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Fact Check: This Shivling is not from Mecca- Medina, but from Rajasthan
A picture of a big Shivling is going viral on social media. Users claim that it is a Shivling in Mecca-Medina, Saudi Arabia.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 3 July 2021 11:27 AM IST
FACT CHECK: Did Mike Tyson wear an anti-vaccine T-shirt?
An image of American former professional boxer Mike Tyson wearing a T-shirt is viral on social media. The quote on T-shirt reads: āTRUST IN GOD. NOT...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 3 July 2021 11:14 AM IST
Fact Check: Bhopal's Habib Ganj railway station has not been renamed
A post claiming Habib Ganj railway station in Bhopal has been renamed Maharaja Sindhuraj railway station is viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 3 July 2021 10:55 AM IST
FACT CHECK: Did Muslim BTS fan play 'Dynamite' instead of Azaan in UP mosque?
A purported news article claiming that a Muslim BTS fan had accidentally played a song āDynamiteā instead of Azaan in a mosque atJaunpur, Uttar...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 3 July 2021 10:44 AM IST
Fact Check: Mary Beatrice Kenner invented sanitary belts not sanitary pads
Mary Beatrice Kenner, "the woman who invented sanitary pads for women", has helped billions of women and children "to get rid of various diseases".
By Shimron Diana Published on 2 July 2021 6:15 PM IST
Fact Check: PM Modi did not announce lockdown to combat third COVID wave
A video claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a countrywide lockdown in view of the third wave, is viral on social media.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 2 July 2021 3:49 PM IST
FACT CHECK: Viral picture of `baby albino bat' is piece of art
Several social media users are sharing images of a white bat. They claim that this is a ābaby albino batā.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 2 July 2021 12:56 PM IST
Fact Check: Tokyo Olympics not giving medals to volunteers
The medal is for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic volunteers. The medal also contains the word āvolunteerā in several languages, including āswayamsevakā in...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 2 July 2021 9:24 AM IST
Fact Check: Photo of cheetahs hunting deer shared with made-up story
A photo of two cheetahs hunting a deer has been doing the rounds of social media. It is being claimed that the photographer grew depressed after...
By Tejal Sinha Published on 2 July 2021 9:15 AM IST
Fact Check: Did women wearing shorts cause accident in 1937?
A post claiming that two women who wore shorts in public for the first time caused a car accident in 1937 has been circulating on social media.
By Shimron Diana Published on 1 July 2021 8:15 PM IST
Fact Check: Clip from Buster Keaton movie shared as video of first steam train from 1809
A black and white video of a train journey has gone viral with the claim that it is the worldās first train that was launched on 24 December 1809,...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 1 July 2021 7:37 PM IST
Does `India' stand for `Independent Nation Declared In August'?
A post claiming that India is an acronym for `Independent Nation Declared In Augustā is viral on social media.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 1 July 2021 10:14 AM IST
