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. 2020 Jun 15;12(6):e8622. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8622

Table 10. Transcript of misleading statements found in videos across all six languages.

Misleading Statements
Gargle with warm water and salt to protect yourself from the virus
Do not trust hand sanitizers
Chloroquine treats the disease
The virus can be treated by antibiotics
The virus is a result of biological war
Dead bodies can spread the virus
The virus is related to the development of 5G technology
The virus is not very contagious
Family members often do not get sick
The virus cannot survive outside the body, so cannot spread via objects
You can visit busy places without having to worry about getting sick
Lemon, papaya, broccoli, Indian gooseberry, spinach help prevent getting the infection
Coronavirus does not survive above 21 degrees Celsius for more than five days so our country is safe
The virus was created in a lab
Wash your hands for twenty minutes
Must maintain social distancing of 6 meters
The virus spreads like a ‘bushfire’ during the dry season
When the disease becomes an emergency, the patient will develop fever
Deep breathing and chanting of “Om” identifies patients
Antidote found in Thailand
Spread from Bat attack on a scientist
Sunlight cures all diseases
The disease is not different from regular flu
Hot water kills the virus
Pangolin transmits the disease