fake news

Crime

Hoax busted: Video of man blowing in food packet during Coronavirus crisis in India, here is the truth

Old video of a man packing food and blowing into the packet is wrongly being connected to coronavirus and location is being specified as India, here is why it is fake news

15 hours ago

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Screenshots from an old video of young Muslim men belonging to Bohra community

Society

Hoax busted: Video of men licking plates, spoons shared as Muslims deliberately spreading Coronavirus

The video shows a group of young Muslim men licking spoons and applying saliva on plates used by other people

44 hours ago

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Society

Truth behind Donald Trump's claim about Coronavirus per-capita testing in the US

US President Donald Trump claimed that the country has done more testing for the contagion on a per-capita basis than any other country

44 hours ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Society

Did the WHO instruct us to stop eating cabbage and bakery products amid coronavirus?

According to recent fake viral messages, the WHO has requested people to avoid eating cabbage and bakery products as the virus can stay for a long time in them.

2 days ago

By Anu James

Coronavirus

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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'

9 days ago

By Anu James

Coronavirus