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Images Of Baby With Birth Defect Falsely Linked To Coronavirus

BOOM found that the baby was born with anencephaly - a serious birth defect.

30 March 2020 11:09 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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No, Home Ministry Has Not Made Sharing Coronavirus Messages A...

An official from the Home Ministry confirmed to BOOM that the name and designation of the official mentioned in the...

30 March 2020 8:59 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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Video From Azerbaijan Falsely Shared As Spanish Police Enforcing A...

BOOM found out that the video is from a protest rally held in the capital city of Azerbaijan last year.

29 March 2020 10:26 AM 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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PM Modi's 2019 Visit To Sri Lanka Church Shared As Recent

Narendra Modi visited the church in Sri Lanka one of the many places bombed during series of suicide attacks in the...

28 March 2020 11:30 AM GMT

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Fake News Site Invents Story About COVID-19 Patient Zero Having Sex...

The article is from World News Daily Report - a known fake news website, that passes off disinformation under the guise...

28 March 2020 8:14 AM GMT

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No, PM Modi Has Not Announced An Internet Shutdown During Lockdown

BOOM found that the viral news graphic has been photoshopped to make the false claim.

28 March 2020 7:32 AM GMT

Fact File

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 Melbourne Factory Hoard Essential Supplies To Export To China?

Police dismiss false claims that the Australian factory was stocked with products to export to COVID-19 battling China.

27 March 2020 6:15 PM GMT

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Image From Current Year Purported To Be From 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak

After COVID-19 related panic buying, a misleading graphic shows a fully stocked shelf from 2020 as being from the H1N1...

27 March 2020 3:01 PM GMT