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Fact Check: Israeli soldiers celebrate rape case acquittal? No, video shows popstar’s wildĀ performance
Fact Check: Israeli soldiers celebrate rape case acquittal? No, video shows popstar’s wildĀ performance

Video of Israeli soldiers cheering and singing has gone viral as celebrations for their peers acquitted in a rape case.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 7 Jan 2025 7:56 PM IST


Fact Check: Justin Trudeau’s resignation leads to celebrations in Canada? Viral videos are either AI-generated or old
Fact Check: Justin Trudeau’s resignation leads to celebrations in Canada? Viral videos are either AI-generated or old

Following Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Canadian PM, several videos claiming to show citizens celebrating have gone viral.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 Jan 2025 5:01 PM IST


A video allegedly showing people affected with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) being dragged to quarantine camps in China has gone viral.
Fact Check: HMPV-affected patients being dragged into camps in China? No, video is old

A video allegedly showing people affected with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) being dragged to quarantine camps in China has gone viral.

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 6 Jan 2025 9:58 PM IST


Fact Check: Tirupati priest stole jewellery from temple? No, viral video is from Vellore
Fact Check: Tirupati priest stole jewellery from temple? No, viral video is from Vellore

A video of a massive display of jewellery has gone viral as stolen valuables recovered from a Tirupati temple priest’s house.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 Jan 2025 6:00 PM IST


Fact Check: Electric vehicle blows up in Uttar Pradesh? No, video shows car bomb blast in Crimea
Fact Check: Electric vehicle blows up in Uttar Pradesh? No, video shows car bomb blast in Crimea

A video of a moving car exploding has gone viral with the claim that it shows an electric vehicle blast in Uttar Pradesh.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 6 Jan 2025 5:00 PM IST


An e-paper clipping allegedly quoting BRS MLC K Kavitha saying Telangana people wouldn’t sympathise even if her family members were arrested has gone viral.
Fact Check: Kavitha says Telangana people wouldn’t sympathise with her family’s arrests? No, viral e-paper clipping is fake

An e-paper clipping allegedly quoting BRS MLC K Kavitha saying Telangana people wouldn’t sympathise even if her family members were arrested has gone...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 6 Jan 2025 11:14 AM IST


Fact Check: Deputy registrar in Andhra Pradesh cleans table with national flag? No, video is from Odisha
Fact Check: Deputy registrar in Andhra Pradesh cleans table with national flag? No, video is from Odisha

A deputy registrar in Anantapur, AP, was allegedly caught on camera cleaning a table with the national flag.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 5 Jan 2025 10:55 AM IST


Fact Check: India’s space junk falls in Kenya, prompting calls for compensation? Here is the truth
Fact Check: India’s space junk falls in Kenya, prompting calls for compensation? Here is the truth

Two pictures have gone viral claiming Kenya has demanded a compensation of USD 100 billion from India for its space junk crashing into its village.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Jan 2025 8:55 PM IST


Fact Check: Tamil pastor prays for PM Modi’s death? No, find the truth here
Fact Check: Tamil pastor prays for PM Modi’s death? No, find the truth here

A video of a pastor praying in Tamil allegedly calling for the deaths of top political leaders such as prime minister Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi...

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 3 Jan 2025 7:40 PM IST


Fact Check: New Orleans terror attack suspect is Indian American? No, viral claim is false
Fact Check: New Orleans terror attack suspect is Indian American? No, viral claim is false

An image of the dead terror suspect in the attack in New Orleans has gone viral with the claim that he is an Indian American who shouted ā€˜Jai Shri...

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 2 Jan 2025 9:59 PM IST


Fact Check: Cops in BJP-ruled state attacked outside police station? No, video is from Congress-led Karnataka
Fact Check: Cops in BJP-ruled state attacked outside police station? No, video is from Congress-led Karnataka

A video of a man slapping a cop at a police station has gone viral as an incident that occurred in a BJP-ruled state.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Jan 2025 3:40 PM IST


Fact Check: Son marries his mother in Pakistan? No, viral claim is false
Fact Check: Son marries his mother in Pakistan? No, viral claim is false

A video of a boy and his mother from Pakistan has gone viral with the claim that they married each other.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 31 Dec 2024 9:11 PM IST


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