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Video of people filming amid tsunami is not from Tonga
Video of people filming amid tsunami is not from Tonga

Users claim it is footage of a recent tsunami in Tonga that was caused due to an underwater volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 21 Jan 2022 2:30 PM IST


Fact Check:  Covid-19 originated from China in 2019; viral reports are misleading
Fact Check: Covid-19 originated from China in 2019; viral reports are misleading

A post claiming that Coronavirus has been there since 2013 and did not originate from China is viral on social media.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 21 Jan 2022 10:30 AM IST


Fact Check: Image from Germany shared as under-construction gas pipeline in UP
Fact Check: Image from Germany shared as under-construction gas pipeline in UP

An image of a construction site is widely being shared on social media. Users claim it is a construction site of Kandla-Gorakhpur Gas Pipeline in...

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 20 Jan 2022 12:30 PM IST


Fact Check: Did 75% of Covid deaths occur in people who had four comorbidities?
Fact Check: Did 75% of Covid deaths occur in people who had four comorbidities?

Social media users are claiming that 75% of people who died of COVID-19 were having at least four comorbidities.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 Jan 2022 10:37 AM IST


Fact Check: Beware! Free laptop scheme for students is hoax
Fact Check: Beware! Free laptop scheme for students is hoax

A message about free laptops is going viral on Whatsapp. Users claim free laptops would be provided to those financially weak students.

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 19 Jan 2022 7:05 PM IST


Fact Check: Morphed photo shows Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Bhagwat Mann outside liquor store
Fact Check: Morphed photo shows Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Bhagwat Mann outside liquor store

A photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann sitting outside a liquor store is being widely shared on social media.

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 19 Jan 2022 4:45 PM IST


Fact Check: Photo of 2016 Dubai plane crash falsely linked to recent Abu Dhabi drone attack
Fact Check: Photo of 2016 Dubai plane crash falsely linked to recent Abu Dhabi drone attack

A photo of an airplane crash is being linked to the recent Abu Dhabi drone attack that took place on 17 January.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 19 Jan 2022 12:30 PM IST


Fact Check: Edited photo falsely claims to show Owaisis BJP connection
Fact Check: Edited photo falsely claims to show Owaisi's BJP connection

A photo of AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi seated beside RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat while the latter greets Union minister of state for parliamentary...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 19 Jan 2022 10:05 AM IST


Fact Check: Suryas letter supporting quota for EWS is fake
Fact Check: Surya's letter supporting quota for EWS is fake

It states that Surya’s Agaram Foundation has extended support to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for giving a 27 percent quota for OBCs and...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 18 Jan 2022 3:30 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral post related to Ramesh Pokhriyals daughter shared with communal twist
Fact Check: Viral post related to Ramesh Pokhriyal's daughter shared with communal twist

A post by former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat is widely being shared on social media.

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 18 Jan 2022 11:09 AM IST


Fact Check: Akhilesh Yadav has not promised special benefits for Muslims ahead of UP polls
Fact Check: Akhilesh Yadav has not promised special benefits for Muslims ahead of UP polls

A post claiming that Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has promised multiple benefits to Muslims ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 17 Jan 2022 6:31 PM IST


Fact Check: Child in viral image is not PM Modi
Fact Check: Child in viral image is not PM Modi

An image of mother and child is widely being shared on WhatsApp. Users identify the persons as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother Heeraben.

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 17 Jan 2022 10:21 AM IST


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