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Is Your Packaged Atta A Health Hazard? Little Substance To Fitness...

Think of homemade food and your mind will invariably go to the Indian staple — chapatis. The round and fluffy flatbread, considered a healthy...

Do Foot Detox Patches Eliminate Toxins From Human Body? Here’s What...

ClaimFoot detox patches eliminate toxins from the human body, and provide numerous health benefits.FactThere is no scientific evidence to substantiate the benefits of foot...

Viral WhatsApp Forward On XBB Variant Has No Basis In Facts

The spurt in Covid-19 in neighbouring China, Japan, and the US has also led to a rise on Covid-19 misinformation.  The latest is a viral...

Covid And Flu Are Not The Same Disease, “Combo Test Kit”...

Almost three years since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, COVID denial posts are still frequent on social media. One such post, carrying...

Man Demonstrating Hand Exercises To Stay Healthy Is Not Doctor Bajaj...

A video of a man identified as ‘Dr Bajaj’, the former head of the Cardiology dept. in Batra hospital, demonstrating a set of hand...

Hot Pineapple Water Will Not Cure Cancer, Viral Claim Is False

While the scientific community continues to research the cure for cancer, a viral social media post claims to have found a cure that  has...
pfizer

Viral Video Of Pfizer CEO Discussing ‘Pills With Microchip’ Shared Out...

Viral video of Pfizer CEO discussing pills with microchip was verified to be shared out of context and not related to COVID.
AIDS

No, COVID-19 Vaccines Or Boosters Do Not Cause AIDS

False claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS are being spread by website The Expose. There is no data to support such claims

Viral Claim That Coconut Water Can Be Used As A Substitute...

Viral claim that coconut water can be used intravenously as a substitute for standard IV fluid was verified to be misleading.

Old Hoax Claiming ‘Bill Gates Called For COVID Vaccine Withdrawal’ Resurfaces...

A Hoax has resurfaced on WhatsApp which claims that Bill Gates has called for COVID-19 vaccine withdrawal. It has originated from a satire article by website 'The Expose'.
COVID-19 Guidelines

False COVID-19 Guidelines Goes Viral In Maharashtra

A message stating Maharashtra has imposed several new restrictions over concerns due to the Omicron variant is being shared widely on social media. While there are new guidelines in the state the viral post is misleading.
Covid Variants Preplanned

Was The ‘Release’ Of Covid Variants Preplanned? No, Viral Forward Is...

The viral image that shows tabular column with a list of Greek Alphabets and months written against them in sequence, carrying the logo of the WHO, WEF and the Johns Hopkins University placed on the document, does not indicate a ‘planned  release of variants’ as is being claimed.

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