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Fact Check: Is Clubhouse hacking subscribers' phone data?
Social media users are claiming that Clubhouse has allegedly hacked 3.8 billion phone numbers and they are up for sale on Darknet.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 30 July 2021 10:59 AM IST
Fact Check: No, Gujarat High Court has not abolished reservation policy in state
A message claiming that the Gujarat High Court has abolished reservation in the state is circulating on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 29 July 2021 8:30 PM IST
Fact Check: Were the Tokyo 2020 Olympics rings made of trees planted in 1964?
A post claiming that the wood used to make the Olympic rings for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were from trees planted by international athletes in 1964.
By Nivruthi Pasupunuri Published on 29 July 2021 8:24 PM IST
Fact Check: Hindu man who died in bull attack mistaken for Muslim, mocked by social media users
Social media users are sharing a 30-second CCTV footage of a bull attacking an elderly man, tossing him in the air.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 29 July 2021 7:58 PM IST
Old image of Uttarakhand floods passed off as Kishtwar cloudburst
An image showing floodwater gushing through the roads with people looking by is viral on social media. Users claim that it shows the cloudburst in the...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 29 July 2021 7:47 PM IST
Fact Check: Is Urmila Matondkar niece of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat?
A picture of actress Urmila Matondkar and her husband Mohsin Akhtar is viral on social media.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 29 July 2021 4:19 PM IST
Man in viral image is not famous scholar Dandibhatla Vishwanatha Sastry
An image of a man along with Hitlerās picture and atomic bomb is viral on social media. Users identify the man as Dandibhatla Viswanatha Sastri.
By Satya Priya BN Published on 29 July 2021 4:05 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral image claiming Tokyo is Asia's most populous city is false
A post claiming that Tokyo is the most populous city in Asia has gone viral on Instagram. The post was originally published by the page āfacts4geniusā...
By Nivruthi Pasupunuri Published on 29 July 2021 3:46 PM IST
Taiwan's New Year celebration passed off as Olympic opening ceremony
A video of purported āOlympic opening ceremonyā is going viral on social media....
By Shimron Diana Published on 29 July 2021 11:26 AM IST
Fact Check: Unvaccinated Americans will not be imprisoned, viral claim is false
Social media users are claiming that United States president Joe Biden has announced that Americans who did not get vaccinated before 2022 will be...
By Tejal Sinha Published on 28 July 2021 10:46 AM IST
Fact Check: Floods in Bangladesh passed off as deluge in India
A picture of a woman cooking food for her two children on a makeshift boat in a flooded locality is viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 July 2021 10:30 AM IST
Fact Check: Did South African leader ask his followers to kill Indians and whites?
Social media users are claiming that a black leader in South Africa has urged his followers to and kill Indians and whites, and set their house on...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 July 2021 10:09 AM IST
