@Ramya
Ramya V
@Ramya · 3:11

The anatomy of fake whatsapp forwards..

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Just a while ago I received this. What step forward and I'd like to read a couple of lines from the message out aloud here. So this is how it goes. Okay, the covert 19 virus will be killed at a temperature of 30 to 35 degrees. Therefore, drink more hot water and go under the sun for a long time. Drinking hot water is effective for all viruses and try not to drink ice. Please remember this and share this message to educate and save lives

From camphor-sniffing to holding your breath for 10 secs.. these forwarded messages have mind-boggling remedies on offer for COVID-19! #misinformation

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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:35
My mother gets so many of these things, not through WhatsApp, but just through email. I'm on a few WhatsApp change, but I haven't gotten any crazy forwards, but I will certainly contribute when I do. But I just want to say in general, that the propagation of misinformation is such a serious problem, and this seems relatively minor in terms of it's not going to hurt anybody. But sometimes you see things that are super scary where no, you don't do that
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@ananyaamurthy
Ananyaa Murthy
@ananyaamurthy · 1:05
The covilated WhatsApp forwards are getting so absurd. The remedies they suggest that basically like Chuck half the spice cabinet into boiling water and consume it while it's still boiling it's frankly, so absurd. And the fact that is there might be people somewhere who actually believe it and try it out. It's very scary. And people who follow this to us send it in good faith. And when you tell them that it's not exactly true, they get offended and take it personally
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Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

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@nidhi.addy
Nidhi A
@nidhi.addy · 1:35
So when I was listening to this, I automatically remembered a video I saw maybe about a year back when the pandemic first came, and it was a video of a serpent like snake going up in the clouds like it was in the sky. And then it was going up behind the clouds. And it was apparently a sign that the pandemic was leaving. And obviously you can see from the start that it's definitely edited and it's not a real video
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