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Misinformation has been circulating in India related to the [[COVID-19]] disease, the [[2020 coronavirusCOVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] and the responses of the government to the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dore |first1=Bhavya |title=Fake News, Real Arrests |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/17/fake-news-real-arrests/ |accessdate=20 April 2020 |work=Foreign Policy}}</ref> The misinformation circulated in the context of COVID-19 in India include using unproven methods for disease cure, spreading communal hatred and glorifying or belittling the government's response to the pandemic. Actions are t(contracted; show full)live.com |date=10 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> A popular Hindi TV channel reported that there was an [[ICMR]] research to show that, if there hadn't been a national lockdown, there would have been 0.8 million people in India infected with coronavirus by mid April. The Indian health ministry later confirmed that there has not been such a study.<ref name = bbcfakenews/> A mock drill from China was circulated in India as people who died from coronavirus disease.<ref name=aljazeera/>

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===Misinformation targeting religious minorities===
The decision of a [[2020 Tablighi Jamaat coronavirus hotspot in Delhi|Muslim group to conduct a religious meeting]] accelerated the spread of COVID-19 in India. As a result, fake news were circulated that the members of the group have spat on doctors, misbehaved and tried to spread the virus, triggering [[Islamophobia]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=Understand the chronology in India: Let coronavirus hit, then spread fake news demonising Mus(contracted; show full)initiative called 'Indian Scientists' Response to COVID-19' for debunking fake news related to the disease. The goal of the initiative is to analyse all available data and support the governments for evidence-based action.<ref>{{cite news |title=How 300 Indian scientists are fighting fake news about COVID-19 |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/indian-scientists-covid19-false-infomation-coronavirus/ |accessdate=20 April 2020 |work=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref>

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===By governments===
The state governments have identified misleading posts on social media and take down notices were issued if they were found to circulate fake news.<ref name = maharashtra>{{cite news |first1=Saurabh |last1=Vaktania |title=Coronavirus: Maharashtra cracks whip on fake news, hate speech; 218 cases registered during lockdown |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-maharashtra-cracks-whip-on-fake-news-hate-speech-218-cases-registered-during-lockdown-1667713-2020-04-16 |a(contracted; show full)[[Category:Alternative medicine]]
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