Claim: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri shared a screenshot which read that weed kills coronavirus, written in the form of breaking news. There was also an appeal to make cannabis legal.
Fact-check: 10 Twitter posts on Covid-19 that mislead the world - First Check
Verdict: the claim is misleading as there is no scientific evidence to prove that the plant can cure covid-19. on performing a reverse image search it was revealed that this image has no certified background of corresponding to any news, but is in fact a meme generated from en.dopl3r.com. through this website, it is extremely easy to find different templates and create memes.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Abeen Bilal
Date published: 2020-06-05T03:12:15