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Misleading: Newborn calves are slaughtered to obtain serum for usage in COVID-19 vaccines.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-General

Misleading: Newborn calves are slaughtered to obtain serum for usage in COVID-19 vaccines.
Partly_True: A variant of COVID-19 can cause hearing loss.
Health-Covid

Partly_True: A variant of COVID-19 can cause hearing loss.
True: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh is researching if Gayatri Mantra can cure COVID-19.
Health-Covid

True: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh is researching if Gayatri Mantra can cure COVID-19.
False: Many infectious diseases declined before vaccines were introduced.
Health-Vaccines

False: Many infectious diseases declined before vaccines were introduced.
Partly_True: The government of India has recommended increasing the duration between two doses of Covishield due to a shortage in vaccines.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-Policy

Partly_True: The government of India has recommended increasing the duration between two doses of Covishield due to a shortage in vaccines.
Misleading: Karnataka government has extended the lockdown in Bangalore till June.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

Misleading: Karnataka government has extended the lockdown in Bangalore till June.
False: Indian actor Mukesh Khanna has died of COVID-19.
Health-Covid Media-Celebrities

False: Indian actor Mukesh Khanna has died of COVID-19.
True: China reports the first case of H10N3 avian influenza in humans.
Health-General

True: China reports the first case of H10N3 avian influenza in humans.
False: There is no evidence to prove that deaths occurred due to COVID-19 in India.
Health-Covid

False: There is no evidence to prove that deaths occurred due to COVID-19 in India.
True: Since March 2021, thousands of kids below nine caught COVID-19 in Karnataka.
Health-Covid

True: Since March 2021, thousands of kids below nine caught COVID-19 in Karnataka.
False: French virologist Luc Montagnier: People vaccinated for COVID-19 will die within two years.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Tech-Social-Media

False: French virologist Luc Montagnier: People vaccinated for COVID-19 will die within two years.
Misleading: Over the past four months, 4178 people in the U.S. died due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: Over the past four months, 4178 people in the U.S. died due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
False: Bharat Biotech's vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years.
Health-Covid Health-Pharma Health-Vaccines

False: Bharat Biotech's vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years.
Unverifiable: Congress prepared a COVID-19 toolkit to target the Modi government.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Unverifiable: Congress prepared a COVID-19 toolkit to target the Modi government.
True: The United States advised not to travel to the Olympic host Japan due to a surge in COVID-19.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

True: The United States advised not to travel to the Olympic host Japan due to a surge in COVID-19.
Misleading: The second wave of COVID-19 in India began during the farmers' protests.
Events-Activism Health-Covid Politics-Policy

Misleading: The second wave of COVID-19 in India began during the farmers' protests.
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