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Did Italians Throw Their Money On The Streets Due To COVID-19 Deaths?

Viral images shared with this claim were taken in Venezuela in March 2019, when people scattered defunct currency notes.

1 April 2020 6:47 AM GMT

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Marathi Newspaper Lokmat Falls For Fake COVID-19 Bioweapon Story

The article is taken from a Reddit forum called r/NoSleep, where people post fictional stories inspired by life events.

30 March 2020 9:18 AM GMT

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False: Army Called In To Control Seven Areas In Mumbai

BOOM contacted Mumbai Police who called the viral message fake.

29 March 2020 1:52 PM GMT

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COVID-19: Video Of Patient Gasping For Breath Falsely Linked To India

The video is viral with captions separately claiming that the video is either from Banaras or Mangaluru. BOOM found out...

29 March 2020 9:55 AM GMT

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Did The Race To 5G Cause The Coronavirus Outbreak?

An American M. D. - Dr. Thomas Cowan - put forward this bewildering theory, but can it stand the scrutiny of science?

28 March 2020 2:38 AM GMT

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Did A Netflix Show Predict The COVID-19 Outbreak?

The term 'coronavirus' is hardly new - it is a well-known family of viruses, discovered in the 1960s.

27 March 2020 10:57 AM GMT

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Mock Drill Videos Passed Off As Police Detaining Suspected COVID-19...

BOOM found that the videos show mock drills conducted by the police.

26 March 2020 10:41 AM GMT

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Social Media Posts Claiming Army Built 1000-Bed Quarantine Facility...

BOOM found that the Indian Army classified the claim as fake and that the photos are old and not related with the...

25 March 2020 11:18 AM GMT

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Coronavirus In India: No Move To Declare Financial Emergency, FM Says

The rumour originated from an opinion piece by a start-up news website, that assumed such a measure to be implemented.

24 March 2020 11:37 AM GMT

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Can Cow Urine Or Gaumutra Cure Coronavirus? What We Know

Public health experts told BOOM that there is no scientific evidence suggesting cow urine can help treat COVID-19.

21 March 2020 12:16 PM GMT

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Did COVID-19 Positive Kanika Kapoor Take A Selfie With The PM? A...

The image is actually from 2018, which Kapoor posted on Twitter to wish Modi on his birthday.

21 March 2020 10:15 AM GMT

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No, This Is Not Sophie Trudeau Talking About Coronavirus

BOOM found that the woman in the video is a resident of the UK who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

21 March 2020 5:05 AM GMT