Claim: As soon as news of Prince of Wales Charles having contacted coronavirus hit the headlines, a fake WhatsApp message started taking a dig at Kanika Kapoor for having infected him. The Bollywood singer who was tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the United Kingdom on March 9 had undergone treatment at a hospital in Lucknow.
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: while the photos have gone viral on the internet, they aren't from any recent gathering. the photos belong to a 2015 event - the elephant family charity 'travels to my elephants' -- hosted by prince charles and camilla, duchess of cornwall.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42