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Sharing Coronavirus Messages in a Group is now a Punishable Offence? No, Fake Message goes viral

Shaminder Singh

Claim: Sharing information related to the coronavirus is now a punishable offense. The message reads “All honorable members of the group are informed that sharing...

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Is The Police In US Enforcing a lockdown? No, An Old Video Of A Protest In Azerbaijan Went Viral

Shaminder Singh

Claim: This is a video of lockdown in America. If you find lockdown in India intense. Then watch this: Verification: India is observing a lockdown called by...

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The Quint Edits, Re-Edits To Defend A ‘Misleading’ Report

Saurabh Pandey

Claim: India has entered the third stage of the COVID-19 outbreak in which the community transmission takes place. Verification: News and fact-checking outlet The Quint published a...

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Is He The Pakistani Doctor Usama Riaz Who Died After Treating COVID-19 Patients? No, Here’s A Fact Check

Shaminder Singh

Claim Dr. Usama Riaz, doctor who contracted coronavirus while treating patients had left a message for all of us before he died. Verification With the number of...

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Wipro Chairman Azim Premji Did Not Donate Rs. 50000 cr. To Fight COVID-19 Outbreak, Celebs Share Fake News

Saurabh Pandey

Claim Indian Businessman, WIPRO Chairman, and philanthropist Azim Prem donated 50,000 Crore to fight the COVID-19 outbreak in India. Verification Indian businessman Azim Premji, who is known...

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Indian Army Constructed An Advanced Hospital In Rajasthan To Tackle Coronavirus? No, Old And unrelated Photos Go Viral

Shaminder Singh

Claim: Indian Army has constructed an advanced hospital with a capacity of 1,000 beds in Barmer, Rajasthan, to cope up with Covid-19. Verification: Amid panic over the...

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Did Bollywood Star Aamir Khan donate Rs. 250 crore to tackle Covid-19?

Shaminder Singh

Claim Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan donated Rs. 250 crore to tackle the novel coronavirus Verification A photo of Bollywood star Amir Khan is doing rounds on social...

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Deers Reclaimed Ooty-Coimbatore Road? No, This Viral Image Is From Japan

Shaminder Singh

Claim: A herd of Deer reclaimed the Ooty-Coimbatore road. Verification: Amid the scare of the novel coronavirus, a picture of a herd of deer is doing rounds...

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Did Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Announce A Surrender To The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Shaminder Singh

Claim: Italy has surrendered to the Coronavirus pandemic as all the measures to control Covid-19 have been exhausted. Verification: With the number of cases surging across the...

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Amitabh Bachchan Shared A Misleading Claim Stating India Has Got Its First Official Coronavirus Dashboard

Saurabh Pandey

Claim Finally India got its Coronavirus Dashboard. This is the official website for CORONA updates. This website is being updated every 4 hrs. You can...

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Congress’ Assam Bachao Did In Fact Post Images Of Tea Gardens From Taiwan, Himanta Sarma’s Claim True

Did FM Nirmala Sitharaman claimed, “Taapsee Pannu was raided in 2013?”

Weekly Wrap: A Look At The Different Political And Religious Claims Viral In India

Assam Government Plans To Close Only State-Run Madrassas, Social Media Posts Mislead

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Monthly Archives: March, 2020

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Assam Government Plans To Close Only State-Run Madrassas, Social Media Posts Mislead

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