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Fact check: Boy in viral image is not Rinku Sharma of Delhi, but Anurag Poddar of Bihar
An image of a woman holding her son is viral on social media. Users claim that he is 25-year-old Rinku Sharma, who was stabbed to death in Mangolpuri...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 18 Feb 2021 3:34 PM IST
Fact check: No, IOC has not been sold to Adani Gas
An image showing the Billboard of a petrol pump with the claim that Indian Oil Corporation is being sold out to Adani Gas.
By Satya Priya BN Published on 18 Feb 2021 3:30 PM IST
Fact check: Viral picture of Greta Thunberg eating on train has been edited
An edited image of activist Greta Thunberg eating on a train as a few impoverished kids looking through the window...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 18 Feb 2021 12:42 PM IST
FACT CHECK: No, West Bengal legislative assembly election dates have not been announced
A graphic of an election schedule is viral on social media. Users claim that it shows the dates of the 2021....
By Newsmeter Network Published on 17 Feb 2021 1:36 PM IST
Fact check: Disha Ravi is a Hindu, not Syrian Christian from Kerala
Rumour that is doing rounds is that her full name is 'Disha Ravi Joseph' and she is a Syrian Christian from Kerala.
By Satya Priya BN Published on 17 Feb 2021 12:20 PM IST
Fact Check: Woman with Delhi CM Kejriwal in viral photo is AAP supporter Ankita Shah, not lawyer Nikita Jacob
A photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with party supporter Ankita Shah has gone viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 17 Feb 2021 9:15 AM IST
Fact Check: No, Germans did not abandon their cars on roads to protest fuel hike
A photo showing long lines of stranded cars has gone viral on social media with the claim that people in Germany protested against fuel price hike by...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 17 Feb 2021 8:34 AM IST
Fact Check: 21YO climate activist Disha Ravi is not a single mother
The Delhi police recently arrested climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with a social media ātoolkitā related to...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 16 Feb 2021 5:06 PM IST
Fact Check: Dominos not giving free pizzas to people who share fake links
A Facebook post claiming that Dominos is giving free pizzas to anyone who shares a link has been doing the rounds....
By Satya Priya BN Published on 16 Feb 2021 3:16 PM IST
Fact Check: Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru not sentenced to death on Valentine's Day
A post on Facebook claims that Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were sentenced to death in Lahore on 14 February 1931.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 15 Feb 2021 9:15 PM IST
Fact Check: Photos of 2020 Turkey passed off as recent quake in Afghanistan
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Tajikistan on 12 February 2021.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 15 Feb 2021 8:56 PM IST
Fact Check: Iraq car bomb explosion passed off as 2019 Pulwama attack
Users claim that it shows 'Real CCTV footage of Pulwama attack' that occurred on February 14....
By Satya Priya BN Published on 15 Feb 2021 2:11 PM IST
