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Fact Check: Old video from Karnataka, NOT third-degree torture for morphing Andhra CM Jagan’s images
Fact Check: Old video from Karnataka, NOT 'third-degree' torture for morphing Andhra CM Jagan’s images

The viral video is from an incident that occurred five years ago in Karnataka.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 5 March 2024 5:32 PM IST


Fact Check: No, washing hair with baking soda doesn’t promote hair growth; high pH makes hair dry
Fact Check: No, washing hair with baking soda doesn’t promote hair growth; high pH makes hair dry

Baking soda has a pH level of 9, therefore increasing friction between fibres and causing damage.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 4 March 2024 6:35 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited
Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited

The video was edited by digitally replacing Chitra Tripathi’s audio.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 March 2024 5:08 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife
Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife

The man in the video is married to two women, and the incident concerns a dispute between him and his first wife.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 March 2024 6:27 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated
Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated

NewsMeter found that the viral poster is fabricated.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 March 2024 7:23 PM IST


Fact Check: Can water containing fluoride turn toxic if boiled?
Fact Check: Can water containing fluoride turn toxic if boiled?

The concentration of fluoride present in the tap water has been considered to be safe.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 1 March 2024 12:28 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video of speeding overcrowded train is from Bangladesh, not from UP or Bihar
Fact Check: Viral video of speeding overcrowded train is from Bangladesh, not from UP or Bihar

NewsMeter found that the video is from Bangladesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Feb 2024 6:32 PM IST


Fact Check: Fake RRB recruitment 2024 notification for 4,660 constable, SI posts goes viral
Fact Check: Fake RRB recruitment 2024 notification for 4,660 constable, SI posts goes viral

The viral Railway Recruitment Board notification is fake: PIB confirms.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 28 Feb 2024 11:15 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral photo of vegetable vendor displaying communally polarising posters is morphed
Fact Check: Viral photo of vegetable vendor displaying communally polarising posters is morphed

NewsMeter found that the text on the poster was digitally added.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Feb 2024 4:37 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of kidnapping, forced marriage in Jaisalmer shared as caste atrocity
Fact Check: Video of kidnapping, forced marriage in Jaisalmer shared as caste atrocity

The claim is misleading as the kidnapper and the victim belong to the same caste.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Feb 2024 5:58 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video showing child being kidnapped by bikers is a hoax
Fact Check: Viral video showing child being kidnapped by bikers is a hoax

The video is old from 2022.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 27 Feb 2024 4:45 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video shows clash over removal of Bhindrawale’s poster, not ongoing farmers protest
Fact Check: Viral video shows clash over removal of Bhindrawale’s poster, not ongoing farmers' protest

It shows a clash over the removal of Sikh separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s poster at a fair in Punjab in January.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Feb 2024 6:43 PM IST


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