Fact Check: Sleeping man has close call with lion on Indian street? No, video is AI-generated

A video showing a lion sniffing a sleeping man and walking away is being shared with the claim that it happened in India.

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 9 Jun 2025 5:40 PM IST

Fact Check: Pakistan Air Force shoots down US F-35 fighter jet in New Mexico? No, here are the facts

A video claiming that the Pakistan Air Force shot down a US F-35 fighter jet in New Mexico using a Chinese JF-17 aircraft is viral on social media.

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 3 Jun 2025 6:15 PM IST

Fact Check: Karnataka High Court declares Tipu Sultan a ‘jihadi’? No, here’s the truth

A viral graphic on X claims that the Karnataka High Court recently declared Tipu Sultan a ‘jihadi’ who fought for his own kingdom and not as a freedom...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 30 May 2025 5:38 PM IST

Fact Check: శ్రీ మాతా వైష్ణో దేవి యాత్రికులపై రాళ్ల దాడి? కాదు, వీడియో పాక్ ఆక్రమిత కాశ్మీర్‌లోని ముజఫరాబాద్‌కు సంబంధించినది

సోషల్ మీడియాలో వైరల్‌గా మారిన వీడియో, శ్రీ మాతా వైష్ణో దేవి ఆలయానికి వెళ్తున్న యాత్రికుల కాన్వాయ్‌పై ముస్లింలు రాళ్లు రువ్వినట్లు చూపిస్తుందని...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 27 May 2025 5:58 PM IST

Fact Check: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims attacked with stones? No, video is from Muzaffarabad, PoK

A video circulating on social media claiming to show Muslims pelting stones at a convoy of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims heading toward the temple...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 26 May 2025 4:31 PM IST

When AI gets it wrong: How bots like Grok and Perplexity amplify conflict misinformation

Social media users often wave around a video or image as ‘proof,’ demanding sceptics explain where it came from.

By Dheeshma  Published on 23 May 2025 6:15 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: മഹാശിവരാത്രി ദിനത്തിൽ സെഞ്ച്വറി, ശിവന് നന്ദി പറഞ്ഞ് അഫ്ഗാൻ താരം ഇബ്രാഹിം സദ്രാൻ?

ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിനെതിരായ തന്റെ സെഞ്ച്വറിക്ക് അഫ്ഗാനിസ്ഥാൻ താരം ഇബ്രാഹിം സദ്രാൻ ശിവഭഗവാന് പ്രാർത്ഥനകൾ അർപ്പിച്ചു എന്ന അവകാശവാദത്തോടെ ഒരു വീഡിയോ...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 5 March 2025 1:33 PM IST

Fact Check: Ambedkar’s picture placed on all seats of Parliament? No, image is from Karnataka Assembly

A viral image has been circulating on social media, claiming that Ambedkar’s picture was placed on all seats in the Parliament as a protest against...

By M Ramesh Naik  Published on 20 Dec 2024 5:02 PM IST

ఫ్యాక్ట్ చెక్: తెలంగాణలో భూకంపం ఇంత బీభ‌త్సం సృష్టించిందా.? వైర‌ల‌వుతున్న ఫోటోల‌ వెన‌క‌ నిజమిదే

తెలంగాణ భూకంపానికి సంబంధించినవి అంటూ దెబ్బతిన్న రహదారులు, కూలిన భవనాల చిత్రాలు వైరల్ అవుతున్నాయి.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 4 Dec 2024 9:42 PM IST

Fact Check: RBI issuing ₹7 coin to honour Dhoni?

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 16 Nov 2024 4:29 PM IST

Fact Check: ಲಡಾಖ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೈನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭ ಚೀನಾ ಸೈನಿಕರು ಜೈ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ್ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಕೂಗಿದ್ದು ನಿಜವೇ?

ಲಡಾಖ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೈನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭ ಚೀನಾ ಸೈನಿಕರು "ಜೈ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ್" ಘೋಷಣೆ ಕೂಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ವೀಡಿಯೊ ವೈರಲ್ ಆಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

By Vinay Bhat  Published on 30 Oct 2024 11:20 AM IST