A picture shows an eight-year-old boy infected with coronavirus. Prayers and shares on Facebook will help him.
Speak Now, A picture of a kid lying on a bed with a tube inserted in his nose is going viral on social media with the claim that this is an eight-year-old boy infected with coronavirus., Facebook page "Prayer Request Chaple" shared the picture with the claim, "Please Just give me a minute of your time, help share in 4 groups let\s make a prayer chain, It has no cost just share thanks. I don\t mean to disturb. Just help share so my son can get more prayers. 8YEARs OLD BOY NEED CHAIN PRAYER. He have Coronavirus"., India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim along with the picture is misleading. The picture has been circulating on the Internet for over a year and it has nothing to do with coronavirus., The post, uploaded on April 29, has been shared more than 2.04 lakh times till the filing of this story. Over 63,000 Facebook users have reacted to it. The archived version of the post can be seen here., Many Facebook users have shared the post., What AFWA found, Using reverse image search, we found that the viral picture has been available on social media for more than a year. A Facebook page by the name "Anddy World" had posted the picture on February 28, 2019, with a caption in Spanish. At that time, the world was not infected with coronavirus., We could not ascertain the identity of the kid or what he was suffering from, but it is certain that the picture is more than a year old and not related to coronavirus., This is not the first time that random or old pictures have been passed off on social media with false claims related to Covid-19. A few days back, a set of three unrelated images were shared as an appeal by a man to help his wife and daughter, both of whom are infected with coronavirus according to the claim., AFWA had debunked this misleading post too. Such fake posts are created deliberately to trap social media users emotionally for more shares and clicks., , The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie., , What happened in Galwan: Detailed account of brutal June 15 battle, Exclusive: Images from Galwan show Chinese build-up intact after carnage, India holds fort, India-China border dispute: Importance of Pangong Tso and why its fingers are much sought after, Covid-19 Tracker: State-wise data, daily trends, patients cured, deaths and more, KP Oli accuses India of trying to topple Nepal govt, "From an ordinary monk to celebrated Yoga guru: Baba Ramdevs extraordinary journey", Has the tension eased between India and China at LAC?, "Watch: Army treating Pangong Tso flashpoint as semi-permanent faceoff", Tuticorin custodial deaths: Eyewitnesses recall horrifying details, Why is China showing aggression towards its neighbours?, Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi, 5 killed, Coronavirus cases near 5.5 lakh as India reports 19,459 new cases, , Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today
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