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FACT CHECK: The News Minute's Story on cricketer Azharuddeen shared with tweaked headline
A screenshot of an article by The News Minute (TNM) on Kerala opener, Mohammad Azharuddeen, who is playing for...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 19 Jan 2021 1:27 PM IST
FACT CHECK: US factsheet twisted to claim COVID-19 was 'Lab-Made' in China
A post that claims that the United States government has almost officially confirmed that coronavirus was leaked from...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 19 Jan 2021 1:17 PM IST
Fact Check: Message from WhatsApp 'director' claiming app will start charging users is fake
A WhatsApp message reportedly sent by the "director of WhatsApp", Varun Pulyani, has been doing the rounds. It asks...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 18 Jan 2021 5:29 PM IST
Fact Check: Photo of Flipkart package with funny Hyderabad address is photoshopped
The package lists the customer as Salim Lala and the address as "12Z1, Pasha bhai ki dukhan kan aake puchlo, Salim Lala kidhar rehte, seedha ghar tak...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 17 Jan 2021 4:56 PM IST
Fact Check: True, 23 people died in Norway after receiving Pfizer vaccine
Since Norway launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive on 27 December, there have been reports that 23 people have died in the Scandinavian country days...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 17 Jan 2021 1:36 PM IST
Fact Check: Coca-Cola has not launched 'Support Farmers' coke bottles
A photo of Coca-Cola bottles with labels 'Kisan Ekta' and 'Support Farmers' in support of the ongoing farmers' protest has gone viral on social media....
By Satya Priya BN Published on 17 Jan 2021 10:00 AM IST
Fact Check: Viral video of oil tanker in flames is from Warje Bridge Pune, not Gachibowli flyover
A video of an oil tanker exploding on a bridge is viral on social media. Users claim that this incident occurred at Gachibowli flyover, Hyderabad.
By Satya Priya BN Published on 16 Jan 2021 12:44 PM IST
Fact check: Picture of tomb in Prayagraj passed off as mosque at Old Delhi railway station
An image of a building that resembles a mosque is viral on social media. Users claim that it is a mosque built on the...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 13 Jan 2021 1:30 PM IST
FACT CHECK: No, baby has not been rescued after plane crash in Indonesia
Sriwijaya Air plane crashed in Indonesia with 62 people on board. After this incident, an image of a crying baby in...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 13 Jan 2021 12:03 PM IST
Fact Check: Maadhavi Latha has not announced that she is leaving BJP
An image that looked like a screenshot of a video with Telugu actor-turned-politician Maadhavi Latha in it has been circulating on social media with...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 12 Jan 2021 4:33 PM IST
Fact check: For the record, Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton created `Signal', NOT man from Uttar Pradesh
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is now the world's richest person, also advised people to use Signal after WhatsApp announced..
By Satya Priya BN Published on 11 Jan 2021 4:08 PM IST
Fact check: Viral image of a building inscribed with Jay Bhim is morphed
A picture of a building with "Jay Bhim" scribbled on it is viral on social media. Users claim that it is a library in...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 11 Jan 2021 12:02 PM IST
