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    Debunked claims of COVID-19 cures resurface in vernacular language

    • Sista Mukherjee / 4 years
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    First Check found videos encouraging unscientific cures of COVID-19 on YouTube in Bengali – a language mostly spoken in West Bengal state of India and Bangladesh.

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    15
    Jan

      No, coronavirus doesn’t lay eggs in throat, nor it can be cured in a day with herbal vaporizers

      • Sista Mukherjee / 4 years
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      There is no study to back the claim that coronavirus lays eggs in the throat and inhaling a herbal concoction can cure Covid-19 in a day. The claims in this Youtube video are false.

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      Jul

        Home-made blend of onion, lemon and honey will not prevent a heart attack

        • Sista Mukherjee / 5 years
        • 0
        • 3 min read

        A video viewed millions of times claims that heart attacks can be prevented by drinking onion juice mixed with lemon and honey. The claim is misleading.

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