The pace of the second wave of corona in the country is stopping. Meanwhile, fake news about the third wave of corona and lockdown in the country is going viral. It is being claimed that PM Modi has decided to impose a complete lockdown in the country, making a big announcement given the third wave. In a fake picture, PM Modi has been quoted as claiming the beginning of the third wave of Corona and the announcement of the lockdown. Let us know what is the real truth behind these pictures.
What is written in the viral post?
It is written in these viral pictures that the whole country is preparing for lockdown again. Given the third wave of corona in the country, PM Modi has announced a strict lockdown from July 1 to July 31. It has been said that the third wave of the corona has started in the country. PM Modi announced Whereas the truth is that PM Modi has not made any such announcement.
Fake post
Dainik Jagran's fact check team Vishwas News has investigated the viral post. During the investigation, we came to know that the viral post is completely false. This fake post has been prepared by misusing the videos and the logos of news channels. While no such announcement has been made by the government.
Fact Check : पीएम मोदी द्वारा लॉकडाउन की घोषणा का दावा करने वाली ये वायरल पोस्ट फर्जी है@JagranNews https://t.co/3ZTmfQLfrh— Vishvas.News (@newsvishvas) July 1, 2021
What's going viral?
Facebook page Mahalbari TV posted a video on June 30 claiming: 'Lockdown announced in the country, a big decision given the third wave.' The viral post uses the logo of a news channel along with a picture of PM Modi. . Apart from this, different news has been used.
What the FAC?
Dainik Jagran's fact check team Vishwas News first went through the viral video carefully. TV9 Bharatvarsh journalist Nishant Chaturvedi was seen in this while the News24 logo was used in the thumbnail of the viral video. After watching the full video, it was found that this video has been made by combining different news of TV 9 Bharatvarsh. After this, a complete fake post has been prepared using the logo of News24.
Let us tell you that the pace of the second wave of corona in the country has now stopped. Now less than 50 thousand cases of corona are being reported in the country and less than 1000 deaths are taking place. Lockdown has been relaxed in most of the states of the country, so there are still many states where restrictions related to corona are being increased. State governments are giving restrictions and exemptions in lockdown according to their own.