Claim: Over the course of the last few months, WhatsApp is flooded with long warnings on how to either avoid or cure corona. But these messages are far from true. One such message that was widespread is a warning that claimed one should refrain from stepping out between May 3- 18 as the virus transmission would be at its peak.
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: the claim is fake and such messages are designed to create fear and panic among masses.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42