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Fact Check: Video showing Muslim man removing saffron flag is scripted
Fact Check: Video showing Muslim man removing saffron flag is scripted

NewsMeter found that the video is a scripted skit.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 March 2024 5:16 PM IST


News18 opinion poll Andhra Pradesh, News18 did not give YSRCP a 50% vote share prediction.
Fact Check: News18 opinion poll predicting majority to YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha polls 2024 is edited

The actual News18 opinion poll gave majority vote share to NDA, not YSRCP.

By Sridhar  Published on 23 March 2024 5:52 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of cricketer Viral Kohli promoting an online casino app is a deepfake
Fact Check: Video of cricketer Viral Kohli promoting an online casino app is a deepfake

The video does not show Virat Kohli but his deepfake.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 21 March 2024 5:56 PM IST


Fact Check: Old video of mob attacking BJP leaders in Darjeeling falsely linked to 2024 poll campaign
Fact Check: Old video of mob attacking BJP leaders in Darjeeling falsely linked to 2024 poll campaign

A delegation led by Dilip Ghosh, who was then state president of West Bengal was chased and allegedly heckled by supporters of Binay Tamang in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 March 2024 5:18 PM IST


Fact Check: BJP ditching saffron for green in posters is from Kashmir LS polls in 2019
Fact Check: BJP ditching saffron for green in posters is from Kashmir LS polls in 2019

The BJP poster with Urdu text and the green background is from the 2019 Parliamentary polls.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 20 March 2024 9:45 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video showing slogans for PM Modi in Congress public meeting in Gujarat is edited
Fact Check: Viral video showing slogans for PM Modi in Congress public meeting in Gujarat is edited

The video is edited. The original video shows the public saying Zindabad for Rahul Gandhi on Thakor’s call.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 March 2024 8:40 PM IST


Fact Check: Government can’t punish people for political posts during elections; viral message is fake
Fact Check: Government can’t punish people for political posts during elections; viral message is fake

The MCC does not prohibit individuals from posting anything against a political party on social media.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 19 March 2024 8:34 PM IST


Fact Check: No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave midway while hearing case on electoral bonds
Fact Check: No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave midway while hearing case on electoral bonds

The claim was false as the video was clipped.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 March 2024 4:26 PM IST


Fact Check: Statement of Tejashwi Yadav attacking PM Modi misattributed to Rahul Gandhi
Fact Check: Statement of Tejashwi Yadav attacking PM Modi misattributed to Rahul Gandhi

The statement was made by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son and Bihar’s former deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, during the INDIA alliance rally on March 17.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 March 2024 4:00 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for removal of Tricolour during BJNY is clipped
Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for 'removal of Tricolour' during BJNY is clipped

The video is clipped and is being shared with the context missing.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 March 2024 6:56 PM IST


Fact Check: Man pushing woman in Paris in viral video is Spaniard, not Pakistani immigrant
Fact Check: Man pushing woman in Paris in viral video is Spaniard, not Pakistani immigrant

The claim is false as the man in the video is from Spain and not a Pakistani immigrant.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 14 March 2024 6:40 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin
Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin

The video depicts workers from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) damaging name boards of shops that were not written in Kannada.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 March 2024 3:35 PM IST


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