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Video of the pathetic situation of COVID-19 patients in Gandhi hospital (COVID-19 dedicated hospital) in Hyderabad, Telangana
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a video said to show the “pathetic situation” of COVID-19 patients at Gandhi Hospital, a COVID-19-dedicated hospital in Hyderabad. The review identifies the people shown as hospital staff resting in a corridor after completing their shift, not patients. It reports that a Gandhi Hospital doctor confirmed they were staff, and says officials had also clarified that the women worked at the hospital. The review describes reverse-image searches of screenshots from the video, which led it to reporting by The News Minute. According to the review, a spokesperson for Gandhi Hospital said the two women were class IV sanitation staff resting after a 12-hour shift. The spokesperson also explained a visual distinction relevant to the claim: staff wore full PPE, while patients moving between locations within the hospital wore masks. The review says TNIE and Andhra Jyothi also identified the women as hospital staff.
Imágenes virales que corresponden con la pandemia de la gripe española de 1918
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Face masks suppress the body's immune system
Publisher’s rating: No evidence to support this claim. "Masks may stop germs getting into your mouth or nose, so your immune system doesn't have to kick in, but this doesn't mean it is being suppressed," says Keith Neal, an infectious disease expert.
The 'Freedom to Breathe Agency' provide face mask exemption cards
Publisher’s rating: The cards are fake and the agency is not a real government department
Face masks suppress the body's immune system
Publisher’s rating: No evidence to support this claim. "Masks may stop germs getting into your mouth or nose, so your immune system doesn't have to kick in, but this doesn't mean it is being suppressed," says Keith Neal, an infectious disease expert.
क्या भारत बायोटेक के VP ने कोरोना वायरस वैक्सीन का क्लीनिकल ट्रायल लिया?
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Covid-19 is a "political hoax" manufactured by the "deep state" in an election year
Publisher’s rating: The coronavirus pandemic is real and there's no evidence to suggest it was manufactured by politicians in the United States
Coronavirus case numbers are so high because anyone who walks into hospital - be it with a broken leg or bullet wound - is "written up as Covid positive".
Publisher’s rating: There's no evidence we've seen to support this claim about counting coronavirus cases - whether applied to the US or Canada. There are clear criteria for reporting coronavirus cases in both countries, and people who enter hospital with an unrelated illness or injury aren't counted as a coronavirus case.
केंद्रीय आयुष मंत्रालय के तरफ से पतंजलि को कोरोना के इलाज वाली दवा बेचने की अनुमति मिल गई
Publisher’s rating: False
Photo of Bharat Biotech Vice President taking COVAXIN (indigenous experimental COVID-19 vaccine) first dose
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The post claimed that a photo showed Dr V. K. Srinivas, Bharat Biotech’s vice president, receiving the first dose of the company’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, COVAXIN, as part of human trials. The review checked the image’s stated purpose against Bharat Biotech’s explanation and the trial timeline, rather than relying on the photo’s appearance alone. Bharat Biotech said the image showed “a routine procedural blood draw for testing all production staff.”
The 'Freedom to Breathe Agency' provide face mask exemption cards
Publisher’s rating: The cards are fake and the agency is not a real government department
Coronavirus case numbers are so high because anyone who walks into hospital - be it with a broken leg or bullet wound - is "written up as Covid positive".
Publisher’s rating: There's no evidence we've seen to support this claim about counting coronavirus cases - whether applied to the US or Canada. There are clear criteria for reporting coronavirus cases in both countries, and people who enter hospital with an unrelated illness or injury aren't counted as a coronavirus case.
Op sociale media gaat een verhaal rond over een man die positief getest zou zijn op Covid-19. Volgens het bericht zou de man daardoor bloed plassen en zouden de mensen die bij hem in de buurt komen zo'n 80 procent kans hebben om ook positief te testen. Bovendien beweert de auteur van het bericht dat de man is weggelopen uit het "ziekenhuis van Torhout", maar klopt dat wel?
Publisher’s rating: Het grootste deel van de beweringen klopt niet. Bloed plassen is geen direct symptoom van het Sars-CoV-2-virus. Bovendien is de bewering dat er 80 procent kans is om besmet te geraken in de buurt van een coronapatiënt niet gestaafd op wetenschappelijke evidentie. Ten slotte is er volgens het AZ Delta ziekenhuis in Torhout niemand weggelopen tijdens de voorbije periode.
10000- పడకల సర్దార్ పటేల్ కోవిడ్ కేర్ సెంటర్ నిర్మించింది ఢిల్లీ ప్రభుత్వాన్ని నడిపిస్తున్న అరవింద్ కేజ్రివాల్
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Chefe da Clínica de Doenças Infecciosas da Universidade de Maryland, EUA, dá 17 conselhos práticos e honestos sobre a Covid-19
Publisher’s rating: Enganoso: Comprova investigou um por um os 17 conselhos listados em corrente que viralizou no WhatsApp e que usa como base artigo de um site português. Veja o que descobrimos http://gazetadobairro.com.br/finalmente-algo-pratico-e-honesto-do-chefe-da-clinica-de-doencas-infecciosas-da-universidade-de-maryland-eua/
కరోన కారణంగా మరణించిన చైనా దేశస్థులకు మాత్రమే ఆమీర్ ఖాన్ తన సానుభూతి వ్యక్తపరిచారు
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
10000- పడకల సర్దార్ పటేల్ కోవిడ్ కేర్ సెంటర్ ఢిల్లీ లో నిర్మించింది కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వ ఆధీనంలోని ITBP.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING