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Fact Check: Old image of militant attack in Srinagar passed off as crackdown on farmers
Fact Check: Old image of militant attack in Srinagar passed off as crackdown on farmers

A photograph that shows police personnel washing bloodstains off the road, is viral on social media. Users claim that it is the bloodstain of farmers.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 31 Aug 2021 11:05 AM IST


Fact Check: Photos of US soldiers killed in 2017 aircraft crash shared as images of Kabul attack victims
Fact Check: Photos of US soldiers killed in 2017 aircraft crash shared as images of Kabul attack victims

A suicide bombing outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan left at least 92 people, including 13 US troops, dead on 26 August. Following...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 31 Aug 2021 10:37 AM IST


Fact Check: Is this fingerprint-shaped village located in Germany?
Fact Check: Is this fingerprint-shaped village located in Germany?

An aerial photo of a village shaped like a fingerprint and surrounded by green trees is circulating on social media with the claim that the village is...

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 30 Aug 2021 6:29 PM IST


Fact Check: Did Taliban kill Tolo news journalist in Afghanistan?
Fact Check: Did Taliban kill Tolo news journalist in Afghanistan?

A post claiming Taliban has killed a Tolo News journalist in Afghanistan is viral on social media.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 30 Aug 2021 5:45 PM IST


Fact Check: Old image of protests passed off as aftermath of Kabul blasts
Fact Check: Old image of protests passed off as aftermath of Kabul blasts

An image of shoes floating in a pool of blood is viral on social media. Users claim that it shows the aftermath of the Kabul airport explosions on...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 30 Aug 2021 4:14 PM IST


Fact Check: Did Pakistani Taliban threaten India in a video post?
Fact Check: Did Pakistani Taliban threaten India in a video post?

A video of an armed man threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violence against India is viral on social media. Users claim the Pakistani...

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 30 Aug 2021 11:51 AM IST


Fact Check: Pak has not banned TikTokers from Punjab parks to prevent molestation
Fact Check: Pak has not banned TikTokers from Punjab parks to prevent molestation

The assault of a woman TikToker in Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan on 14 August, Pakistan’s Independence Day, caused an uproar in the country and on social...

By Nivruthi Pasupunuri  Published on 29 Aug 2021 3:45 PM IST


Fact Check: Morphed image shows man falling from US military aircraft during Kabul airlift
Fact Check: Morphed image shows man falling from US military aircraft during Kabul airlift

Amid the Afghanistan crisis, a photo of a man falling from a US military aircraft is circulating on social media with the claim that it is from Kabul.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 29 Aug 2021 3:30 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of Kazakh military base blast passed off as 26 August Kabul bombing
Fact Check: Video of Kazakh military base blast passed off as 26 August Kabul bombing

A bomb blast outside Afghanistan’s Kabul airport killed 13 US troops and at least 60 Afghans on 26 August. Following this, several social media users...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 29 Aug 2021 2:30 PM IST


Fact Check: Old Ram Navami video from Karnataka revived with false communal claim
Fact Check: Old Ram Navami video from Karnataka revived with false communal claim

It is being claimed that the incident occurred after pro-Pakistan slogans were raised at a Muharram procession.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 29 Aug 2021 1:40 PM IST


Fact Check: Video shows Karimnagar YSRCP leaders fighting, not Congress leaders
Fact Check: Video shows Karimnagar YSRCP leaders fighting, not Congress leaders

A video reportedly showing Congress leaders fighting and hitting each other with slippers after hoisting the national flag is being shared on social...

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 29 Aug 2021 1:34 PM IST


Fact Check: Is Justice Dalveer Bhandari the new Chief Justice of ICJ?
Fact Check: Is Justice Dalveer Bhandari the new Chief Justice of ICJ?

A post claiming that Justice Dalveer Bhandari has been appointed the new Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is being widely...

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 29 Aug 2021 12:59 PM IST


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