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Fact Check: Deepfake shows Nirmala Sitharaman announcing partnership with crypto trading platform
Fact Check: Deepfake shows Nirmala Sitharaman announcing partnership with crypto trading platform

NewsMeter found that the video is a deepfake. In the original video, she could be heard speaking Tamil.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 Jan 2024 5:40 PM IST


Fact Check: Claim of 95,040 ration cards being cancelled in Telangana’s Medchalāˆ’Malkajgiri district is false
Fact Check: Claim of 95,040 ration cards being cancelled in Telangana’s Medchalāˆ’Malkajgiri district is false

Uttam Kumar Reddy, minister for Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies in Telangana government clarified on X that the claim of cancellation of ration...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Jan 2024 7:07 PM IST


Fact Check: Old video of drunk driving in front of bus falsely linked to new hit-and-run law
Fact Check: Old video of drunk driving in front of bus falsely linked to new hit-and-run law

The video is from October 2023 and is falsely linked to the new hit-and-run law.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Jan 2024 7:24 PM IST


Fact Check: Old video of a woman being thrashed by colleague in Nellore resurfaces with political allegations
Fact Check: Old video of a woman being thrashed by colleague in Nellore resurfaces with political allegations

No media reported any political motive behind the attack on the woman.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 4 Jan 2024 6:16 PM IST


Fact Check: Old images falsely linked to recent earthquake in Japan
Fact Check: Old images falsely linked to recent earthquake in Japan

The images are old and do not show the visual of destruction from the recent earthquake.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Jan 2024 10:26 AM IST


Fact Check: Lemon and coconut oil does not prevent hair greying permanently: AI-generated doc peddles misinformation
Fact Check: Lemon and coconut oil does not prevent hair greying permanently: AI-generated doc peddles misinformation

If genetics or aging is the cause, nothing can prevent or reverse the greying process.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 3 Jan 2024 5:06 PM IST


Fact Check: Can beer or alcohol reduce risk of cancer?
Fact Check: Can beer or alcohol reduce risk of cancer?

Here's all you need to know:

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 2 Jan 2024 7:06 PM IST


Fact Check: Old video of blast in Pakistan falsely linked to rumoured death of terrorist Masood Azhar
Fact Check: Old video of blast in Pakistan falsely linked to rumoured death of terrorist Masood Azhar

The video shows an explosion in Dera Ismail Khan’s Tank Adda in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on November 3, 2023.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Jan 2024 5:29 PM IST


Health Misinformation Round Up 2023: The AI Twist in 2023 Health Hoaxes
Health Misinformation Round Up 2023: The AI Twist in 2023 Health Hoaxes

Remember, AI isn't the danger, bad data is.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 31 Dec 2023 8:57 AM IST


Fake News round-up: Analysis of viral misinformation during Telangana, Karnataka 2023 elections
Fake News round-up: Analysis of viral misinformation during Telangana, Karnataka 2023 elections

We analyse the flow of mis/disinformation that went viral online during the two State Legislative elections.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 30 Dec 2023 9:37 PM IST


Fact Check: Can type-2 diabetes be reversed using plant-based protein?
Fact Check: Can type-2 diabetes be reversed using plant-based protein?

Diabetes is an incurable condition.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 29 Dec 2023 8:01 PM IST


Fact Check: Dua Lipa did not face sexual harassment in Jodhpur; viral claims are false
Fact Check: Dua Lipa did not face sexual harassment in Jodhpur; viral claims are false

A manipulated version of RCVJ post gone viral.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 29 Dec 2023 12:32 PM IST


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