A fake message is being circulated on the social media platform WhatsApp. The message says that people can get infected with the Ebola virus by drinking cold drinks. It is being claimed in the message that this message is being sent by the government. The government has issued a warning regarding this message.
The government told the truth
PIB Fact Check has said that this message being circulated is fake. The government has said that users should not trust this message. PIB posted on social media handle X and said that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has not issued any advisory for users not to drink cold drinks.
What is written in the fake message?
According to the information, this message is being spread from Hyderabad across the country. According to the fake message, a worker of a company that makes soft drinks like Coca Cola, 7Up, Pepsi has mixed blood infected with the Ebola virus in them.