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Fact Check: No need to panic! Mumps infection is all under control; here are dos and don’ts
Fact Check: No need to panic! Mumps infection is all under control; here are dos and don’ts

Such severe complications due to mumps are rare. Mumps usually subsides within 2 weeks.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 11 April 2024 4:36 AM GMT


Fact Check: Advert with Mukesh Ambani endorsing a stock trading mentorship program is deepfake
Fact Check: Advert with Mukesh Ambani endorsing a stock trading mentorship program is deepfake

The viral video is a digitally manipulated deepfake.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 1 April 2024 2:29 PM GMT


Fact check: Image of sea of Delhi citizens marching for Arvind Kejriwal is misleading; crowd is from the Great Ethiopian Run
Fact check: Image of sea of Delhi citizens marching for Arvind Kejriwal is misleading; crowd is from the Great Ethiopian Run

The viral image is from the Great Ethiopian Run, organized annually in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 31 March 2024 5:57 PM GMT


Fact Check: Video of cricketer Viral Kohli promoting an online casino app is a deepfake
Fact Check: Video of cricketer Viral Kohli promoting an online casino app is a deepfake

The video does not show Virat Kohli but his deepfake.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 21 March 2024 12:26 PM GMT


Fact Check: Viral video of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wishing to be ‘reborn as Muslim’ is misleading on purpose
Fact Check: Viral video of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wishing to be ‘reborn as Muslim’ is misleading on purpose

During the speech, the Karnataka CM was quoting a statement made by Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka CM Deve Gowda.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 12 March 2024 4:41 PM GMT


Fact Check: Ditching normal water for ‘alkaline water’ won’t do wonders for health
Fact Check: Ditching normal water for ‘alkaline water’ won’t do wonders for health

Here's all you need to know

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 12 March 2024 12:17 PM GMT


Fact Check: No, washing hair with baking soda doesn’t promote hair growth; high pH makes hair dry
Fact Check: No, washing hair with baking soda doesn’t promote hair growth; high pH makes hair dry

Baking soda has a pH level of 9, therefore increasing friction between fibres and causing damage.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 4 March 2024 1:05 PM GMT


Fact Check: Fake RRB recruitment 2024 notification for 4,660 constable, SI posts goes viral
Fact Check: Fake RRB recruitment 2024 notification for 4,660 constable, SI posts goes viral

The viral Railway Recruitment Board notification is fake: PIB confirms.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 28 Feb 2024 5:45 PM GMT


Fact Check: Viral video showing child being kidnapped by bikers is a hoax
Fact Check: Viral video showing child being kidnapped by bikers is a hoax

The video is old from 2022.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 27 Feb 2024 11:15 AM GMT


Fact Check: Will pressing cancel on ATM machine twice prevent PIN theft?
Fact Check: Will pressing cancel on ATM machine twice prevent PIN theft?

A WhatsApp message reportedly from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is being circulated. The message states that if an individual presses the ‘cancel’...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 13 Jun 2021 12:01 PM GMT


Fact Check: Merriam-Webster did not change definition of anti-vaxxer
Fact Check: Merriam-Webster did not change definition of 'anti-vaxxer'

Merriam-Webster dictionary has changed the definition of the word 'anti-vaxxer' to "people who oppose laws that mandate vaccination

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 22 May 2021 9:49 AM GMT


Fact Check: Iraq car bomb explosion passed off as 2019 Pulwama attack
Fact Check: Iraq car bomb explosion passed off as 2019 Pulwama attack

Users claim that it shows 'Real CCTV footage of Pulwama attack' that occurred on February 14....

By Satya Priya BN  Published on 15 Feb 2021 8:41 AM GMT


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