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Fact Check: This WhatsApp forward with list of phone numbers claiming to help students is fake
Fact Check: This WhatsApp forward with list of phone numbers claiming to help students is fake

A list of mobile numbers is being widely circulated on WhatsApp with the claim that children who are in need of school books and are unable to pay...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 6 Jun 2022 6:58 PM IST


Fact Check: Is this a video of abhishekam being performed at Kathmandus Pasupathi Nath?
Fact Check: Is this a video of 'abhishekam' being performed at Kathmandu's Pasupathi Nath?

A video of sadhus performing shivling abhishekam is being widely shared on social media with the claim that it is from Kathmandu’s Pasupathi Nath...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 6 Jun 2022 11:34 AM IST


Dada continues to be Indian cricket boss, viral posts are false
Dada continues to be Indian cricket boss, viral posts are false

On June 1, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly created a buzz on social media after tweeting that he was going to ā€œenter a new chapter of his lifeā€ pretty...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 2 Jun 2022 11:27 AM IST


Picture of KSRTC bus driver shared with communal spin
Picture of KSRTC bus driver shared with communal spin

Social media users are sharing an image of a bus driver on duty, wearing what appears to be a white Kurta and a skull cap with a long beard. Users...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 1 Jun 2022 10:47 AM IST


Fact Check: Did TN  government provide saffron umbrellas to traffic police to welcome Modi?
Fact Check: Did TN government provide saffron umbrellas to traffic police to welcome Modi?

Social media users are claiming that DMK government provided saffron umbrellas to Tamil Nadu traffic police to welcome Modi.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 31 May 2022 7:31 PM IST


Fact Check: Is this a rare conifer in Mysore Palace?
Fact Check: Is this a rare conifer in Mysore Palace?

Social media users are sharing an image claiming that a flower blooms once in 50 years at Mysore Palace. Users call it ā€œSankhupushpam".

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 31 May 2022 4:32 PM IST


Fact Check: Is this video of a burst pipeline from Kerala?
Fact Check: Is this video of a burst pipeline from Kerala?

A video of pipelines bursting and flooding the road is being shared on Facebook with the claim that the incident took place in Kerala.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 31 May 2022 11:41 AM IST


Fact Check: This stone carving of a cyclist is not from Panchavarnaswamy temple in Tamil Nadu
Fact Check: This stone carving of a cyclist is not from Panchavarnaswamy temple in Tamil Nadu

NewsMeter ran a reverse image search on Tineye and found the photo on the French website IMAGES D’ART. According to the information on the website, it...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 30 May 2022 6:18 PM IST


Fact Check: Did KCR give Nikhat Zareen a cash award of Rs. 50L? Heres the truth
Fact Check: Did KCR give Nikhat Zareen a cash award of Rs. 50L? Here's the truth

A photo of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao along with boxer Nikhat Zareen holding a cheque is being shared on social media. Netizens...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 29 May 2022 5:44 PM IST


Beware! Centre is not providing Rs 5000 COVID relief fund
Beware! Centre is not providing Rs 5000 COVID relief fund

Social media users are sharing a post claiming that the government has decided to give Rs 5,000 as a COVID-19 relief fund to each citizen. The message...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 28 May 2022 6:32 PM IST


Morphed picture of Kanniyakumari railway station board shared with false claim
Morphed picture of Kanniyakumari railway station board shared with false claim

A picture of a railway station board with the text 'Tamil Nadu Says Go Back Modi, We Hate You' is viral on social media. Netizens are sharing the...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 28 May 2022 3:46 PM IST


Fact Check: Did India Today photoshop vibhuti from chess prodigy Praggnanandhaas photo?
Fact Check: Did India Today photoshop vibhuti from chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa's photo?

A post is going viral on social media with the claim that India Today photoshopped chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa's photo and removed vibhuti (sacred...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 26 May 2022 7:23 PM IST


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