Claim: A message claiming that posting anything related to coronavirus on social media has been declared a punishable offence has been doing rounds on various messaging apps. The viral message reads, "All honorable members of the group are informed that right now any post related to coronavirus has been declared a punishable offense by the Central Government, only a government agency can post on Corona."
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: the message is false. there is no such order by the indian government. and there is no ravi nayak in the ministry of home affairs  to whom this whatsapp is attributed.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42