Movie scenes related to virus outbreaks seem to be a common medium for spreading misinformation related to COVID19 on social media. Few days back, we unearthed the truth behind the mass graves in Italy with this fact check which turned out to be a scene from a movie called “Pandemic”. On a similar note, a […]
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As the COVID-19 sweeps through every part of the world, there are numerous claims about ‘so-called’ remedies, cures and treatments for the virus. Fact Crescendo has debunked several such false claims in the past few weeks. We debunk yet another such claim spreading rapidly on social media. A post with an image of bakery items […]
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As the deadly COVID19 sweep across every region of the world with over 18,000 deaths the number of misinformation about the pandemic on social media has also intensified. Among such false claims are news about celebrities, world leaders and other influential personalities being infected with the virus had gained lot of attention. Amid all these, […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that no research organization has come with a vaccine or an antiviral drug that can cure novel coronavirus infection (as on March 16th). However, in South Asian countries where indigenous medical practices are established, people have resorted to sharing various social media posts that claims to prevent or […]
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