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Fact Check: No, this picture of escalator is not from Malaysia
Many countries have kept public movement under lockdown from few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many public places like malls, parks, temples...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 30 May 2020 9:22 PM IST
Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana's Bhongir district is false
Swarms of desert locusts have reached urban areas of Rajasthan and many parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the past few days. Millions of...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 29 May 2020 6:36 PM IST
Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake
As we reach almost the end of May, 2020 has been declared the year of disasters by many. First, there was Covid-19, then earthquake, Cyclone Amphan,...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 28 May 2020 4:51 PM IST
Fact Check: Woman with Jayalalitha in viral picture is not Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman is the Finance Minister of India. She was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu, which is home to several political stalwarts. One of...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 28 May 2020 1:35 PM IST
Fact Check: FB video by German scientist claiming chlorine dioxide can act against coronavirus is false
Hyderabad: Over 56 lakh people have been affected by Covid-19 pandemic, with death rate nearing to 3.5 lakh. Many of the countries, including India,...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 27 May 2020 11:54 AM IST
Fact Check: Viral message that FB would charge users for sending messages is false
Hyderabad: An old social media spam that Facebook has become chargeable has again gone viral across the world, including India. This new Facebook...
By Dheeshma Puzhakkal Published on 26 May 2020 3:20 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral WhatsApp message on Rs 5K lockdown relief fund to every citizen is false
Hyderabad: Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, a fake WhatsApp forward was going viral with the claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving every...
By Dheeshma Puzhakkal Published on 25 May 2020 2:03 PM IST
Fact Check: The viral claim that the equinox is from May 22 -28 is FALSE
Several parts of India have been witnessing heatwave in the last few days and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 24 May 2020 1:54 PM IST
Fact Check: Video claiming Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah's death in Karachi flight crash is false
Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi, with 91 passengers and eight crew members on board, crashed in a residential area near...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 23 May 2020 6:55 PM IST
FactCheck: 2016 images re-shared as Karachi flight crash images
Hyderabad: A Pakistan International Airlines flight crash landed yesterday in a residential area in Karachi. The flight, carrying 90 passengers and...
By Aiswarya Sriram Published on 23 May 2020 3:29 PM IST
Fact Check: No, Muslim students don't stay for free in Jamia's J&K Hostel
Hyderabad: WhatsApp forwards with a communal angle have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. With the restrictions on the lockdown getting...
By Amritha Mohan Published on 22 May 2020 4:26 PM IST
Fact check: Viral image of boys with skullcaps serving drinking water to train passengers is of 2016
Hyderabad: Indian railways have ferried over three lakh stranded migrant workers, students, and tourists to different destinations in 2050 Shramik...
By Satya Priya BN Published on 22 May 2020 12:21 PM IST
