Thread by @rahulsmane

This thread is documentation of #viral, #PseudoScience & #irrational information circulating around in the midst of #CoronavirusOutbreakindia.
Starting from @AltNews report debunking uniform latitudes of places where #Corona came.

altnews.in/places-most-af…

@ScienceMarchMum

Coronavirus: Is drinking cow urine any help?
By Reality Check team @BBCNEWSIndia1

bbc.com/news/amp/world…

China culled around 18,000 chickens in Shaoyang city in the southern province of Hunan as a result of a flu outbreak. Rumours in India started circulating, that broiler chicken has been infected with Coronavirus and people should avoid consuming it.

altnews.in/coronavirus-in…

These claims made by Peter Silway of Vineyard Workers’ #Church, #Pune, provoked a reaction from Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (@A70328757). Priest appealed public to smear oil as they invoke ‘blood of Jesus’ chant for cure of #coronavirus.

punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/pas…

Although #research for a cure is going on at breakneck speed globally, the Modi government is choosing to focus on #ayurveda and #homoeopathy to prevent #coronavirus infection.

theprint.in/opinion/corona…

There is no evidence that sun exposure kills 2019 #coronavirus. @UNICEF has debunked a post which said #sunlight is effective against virus.
Union Minister of @MoHFW_INDIA recommended standing in sun as precaution.

indiatoday.in/india/story/co…

Here are two good reports about questionable connection between #sunlight (#UVrays) & cure of #coronavirus. One report is from @NatGeo & from @latimes.

1.latimes.com/california/sto…

2.api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/p…

@somakrc @IUCAAScipop @IIABengaluru

From offering unverified home remedies to tackle #virus, to floating fake advisories asking people to avoid foods such as #IceCream and #chicken, and sharing #conspiracy theories, Indians' phones are being flooded with #misinformation.

aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/m…

#Newspaper article claims #astrology can ‘combat’ #coronavirus. Analysts discussing this dubious article here in journosdiary.com/2020/03/01/fak…

Original article from New Indian Express is here : newindianexpress.com/magazine/voice…

#ScientifcTemper #astronomy #fakenews

Baba #Ramdev has claimed in show about potential of #Ayurved to cure #coronavirus. Though, Ayurveda #Guru maintain "ancient #medical system enhances #immunity", experts R jittery about exaggerated claims about Corona.
reut.rs/2xVFsTX
Show link : bit.ly/2xdPaAU

Does #Garlic prevents #CoronaVirus see @BBCHindi Report unmask many such fake claims like what impact #MineralWater has on virus etc. Please check out at link :

#CoronavirusOutbreakindia
#CoronaStopKaroNa

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@BBCHindi Report by @DrSarvapriya
#कोरोना व्हायरस के बारे मे गलत #जानकारी, #अफवा और #फेकन्यूज का पोल खोल करनेवाली महत्त्वपूर्ण जाणकारी ...



#coronavirusindia #कोरोना_को_हराना_है

@PMOIndia asked people for a self-imposed 14-hour stay-at-home in March 22 to show 'resolve & restraint' #strategy. However, latest misinformation #propoganda claims that the ‘#JanataCurfew’ would stop virus spread in 1 day.

thenewsminute.com/article/fact-c…
#CoronaUpdatesInIndia

#WHO #Myth-busters

🔢 People of all ages CAN be infected by the #Coronavirus. Older #people, & people with pre-existing medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, heart disease) are more vulnerable)

Check the facts on the WHO website: who.int/emergencies/di…

#कोरोना_को_हराना_है

#CutTheCoronaClutter by @ThePrintIndia doing shows on #science, #research & #drug development of #CoronaVirus. Latest episode appeals to cut all clutter from #WhatsApp, folklore, #fiction & #mythology out & focus on authenticity.



#CoronavirusPandemic

#Hydroxychloroquine-#Azithromycin combination success #evidence is thin, & India does not prescribe this cocktail bit.ly/3bfD9tk

@nytimes lambasted, "Trump’s Embrace of Unproven Drugs to Treat Coronavirus Defies Science" : nyti.ms/3biPFbz

#CoronavirusPandemic

The @WHO #HealthAlert provides tips on how people could protect themselves, the latest news updates and findings on the #pandemic, and answers to some of the frequently asked questions.
techcrunch.com/2020/03/21/ind…

#coronaupdatesindia #CoronavirusPandemic

Diseases named after places - #Ebola(River in #Congo), Nipah(village in Malaysia), Guinea Worm, #GermanMeasles, #OttomanPlague, #SpanishFlu & Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(MERS)
#China state-owned media itself was calling latest outbreak :- #WuhanVirus
thequint.com/voices/opinion…

@FaheemYounus, Chief Quality Head of Infectious Diseases @UofMaryland comes up with point to point explanation about false information spreading around regarding #Coronavirus: check the sequence starting from

https://twitter.com/FaheemYounus/status/1241812326019485698?s=19

Message circulating on WhatsApp claims that US scientists have developed a #vaccine for #coronavirus. It claims that President Donald Trump announced that "Roche Medical Company" will launch the vaccine this sunday. No vaccine has yet been developed.

altnews.in/image-of-covid…

@WHO giving authentic alerts; epidemiologists, public #health experts said people shouldn't believe rumours; Social media helps in communication, cohesion & information spread but, it’s huge source of damaging misinformation.

m.timesofindia.com/india/fighting…

#coronavirus
#factcheck

As #India braces for #LockDown let's check how different countries have ENFORCED same. As per @JohnsHopkins analysis shown by @FinancialTimes, vis-a-vis #Germany, #Italy, #USA, #Spain & #China ; #India has swiftly moved into LockDown, preventing #Community spread of #coronavirus.

Globally, there are more than 3 lakh confirmed cases & close to 15,000 deaths

This caused people to fall for #misinformation floating online -- misleading images & videos rousing fear or medical #lies promoting #pseudoscience & invalid cure

altnews.in/old-unrelated-…

#coronavirus

Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (@A70328757) is leading efforts in eradicating #superstition about #CoronaVirus. Here, Hamid Dabholkar wrote about " संसर्गजन्य अंधश्रद्धा आणि कोरोना" (attached is another article by him in @MarathiDivya)
maxwoman.in/news-report/ha…

#MANS

Image of a page from a #Zoology book authored by Dr Ramesh Gupta is massively viral on social media. Several users have shared it claiming that the book speaks of a cure for #COVID19.

altnews.in/no-dr-ramesh-g…

#PsuedoScience #rumour

This is how India’s public service broadcasters — #AllIndiaRadio (AIR) and #Doordarshan (DD) — are disbursing authentic information related to #COVID19 or #coronavirus at a time when multiple sources of unverified information and fake news dominate.

theprint.in/india/how-dd-a…

#IndiaTV's #RajatSharma tweeted images of aftermath of recent earthquake in #Croatia as #CoronaVirus patients in #Italy. He later deleted his tweet but not before the false claim found its way on WhatsApp.

altnews.in/images-of-eart…

#rumour

Newspaper headlines - misleading & sensational, add to #confusion; it is far better now to err on side of caution. Never before, people need to pay more attention to qualified scientists. Celebrities may inadvertently add to chaos.

science.thewire.in/health/amitabh…

#BigB #virus #rumour

An #audioclip moving on social media claiming #Nagpur has tested 59 positive #coronavirus cases including 3 doctors. Assertion made is fake. Please dont forward such fake audio clips.

thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/cor…

Marathi Link : esakal.com/vidarbha-news/…

#rumour #panic #factcheck

Media Alliance to work for identifying false & potentially harmful #information on #coronavirus #pandemic

Partners within @BBC's global Trusted #News Initiative: @the_hindu, @FinancialTimes, @WSJ, @Facebook, @Google, @YouTube, @Twitter.

bit.ly/2QQhQXp

#misinformation

Police file criminal case against local YouTube News channel in #Solapur, #Maharashtra for spreading #rumour abt suspicious #CoronaVirus patients.

#सोलापूर was also in news in recently for #superstition abt #Corona bit.ly/3dAtmzZ

@Info_Solapur @LoksattaLive #FakeNews

They link sound of conch shells & clapping with vibrations/ scientific equations that can kill any virus.
They link the 21-day nationwide lockdown to planetary constellations. But they refuse to acknowledge pain of marginalized.
bit.ly/2WQZTf5

#compassion #humanity

Iranian media report nearly 300 people killed & 1000s ill, by ingesting methanol.

Poisonings come as fake remedies spread across social media & fear of virus, coupled with poor education in southwestern Khuzestan province.

nyti.ms/3asnbfp

#StopRumour #StopFakeNews

Researchers @TIFR came together to create a set of multi-lingual resources explaining complex issues of #Covid19
Launched in English, #Hindi, #Bengali, Konkani, #Marathi, #Malayalam, Odia, #Tamil & #Telugu
Videos in Gujarati, #Punjabi, Haryanvi, Assamese

bit.ly/2UX5D4L

Many people R prone 2 superstition & irrational beliefs, due to religiosity or upbringing in cultural ethos;
Knowledge & information R received frm elders, community heads & religious leaders;
minds R conditioned not 2 be skeptical or look for evidence. 

bit.ly/2WT2lBY

It’s enveloped virus, people think it’s fragile & particularly sensitive to surface temperature or humidity. But from U.S. & Chinese studies, it's likely resistant to destruction on some surfaces & it may survive in many environments. We need evidence.

bit.ly/2wPBjka

@WHO has dismissed #rumours that
novel #coronavirus (#COVID19) is #airborne disease. WHO clarified that virus only spreads if a person comes in in close #contact with an infected person.

bit.ly/39tHpUX

#hoax #अफवा #FakeNews

Israeli research firm Migal announced on 27 February it “developed effective #vaccine against avian coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus (#IBV)”. 
This virus infects birds, & is just 1 strain of #coronavirus.
It’s not same as #Covid19.

bit.ly/39wWwga

#FakeNews

#FakeNews circulating around that a boy's prediction about end of #CoronaVirus (based on predictions of #Astrology) to come true by 29th May 2020.

news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/81…

#rumour #कोरोना_को_हराना_है #pseudoscience #astronomy