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| - Fact Check: No, Dr Trehan did not say Indian govt will declare national emergency
A WhatsApp message attributed to Dr Naresh Trehan, chairman and managing director of Medanta Hospital, is going viral. India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral message is a hoax.
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India Today Fact Check
This viral message is a hoax.
Fake news is even putting docs in the dock. A WhatsApp message attributed to Dr Naresh Trehan, chairman and managing director of Medanta Hospital, is going viral. It claims that the Indian government is going to declare a national emergency, and suggests stocking up on essentials.
India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral message is a hoax. Dr Trehan's office has not issued any such message.
We also received the viral message on our WhatsApp helpline number (7370007000) that reads: "Just got a news from Dr TREHAN’s office through the PMO that India is going to declare a National Emergency in a day or two. Keep enough ration, medicines and enough cash."
We found a tweet from the official Twitter handle of Medanta Hospital, clarifying that the viral message is fake, and Dr Trehan has never made such a statement.
pic.twitter.com/YeNBn21MRA— Medanta (@medanta) March 18, 2020
It is clear that the viral message attributed to Dr Trehan's office, urging people to stock up on essentials because the Indian government is going to declare a national emergency is a hoax.
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