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Will D-Mart, Big Bazaar charge GST on total value of bill? Viral post is fake
Will D-Mart, Big Bazaar charge GST on total value of bill? Viral post is fake

A social media post is claiming that the GST rates will vary based on the total amount of the bill while shopping at Big Bazaar, D-Mart, Spencer’s,...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 26 July 2022 9:56 AM IST


ISRO has not developed `Radio Garden, viral claims are false
ISRO has not developed `Radio Garden', viral claims are false

A social media post has gone viral claiming that ISRO has developed a web portal "Radio Garden". Users said people can access live radio stations from...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 25 July 2022 3:24 PM IST


Is Jefferson a person or a whiskey? Cong leader Kathi Kartika, KCR both get it wrong
Is 'Jefferson' a person or a whiskey? Cong leader Kathi Kartika, KCR both get it wrong

Chandrasekhar Rao talking about ā€œJefferson,ā€ the person who wrote the American Constitution. Kathi Kartika then goes on to say that Jefferson is a...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 25 July 2022 6:52 AM IST


Centre is not providing Rs. 6,000 as allowance to unemployed youth
Centre is not providing Rs. 6,000 as allowance to unemployed youth

Social media users are sharing a post that claims that the Union government will provide a monthly allowance of ₹6,000 to unemployed youth.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 24 July 2022 7:22 PM IST


There is no 18% GST on cremation services, viral post is fake
There is no 18% GST on cremation services, viral post is fake

A post claiming that the government has imposed an 18% Goods and Service Tax (GST) on cremation services is viral on social media. The post reads,...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 24 July 2022 5:37 PM IST


President-elects  purported `Hindu nation tweet is fake
President-elect's purported `Hindu nation' tweet is fake

Social media users are sharing a purported tweet of Droupadi Murmu, India's first tribal president-elect. "After becoming the President, my first...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 22 July 2022 11:01 AM IST


Viral statement about gas prices attributed to Sambit Patra is false
Viral statement about gas prices attributed to Sambit Patra is false

Social media users are claiming that BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra has stated that "only gas prices have increased, not the cylinder price."

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 July 2022 1:15 PM IST


Janasena activists digging potholes in Andhra is untrue
Janasena activists digging potholes in Andhra is untrue

A picture of two men sitting beside a pothole is viral on social media. Users claim Janasena activists in Andhra Pradesh digging potholes on good...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 July 2022 11:00 AM IST


Viral video of auto driver dancing on a flooded street is not from Rajasthan
Viral video of auto driver dancing on a flooded street is not from Rajasthan

A video of an auto rickshaw driver dancing on a flooded road is doing the round of social media with the claim that the video is from Sri Ganganagar...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 July 2022 10:12 AM IST


Viral video of floods is not related to Bhadrachalam
Viral video of floods is not related to Bhadrachalam

A video on floods is circulating on social media. "Flood water flow in Bhadrachalam, #floods2022," reads the caption.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 19 July 2022 1:00 PM IST


Fact Check: Telugu daily uses old, unrelated photo to expose Kakinada MLAs role in illegal mining
Fact Check: Telugu daily uses old, unrelated photo to expose Kakinada MLA's role in illegal mining

A Telugu daily published a photo of a hand pump atop a man-made trench claiming to show evidence of Kakinada city MLA Chandrasekhar Reddy's...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 19 July 2022 11:51 AM IST


Video from Kolkata-Deaoghar flight shared as IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight that suffered a glitch
Video from Kolkata-Deaoghar flight shared as IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight that suffered a glitch

This video does not show passengers on board IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyd flight that suffered a glitch

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 18 July 2022 6:35 PM IST


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