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A clip from an NDTV interview of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is going viral, claiming he said investments would generate ā€œ23 lakh crore jobs.ā€
Fact Check: Chandrababu Naidu claims Andhra Pradesh will create 23 lakh crore jobs? No, it was a verbal slip

A clip from an NDTV interview of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is going viral, claiming he said investments would generate ā€œ23...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 24 Jan 2026 1:13 PM IST


Fact Check: ā€˜AR Rahman wins awards due to Islamic ideologies’? No, here’s what N Balakrishna actually said
Fact Check: ā€˜AR Rahman wins awards due to Islamic ideologies’? No, here’s what N Balakrishna actually said

As music composer AR Rahman's remarks on ā€˜communal’ prejudice stir controversy, Telugu actor and politician N Balakrishna’s 2021 comments resurface on...

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 23 Jan 2026 10:00 PM IST


Fact Check: Congress leader Pawan Khera slams Swami Avimukteshwaranand for remarks on Rahul Gandhi? No, video is edited
Fact Check: Congress leader Pawan Khera slams Swami Avimukteshwaranand for remarks on Rahul Gandhi? No, video is edited

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Congress leader Pawan Khera calling Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati ā€˜shameless and...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Jan 2026 9:18 PM IST


A photograph of a uniformed police officer is being circulated on social media in connection with the murder of Constable E Pramod Kumar in Nizamabad, Telangana.
Fact Check: Hyderabad DCP Chaitanya Kumar’s image falsely linked to slain Nizamabad constable Pramod Kumar

A photograph of a uniformed police officer is being circulated on social media in connection with the murder of Constable E Pramod Kumar in Nizamabad,...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 23 Jan 2026 2:41 PM IST


Fact Check: Kerala bus incident - Shimjitha Mustafa arrest on tape? No, video shows different woman
Fact Check: Kerala bus incident - Shimjitha Mustafa arrest on tape? No, video shows different woman

Shimjitha Mustafa, involved in the Kerala bus incident, gets arrested on January 21. A video goes viral claiming to show her arrest.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 23 Jan 2026 12:29 PM IST


Fact Check: Muslim man beaten by Sikh Nihangs for performing ablution at Golden Temple? No, here are the facts
Fact Check: Muslim man beaten by Sikh Nihangs for performing ablution at Golden Temple? No, here are the facts

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Sikhs assaulting the Muslim man who had recently performed ablution in the holy water of...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Jan 2026 8:32 PM IST


Fact Check: Car blast at Chinese eatery in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw caught on tape? No, the video is old
Fact Check: Car blast at Chinese eatery in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw caught on tape? No, the video is old

A video is circulating online with the claim that it shows the car blast at Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw on January 19.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 22 Jan 2026 5:59 PM IST


A video of US military veterans is being circulated with the claim that it shows recent protests against US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and ICE deployments.
Fact Check: US military vets protest ICE, warn of civil war? No, video is from a 2023 meet

A video of US military veterans is being circulated with the claim that it shows recent protests against US President Donald Trump’s immigration...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 20 Jan 2026 8:39 PM IST


China’s ā€˜historic’ success in launching two rockets within 12 hours? Know the truth here
Fact Check: China’s ā€˜historic’ success in launching two rockets within 12 hours? Know the truth here

A video claiming to show China’s recent ā€˜historic’ rocket launches—two within 12 hours—is circulating on social media.

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 20 Jan 2026 5:42 PM IST


Fact Check: Christian student thrashed by Islamist teacher in Pakistan? No, here are the facts
Fact Check: Christian student thrashed by Islamist teacher in Pakistan? No, here are the facts

A video showing a female student being assaulted has gone viral, with many claiming she is a Christian being thrashed by her Islamist teacher in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Jan 2026 1:11 PM IST


Fact Check: Gandhi’s statue decapitated in Bangladesh? No, incident happened in West Bengal
Fact Check: Gandhi’s statue decapitated in Bangladesh? No, incident happened in West Bengal

An image and a video of a vandalised Mahatma Gandhi statue have been circulating online with the claim that the incident happened in Bangladesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Jan 2026 4:17 PM IST


Fact Check: BJP leader K Annamalai dances after BMC election results? No, viral video is old
Fact Check: BJP leader K Annamalai dances after BMC election results? No, viral video is old

Viral dance video claims to show BJP leader K Annamalai celebrating the party's win in BMC elections.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 17 Jan 2026 9:05 PM IST


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