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Man in viral image is not famous scholar Dandibhatla Vishwanatha Sastry
An image of a man along with Hitlerās picture and atomic bomb is viral on social media. Users identify the man as Dandibhatla Viswanatha Sastri.
By Satya Priya BN Published on 29 July 2021 4:05 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral image claiming Tokyo is Asia's most populous city is false
A post claiming that Tokyo is the most populous city in Asia has gone viral on Instagram. The post was originally published by the page āfacts4geniusā...
By Nivruthi Pasupunuri Published on 29 July 2021 3:46 PM IST
Taiwan's New Year celebration passed off as Olympic opening ceremony
A video of purported āOlympic opening ceremonyā is going viral on social media....
By Shimron Diana Published on 29 July 2021 11:26 AM IST
Fact Check: Unvaccinated Americans will not be imprisoned, viral claim is false
Social media users are claiming that United States president Joe Biden has announced that Americans who did not get vaccinated before 2022 will be...
By Tejal Sinha Published on 28 July 2021 10:46 AM IST
Fact Check: Floods in Bangladesh passed off as deluge in India
A picture of a woman cooking food for her two children on a makeshift boat in a flooded locality is viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 July 2021 10:30 AM IST
Fact Check: Did South African leader ask his followers to kill Indians and whites?
Social media users are claiming that a black leader in South Africa has urged his followers to and kill Indians and whites, and set their house on...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 July 2021 10:09 AM IST
Beat the heat with artificial showers in pure Dubai style
Several tweets claim that Dubai is creating rain to battle the heat. The rain is artificially made using technology in order to counter rising...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 July 2021 9:55 AM IST
Fact Check: Did architect of Iraq war Donald Rumsfeld commit suicide?
Social media users are claiming that US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld committed suicide.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 28 July 2021 9:49 AM IST
Fact Check: Centre has not postponed mandatory hallmarking of gold
Social media users are claiming that the government of India has issued orders to postpone the hallmarking gold jewelry till June 2022.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 27 July 2021 11:57 AM IST
Fact Check: Laddoo throwing video is not related to Ram temple
A video of a man throwing out laddoos of a shopkeeper is viral on social media.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 27 July 2021 10:06 AM IST
Fact Check: Photographer Michi Hoshino did not capture last moments on camera
Social media users are claiming that photographer Michi Hoshino took the picture a few moments before his death in 1996.
By Shimron Diana Published on 27 July 2021 9:58 AM IST
Fact Check: Photo of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, ex-JNU student leader Shehla Rashid shared with misleading claims
Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in women's 49kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2021 after she lifted a total of 202 kg
By Satya Priya BN Published on 27 July 2021 9:30 AM IST
