Friday, December 8, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023

₹500 Notes With Star Symbol Fake? No, They Are Legal Tender

Claim ₹500 notes marked with star (*) symbol are fake and are in circulation. We received this claim on our Whatsapp tipline (9999499044), requesting us to...

NEWS

Fact Check: Tsunami In Southern Philippines after the 7.6 magnitude Earthquake?

a 10-year-old video from Leyte Philippines showing the storm surge of Typhoon Haiyan, has been shared as recent. The video is not linked to the recent earthquake in the Philippines.

Video Of Palestinian Family Mourning Death Of 5-month-old Baby Shared With...

Claim Palestinian propaganda pushers share video of man holding up a toy baby as a dead baby. Also Read: Humanoid Robot Waitress In China? Video Of...

POLITICS

Sunny Deol Drunk On The Streets Of Mumbai? Viral Video Is...

The viral video of Sunny Deol apparently roaming the streets drunk is actually from a movie shoot and has been shared out of context.

Video Of Palestinian Family Mourning Death Of 5-month-old Baby Shared With...

Claim Palestinian propaganda pushers share video of man holding up a toy baby as a dead baby. Also Read: Humanoid Robot Waitress In China? Video Of...

VIRAL

₹500 Notes With Star Symbol Fake? No, They Are Legal Tender

Claim ₹500 notes marked with star (*) symbol are fake and are in circulation. We received this claim on our Whatsapp tipline (9999499044), requesting us to...

Old Video Of Residents Enjoying In Flood-Hit Kanyakumari Shared As Chennai

Claim Residents of Chennai having fun amid the floods triggered by cyclone Michaung. The archived version of the tweet can be seen here. Fact Newschecker first ran a...

Old Video Showing Cargo Ship On Fire Off Sri Lankan Coast Falsely Shared As...

Claim Yemen bombs Israeli cargo ship ‘Unity Explorer’ amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The archived version of the tweet can be seen here. Fact Newshchecker first ran a keyword...

RELIGION

Pakistan’s Historic Hinglaj Temple Demolished? No, News Outlets Misreport Land Dispute With Exaggerated Claim

Newschecker found the viral claim of the demolition of the historical Hinglaj temple in Pakistan to be false.

Fact Check: Viral Post Falsely Claims Passengers without Burqas Prevented From Boarding A Bus...

The viral video is unrelated to any religious matter. It actually depicts a protest demanding a halt at the bus stop.

Debunked: These Visuals Are Not From Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Here’s Where They Are Actually...

Claim Interior decoration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Fact Upon careful examination of the viral video, we observed a watermark reading  ‘Nagpur Experience’ and the YouTube logo...

Fact Check

Science & Technology

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

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

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...

Here’s What Experts Have To Say About The Viral ‘Google Pay Scam’

Ever since its launch in 2016, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), has played a major role in the growth of digital payments in the...

COVID-19 Vaccine

DAILY READS

Is Adani Group Linked To Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse? Here’s What We...

The multi-agency rescue operation that ended late on Tuesday saw the close of a 17-day ordeal for all 41 workers trapped inside the 4.5-km...

Gautam Gambhir Rubbishes Report Of Him Taking A ‘Sly Dig’ At...

Several social media users are circulating a purported quote by former Indian cricket team opener Gautam Gambhir, where he allegedly takes aim at Indian...

Coronavirus

No special directions regarding Christmas and New year's eve celebrations have been announced by the government yet, but keeping in view the latest trend of Covid-19, the Union government has released SOPs for the state and the public to adhere to

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

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...

Viral WhatsApp Forward On XBB Variant Has No Basis In Facts

The spurt in Covid-19 in neighbouring China, Japan, and the US has also led to a rise on Covid-19 misinformation.  The latest is a viral...

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₹500 Notes With Star Symbol Fake? No, They Are Legal Tender

Claim ₹500 notes marked with star (*) symbol are fake and are in circulation. We received this claim on our Whatsapp tipline (9999499044), requesting us to...

Old Video Of Residents Enjoying In Flood-Hit Kanyakumari Shared As Chennai

Claim Residents of Chennai having fun amid the floods triggered by cyclone Michaung. The archived version of the tweet can be seen here. Fact Newschecker first ran a...

Old Video Showing Cargo Ship On Fire Off Sri Lankan Coast Falsely Shared As Israeli Vessel Bombed By Yemen

Claim Yemen bombs Israeli cargo ship ‘Unity Explorer’ amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The archived version of the tweet can be seen here. Fact Newshchecker first ran a keyword...

Sunny Deol Drunk On The Streets Of Mumbai? Viral Video Is From A Movie Shoot

The viral video of Sunny Deol apparently roaming the streets drunk is actually from a movie shoot and has been shared out of context.

Old Video From Georgia Supermarket Falsely Linked To 2023 Chennai Floods

Claim Fish flopping around on the floor of a flooded supermarket in Chennai after cyclone Michaung. https://twitter.com/TK_TUTICORIN/status/1732361924325822670 The archived version of the tweet can be seen here....

Old Video Of House Collapsing Into River In Kerala Falsely Linked To 2023 Chennai Floods

ClaimFloodwaters sweep away a house in Chennai following heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Michaung in December 2023.FactVideo dates back to October 2021, taken during...