Weekly Wrap: Misinformation On Shashi Tharoor, Deepika Padukone & More

Does An Alkaline Diet Protect You From Covid? No, Experts Rubbish Viral Advisory, Call Claims Unscientific

An “advisory” is going viral with the claim that consuming alkaline foods (those having a pH greater than 7) will help increase your body’s pH level and ultimately protect you from the coronavirus as it does not infect organisms with a pH greater than 5.5. Newschecker, however, found it to be false. Read more here.

MP Obscene Video Case: Visuals Claiming To Show Woman Seen In Viral Clip Are Unrelated And AI-Generated

After the recent arrest of MP politician Manohar Lal Dhakad, who was allegedly caught on camera engaging in a sexual act with a woman on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Mandsaur, an image and video, claiming to be of the woman and identifying her as “Lubna Qureshi”, have also gone viral on social media. Newschecker found the claim to be false. Read more here.

Tharoor’s Scathing Critique Of Trump Is From 2024 Jaipur Lit Fest In US, Not Op Sindoor Outreach Event

A 1-minute 19-second video claiming to show Congress MP Shashi Tharoor mocking US president Donald Trump in the US has gone viral on the heels of the visit by an all-party delegation led by Tharoor as part of India’s global outreach programme on Operation Sindoor. Newschecker found the video to be old. Read more here.

Communist Rally In Kerala Against Killing of Maoist Leaders Basavaraju & Pappu Lohra? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Video

A video claiming to show a Communist rally in Kerala protesting the killing of Maoist leaders Basavaraju and Pappu Lohra with slogans, “No to capitalism, no to Hindi imposition,” is being widely shared on social media platforms. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue. Read more here. 

Did Deepika Padukone Confirm That She Left ‘Spirit’ Due To Pay Disparity? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Clip

A video claiming to show actor Deepika Padukone clarifying that she dropped out of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit, which now stars Prabhas and Triptii Dimri in lead roles, due to gender pay gap has gone viral on social media platforms. Newschecker, however, found it to be false. Read more here.