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A video circulating on social media claims to show Cambodian military positions, including a Brigade HQ, destroyed by Thai airstrikes amid the ongoing border dispute.
Fact Check: Thai missiles strike Cambodia? No, video shows Russian airstrikes on Ukraine

A video circulating on social media claims to show Cambodian military positions, including a Brigade HQ, destroyed by Thai airstrikes amid the ongoing...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 24 July 2025 5:28 PM IST


Fact Check: Crashed Russian plane debris found? Yes, but image shows Air India plane crash in 2010
Fact Check: Crashed Russian plane debris found? Yes, but image shows Air India plane crash in 2010

An image has been circulating on social media, claiming that rescuers have found the burning debris of the Russian plane that crashed on July 24.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 July 2025 5:21 PM IST


Fact Check: Mamata Banerjee asks people to stay poor? No, speech calls for integrity from cadre
Fact Check: Mamata Banerjee asks people to stay poor? No, speech calls for integrity from cadre

A video of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee saying ā€˜I want you to stay poor’ at a public meeting is going viral on social media.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 23 July 2025 7:59 PM IST


Fact Check: Israeli soldier in viral images died by suicide? No, photos show UK MP Wes Streeting
Fact Check: Israeli soldier in viral images died by suicide? No, photos show UK MP Wes Streeting

Amid reports of Israeli soldiers dying by suicide, images of a man in military uniform have been circulating online, with the claim that they show...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 July 2025 4:54 PM IST


Fact Check: Jagdeep Dhankar resigns as VP after Nadda insults him? No, viral clip is edited
Fact Check: Jagdeep Dhankar resigns as VP after Nadda insults him? No, viral clip is edited

A video of JP Nadda is being shared on social media, claiming that an alleged insult hurled by the BJP president led to the resignation by Dhankar.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 July 2025 9:55 PM IST


Fact Check: Smart Meters rejected in Andhra Pradesh; machines smashed? No, video shot in Odisha
Fact Check: Smart Meters rejected in Andhra Pradesh; machines smashed? No, video shot in Odisha

A video claiming to show a public protest against Smart Meters in Andhra Pradesh is going viral on social media.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 22 July 2025 4:35 PM IST


Fact Check: Hindu girl thrashes Muslim harasser in UP’s Unnao? No, video’s communal angle is fake
Fact Check: Hindu girl thrashes Muslim harasser in UP’s Unnao? No, video’s communal angle is fake

A video of a girl thrashing a man on the road has been circulating online, claiming a Muslim named Aleem Sheikh was beaten up by a Hindu girl for...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 July 2025 4:58 PM IST


Fact Check: E27 ethanol blend policy under development? No, Petroleum ministry debunks claims
Fact Check: E27 ethanol blend policy under development? No, Petroleum ministry debunks claims

A report claims that 27 per cent ethanol-blended petrol is going to be set in course soon. Here’s what the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has to...

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 21 July 2025 11:14 AM IST


Fact Check: Karnataka cop thrashes detainee with belt in police station? No, video is from UP
Fact Check: Karnataka cop thrashes detainee with belt in police station? No, video is from UP

A video of a police assault has been circulating online, claiming that the incident is from the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 July 2025 5:09 PM IST


A video of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy saying ā€˜Hindi is a national Language’ is circulating with the claim that it is AI-generated and the former AP CM did not make the statement.
Fact Check: Jagan calling Hindi as national language is not deepfake; Know the facts here

A video of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy saying ā€˜Hindi is a national Language’ is circulating with the claim that it is a deepfake and the former AP CM did not...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 18 July 2025 9:51 AM IST


Fact Check: Madrasa students in Bangladesh attack teachers after failing exams? No, here’s what happened
Fact Check: Madrasa students in Bangladesh attack teachers after failing exams? No, here’s what happened

A viral video is being shared with the claim that Madrasa students in Bangladesh assaulted their teachers after failing exams.

By K Sherly Sharon  Published on 16 July 2025 3:58 PM IST


Fact Check: Judge takes selfie with Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow court? No, here are the facts
Fact Check: Judge takes selfie with Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow court? No, here are the facts

An image has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows the judge hearing Rahul Gandhi’s case, clicking a selfie with him in the Lucknow...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 July 2025 3:46 PM IST


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