Monthly Archives: August, 2020

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Weekly Wrap: From Misleading Videos To Claims Related To COVID-19 Vaccine

This week Newschecker verified/ fact checked claims related to COVID-19 vaccine, religion, an old video of an attack on a Supreme Court lawyer, and...

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Old Photographs Of Water Flooding Shared With Misleading Claims Related to Exam Centres

A social media user tweeted four images claiming it to be of exam centres in India. The four different photographs in context show areas...

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No, These Images Of Potholes In The Road Are Not From Uttar Pradesh

Vice Chairperson of Congress’ Uttar Pradesh Social Media Committee Pankhuri Pathak shared two pictures of a man wearing a helmet and sitting over potholes....

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2017 Video Of Rohingya Protest In Dhaka Shared With Misleading Claims Related To Kolkata

A social media user shared a video on Twitter claiming that the group of people shown chanting Islam zindabad are from Kolkata, West Bengal...

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9 Year Old Video Of Attack On Prashant Bhushan Is Being Passed Of As Recent One

Author, journalist and social commentator Shobha De claimed that senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan was attacked in his chamber. Shobha De shared a clip...

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Claim on Yekaterina, Vladimir Putin’s Daughter Dying After Taking Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Is False

An article posted on Toronto Today said that Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, died due to unexpected side effects after inoculating herself with Russia’s...

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Viral Video Of A Man Adulterating Milk In Hyderabad Falsely Claimed To Be Muslim

A video posted on Twitter shows a man adulterating milk by adding unsanitary water into a bucket filled with milk. User who shared this...

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Old Fireworks Simulation Video Shared With Misleading Claims Related To 2020 Olympic Games

A social media user claims that 2020 Olympic Games fireworks were displayed recently even though the Games have been postponed due to the ongoing...

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2016 Misleading Whatsapp Message On Army Welfare Fund Resurfaces On Social Media

A Whatsapp message states that the Modi government has started a new scheme exclusively for the Indian army battle casualties and weapon purchase. The...

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From Russia Gifting Pakistan 1 Million COVID Vaccines To Bahrain’s King’s Robot Bodyguard

In the recent past Newschecker debunked many claims related to COVID-19 and its vaccine. Social Media and Messaging apps were filled with mis/disinformation. Here...

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Did Rahul Gandhi Promise To ‘Redistribute Wealth’ Only To Muslims? No, Viral Video Is Edited

Ex-HDFC Chairman’s Remarks About BJP’s 2014 Election Manifesto Shared As Recent

Congress Banner In Bengaluru Shows Inverted Tricolour? Jabalpur Video Viral Ahead Of Priyanka Gandhi’s Karnataka Rally

PM Narendra Modi Cites Manmohan Singh’s 2006 Speech In Jibe At Congress, Here’s What The Former PM Actually Said

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Did Rahul Gandhi Promise To ‘Redistribute Wealth’ Only To Muslims? No, Viral Video Is Edited

Ex-HDFC Chairman’s Remarks About BJP’s 2014 Election Manifesto Shared As Recent

Congress Banner In Bengaluru Shows Inverted Tricolour? Jabalpur Video Viral Ahead Of Priyanka Gandhi’s Karnataka Rally

PM Narendra Modi Cites Manmohan Singh’s 2006 Speech In Jibe At Congress, Here’s What The Former PM Actually Said

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