If you have received a message on WhatsApp claiming that a viral video called 'India is doing it' can hack your phone in 10 seconds if you watch it, don't worry. According to fact-checking service Boom, this message is fake and a hoax.
If you have received a message on WhatsApp claiming that a viral video called 'India is doing it' can hack your phone in 10 seconds if you watch it, don't worry. According to fact-checking service Boom, this message is fake and a hoax. This viral message, warning WhatsApp users, left them scared that their phone is about to be hacked.
The message regarding a supposed video, called 'India is doing it', claims that it will hack your phone in 10 seconds if you watch it and cannot be stopped in anyway. According to Full Fact, the full message reads: 'They are going to start circulating a video on WhatsApp that shows how the Covid19 curve is flattening in India'. It also said, 'Pass the information on to your family and friends.'
However, fact-checking service Boom says this message is fake and a hoax.
A similar and almost identical message was sent around earlier in 2020 but it mentioned Argentina instead of India. This was also a hoax.
According to Boom, 'We’ve also seen no evidence that the video is real, or that there have been any victims of this hack.' 'These messages about India and Argentina are very similar to other viral messages we debunked earlier this year', said Boom.
Hoax messages normally ask a user to forward the message on and mention some form of punishment.
WhatsApp provides tips for people who think they may have received a hoax or phishing message. Two of the key things it says to look out for are messages which ask the user to forward them on (which this message does) and those which claim you can avoid some sort of punishment by doing so (another thing this message also does).
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