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Ministry of Home Affairs has not permitted schools to reopen

May 28, 2020 Aishwarya Varma coronavirus, MHA, school

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An image of a news channel showing that the Ministry of Home Affairs has permitted schools to reopen amidst rising

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Viral graphic video of a burnt vehicle due to “sanitizer blast” is false.

May 28, 2020 Rhea Binoy coronavirus, COVID-19, Delhi, india, Sanitizer

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Claim 1: “#Beware of keeping liquid #HandSanitizers in your car. The volatile liquid may trigger fire with rising temp. during

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Did most major virus outbreaks throughout the years have their root of origin in China?

May 27, 2020 Sai Keerthi APPV, Australia, China, COVID-19, H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, H5N1, SARS, USA

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A post has gone viral on social media that shows a cartoon drawing of Chinese President Xi Jinping being surrounded

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Viral clip of lady police constable falsely shared as a corona positive case

May 27, 2020 Kashish Arora ambulance, coronavirus, facebook, MumbaiPolice, policewoman, twitter

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A clip of a lady police constable, leaning towards a scooter in the middle of a road, looking quite unwell

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Video of a women crowd rushing in a mall is neither from India nor related to Corona pandemic.

May 23, 2020 Hoax Slayer Burqa, Corona, LockDown, mall, Mecca, Mumbai, Saudi Arabia, shopping

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A video of a huge crowd of women wearing Burqa rushing in a mall is viral claiming it’s from Mohamad

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Are Indian hospitals killing patients to show a surge in COVID-19 deaths?

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Sai Keerthi Bangaldesh, COVID-19, death, Health care, india

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A video has gone viral on social media that allegedly shows a man suffocating a patient in what is assumed

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Bill Gates becomes the target of several fake news ever since corona virus outbreak.

May 22, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad Bill Gates, conspiracies, corona virus, COVID-19, Fake News

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Corona virus outbreak has unleashed a whole set of fake news. An eminent personality who is being attacked and attracting

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No, this photo does not show children offering water to migrants traveling under lockdown.

May 21, 2020 Aishwarya Varma children, migrants, Trains

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An image is circulating on social media, which shows a group of skullcap wearing children offering glasses of water to

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No, PM Modi is not becoming the chairperson of World Health Organisation

May 21, 2020 Rhea Binoy COVID-19, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Narendra Modi, PM Modi, WHO, World Health Organisation

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Claim: “मोदी जी बने विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन WHO के चेयरमैन। WHO की बागडोर 22 मई से भारत के हाथों मे.. समस्त

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This video showing DTC personnel from Delhi bus, complaining about lack of social distancing is not from May

May 21, 2020 Rujuta Thete AAP, Arvind Kejriwali, BJP Delhi, coronavirus India, Delhi bus, Delhi lockdown, lockdown India

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Claim: A video was shared on social media platforms by multiple users as well as official handle of BJP Delhi

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