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Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for removal of Tricolour during BJNY is clipped
Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for 'removal of Tricolour' during BJNY is clipped

The video is clipped and is being shared with the context missing.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 March 2024 1:26 PM GMT


Fact Check: Man pushing woman in Paris in viral video is Spaniard, not Pakistani immigrant
Fact Check: Man pushing woman in Paris in viral video is Spaniard, not Pakistani immigrant

The claim is false as the man in the video is from Spain and not a Pakistani immigrant.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 14 March 2024 1:10 PM GMT


Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin
Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin

The video depicts workers from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) damaging name boards of shops that were not written in Kannada.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 March 2024 10:05 AM GMT


YSRCP faces criticism for digitally boosting crowd numbers at Jagan’s rally in Bapatla, AP
YSRCP faces criticism for digitally boosting crowd numbers at Jagan’s rally in Bapatla, AP

Recently, the official Facebook and X accounts of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy shared a digitally altered image from his March...

By Dheeshma  Published on 12 March 2024 8:44 PM GMT


Fact Check: Viral video of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wishing to be ‘reborn as Muslim’ is misleading on purpose
Fact Check: Viral video of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wishing to be ‘reborn as Muslim’ is misleading on purpose

During the speech, the Karnataka CM was quoting a statement made by Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka CM Deve Gowda.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 12 March 2024 4:41 PM GMT


Fact Check: Ditching normal water for ‘alkaline water’ won’t do wonders for health
Fact Check: Ditching normal water for ‘alkaline water’ won’t do wonders for health

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By Sunanda Naik  Published on 12 March 2024 12:17 PM GMT


Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fan’s face
Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fan’s face

The claim is misleading as the video shows Sophia Urista, the lead singer of an American rock band called Brass Against.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 March 2024 11:50 AM GMT


Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husband’s funeral is from 2018, not 2024
Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husband’s funeral is from 2018, not 2024

The claim is misleading as the incident is from 2018 when it was covered by the mainstream media.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 March 2024 1:25 PM GMT


Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on son’s wedding
Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on son’s wedding

NewsMeter found that the message was fake. No such offer has been given by Jio, Ambani Ambani-owned telecommunications company.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 March 2024 8:47 AM GMT


Fact Check: Did Uddhav Thackeray say he wants to make his son Maharashtra’s chief minister?
Fact Check: Did Uddhav Thackeray say he wants to make his son Maharashtra’s chief minister?

NewsMeter found that the claim was misleading, as Thackeray was being quoted incompletely with context missing.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 March 2024 1:47 PM GMT


Fact Check: Viral video of the biggest cake is not from Anant Ambanis pre-wedding bash
Fact Check: Viral video of the biggest cake is not from Anant Ambani's pre-wedding bash

The video of the castle-themed cake is old.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 8 March 2024 6:57 AM GMT


Fact Check: This image shows the Public Prosecutor of  2002 Godhra train burning case, not the accused
Fact Check: This image shows the Public Prosecutor of 2002 Godhra train burning case, not the accused

NewsMeter found that the image shows RC Kodekar, who served as the prosecutor's counsel in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 March 2024 2:21 PM GMT


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