours after India confirmed its first positive case of novel coronavirus on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which is creating a panic among the citizens […]
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The new coronavirus outbreak that emerged from China has killed more than two dozen patients and infected hundreds of people as of now. It has caused panic around the world and the social media is flooded with misinformation related to the spread of the virus. This new type of coronavirus first appeared in the Wuhan, […]
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