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Fact Check: Nepal protests – Pro-govt journalist assaulted in public? No, video shows a bank thief
Fact Check: Nepal protests – Pro-govt journalist assaulted in public? No, video shows a bank thief

A video has been circulating claiming it shows a pro-government Nepali news anchor being assaulted by protestors amid the ongoing crisis.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 Sept 2025 12:14 PM IST


Fact Check: ā€˜Islamist mob’ sets church on fire in France? No, here are the facts
Fact Check: ā€˜Islamist mob’ sets church on fire in France? No, here are the facts

A video of a church on fire has been circulating online, claiming it was set on fire by an ā€˜Islamist mob’ in France.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Sept 2025 6:09 PM IST


Fact Check: Jammu and Kashmir landslide sweeps houses away? No, video is from Norway
Fact Check: Jammu and Kashmir landslide sweeps houses away? No, video is from Norway

A video of a landslide has been circulating online, claiming it is from Jammu and Kashmir in 2025.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Aug 2025 5:10 PM IST


Fact Check: Final moments of Ahmedabad plane crash go viral? No, video shows Nepal plane crash in 2023
Fact Check: Final moments of Ahmedabad plane crash go viral? No, video shows Nepal plane crash in 2023

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows the final moments of a passenger from inside the Ahmedabad plane, moments before it crashed.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 Jun 2025 5:34 PM IST


Fact Check: Om Birla’s daughter Anjali married a Muslim man? Viral claim is false
Fact Check: Om Birla’s daughter Anjali married a Muslim man? Viral claim is false

Social media users have been claiming that Anjali Birali entered into wedlock with a Muslim man Aneesh Rajani.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Nov 2024 6:23 PM IST


Fact Check: Hindus attacked Muslims in Odisha? No, video shows hostel students with fireworks on Diwali
Fact Check: Hindus attacked Muslims in Odisha? No, video shows hostel students with fireworks on Diwali

A video of Odisha medical college students launching fireworks at each other’s hostels during Diwali is being falsely shared as a Hindu-Muslim attack.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Nov 2024 7:12 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of drive-by shootout in daylight not linked to gangster Goldy Brar
Fact Check: Video of drive-by shootout in daylight not linked to gangster Goldy Brar

The video shows an incident from July 30, 2023, in New Orleans, USA. It is not related to Goldy Brar.

By Sibahathulla Sakib  Published on 3 May 2024 3:38 PM IST


Fact Check: Video from Pakistan falsely shared as Wayanad temple taken over by Muslims with Rahul Gandhi’s help
Fact Check: Video from Pakistan falsely shared as Wayanad temple taken over by Muslims with Rahul Gandhi’s help

The video of a temple is from Pakistan, not Wayanad.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 April 2024 7:13 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video of people setting fire to BJP flags is not recent; it is from 2021
Fact Check: Viral video of people setting fire to BJP flags is not recent; it is from 2021

The claim is misleading as the video is from 2021 and reportedly shows farmers setting fire to BJP flags in Haryana’s Ellenabad.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 April 2024 6:29 PM IST


Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi promise Rs 1 lakh annually to social media junkies?
Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi promise Rs 1 lakh annually to social media junkies?

In the longer version, we found Gandhi promising the ā€œright to apprenticeshipā€ to unemployed youths with diplomas and graduate degrees.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 April 2024 12:13 PM IST


Fact Check: No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave midway while hearing case on electoral bonds
Fact Check: No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave midway while hearing case on electoral bonds

The claim was false as the video was clipped.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 March 2024 4:26 PM IST


Fact Check: This image shows the Public Prosecutor of  2002 Godhra train burning case, not the accused
Fact Check: This image shows the Public Prosecutor of 2002 Godhra train burning case, not the accused

NewsMeter found that the image shows RC Kodekar, who served as the prosecutor's counsel in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 March 2024 7:51 PM IST


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