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  Fact Check: Viral Photo Is Part of Themed Photoshoot in India and not of Overworked Frontline Workers In Sri Lanka

  Urvashi Kapoor November 20, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A photo going viral on social media shows exhausted health workers in personal protective equipment The claim shared in the Sinhala language which is the official language...

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  Quick Fact Check: Misleading post claiming black garlic can cure cancer resurfaces

  Amanpreet Kaur November 20, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post circulating online claims that Black Garlic and sprouted garlic can cure 14 types of cancer as it has twice the antioxidant levels of white garlic Vishvas News had...

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  Quick Fact Check: Fake Post Claiming Fenugreek Seed Tape Can Cure Throat Infection During COVID-19 Resurfaces

  Urvashi Kapoor November 19, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A video has been shared on Vishvas News Whatsapp Chatbot with a claim Fenugreek seeds applied on a tape strip if pasted on the thumb and left overnight it can beat throat...

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  Fact Check: WHO Director-General Said He Was Identified As Contact Of COVID-19 Positive Person, Not Tested Coronavirus Positive

  Urvashi Kapoor November 12, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A viral post on social media claims that the World Health Organization’s WHO director general said he had tested positive for COVID 19 When Vishvas News investigated we...

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  Quick Fact Check: Fake Post Claiming Cashews Are Getting Manufactured Through Machines Resurfaces

  Urvashi Kapoor November 11, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post that has resurfaced on social media claims that fake cashews are being manufactured through a machine In the video a machine is cutting out cashew shaped objects...

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  Fact Check: Neither the people in the video are WHO representatives nor are the claims made by them true

  Urvashi Kapoor November 7, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A viral post on Twitter claims that WHO has taken a U turn and now says that Coronavirus infected patients neither needs to be isolated nor quarantined nor needs social...

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  Fact Check: Post Claiming Measles Vaccine Won’t Work For People Born Before 1989 Is Misleading

  Urvashi Kapoor November 3, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post going viral on social media claims that if someone is born before 1989 they to revaccinate with another measles vaccine as the first one won’t work Vishvas News...

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  Quick Fact Check: Fake Post Claiming MR Vaccine Causes Infertility Resurfaces

  Urvashi Kapoor November 2, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post has resurfaced on social media It claims that schools in Kerala are forcibly injecting Muslim girls with a vaccine that can make them infertile as its side effect...

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  Fact Check: No, WHO Didn’t List Out 7 Brain Damaging Habits; Viral Post Falsely Attributed To World Health Organization

  Urvashi Kapoor October 16, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News An image doing rounds on social media claims that World Health Organization WHO has laid down the 7 biggest brain damaging habits The image also has the logo of World...

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  Fact-check: Eating millet bread cannot provide protection from coronavirus, viral claim is false

  Ankita Deshkar October 16, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News Vishvas News found a viral claim in Marathi that said that consuming millets or Bajra provides people protection from coronavirus However Vishvas News in its...

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  Fact Check: Post Claiming Home Treatment Will Cure Coronavirus Infection Is Fake, As Per Experts

  ameesh rai October 14, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post going viral on social media claims that coronavirus is not a major disease but just a viral infection and can be cured using home remedies Vishvas News has also...

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  Quick Fact Check: Fake Post Claiming China Seeks Court’s Approval To Kill 20000 Coronavirus Patients Resurfaces

  Urvashi Kapoor October 8, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post has resurfaced on social media which claims that China is seeking court’s approval to kill 20000 coronavirus patients Vishvas News had earlier investigated the post...

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  Fact Check: No, adding pepper in your food won’t cure or prevent coronavirus; viral post is fake

  Urvashi Kapoor October 5, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post going viral on social media claims that hot meals with pepper cure the person suffering from coronavirus in less than 24 hours Vishvas News investigated and found...

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  Quick Fact Check: Fake post Claiming WHO Said Coronavirus Is Losing Potency Resurfaces

  Urvashi Kapoor September 30, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post has resurfaced on social media claiming that World Health Organization WHO has conducted a study and has found that COVID 19 is losing potency Vishvas News also...

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  Fact Check: Neem Leaves Powder Isn’t COVID-19 Cure; Viral Post Is Fake, As Per Experts

  Urvashi Kapoor September 21, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A viral post on social media claims that neem leaves powder can cure coronavirus within hours Vishvas News investigated and found that there is no evidence that suggests...

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  Quick Fact Check: Fake Post Claiming Wearing Mask To Protect From COVID-19 Causes Fungal Lung Infection Resurfaces

  Urvashi Kapoor September 19, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A post related to masks has resurfaced on social media It claims that wearing mask causes fungal infection and people are checking into emergency rooms due to this Vishvas...

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  Fact Check: WHO clarifies remarks after it said coronavirus transmission by asymptomatic people is ‘very rare’; viral video is old and misleading

  Urvashi Kapoor September 15, 2020

  New Delhi Vishvas News A video of is doing rounds on social media in which Dr Maria Van Kerkhove an infectious disease epidemiologist and the technical lead on COVID 19 WHO Health Emergencies...