A 1985 Photo Was Claimed to be Related to Covid-19 Pandemic, It’s Gone Viral
Out of context
A photo of a woman embracing an infant has surfaced on Facebook and Twitter. It’s been claimed the mother tested positive for the coronavirus and that her newborn baby is on the brin...
Footage Isn’t of “Russian Officer Who Killed Himself After Getting Infected with Coronavirus”
Misleading
A number of social media pages and profiles have circulated footage of a man carrying a knife on the street while two men dressed in police uniform were trying to calm him down. The man th...
WHO Denies Rumours Promoted by Pro-Assad Media
Bias
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Syria denied Thursday on its Twitter account false news that has been circulated on social media that Syria is expected to be declared as a country t...
Did Buckingham Palace Say Queen Elizabeth Tested Positive for Coronavirus?
Uncertain
A number of social media pages have claimed Saturday that Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for the novel coronavirus. A pro-Assad Facebook page named “...
“Cannibals and Corona”: Satire News Goes Viral
Sarcasm
News websites and social media users published news titled, “14 Cannibals Die after Eating Chinese Engineer infected with Coronavirus. ” “A total of 14 members of the ca...
Did Putin Wear a Hazmat Suit in Meeting with Russian Officials?
False
Two photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing a yellow full-body hazmat suit, also known as a decontamination suit, have been circulated on social media. It’s been claimed t...
Fabricated Statement attributed to Le Pen: “We Won’t Admit Arab Officials to (Frane’s) Hospitals.”
Conspiracy theories
News websites and social media pages and users have recently circulated a statement attributed to a far-right french politician, claiming that she said she won’t “admit any Ara...
Has Russia Unleashed Lions on Streets to Force Home Quarantine due to Coronavirus?
Lying
Websites and social media pages have claimed on Monday March 22, 2020, that Russian authorities unleashed lions on the streets to intimidate people and force them to home quarantine to pre...
Did Saddam Hussein Talk about Coronavirus?
Footage in which Saddam Hussein appears with Iraqi military officers have been circulated on social media with headlines and comments suggesting that Saddam Hussein talked about the novel...
Faked Statement on Turkey’s Measures to halt Covid-19, Public Prosecutor Launches Investigation
A Turkish-language statement claimed to be of new decisions issued by Turkey’s ministry of health’s decisions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus has been circulated M...
Man in This Photo Isn’t Syrian
A photo of a young man having lunch in an airplane has been circulated on social media. The man seems to be on his own on the flight. Several Facebook pages and Twitter accounts claimed t...
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