The coronavirus scare is only getting worse and reaching out around the world with more than 93,000 infected and over 3,200 deaths across 80 countries.
Amid the deadly virus scare, there is a lot of misinformation going on around social media. Not even celebrities are spared.
An Instagram post claims that American rapper Marshall Bruce Mathers, popularly known as Eminem, has been diagnosed with coronavirus. The post by factcurse on February 6 claimed, In a statement released by doctors, it has been revealed that his palms (palms) were sweaty, kees (knees) weak and arms were heavy. He presented with vomit on his sweater already.
Check out the post:
FACT CHECK
When a fact check was conducted by a website, it was found that it was a hoax post as Eminem was not down with coronavirus.
Similar content claiming Eminem contacted coronavirus also went viral on Facebook last month. Several people shared the post attributing the information to news channel CNN.
With the help of keywords such as his palms were sweaty, knees weak and arms were heavy, he presented with vomit on his sweater already from the viral claim, we found that the words are part of the lyrics of one of Eminem’s famous songs Lose Yourself.
Also, no mainstream media published any news about Eminem contacting coronavirus.
Final Verdict:
The claim was hoax and Eminem is not down with coronavirus.
