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Fact Check: These images do not show the recent floods in Telangana
Fact Check: These images do not show the recent floods in Telangana

The image of the damaged road is from Andhra Pradesh, not Telangana. While the image of the rescue operation is from Telangana, it has been in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Sept 2024 4:56 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral image does not show Kolkata rape accused with Sandip Ghosh
Fact Check: Viral image does not show Kolkata rape accused with Sandip Ghosh

The man in the image is Prasun Chatterjee, a data operator at Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital (CNMC & H) and a personal assistant to...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Sept 2024 7:14 PM IST


Fact Check: 2012 video falsely shared as recent anti-Muslim attack in UK
Fact Check: 2012 video falsely shared as recent anti-Muslim attack in UK

The video showed the attack on a teenage girl in Plaistow, East London.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 2 Sept 2024 6:48 PM IST


Fact Check: Hijack footage of Israeli ship by Houthi rebels falsely linked to Yemeni Navy
Fact Check: Hijack footage of Israeli ship by Houthi rebels falsely linked to Yemeni Navy

The video shows Houthi rebels, not Yemeni Naval forces, seizing an Israeli ship.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 30 Aug 2024 6:49 PM IST


Fact Check: 2023 statement on monkeypox by WHO chief falsely linked to 2024 outbreak
Fact Check: 2023 statement on monkeypox by WHO chief falsely linked to 2024 outbreak

A video falsely claims that WHO chief Tedros has declared that monkeypox is no longer a global health emergency in 2024.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 30 Aug 2024 1:13 PM IST


Fact Check: Old alert by Mangalore cops about thieves posing as blanket sellers linked to Delhi police
Fact Check: Old alert by Mangalore cops about thieves posing as blanket sellers linked to Delhi police

NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the notice was issued in 2019 by the Mangalore police.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Aug 2024 4:53 PM IST


Fact Check: Old video of Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat temple falsely linked to Janmashtami celebrations
Fact Check: Old video of Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat temple falsely linked to Janmashtami celebrations

A February 2022 video of Rahul Gandhi at Dwarkadhish Temple is being falsely shared as a recent clip from Janmashtami celebrations.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 27 Aug 2024 6:06 PM IST


Fact Check: India has not opposed the inclusion of Palestine in BRICS
Fact Check: India has not opposed the inclusion of Palestine in BRICS

NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the Indian government has not announced its stand on Palestine’s bid for inclusion in BRICS.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Aug 2024 5:36 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video of Army catching vandals is from Bangladesh, not India
Fact Check: Viral video of Army catching vandals is from Bangladesh, not India

The video is from Faridpur in Bangladesh involving the BangladeshiĀ Army.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 26 Aug 2024 5:01 PM IST


Fact Check: Image of Spanish actress misrepresented as Rahul Gandhis wife
Fact Check: Image of Spanish actress misrepresented as Rahul Gandhi's wife

The image shows Rahul Gandhi with Nathalia Ramos, a Spanish actress.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Aug 2024 4:57 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral claims about Hindu principal being garlanded with shoes in Bangladesh are misleading
Fact Check: Viral claims about Hindu principal being garlanded with shoes in Bangladesh are misleading

The principal resigned because of corruption allegations, not for any communal reasons.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 24 Aug 2024 9:27 PM IST


Fact Check: Former student, not Hindu principal tied to tree at Bangladesh school
Fact Check: Former student, not Hindu principal tied to tree at Bangladesh school

The claim that Muslim students tied Principal Gitanjali Barua to a tree is misleading; it was a former student, not the principal.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 23 Aug 2024 9:47 PM IST


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