M Ramesh Naik

M Ramesh Naik is a Fact Checker at NewsMeter with a strong background in video editing. He holds a master's in communication from the University of Hyderabad. Previously, he worked as a Social Media Executive at IPR Telangana and as a Video Producer at ZuZu Apps Private Ltd.

Fact Check: Telangana Congress govt skips floral tributes to Ambedkar statue on April 14? No, video is from 2024

A viral X post claims that the Congress government failed to offer floral tributes at the 125-foot statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad on Ambedkar...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 15 April 2025 4:12 PM IST

Fact Check: Mother and baby deer displaced due to HCU land clearance in Hyderabad? No, video is old

A viral post claiming that a mother and baby deer were displaced due to land clearance near Hyderabad Central University (HCU) in Telangana is false....

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 8 April 2025 5:00 PM IST

Fact Check: UP police lathi-charge protesters against Waqf Amendment Bill? No, video is from Gorakhpur in 2019

A video showing police using batons on a crowd in a market area is going viral with the claim that the Uttar Pradesh police lathi-charged protesters...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 24 March 2025 4:10 PM IST

Fact Check: Sunrisers Hyderabad cross 400+ runs in practice match before IPL 2025? Here’s the truth

A viral Instagram reel claims that Sunrisers Hyderabad crossed 400 runs during a practice session ahead of IPL 2025, with Travis Head scoring a...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 19 March 2025 8:46 PM IST

Fact Check: Tsunami hit Japan in 2025? No, video is from 2011

A video claiming to show the devastation caused by a tsunami in Japan in 2025 has gone viral.

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 13 March 2025 7:32 PM IST

Fact Check: ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’ sung at Dubai stadium during Champions Trophy final? Here’s the truth

Short Description: A video claiming to show a packed stadium of cricket fans singing ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’ with a light show during the India vs New...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 13 March 2025 7:26 PM IST

Fact Check: CM Revanth Reddy pays tribute to Congress’s six guarantees? Here’s the truth

A photo allegedly shows CM Revanth Reddy paying tribute to ‘unfulfilled’ six guarantees announced by the Telangana Congress.

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 11 March 2025 8:19 PM IST

A video claiming that an underground passage to Kashi was discovered after dewatering a temple tank at Sri Amba Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in Nagarkurnool is going viral.

Fact Check: తెలంగాణలోని అంబా రామలింగేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయంలో కాశీకి వెళ్లే భూగర్భ మార్గం కనిపించిందా? ఇదే నిజం

నాగర్ కర్నూల్‌లోని శ్రీ అంబా రామలింగేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయ గుండాలలో నీరు తీయగా, కాశీకి వెళ్లే భూగర్భ మార్గం బయటపడిందని వీడియో వైరల్ అవుతోంది.

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 11 March 2025 7:27 PM IST

Fact Check: Underground passage to Kashi found at Amba Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in Telangana? Here’s the truth

A video claiming that an underground passage to Kashi was discovered after dewatering a temple tank at Sri Amba Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 10 March 2025 4:33 PM IST

Fact Check: Nehru said he is ‘English by education, Muslim by culture and Hindu by accident’? Here’s the truth

A statement allegedly by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, about his identity has gone viral. The quote was published in the Deccan...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 10 March 2025 1:53 PM IST

Fact Check: Hindu man asked to leave Iftar by Muslims? No, video is scripted

A video allegedly shows a Muslim man getting into an altercation with a Hindu sanyasi during Iftar at a mosque.

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 10 March 2025 1:20 PM IST

Fact Check: Google, Indian govt launch ‘Google Invest’; PM Modi, Sundar Pichai endorse platform? No, video is deepfake

A video allegedly showing Firstpost journalist Palki Sharma claiming that the Government of India and Google launched an investment platform called...

By M Ramesh Naik Published on 7 March 2025 10:20 AM IST

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