False claims about the life of Corona virus and precautions for humans
This was one of the first and probably the most spread fake news regarding Corona virus. In fact, this was the second out of tens of Fake News fact checked by PIBfactcheck. Just a little common sense would have worked for rejecting this forward-as a whole- as authentic hence, the otherwise scientific looking information, which had the most impactful fake news contents from this forward, would have been stopped at its initial stages. Those claims were regarding the survival time of Corona virus on different surfaces. While inquiring with some people on the day of Janta curfew, we found that the ones who went outdoors to cheer up the medical staff by clapping and likewise sounds in GROUPS and LARGE GATHERINGS were carrying a pre-conceived notion that the Virus on all the surfaces was dead meanwhile they were inside their homes. Needless to say, none other than such Whatsapp forwards bestowed this knowledge upon them.
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