Fact Check: Anti Vaxxer ‘Doctor’ Spreads False Claims About Coronavirus, Vaccine and Masks; Don’t Believe This

A Facebook user has shared the video with the caption, “Dr. Tarun kothari Din of Nayar Hospital mumbai ( M. B. B. S / M. D.) Sp. MRD TB”(sic)

Here’s the link to the above video. Similar videos can be seen here, here and here.

FACT CHECK

NewsMobile did a fact check and found that all the claims in the post are FAKE.

Claim 1: Dr Tarun Kothari is the Dean of Nair Hospital, Mumbai

On running a Google search, we found out that the current Dean of the municipal corporation-run hospital based in Mumbai is Dr Ramesh Bharmal.

When we checked Kothari’s social media and website, we found out that he is an independent medical practitioner and radiologist based in Peeragarhi, Delhi who has been downplaying the impact of COVID-19 and calling it a ‘scandal’ and a ‘fake pandemic’.

In a tweet, he has mentioned that Facebook has blocked two of his accounts for posting misinformation about COVID-19.

Earlier, Dr Kothari and others put out an advisory for people who should not take the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the misleading post was busted by NewsMobile. The fact check can be seen here.

https://newsmobile.in/articles/2021/05/24/fact-check-this-post-advising-people-to-not-get-covid-19-vaccine-is-false-misleading/

Claim 2: Wearing a mask will cause oxygen deficiency in the body.

We found out that World Health Organisation (WHO) on its website has clarified that the prolonged use of medical masks when properly worn, DOES NOT cause CO2 intoxication nor oxygen deficiency.

It further states that the mask should fit properly so that it is tight enough to allow you to breathe normally.

The government of India’s nodal information agency – the Press Information Bureau (PIB) also debunked the claim and said that masks do not increase the level of carbon dioxide in the lungs.

The same was also debunked by NewsMobile earlier, See the article here.

https://newsmobile.in/articles/2021/05/09/fact-check-prolonged-usage-of-mask-does-not-increase-carbon-dioxide-intoxication-heres-the-truth/

 Claim 3: Covid-19 vaccine is causing more deaths than COVID-19.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on its website, mentions that 42 lakh people have lost their lives due to Coronavirus, whereas, as per a press release by Press Information Bureau, the number of deaths reported following COVID-19 vaccination in the country is only 0.0002%.

The press release further states that the mortality rate for those testing positive for COVID-19 disease is more than 1% and COVID-19 vaccination can prevent these deaths. Therefore, the risk of dying following vaccination is negligible as compared to the known risk of dying due to COVID-19 disease.

Claim 4: COVID-19 is a simple flu

We found an article published by Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in which they talked about similarities and differences between flu and COVID-19.

According to the article, both of these are infectious respiratory diseases, but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is caused by infection with a new novel coronavirus (called SARS-CoV-2) and flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses.

Earlier, NewsMobile has also debunked the claim that COVID-19 is ‘just a flu’.

https://newsmobile.in/articles/2021/04/05/fact-check-dont-fall-for-this-video-that-propagates-blatant-lies-about-covid-19-heres-the-truth/

Hence, based on the above information, it can be stated that the various claims made in the post are Fake.

 

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