You& #39;d think in the face of #COVID19Pandemic , which has taken more than 50,000 lives in over 200 countries, people would pull together.

Sadly, it has only united some Indians in anti-Muslim bigotry.

Thanks to @AltNews some of these false claims have been. Thread. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏼" title="Down pointing backhand index (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (medium light skin tone)">

An old video shared with the bogus claim that a Muslim man was intentionally spitting in food to infect people with #COVID19Pandemic . https://www.altnews.in/old-video-falsely-viral-as-muslim-man-spitting-on-food-at-indian-restaurant-in-the-backdrop-of-coronavirus-pandemic/">https://www.altnews.in/old-video...

An old video of a sect called Bohris licking spoons so as to "not waste even a little food" being peddled as Muslims licking spoons to purposefully and maliciously spread the #COVID19Pandemic . https://www.altnews.in/old-unrelated-video-shared-as-muslims-licking-utensils-to-spread-coronavirus-infection/">https://www.altnews.in/old-unrel...

Note that the tweet accompanying the video is dated 30 July, 2018, which is over two years before the #COVID19Pandemic .