Fact Check English - Page 294
Beat the heat with artificial showers in pure Dubai style
Several tweets claim that Dubai is creating rain to battle the heat. The rain is artificially made using technology in order to counter rising...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 July 2021 9:55 AM IST
Fact Check: Did architect of Iraq war Donald Rumsfeld commit suicide?
Social media users are claiming that US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld committed suicide.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 28 July 2021 9:49 AM IST
Fact Check: Centre has not postponed mandatory hallmarking of gold
Social media users are claiming that the government of India has issued orders to postpone the hallmarking gold jewelry till June 2022.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 27 July 2021 11:57 AM IST
Fact Check: Laddoo throwing video is not related to Ram temple
A video of a man throwing out laddoos of a shopkeeper is viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 27 July 2021 10:06 AM IST
Fact Check: Photographer Michi Hoshino did not capture last moments on camera
Social media users are claiming that photographer Michi Hoshino took the picture a few moments before his death in 1996.
By Shimron Diana Published on 27 July 2021 9:58 AM IST
Fact Check: Photo of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, ex-JNU student leader Shehla Rashid shared with misleading claims
Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in women's 49kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2021 after she lifted a total of 202 kg
By Satya Priya BN Published on 27 July 2021 9:30 AM IST
Fact Check: No, this is not a video of anti-vaccine protest in Greece
A video of an aerial view of a huge crowd reportedly at the recent anti-vaccination protests in Greece is going viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 27 July 2021 9:25 AM IST
Fact Check: Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi did not wear kurti with `Namo Again' slogan
she is wearing a kurti inscribed with a slogan 'Namo again'. It is being claimed that she did this in support of Prime Minister Modi.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 26 July 2021 9:32 PM IST
FACT CHECK: People in plastic bags are not Indonesian COVID victims
A video of people wrapped in plastic bags is viral on social media. Users claim that this video shows Indonesian Covid-19 victims wrapped in plastic...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 26 July 2021 1:19 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral Hindi Daily Dainik Bhaskar hoarding is photoshopped
A purported hoarding of Hindi Daily Dainik Bhaskar hitting out at Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Uttar Pradesh and the Central Government is viral on...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 26 July 2021 12:46 PM IST
Fact Check: Girl in viral Image is not Afghan ambassador's daughter, but Pakistani transgender activist
An image of an injured woman is viral on social media. Users claim that she is the daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 26 July 2021 12:00 PM IST
Fact Check: Wrestler Priya Malik strikes goldā¦ but not in Olympics
Social media users are claiming that Indian wrestler Priya Malik has won a gold medal in wrestling in the ongoing Olympics in Tokyo.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 26 July 2021 11:49 AM IST
