Claim: "In Israel, no death from C-19!" This is how the first line of a fake message, which is now being widely circulated online, starts. It then goes onto say how there's a cure for coronavirus and also falsely claims that the virus didn't cause any deaths in the country. The message then details a supposed cure for the pandemic – a combination of lemon, water, and bicarbonate . It's being circulated widely on WhatsApp by many.
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: as per official data of israel, coronavirus has already claimed 31 lives in israel and infected as many as 5,000 people. these numbers itself speak aloud about the misleading message. further, there is no report by who that says lemon and bicarbonate mixture is a cure for covid-19.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42