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Fact Check: Viral video message by Ronaldo for children in Gaza is manipulated
Fact Check: Viral video message by Ronaldo for children in Gaza is manipulated

The video had been digitally manipulated. The original video from 2016 shows Ronaldo’s message for the children of Syria.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 Jun 2024 5:20 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral cartoon showing Congress, Gandhi family ā€˜looting India’ is altered
Fact Check: Viral cartoon showing Congress, Gandhi family ā€˜looting India’ is altered

NewsMeter found that the cartoon was edited; its original version shows India being 'looted' by foreign investors, not the Gandhi family.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 May 2024 7:01 PM IST


Fact Check: Fake letter from Karnataka Congress minister MB Patil resurfaces
Fact Check: Fake letter from Karnataka Congress minister MB Patil resurfaces

Amid the 2024 General Elections, a fake letter dated 2017, addressed to Sonia Gandhi from Karnataka minister MB Patil has gone viral again.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 30 May 2024 8:39 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral graphic of News 24 reporting 2024 Lok Sabha poll predictions is fake
Fact Check: Viral graphic of News 24 reporting 2024 Lok Sabha poll predictions is fake

NewsMeter found that the claim is false as no such poll predictions were published by News 24.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 May 2024 5:04 PM IST


Fact Check: Was Kerala’s excise minister forcibly arrested for abusing police?
Fact Check: Was Kerala’s excise minister forcibly arrested for abusing police?

A video has been circulating on social media alleging that the excise minister of Kerala MB Rajesh was forcibly arrested for abusing the police.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 30 May 2024 2:40 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral graphic of ABP-CVoter opinion poll predicting loss for BJP MP Manoj Tiwari is edited
Fact Check: Viral graphic of ABP-CVoter opinion poll predicting loss for BJP MP Manoj Tiwari is edited

The original ABP-CVoter opinion poll from December 2023 predicts Manoj Tiwari leading from the North East Delhi seat.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 May 2024 5:51 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of mob attack on BJP candidate in WB shared as assault on security forces
Fact Check: Video of mob attack on BJP candidate in WB shared as assault on security forces

A video has gone viral with the claim that it shows security forces being attacked in a village in West Bengal.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 27 May 2024 10:39 PM IST


Fact Check: 2019 video of PM Modi’s massive rally in West Bengal falsely linked to 2024 elections
Fact Check: 2019 video of PM Modi’s massive rally in West Bengal falsely linked to 2024 elections

NewsMeter found that the video shows Modi’s rally in Kolkata, West Bengal from 2019, not from ongoing elections in Jalandhar, Punjab.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 May 2024 4:36 PM IST


Fact Check: Old video of tigers roaming on road falsely shared as recent scene from Telangana
Fact Check: Old video of tigers roaming on road falsely shared as recent scene from Telangana

NewsMeter found that the video has been on the internet since at least 2020.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 May 2024 7:55 PM IST


Did Guntakal TDP-JSP candidate Madhusudan Gupta destroy EVM during 2024 AP polls ?
Fact Check: Did Guntakal TDP-JSP candidate Madhusudan Gupta destroy EVM during 2024 AP polls?

The claim is misleading. The incident occurred during the 2019 AP Assembly polls.

By Sridhar  Published on 26 May 2024 4:30 PM IST


Fact Check: Does Rahul Gandhi’s selfie show a picture of Jesus in his room?
Fact Check: Does Rahul Gandhi’s selfie show a picture of Jesus in his room?

A selfie of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi showing their ink-marked fingers after voting during the sixth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha...

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 25 May 2024 8:17 PM IST


Fact Check: Did a Congress MLA vandalise an EVM?
Fact Check: Did a Congress MLA vandalise an EVM?

A video titled ā€˜Congress MLA breaks voting machine due to fear of an impending defeat’ has gone viral on social media.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 24 May 2024 5:27 PM IST


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