A video of a person committing suicide by jumping from a high rise building is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that the person was infected with coronavirus in USA’s New York City. [The video might be disturbing for some users, Viewer discretion is advised.] …......
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A video of trucks carrying dead bodies is viral on social media. The message along with the clip reads. “Stay at your own homes, This isn’t a decision by the Prime Minister. This decision is by nature. A country which did not accept this decision, have a look at what has happened …Read more at ......
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A March 28 report in The Guardian states, “The US has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as Donald Trump signed into law the largest economic stimulus package in US history, a $2.2tn bill designed to rush federal assistance to workers and businesses.” As the US becomes the &he......
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A 2:20-minute video of a caucasian woman singing Sanskrit verses has gone viral with Hindi text, “This is sung on Spain’s radios in the morning. [Translated from ]”. Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha tweeted (archive link) on the video on March 24. This &helli......
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A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The video is circulating as India observes complete lockdown, barring essential services, due to the coronavirus pandemic and China eases restricted m......
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Two images are circulating on social media with the claim, “Home Minister Amit Shah in the grip of coronavirus”. Both the images seem to be a still from TV channels. The viral image with the logo of Aaj Tak shows Shah surrounded by men dressed in white and in military uniform. In …Read more at ......
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Several Facebook and Twitter users from India have shared an image of deers sitting on the streets. The image has gone viral with the claim that “Ooty-Coimbatore road is reclaimed by its original owners.” It is being asserted that the deers sat on the road as the lockdown imposed to battle coronavirus …......
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On March 27, India TV’s Meenakshi Joshi tweeted, “Azim Premji donates 50000 crores. He is really a man of golden heart. #COVID”. According to her tweet, philanthropist and industrialist Azim Premji donated a lump sum amount of Rs 50,000 crores in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Azim Premji......
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Social media users baffled across the globe are sharing a scene from the Korean web series ‘My Secret, Terrius’ suggesting that the 10th episode of the series predicted the novel coronavirus pandemic. Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and actor Meera Chopra were among those who shared the clip. This is crazy . I......
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On March 27, over 900 people died due to novel coronavirus in Italy in a single day. The state’s death toll has now crossed 9,000. Meanwhile, in Iran, the virus has taken the lives of more than 2,000 people. In the midst of the disturbing news, a video is viral on Facebook …Read more at ......
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has given rise to medical advisories floating on social media and in the media. One such advisory promotes the use of soap. CLAIM However, several people are sceptical about the effectiveness of soap and how it can kill the virus. Forgive me if I’m ignorant about …Read more at ......
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“Is Coranavirus a biological Weapon developed by the Chinese called Wuhan -400 This book was published in 1981. Do read the excerpt,” reads a tweet by Congress MP Manish Tiwari. The book Tiwari refers to is Dean Koontz’s ‘The Eyes of Darkness’. The word ‘Wuhan-400’, developed by a Chinese sc......
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The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to medical advisories circulating on social media. Alt News recently debunked a viral text falsely accredited to the UNICEF. This was also shared by businessman and Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra. Among the claims raised in the text was that coronavirus is large in &hel......
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Several users have shared a PDF file or its screenshot which appears to be a notice from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The subject line states it is a ‘clarification regarding the declaration of holidays for the states – Maharasthra, Gujrat, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim.’ It further …Read more at......
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Several Facebook and Twitter users have uploaded an image of a girl wearing a hijab surrounded by police officers. It is claimed that she is the “first Muslim woman SP (superintendent of police) from an Urdu medium in Maharashtra…” A Facebook user even commented, “She should wear police uniform…it’s a rule to …......
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On March 5, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it was superseding the board of directors at Yes Bank for a period of 30 days “owing to a serious deterioration in the financial position of the Bank”. The RBI also imposed a moratorium on Yes Bank under section 45 of …Read more at ......
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A viral text about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been circulating on social media which claims to be from UNICEF. The text appears like an advisory for the prevention and control of coronavirus infection- an upper respiratory tract viral infections, mimicking flu-like symptoms, which has been declared as a global pandemic rece......
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On March 5, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it was superseding the board of directors at Yes Bank for a period of 30 days “owing to a serious deterioration in the financial position of the Bank”. The RBI also imposed a moratorium on Yes Bank under section 45 of …Read more at ......
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