Claim: A rumor circulated in Iran through Twitter that alcohol can cure coronavirus. The post claimed that if hand sanitizers made from alcohol can kill the virus, then drinking alcohol will keep one safe.
Fact-check: 10 Twitter posts on Covid-19 that mislead the world - First Check
Verdict: alcohol is not a cure for coronavirus, as clarified by the who. after believing in the rumor, at least 44 people in iran's southwestern khuzestan and alborz provinces died overnight from alcohol poisoning and over 210 people were hospitalised with many in a critical state. since alcohol is banned in iran, people turned to ingest industrial-grade alcohol after believing in rumours and in an effort to save themselves from coronavirus.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Abeen Bilal
Date published: 2020-06-05T03:12:15