The declare is false; the video circulated in reviews in March 2020 about an incident on a subway in Belgium; the Belgian transport body mentioned the man within the video had been arrested over the incident. A claim that every one fruit and vegetable markets in the Indian city of Chennai and across the state of Tamil Nadu have been ordered to close in an effort to curb the unfold of the novel coronavirus has been shared in a number of posts on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter. The declare is false; Chennai’s municipal authority known as the social media posts “pretend”, and Tamil Nadu’s chief minister stated that stores promoting “essential items” corresponding to groceries are allowed to function as regular regardless of a nationwide lockdown. A video of a hearth erupting inside a car has been viewed tons of of instances on Facebook, Twitter and on messaging app Line in March 2020 alongside a declare it shows an explosion that was sparked by an alcohol-based disinfectant used during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The claim is fake; health specialists warn that water alone can not kill the virus and suggest that individuals wash their palms with cleaning soap and water for efficient protection. A claim that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees acknowledged “migrants and illegals” in Malaysia have been resisting take a look at for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, over fears of arrest has been shared in a number of posts on Facebook. The claim is fake; UNHCR officers in Malaysia mentioned the alleged assertion is pretend and condemned the erroneous declare for stoking “unnecessary fear and mistrust”.

An picture shared 1000's of times on Facebook purports to be proof that Israel has developed a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. The declare is misleading; the picture used for instance a vial of the new drug is initially a inventory picture while the MIGAL Research Institute in Israel, despite having a head begin, continues to work on a vaccine for COVID-19. A story that has been shared thousands of instances in social media posts claims Ghana’s president and a senior minister had examined constructive for COVID-19.

A video has been viewed tons of of 1000's of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a declare that it shows a drone launching fireworks at individuals who breached a curfew in Malaysia during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The claim is false; the video's audio has been manipulated to incorporate a person talking in Malaysian; the unique clip actually reveals a prank that was staged by a Brazilian influencer in Brazil in July 2019. A net publication shared lots of of instances on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp in Nigeria claims the federal government will pay each citizen 8,500 naira ($23.60) monthly to encourage Nigerians to remain at home in a bid to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. But the declare is fake; officers have dismissed the claim, and the creator of the viral publication admitted it was incorrect.

A post shared repeatedly on Facebook claims that taking a sizzling bath is an effective remedy against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The claim is misleading; well being experts say there isn't a scientific evidence that bathing in scorching water can forestall people from catching the virus; the World Health Organisation warned that bathing or showering in very popular water may be “dangerous”. A video allegedly displaying Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife in a hospital bed urging individuals to stay residence to avoid ending up seriously sick with the novel coronavirus has been shared hundreds of occasions on Facebook and Twitter. The girl in the video is not Sophie Trudeau, but a British waitress who has been infected with COVID-19. A video has been seen thousands of instances on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a US soldier spreading the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, by wiping his saliva on a subway train handrail in the Chinese city of Wuhan in October 2019.

A message shared repeatedly in a number of Facebook posts claims the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was set to implement a nationwide 'shut down' from March 18, 2020 in an effort to curb the unfold of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Multiple media stories and social media posts claim that water used in an Islamic ablution ritual can kill the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

The claim is false; the video has circulated in media stories a few automotive explosion in Saudi Arabia since a minimum of 2015, almost 5 years earlier than the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was first detected within the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. A screenshot of a purported information broadcast exhibiting a lion in the street and reporting that Russia has deployed lots of of lions to take care of order during the novel coronavirus lockdown has been shared tens of thousands of instances on Facebook and Twitter. The declare is fake; the photo used in the image was taken in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2016; Russia has additionally not announced any main coronavirus lockdown. Photographs shared lots of of occasions online purport to show the coffins of Italian victims of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The declare is false; the pictures date back to October 2013 when tons of drowned in a ship tragedy in the Mediterranean.

But the claim is false; there isn't a evidence to support the allegation and Ghana’s info minister has dismissed it. A purported advisory has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp posts that claims a disinfectant might be sprayed into the air in a single day in India in an effort to kill the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The declare is false; Indian authorities mentioned the advisory was 'fake' and that no such measure had been introduced. A television information report a few US biotech company has been seen hundreds of occasions on Facebook alongside a claim that the company successfully created a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, within 'three hours'. The declare is misleading; the US biotech firm stated the vaccine nonetheless requires human testing and won't be made available until at least the top of 2020.