{"id":1605,"date":"2020-04-04T15:36:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T15:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2020-04-21T03:46:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T03:46:59","slug":"fake-news-covid-19-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/fake-news-covid-19-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake News Covid-19 : India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The below fake news\/posts are from journalists, media organizations, lawyers etc.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Posting old videos as new<\/strong> \u2013 Saba Naqvi\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She posts a month old video and claims its from Ayodhya during the lockdown period<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1606\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1606\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333px\" height=\"471px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image001.jpg 333w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image001-1400x1980.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1607\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1607\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215px\" height=\"352px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>False information on availability of Hydroxychloroquine<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1641\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200412-072945920173491271829035-339x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200412-072945920173491271829035-339x500.jpg 339w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200412-072945920173491271829035-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200412-072945920173491271829035-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200412-072945920173491271829035.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1640\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200412_0723534389196693170327711-231x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200412_0723534389196693170327711-231x500.jpg 231w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200412_0723534389196693170327711-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200412_0723534389196693170327711-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200412_0723534389196693170327711.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. A lot of Jamaat Supporters posted a picture <strong>with clarifications<\/strong> and chronology where they said there was <strong>no rule of not gathering<\/strong> on the 13-14th march when thousands of their supporters organized the event. But here is the official order from Delhi Govt on 13th of MARCH. Hence, incorrect claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1608\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1608\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image003-374x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374px\" height=\"500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image003-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image003.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Rana Ayyub said it was Punishment for<strong> labourers for leaving the lockdown<\/strong>. The picture is 5 days old from her tweet and it was about lockdown violators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1609\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1609\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276px\" height=\"276px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image004.jpg 276w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image004-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1610\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1610\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306px\" height=\"306px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image005.jpg 306w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image005-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rana Ayyub has been using social media to spread hate comments like these\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is left for a virus to kill in a morally corrupt nation<\/p>&mdash; Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RanaAyyub\/status\/1239603353283260416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EV2lSVuWAAIzPeO?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"542\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Quint wrote on 26th Mar \u2013 India was in stage 3 \u2013 community transmission and govt is not making it official. They claimed the doctor is from PM\u2019s official taskforce said it.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1611\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1611\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392px\" height=\"477px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Truth<\/strong> &#8211; The Person is not on official task force list\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1612\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1612\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295px\" height=\"411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The person is not a &#8220;Medical&#8221; doctor \ud83d\ude42 He is a PhD in Quality mgmt.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1613\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1613\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295px\" height=\"351px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1614\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1614\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324px\" height=\"260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Girdhar Gyani<\/strong> later commented that he was quoted out of context. The letter below by AHPI.\u00a0 After some time, Quint later changed the article to say \u201cIndia may be in Stage 3 \u2026\u201d &#x1f600;<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1615\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1615\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image010-231x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231px\" height=\"500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image010-231x500.jpg 231w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image010.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Some guy claimed there were no thermal checks on India\u2019s International Airports. This is the usual way to take on the government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1616\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1616\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285px\" height=\"318px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Airport Authorities destroyed his claim by showing him the proofs.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1617\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1617\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361px\" height=\"387px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?attachment_id=1618\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1618\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318px\" height=\"392px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. The Wire Editor \u2013 says Yogi Adityanath insisted large Ram Navmi fair amidst the lockdown. They attributed the quote to some Mahant Paramhans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image014.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Truth \u2013 the fair was already canceled on Mar 20 by the UP govt. Mahant Paramhans had already been expelled from the trust in Nov 2019.<\/p>\n<p>7. RealReport &#8211; Another Anti Govt News channel<br \/>Says Ram Navmi fair was organized with Thousands. They want to take on on the govt with another fake news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1626\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200402-1831352942316141351498216-237x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200402-1831352942316141351498216-237x500.jpg 237w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200402-1831352942316141351498216.jpg 970w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200402-1831352942316141351498216-768x1621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot_20200402-1831352942316141351498216-728x1536.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They were reporting a 2017 news in 2020 April \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1625\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832143855169039917161531-342x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832143855169039917161531-342x500.jpg 342w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832143855169039917161531-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832143855169039917161531-1050x1536.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832143855169039917161531.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1624\" src=\"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832167452789575800060758-441x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832167452789575800060758-441x500.jpg 441w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832167452789575800060758-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20200402_1832167452789575800060758.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They later deleted and apologized.<\/p>\n<p>8. NDTV Said people are eating snakes due to lack of food<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ndtv<\/a> please don&#39;t make stories without verification! I&#39;m dead against hunting and killing of animals so is the State Govt. But to say that there&#39;s no rice left for the people leading to killing of cobra is rubbish! No one hunts snakes for consumption in Arunachal Pradesh. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s07bX1rbEq\">https:\/\/t.co\/s07bX1rbEq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirenRijiju\/status\/1252182984100163585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They later updated their story and said &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The main focus of the story was wildlife crime. &#8221; LOL<\/span><\/p>\n<p>9. Scroll.in said children are eating frogs due to lack of food<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a><br>News website <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BuXMbgnZXN\">https:\/\/t.co\/BuXMbgnZXN<\/a> reported that children Jehanabad are living on frogs as they have no food grains at home.<br>Truth: DM Jehanabad inquiry finds there is sufficient food  in their houses and the video was making of some irresponsible people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iAIGPMsldh\">https:\/\/t.co\/iAIGPMsldh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5LVpMXcbvk\">pic.twitter.com\/5LVpMXcbvk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIB_India\/status\/1252140996667871233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10. Telegraph and Logical Indian said an upper caste man refused food cooked by a dalit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.opindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/EV0ozuJUcAAX8_k.jpeg?fit=600%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"437\" height=\"746\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Used images from RSS food distribution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.opindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/EV0o0OdUYAIB4kV.jpeg?fit=696%2C1011&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"276\" height=\"401\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.opindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-18-at-3.07.58-PM.png?fit=696%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"409\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later the man was found as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/coronavirus-case-against-uttar-pradesh-man-for-refusing-meal-cooked-by-dalit-village-head-2211239\">Seraj Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> and issue was brushed aside.<\/p>\n<p>Btw it&#8217;s true that RSS is feeding several people but the agenda to show them or blame higher caste was busted.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/lodged-at-quarantine-centre-man-booked-for-refusing-to-eat-food-cooked-by-dalit-village-head-in-ups-kushinagar-2576365.html<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/coronavirus-case-against-uttar-pradesh-man-for-refusing-meal-cooked-by-dalit-village-head-2211239<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why surprise when some Muslims are attacking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID<\/a> health workers in India!<br>Not unusual, it is a RESISTANCE against perceived &#39;brutal&#39; state!<br>African American groups in US cities &amp; immigrant youths in European suburbs often attack public transportation, social workers &amp; police.<\/p>&mdash; Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashoswai\/status\/1250502839367016449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>11. Prashant Bhushan\u00a0 says a mother thew 5 children into river due to lack of food during lockdown<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heartbreaking! In A Shocking Incident, Mother In UP Throws 5 Children Into River. She said that she had no food for her children &amp; that she was a daily wage earner &amp; her work stopped during lockdown<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/768NPChTlh\">https:\/\/t.co\/768NPChTlh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pbhushan1\/status\/1249331428715720707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Truth:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EVbK979VAAAQCL9?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"643\" height=\"867\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He has also shared news of children eating frogs and other fake stories. Beware of the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In these times, media and other organizations must leave their political inclinations aside.Also people like these who spread hate an justify violence against doctors and police.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why surprise when some Muslims are attacking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID<\/a> health workers in India!<br>Not unusual, it is a RESISTANCE against perceived &#39;brutal&#39; state!<br>African American groups in US cities &amp; immigrant youths in European suburbs often attack public transportation, social workers &amp; police.<\/p>&mdash; Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashoswai\/status\/1250502839367016449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The common Whatsapp forwards can be fact-checked from the governments official handle. <strong>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Urge you to check this before sharing anything further.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1605\" data-postid=\"1605\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1605 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The below fake news\/posts are from journalists, media organizations, lawyers etc. 1. 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