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@nmann2015 The use of our logo was not authorized in this case and JHU is engaging with CDDEP on it. Thank you. — Johns Hopkins University (@JohnsHopkins) 1585254374000

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@nmann2015 To clarify: Faculty with appointments at @JohnsHopkinsSPH co-authored this report with @CDDEP and Prince… https://t.co/PisAXcOp4i — Johns Hopkins University (@JohnsHopkins) 1585412452000

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@prakashlive @nmann2015 @JohnsHopkins @JohnsHopkinsSPH @CDDEP This work was indeed done at Princeton. An earlier ve… https://t.co/2SmFoEn6V5 — Princeton University (@Princeton) 1585480815000

@rajeevsinghal @JohnsHopkinsIH @CDDEP @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkins @anildeolalikar @DesirajuKeshav @DidierPittet… https://t.co/CWZGIsMN0o — Princeton University (@Princeton) 1585414044000

@rajeevsinghal @JohnsHopkinsIH @JohnsHopkinsSPH @anildeolalikar @DesirajuKeshav @DidierPittet @devecon… https://t.co/zYp0wvUdg4 — CDDEP (@CDDEP) 1585489269000

Several media houses (not Times of India) in India carried news reports that claimed that India is set to witness a huge spike in coronavirus cases, with as many as 40 crore Indians contracting the virus eventually.These media portals attributed their claims to a Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP)-Johns Hopkins University report.Here are screengrabs of some of the reports by these media houses:Johns Hopkins University distanced itself from the report. Taking to its official Twitter account, the university said that it had not authorized the use of its logo in the joint CDDEP-Johns Hopkins report quoted by media houses above.Following this clarification, one of the media houses deleted the story, pinning the blame on a certain news agency for it.Here’s the screengrabOther media houses in question are yet to pull down their stories or alter them. Further, there has been no clarification from them either till the time of writing this fact check report.Later, Johns Hopkins University, in a subsequent tweet, said, "Faculty with appointments at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health co-authored the report with CDDEP and Princeton researchers," and also said, "The report has been updated to clarify its authors affiliations and does not reflect the views of CDDEP, Johns Hopkins, or Princeton."In a new development, Princeton University has clarified to a Twitter user that the work was indeed done at Princeton, and said that an earlier version of the report included an unofficial logo and therefore needed to be corrected.Responding to another Twitter user who asked if Princeton University had given permission to use their logo in the report, the University said, "Yes. This work was indeed done by a senior research scholar at Princeton. An earlier version of the report did not have the correct University logo and therefore needed to be corrected."Responding to the same Twitter user's query on the usage of logos of Johns Hopkins University and CDDEP despite stating that the report does not reflect their opinion, CDDEP said, "Our estimates were produced by a team of researchers at CDDEP, Johns Hopkins, and Princeton, and as with all research, do not reflect the views of the institutions. We have updated the report and the issue has been resolved."Before these developments, facts showed that Johns Hopkins had distanced itself from the report. With new facts emerging, Times Fact Check has updated the story accordingly.