BANGKOK: False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede amid reports of panic buying and a 2015 video of a police raid on a brothel recirculated with misleading claims.

A deluge of online misinformation and hoaxes during the coronavirus crisis is stoking fear and confusion across Asia, where violators of lockdown rules can face jail and hefty fines in some countries.

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