A poster with “suggestive treatment for suspected contact with covid-19 positive” people is doing rounds on social media. The poster suggests medicines and vitamin tablets. Along with these medicines, the poster has also laid down “other essential guidelines” which include: Use mask properly and at all times Drink hot water or use it for gargling Maintain social distance Consult M.I ...

A 0:55 minute-long video shared widely on social media claims that “masks spread germs”. The video is allegedly displayed on a digital display board outside a gas station. Social media users are sharing it claiming it is from Ireland. The video displays a lot of messages, some of them are: – Masks spread germs – COVID tests are fraudulent – ...

An alleged video of a police officer shooting a couple in daylight is going viral on social media. The video has been shared multiple times on all social media platforms. Digiteye India team also received the video for fact-checking on its WhatsApp helpline number. The video shows a young man arguing with a police officer. Matters escalate and the officer ...

A viral video shared on WhatsApp shows a medical-grade disposable face mask over a cup of steaming water. The video alleges that the masks have fine microscopic germs which start moving because of the hot steam. The narrator says in Hindi that “these germs get activated when people inhale and exhale through the mask and come out through the fine ...

A circular stating who should not take vaccines is going viral. The one-page circular is in Hindi states six points. The six points further lay down who should not take the vaccine and why. The message roughly translates to: Women who are not married should not take the vaccine (chances of not being able to conceive) Children should stay away ...

A screenshot of a tweet allegedly by Rahul Gandhi is doing rounds on social media. Digiteye India Team also received the screenshot for fact-checking on its WhatsApp fact check number. The tweet allegedly by Gandhi reads “Schools and colleges should reopen from 1st June on odd/even basis. Odd days teachers will come and even days, students will come”. This alleged ...

An image of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah wearing white Muslim prayer caps has gone viral. The image shows them in white clothes wearing kufi. DigitEye India also received the image for fact-checking. The image is accompanied by a caption in Hindi which loosely translates to “What made you wear the cap? Is this the craze to win a rule ...

An old picture of West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with West Bengal’s former chief minister, Jyoti Basu, has gone viral. The viral image in sepia tones shows the two personalities greeting each other. The text accompanying the image is in Hindi and roughly translates to “Don’t you see anything strange in this picture? If you look closely then all ...

A post on social media claims that archaeologists have found a “6000 year old Shivalinga in a cave named Sudwara in South Africa”. The post claims that the structure is made of hard granite stone. The post has been shared and forwarded numerous times on social media, especially among WhatsApp circles and groups. Digiteye India too received it for fact ...

Various posts on social media claim that WikiLeaks has released the “first list” of black money holders in Swiss Bank. The post is going viral on all social media platforms. DigitEye Team also received the message on its Whatsapp fact-checking number. Fact Check: The list contains 24 names — Sonia Gandhi, A Raja, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, P Chidambaram to name ...