Even as Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan continues to fight the deadly coronavirus, news surfaced that Amitabh Bachchan ‘fully recovered from COVID-19’.
Airing a report, Times Now news anchor said on Thursday (July 23, 2020) that that Amitabh Bachchan has fully recovered.
“A spot of good news that we are hoping of getting the official word that Amitabh Bachchan has fully recovered,” the journalist said. The clip from the bulletin was then shared by the channel’s official Twitter handle.
All fans of @SrBachchan have prayed for his fast recovery. We were all sure that he will get well soon: @ashokepandit, Filmmaker tells TIMES NOW. pic.twitter.com/g8zfvWOHCK
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) July 23, 2020
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Soon after, the news was shared by several users on social media.
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact checked the above claim and found it to be false.
Amitabh Bachchan took to his official twitter handle to clarify that he is still not fully recovered.
Retweeting the same video, Bachchan said, “.. this news is incorrect, irresponsible, fake and an incorrigible LIE !!”
.. this news is incorrect , irresponsible , fake and an incorrigible LIE !! https://t.co/uI2xIjMsUU
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 23, 2020
Hence, the news of Amitabh Bachchan fully recovering from COVID-19 is FAKE.
The actor was admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital on July 11, 2020, after testing positive for coronavirus.
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