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By Srijanee Chakraborty
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By Srijanee Chakraborty An image of South African cricketer David Miller posing with a young fan, who recently passed away due to cancer, is viral with false captions misidentifying the latter as his daughter. BOOM found that the girl seen in the photograph is not Miller's daughter but an ardent fan of his who was battling cancer. A user on Facebook shared the image of the girl and the cricketer with the caption, "David Miller daughter passed away due to cancer., R.I.P. little one!" The user also tagged a public, cricket fan group named Cric Browse. Click here to view the post. The same image ...
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Research has established that consumption of bitter bottle gourd juice can be life-threatening. Yet the popularity of YouTube videos hailing the many virtues of the detox drink continues unabated. By Tej Kumar Recently writer-director Tahira Kashyap put out a post on Instagram about her experience with bottle gourd toxicity. The 38-year-old mother of two was admitted to the ICU after drinking bottle gourd juice. However, the popularity of videos on YouTube hailing the many virtues of the detox drink continues unabated. A Viral YouTube video in Telugu, for instance, claims that drinking bottle ...
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Contrary to what viral YouTube videos claim, studies show that there could be adverse effects of consuming bitter gourd daily. Experts warn against the possibility of toxicity due to overconsumption. By Tej Kumar A viral YouTube video claims that drinking bitter gourd juice every day is an effective home remedy for diabetes. Thevideo (in English) has garnered over 2,40,000 views and has prompted similar videos in other Indian languages, such as Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil. While bitter gourd (aka Momordica charantia, karela, or bitter melon) has been used as a hypoglycaemic agent for lo...
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There’s no dearth of posts on social media platforms claiming to have found the cure for the coronavirus. Here’s one in Hindi that makes not one, but several claims about COVID-19 cures and prevention.[Click here for the archive version]First Check looks at these claims in the light of the available scientific evidence.Claim 1: Drinking milk three times a day with Shilajit, and Licorice (Mulethi) for five days can help beat the virus.Claim 2: Drinking ash of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo) mixed with honey and cow’s milk is a potent treatment for COVID-19.Claim 3: Drinking milk with honey o...
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