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Fact Check: Viral message that FB would charge users for sending messages is false
Hyderabad: An old social media spam that Facebook has become chargeable has again gone viral across the world, including India. This new Facebook...
By Dheeshma Puzhakkal Published on 26 May 2020 3:20 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral WhatsApp message on Rs 5K lockdown relief fund to every citizen is false
Hyderabad: Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, a fake WhatsApp forward was going viral with the claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving every...
By Dheeshma Puzhakkal Published on 25 May 2020 2:03 PM IST
Fact Check: The viral claim that the equinox is from May 22 -28 is FALSE
Several parts of India have been witnessing heatwave in the last few days and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 24 May 2020 1:54 PM IST
Fact Check: Video claiming Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah's death in Karachi flight crash is false
Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi, with 91 passengers and eight crew members on board, crashed in a residential area near...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 23 May 2020 6:55 PM IST
FactCheck: 2016 images re-shared as Karachi flight crash images
Hyderabad: A Pakistan International Airlines flight crash landed yesterday in a residential area in Karachi. The flight, carrying 90 passengers and...
By Aiswarya Sriram Published on 23 May 2020 3:29 PM IST
Fact Check: No, Muslim students don't stay for free in Jamia's J&K Hostel
Hyderabad: WhatsApp forwards with a communal angle have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. With the restrictions on the lockdown getting...
By Amritha Mohan Published on 22 May 2020 4:26 PM IST
Fact check: Viral image of boys with skullcaps serving drinking water to train passengers is of 2016
Hyderabad: Indian railways have ferried over three lakh stranded migrant workers, students, and tourists to different destinations in 2050 Shramik...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 22 May 2020 12:21 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral video of 'crowded Hyderabad market' is from Pakistan
Hyderabad: After the Telangana government lifted certain restrictions, a video of people thronging the markets has gone viral. The video claims that...
By Amritha Mohan Published on 21 May 2020 12:45 PM IST
Fact Check: 'Heartbreaking' image shared by Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi is not of migrant children
Hyderabad: Popular film actress Shabana Azmi has shared a picture of two hapless migrant children on her Twitter account with a caption...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 21 May 2020 9:16 AM IST
Fact Check: INC spokesperson Pawan Khera didn't say anything against Maharana Pratap
Hyderabad: A claim has been going viral on social media that national spokesperson of Congress Pawan Khera during a television show has said, "If you...
By Aiswarya Sriram Published on 20 May 2020 11:13 AM IST
Fact Check: Woman cycling with baby tied to her back not from India
The image of a young woman, allegedly a migrant worker, cycling with an infant tied on her back has been doing the rounds on social media. However,...
By Dheeshma Puzhakkal Published on 19 May 2020 6:44 PM IST
Fact Check: TV reports on unknown Tiranga virus attacking tomatoes is false
Hyderabad: The nationwide lockdown has entered its fourth phase and despite measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, India continues to report new...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 18 May 2020 7:11 PM IST
