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woman with oxygen cylinder
Fact Check: Photo of woman sitting outside hospital with oxygen cylinder not related to pandemic

A photo of an old woman sitting outside a hospital with an oxygen cylinder beside her has gone viral with the claim....

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 21 April 2021 12:30 PM IST


5G network, COVID-19
5G network not responsible for COVID-19 deaths, WhatsApp forward is false

A WhatsApp forward about a purported 'discovery' by Italian doctors that COVID-19 deaths are being caused by '5G....

By Kedar Nadella  Published on 21 April 2021 11:00 AM IST


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Enjoy onions with organic salt… but curing COVID- 19 is far cry

Eating raw onion along with organic salt or Sendha Salt can cure COVID-19 is going viral on social media.....

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 20 April 2021 3:13 PM IST


burning bodies Modi hoarding
Fact Check: Image of healthcare workers burning bodies in front of Modi hoarding is fake

An image with the billboard of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a site where healthcare workers are burning the bodies...

By Kedar Nadella  Published on 20 April 2021 12:00 PM IST


nationwide lockdown
Fact Check: Claim that Modi government will declare a nationwide lockdown is false

The Central government is likely to announce a nationwide lockdown across the country to curb the spread of COVID-19...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 April 2021 10:48 AM IST


murder of reporter Pragya Mishra
Fact Check: Budh Vihar murder video falsely claims to show murder of reporter Pragya Mishra

The victim is Pragya Mishra, a TV reporter. It has been claimed that Pragya Mishra was murdered in broad daylight....

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 19 April 2021 12:45 PM IST


oxygen cylinder suppliers
Viral list of oxygen cylinder suppliers is partially true

Phone numbers of oxygen suppliers are going viral. "Contact numbers of Oxygen cylinder suppliers in Hyderabad," reads one viral message.

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 19 April 2021 11:15 AM IST


Fact Check: Photos from Egypt, Indonesia passed off as crowd gathered in India for Ramzan prayers
Fact Check: Photos from Egypt, Indonesia passed off as crowd gathered in India for Ramzan prayers

Two images showing a large group of people wearing white skull caps and offering prayers has gone viral on social media with the false claim that they...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 18 April 2021 6:00 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of COVID-19 victims piled up not from Gandhi Hospital
Fact Check: Video of COVID-19 victims piled up not from Gandhi Hospital

A video of people in full PPT gear walking around dead bodies lying on stretchers outside a building is being circulated on WhatsApp with the claim...

By Kedar Nadella  Published on 18 April 2021 1:26 PM IST


Drinking alcohol  COVID-19
Fact Check: Drinking alcohol can impair immunity but it won't protect you against COVID-19

A message claiming that seven alcoholic drinks boost immunity and keeps us healthy has gone viral on social media...

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 17 April 2021 6:22 PM IST


sadhus loincloths, Maha Kumbh Mela
Fact Check: Photo of sadhus clad in loincloths not related to 2021 Maha Kumbh Mela

A photo showing sadhus in loincloths at Allahabad (now Prayagraj) Kumbh Mela is being circulated on social media with...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 17 April 2021 1:21 PM IST


Inhaling steam, coronavirus
Fact Check: Inhaling steam may burn you but it won't kill coronavirus

A message claiming that inhaling steam kills coronavirus has been doing the rounds of WhatsApp and Facebook....

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 16 April 2021 7:03 PM IST


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