fake news

Society

Following false claims, people in Vietnam try black cat paste to ward off coronavirus

Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and ground into a paste and sold as a cure for the coronavirus

Apr 24, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Business

Google tightens ad rules; identity verification to become mandatory for all advertisers

If existing advertisers fail to submit the required documents, Google will supend their accounts along with their ability to serve ads

Apr 24, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus Facebook

Crime

Fact check: Did Germany actually send China a €130bn bill for Coronavirus damages?

The German government did not send any bill to China for coronavirus damages. It was in fact a newspaper's estimate

Apr 22, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Crime

Shocker: Living Kenyan woman's picture goes viral as Uganda's fourth victim of coronavirus

Elsie Kibuke's picture was wrongly circulating on WhatsApp as the fourth victim of coronavirus in Uganda. Kibuke, living in London, was shocked to receive the message that said she had died due to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Politics

Donald Trump's Coronavirus briefing on Saturday: Truth behind claims made by US President

There are several misleading information shared by US President Donald Trump during Coronavirus While House briefing on Saturday

Apr 19, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Society

Facebook goes beyond warning: If you have liked, shared fake news be ready to face the music

Facebook along with warning messages in respective languages to users who have clicked on, liked or shared fake news will launch another feature 'Get The Facts'

Apr 17, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus Facebook Mark zuckerberg

This image taken from the popular American show Grey's Anatomy is being shared by many netizens claiming to be the photo of medics, who have become victims of COVID-19 in Italy.

Weird World

Hoax busted: THIS viral photo doesn't show dead medics due to coronavirus in Italy, here's the truth

The photo shows a group of doctors and nurses lying on the floor and appears to be inside an operation theatre.

Apr 14, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Society

France reports 43 cases of heart problems after administering hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus patients

The incidents reported in France have raised questions about the safety of coronavirus patients who are given hydroxychloroquine

Apr 11, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

Are disinfection tunnels safe and effective in the fight against Coronavirus? [VIDEO]

Methods like disinfection tunnels, disinfecting streets etc are also considered dangerous though touted as effective in checking coronavirus

Apr 11, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Social Media

Hoax busted: Black cumin has Hydroxychloroquine, taking it daily can keep Coronavirus away

News of black cumin having Hydroxychloroquine and consuming it daily helping one in preventing coronavirus is making rounds on social media, here is why it is fake news

Apr 10, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

Coronavirus Fake News alert: March 2020 poem from blog shared as 19th century poem on self-isolation

A post claiming a poem written about self-isolation in 1919, during the Spanish Flu pandemic, is going viral on social media

Apr 9, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Crime

Hoax busted: Video of bodies of immigrants on Libyan beach shared as corpses of Coronavirus victims

The video of African immigrants is being shared as bodies of people who died of coronavirus being thrown into seas

Apr 9, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Crime

Deepfake videos a new threat to fight misinformation and fake news regarding Coronavirus

Here is why deepfake videos are a real danger in terms of fighting misinformation regarding coronavirus

Apr 7, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

Can you kill Coronavirus by using steam iron? This banker's 'innovative' idea goes viral [VIDEO]

The video of an Indian banker, who has come up with an innovative idea on 'getting rid of the virus' from bank cheques has gone viral on social media

Apr 7, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Society

When China turned on damage control mode, media helped country with misleading Coronavirus news

Chinese media tweaked news about Cooronavirus and helped China to mislead the whole world about COVID-19 outbreak

Apr 7, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Society

FAKE NEWS: WHO did not suggest COVID-19 lockdown protocol till June 10

WHO-South East Asia clarified through its official Twitter handle that the message being circulated was fake.

Apr 6, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Crime

Hoax busted: Video of man blowing in food packet during Coronavirus crisis in India, here is the truth

Old video of a man packing food and blowing into the packet is wrongly being connected to coronavirus and location is being specified as India, here is why it is fake news

Apr 4, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Screenshots from an old video of young Muslim men belonging to Bohra community

Society

Hoax busted: Video of men licking plates, spoons shared as Muslims deliberately spreading Coronavirus

The video shows a group of young Muslim men licking spoons and applying saliva on plates used by other people

Apr 3, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Society

Truth behind Donald Trump's claim about Coronavirus per-capita testing in the US

US President Donald Trump claimed that the country has done more testing for the contagion on a per-capita basis than any other country

Apr 3, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Society

Did the WHO instruct us to stop eating cabbage and bakery products amid coronavirus?

According to recent fake viral messages, the WHO has requested people to avoid eating cabbage and bakery products as the virus can stay for a long time in them.

Apr 2, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

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