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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation On Bhavish Aggarwal-Kunal Kamra Spat, False Claims Of ‘Discount Jihad’ & More

Fact Check Newschecker Team

From misinformation fueled by an online spat between comedian Kunal Kamra and Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal over the company’s electric scooters to an old...

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Viral Photo Claiming To Show Yogi Flower In Turkey Is Actually AI Generated

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

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Old, Unrelated Videos Falsely Shared As Hurricane Milton

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Middle East Crisis: Neither Iran, Nor Hezbollah; Viral Video Of Missile Misfire Is Old & Unrelated

News

Fact Check: Did Karnataka Shopping Mall Announce ‘Discount Jihad’? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Claim

NEWS

Fact Check: Did Karnataka Shopping Mall Announce ‘Discount Jihad’? Here’s The...

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Pankaj Menon

ClaimAn image of a hoarding of CMR shopping mall in Karnataka, promising discount to Muslim men who turn up with Hindu women.FactThe photo is...

Amidst Row Over Comments On Prophet, Yati Narsinghanand’s Old Remarks On...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Old remarks of Yati Narsinghanand on CM Yogi Adityanath have been shared out of context amid the ongoing row over his contentious comments on Prophet Muhammad.

POLITICS

Fact Check: Did Karnataka Shopping Mall Announce ‘Discount Jihad’? Here’s The...

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Pankaj Menon

ClaimAn image of a hoarding of CMR shopping mall in Karnataka, promising discount to Muslim men who turn up with Hindu women.FactThe photo is...

Viral Video Claiming To Show Congress’ Deepender Singh Hooda In Tears...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

An old video has been shared out of context to show Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda in tears after the party lost the Haryana Assembly Polls.

VIRAL

Viral Photo Claiming To Show Yogi Flower In Turkey Is Actually AI Generated

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

An AI generated image has been shared to falsely show a Yogi flower that is unique to Turkey.

Old, Unrelated Videos Falsely Shared As Hurricane Milton

Kushel HM , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Viral videos found to be old, from Libya and New Jersey.

Middle East Crisis: Neither Iran, Nor Hezbollah; Viral Video Of Missile Misfire Is Old...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

An old video reportedly from Russia has been falsely shared to show an Iranian/Hezbollah missile misfire.

RELIGION

Fact Check: Did Karnataka Shopping Mall Announce ‘Discount Jihad’? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral...

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Pankaj Menon

ClaimAn image of a hoarding of CMR shopping mall in Karnataka, promising discount to Muslim men who turn up with Hindu women.FactThe photo is...

Fact check: Viral Video Does Not Show Maulana Issuing Ultimatum To Hindus To Flee...

Rifat Mahmdul , Edited By Pankaj Menon

The threat was not meant for Hindus. A longer version of the video shows the man asking associates of the Awami League to leave the country. It was also found that the man seen in the video is not a Moulovi/Maulana.

Truth Behind The Viral Video Claiming To Show Seafood Jihad in Kerala

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Claim Seafood Jihad in Kerala. Peaceful Fish sellers in Kerala were raided for selling fish stuffed with tablets that can cause kidney failure. They will...

Fact Check

Viral Video Claiming To Show Congress’ Deepender Singh Hooda In Tears After Haryana Poll Results Is Old

Viral Video Showing Epic Rescue Of An Elephant Stranded On A Cliff Is AI-Generated

Viral Photo Claiming To Show Yogi Flower In Turkey Is Actually AI Generated

Amidst Row Over Comments On Prophet, Yati Narsinghanand’s Old Remarks On UP CM Viral

Old Video Of Ola Electric Showroom On Fire Shared Out Of Context Amid Bhavish Aggarwal-Kunal Kamra Spat

Lebanese People Supporting IDF Soldiers? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Claim

Science & Technology

‘Warning’ Message Asking People To Switch Off Phone And Keep Them Away From The Body For Protection From Cosmic Rays is FAKE

Tanujit Das , Edited By Pankaj Menon

The viral message recommending people to turn off their phones for protection against cosmic rays is false.

Debunking the Seismic Waves Card: Can It Really Hack Your Phone in Seconds?

Pankaj Menon , Edited By Ruby Dhingra

Claim: File called Seismic Waves CARD, allegedly circulated as photos of Morocco earthquake, will hack your phone in 10 secondsFact: The viral claim regarding...

What’s HAARP & Is It Responsible For The Turkey Earthquake? Here’s A Fact Check

Abrar Bhat

Over 46,000 people have been killed and thousands have been left injured after a devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 in the Richter scale struck Turkey...

COVID-19 Vaccine

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No, COVID-19 Vaccines Or Boosters Do Not Cause AIDS

Coronavirus

Misleading Claim Of Lawsuit Against WHO, WEF In Canada Court For ‘Crime Against Humanity’ Resurfaces

Coronavirus

Did WHO Chief Confess That Booster Doses ‘Kill Children’? No, Viral Video Shared Without Context

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Can RT-PCR Tests Detect Omicron Variant?

DAILY READS

Internet Trends Around RG Kar Rape-Murder Case Underscore Disturbing Truths

Kushel HM , Edited By Pankaj Menon

The ghastly rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the night of August 8...

Did PM Modi Say One Of Guru Gobind Singh’s ‘Panch Pyare’...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

A video from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address in Patiala has gone viral on social media...

Coronavirus

India Makes Testing Mandatory For Travellers From Countries Seeing Covid Spike:...

Prashant Sharma

The rising Covid-19 cases across the globe has prompted concerns in India too, with central health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday making the RT-PCR...