Pandemic

Patanjali claimed that it had found a "cure" for COVID-19 that had cleared clinical trials. However, the AYUSH Ministry said that they had allowed the sale of the products only as an immunity booster and not as a medicinal cure for Covid-19. Down To Earth (DTE) investigated Patanjali's claims and reported on their trial design. DTE was the first to break through the misinformation to expose how the AYUSH ministry had allowed the trial design to be kept vague so that Patanjali could market the products to its advantage. DTE also spoke with the hospitals conducting the trials and found out that they were incomplete. The story was eventually able to junk Patanjali's claims.

Alt News fact-checked multiple instances of misinformation and disinformation that tried to portray Muslims as a community deliberately trying to spread Covid-19. This trend emerged on social media after it was reported that a religious gathering in Delhi turned into a Covid-19 hotspot. A series of rigorous fact-checks on the subject by Alt News, helped dispel the notion that one particular community was responsible for spreading the coronavirus.

As Covid took hold, many cures were recommended, including Homeopathy - the second most popular system of cure in India. But ThePrint reports that global experts dismiss its efficacy as, at best a placebo. An important story which cleared the air about Homeopathy, which was being touted by some, including the government, as an antidote to the Covid-19 virus.