Does Weed kill Coronavirus? Check out the real truth

A photo of a news headline that was shared on social media is going round with claims that weed is effective in killing the deadly coronavirus.

Social media is getting flooded with reports about the Coronavirus novel being distributed. On February 8, 2020, filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri posted a screenshot about this virus from his official Twitter account.

https://twitter.com/vivekagnihotri/status/1226009698635116544

The picture has bold letters saying; ‘Breaking News: Weed Kills Coronavirus.’

Weed Kills Corona Virus.
Scientists are shocked to discover that Weed Kills Corona Virus.#coronaviruse#coronarivirus pic.twitter.com/kMFOKCvhkX

— GPAN (@AfricaRepublic) February 3, 2020

The picture has so far been retweeted 3.1k times. During times when creating one’s news has become so easy, one needs to be even more vigilant. Although it was viral, there were some comments on the tweet asking for its source and medical background of this ‘ news ‘ to be reliable.