Updated April 6th, 2020 at 18:25 IST

Fact Check: Does Home Minister Amit Shah have Coronavirus?

The rumor includes a screengrab which has been doing rounds on social media stating that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been infected with Coronavirus.

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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Claim: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been infected with COVID-19

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What is the rumour about?

  • The rumour includes a screengrab which has been doing rounds on social media allegedly from a news channel's broadcast stating that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been infected with COVID-19
  • The screengrab from the news channel also claims that Amit Shah had visited Italy last week for a tour after which he got infected with Coronavirus. 
  • It also claims that he spread COVID-19 because he was not tested after his return

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Who started the rumour?

  • Social media forwards
  • People have been circulating these messages all over WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.

Rating: False

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Republic World did a fact check

  • Republic World did a fact check on various message forwards related to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's health or possible infection of Coronavirus and found them to be False. 
  • The Home Minister has not been tested positive for COVID-19
  • In addition to this, Amit Shah did not visit Italy last week for any purposes 
  • Any rumour regarding Amit Shah having or spreading Coronavirus is fabricated 

Even PIB did a fact check on this and found the image to be morphed 

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Published April 6th, 2020 at 18:25 IST

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