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Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin
Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin

The video depicts workers from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) damaging name boards of shops that were not written in Kannada.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 March 2024 3:35 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fanā€™s face
Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fanā€™s face

The claim is misleading as the video shows Sophia Urista, the lead singer of an American rock band called Brass Against.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 March 2024 5:20 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husbandā€™s funeral is from 2018, not 2024
Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husbandā€™s funeral is from 2018, not 2024

The claim is misleading as the incident is from 2018 when it was covered by the mainstream media.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 March 2024 6:55 PM IST


Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on sonā€™s wedding
Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on sonā€™s wedding

NewsMeter found that the message was fake. No such offer has been given by Jio, Ambani Ambani-owned telecommunications company.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 March 2024 2:17 PM IST


Fact Check: Did Uddhav Thackeray say he wants to make his son Maharashtraā€™s chief minister?
Fact Check: Did Uddhav Thackeray say he wants to make his son Maharashtraā€™s chief minister?

NewsMeter found that the claim was misleading, as Thackeray was being quoted incompletely with context missing.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 March 2024 7:17 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi saying Congress is dividing India is edited
Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi saying Congress is dividing India is edited

NewsMeter found that the viral video was edited, and in the original video, Gandhi said the opposite.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 March 2024 8:33 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of attack on Doctor in Nashik peddled with false communal spin
Fact Check: Video of attack on Doctor in Nashik peddled with false communal spin

The video does show Dr Kailash Rathi being attacked; however, the communal angle added to it is false.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 March 2024 8:15 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited
Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited

The video was edited by digitally replacing Chitra Tripathiā€™s audio.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 March 2024 5:08 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife
Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife

The man in the video is married to two women, and the incident concerns a dispute between him and his first wife.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 March 2024 6:27 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated
Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated

NewsMeter found that the viral poster is fabricated.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 March 2024 7:23 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral video of speeding overcrowded train is from Bangladesh, not from UP or Bihar
Fact Check: Viral video of speeding overcrowded train is from Bangladesh, not from UP or Bihar

NewsMeter found that the video is from Bangladesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Feb 2024 6:32 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral photo of vegetable vendor displaying communally polarising posters is morphed
Fact Check: Viral photo of vegetable vendor displaying communally polarising posters is morphed

NewsMeter found that the text on the poster was digitally added.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Feb 2024 4:37 PM IST


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