fake news

Society

Hoax busted: Video of Sufi ritual Zikr goes viral as mass sneezing to spread Coronavirus infection

A video of Sufi ritual of Zikr being practiced is being falsely shared as mass sneezing in India's mosque is going viral. Here is the truth about the video

Apr 2, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Politics

Hoax busted: Video of Trump asking terminally ill to vote for him goes viral, here is the truth

The video where Trump is asking even people who are terminally ill to hang on and vote for him is going viral on social media

Apr 1, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

These photos shared online with the message, "Italians are throwing money on the streets" goes viral; Here's the truth

Weird World

Hoax busted: Italians are not throwing money on the streets due to rising Coronavirus cases

The pictures showing currencies scattered on the streets are going viral claiming that they are captured from Italy

Apr 1, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Crime

Hoax busted: Video of 2015 suicide shared as 'Woman jumps from NY building due to Coronavirus'

All kinds of fake news are making into social media as coronavirus panic grows. But here is a video of suicide from 2015 being circulated as coronavirus suicide in New York

Mar 31, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

New research on fake news analyses the surge in fake news on social media

The new study by a group in the United States has analyzed the surge of fake news in the social media in recent times

Mar 30, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Facebook

Crime

Fake news about Coronavirus 'patient zero' having sex with bats goes viral

World News Daily Report a website with tagline 'Where facts don't matter' published a report, here is the truth about the report

Mar 28, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

Fake news: No death from Coronavirus in Israel and lemon, bicarbonate tea can ward off virus

Fake news of Israel having no deaths reported due to coronavirus is making rounds along with prescribing cure for coronavirus, here is the truth

Mar 28, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Crime

Coronavirus: Poisoning kills 300 in Iran after people believe fake news, drink methanol-based alcohol

Hundreds of people have died due to consumption of methanol-based alcohol in Iran after believing the fake news of alcohol being a remedy for coronavirus circulated on social media

Mar 27, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

Is it safe to use wet wipes as face masks to protect from Coronavirus? Here's the truth

A video in which a woman suggesting the use of wet wipes as a face mask to protect against Coronavirus has been going viral on social media

Mar 27, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Society

Fake news: World's cutest baby Anahita Hashemzadeh is suffering from Coronavirus

Rumour that the world's cutest baby Anahita Hashemzadeh is suffering from coronavirus is making rounds in the social media

Mar 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Fake news on "COVID-19 found in toilet paper" goes viral

Weird World

Coronavirus found on toilet paper packages? Here's the truth behind viral TV screenshot

The viral message is being shared with the screenshot of a tv channel showing 'COVID-19 found in toilet paper, strain of deadly virus breeds rapidly in tissue fibres'

Mar 26, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Weird World

Fake news: Dr Wenliang proposed tea as cure for Coronavirus, COVID-19 is a bioweapon

It has become important to check the origin and spread of fake news as much as it is to contain the coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

This photo is shared with the caption: "Corona has gripped Italy to such an extent that there is no one to even remove corpses,"

Weird World

Hoax busted: This photo of dead bodies lying on streets in Italy with no one to remove goes viral

As of March 25, the Coronavirus has claimed the lives of 6,820 people, while there are 54,030 active cases in Italy alone

Mar 25, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with NCC Cadets, NSS Volunteers, Tableaux Artists and tribal guests, at Teen Murti Bhawan

Society

Fake News: Indian PM Narendra Modi to declare emergency over coronavirus epidemic

A news article stating that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to declare financial emergency is being shared widely, here is the truth

Mar 24, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Weird World

Fake news: Russian President Putin unleashes 500 lions to keep people indoors and curb Coronavirus

But the fact is that the picture of the lion whose name is Columbus, is from Johannesburg and was shot in 2016

Mar 23, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Society

Hoax debunked: Video showing panic buying in Germany goes viral, here is the truth

A YouTube video shared on Facebook claimed that there was panic buying in Germany due to coronavirus, here is the truth behind the video

Mar 21, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Technology

How people react to fake news on Twitter, Facebook

The team watched 25 participants scroll through their Facebook or Twitter feeds while a Google Chrome extension randomly added debunked content on top of some of the real posts

Mar 19, 2020

By IANS

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