With the beginning of the third phase of covid vaccinations in India, there is a surge of information regarding the vaccines available online. With the third phase of vaccination, citizens above 18 years of age are eligible for the covid vaccine. Digiteye India received a fact check query regarding the vaccination. The viral message reads, “CARDIOLOGIST DR.SURENDRAN’S SUGGESTION: Before taking ...

Among the plethora of home remedies available online to prevent COVID, the latest remedy states that applying coconut oil in the nose four times a day can prevent COVID-19. Most home remedies do not have concrete scientific proof to back their claims and this is no exception. The claim has been shared multiple times on social media. Digiteye India also ...

A 21 point advisory allegedly issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is going viral on social media. The advisory has been shared numerous times. The list of pointers includes dos and dont’s regarding travel, ordering food, hygiene etiquettes, etc. Out of the 21 points, some of them include – Do not eat outside food for 1 year ...

In a 30 second-long Kannada video, a woman claims that in-patients are being killed in a hospital every day to make beds vacant and available to fresh patients. She claims that “7 people are killed everyday” to make beds available. The news has two visuals to substantiate the claims made by the woman. In one of the visuals, an elderly ...

Various posts on social media claim that if a private sector employee passes away due to COVID-19, then the nominee is eligible to receive up to Rs.7 lakh under the Employees Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme. The post and similar other similar posts have been shared numerous times on social media. According to the message, the scheme provides three benefits ...

A viral WhatsApp forward claims that the armed forces have started a COVID care centre near Mumbai Airport. The message claims that the “1000-bedded Covid Care Hospital is very close to Domestic Airport Terminal 1, Santacruz” in Mumbai. The centre will be manned “by critical care specialists, pulmonologists, doctors and nursing officers of the Indian Armed Forces.” The address is ...

A WhatsApp forward claims that the Disaster Management Act has been implemented across the country as a result of which no citizen is allowed to post any update or share any coronavirus related message. The message reads as such: Mandate for All: Tonight 12 (midnight) onwards Disaster Management Act has been implemented across the country. According to this update, apart ...

Among the plethora of home remedies going viral on social media for COVID-19 patients, this remedy claims to increase oxygen levels simply by inhaling this concoction. The now-viral home remedy asks patients to take “a cube of camphor with a spoon of carom seeds tied in a piece of cotton cloth”. The remedy asks the patient to smell the mixture ...

A gruesome image of a wounded woman sprawled on a road is going viral. The image shows the woman lying on the road with blood around her stomach and people have gathered around her body. The image has been going viral on social media with many netizens claiming that the image is of journalist Pragya Mishra. In one of the ...

A WhatsApp message forward claims that lying down on the chest and deep breathing increases and improves oxygen levels in the body. The message which has been forwarded many times claims to recount the personal experience of an individual who was suggested this method by “the best pulmonologist of the country.” The message claims that lying down on the chest ...