In Peru, Spain, Ecuador and Argentina they have had to deny false information that claims that aircraft “will spray disinfectant.”
Through its official Twitter account, the Ministry of Defense of Peru denied a fake news report that circulates through WhatsApp messages and that ensures that its Air Force helicopters will be used to spray disinfectant from above as a measure to combat the coronavirus.
Beyond the derision of the approach, the Peruvian military authorities asked citizens to calm down.
In the coronavirus scenario, and the fear that exists among the population worldwide for the pandemic, false news has proliferated and this is just one example of some of the outlandish postulates that seek to transmit fear.
In fact, the information from the spraying helicopters was also viralized and denied in Spain, while countries like Ecuador and Argentina also report the spread of the message.
So the call is to not blindly trust this type of WhatsApp chain and to use your favorite search engine to verify the information through official sources.
Este mensaje que circula por WhatsApp es falso.
— Mindef Perú (@MindefPeru) March 18, 2020
Pedimos a la población no dejarse sorprender por información anónima que circula por medios digitales. ¡Acude siempre a fuentes oficiales!#PerúEstáEnNuestrasManos pic.twitter.com/iGX5cwfzCX
There is also a video of a vehicle announcing the disinfectant spray.
Y esto? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/Zxc1lBYZK5
— Dome (@domenxca) March 18, 2020
However in Tehran, the capital of Iran, officials did use trucks to heavily spray around the city.
