Thread by @AatifWaqar

Fake News Thread 👇🏻

Collection of fake news which went viral in the last few days . I'm sure you've come across at least few of them.

Fake News 1: Muslim man spitting on fruits to spread Corona -
thequint.com/news/india/man…

Fake News 2: Muslims licking utensils to spread Corona -
altnews.in/old-unrelated-…

Fake News 3: Muslims sneezing in Unison to spread Corona -
thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/cov…

Fake News 4: Fake whatsapp videos led to attack on health team in Indore -
indianexpress.com/article/corona…

Fake News 5: Indian news agency ANI runs baseless story claiming Hindus denied rations in Karachi -
thenews.com.pk/print/637723-n…

Fake News 6: Old video circulated as Tabhlighis spitting on Policemen to spread coronavirus

bbc.com/hindi/india-52…

Fake News 7: Video falsely claiming Muslim policeman beating a Hindu priest

thelallantop.com/news/the-truth…

Fake News 8: Muslim worker in restaurant spitting in food to spread coronavirus

altnews.in/old-video-fals…

Fake News 9: Muslim Foreign Nationals with coronavirus hiding in Patna Mosque to avoid testing

altnews.in/were-50-foreig…

One more

Fake News 10: Remember the #JamiaMilliaIslamia professor who was suspended for allegedly "failing 15 non-Muslim students?" Examination results of students taught by Professor show he didn't fail even a single postgraduate. Aman Pandey reports
outlookindia.com/website/story/…

Fake News 11:

#WebQoof | The claim by BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje is false and builds upon multiple reports, some even disputed, that members of the Tablighi Jamaat who have been quarantined have been misbehaving with hospital staff.

thequint.com/news/webqoof/b…

Fake News 12:

Fake News 13:

Firozabad Police have said that a Zee News report on April 6, which alleged that a medical team in Uttar Pradesh escorting positively tested members of Tablighi Jamaat was pelted with stones, is false.

thewire.in/media/firozaba…