Yearly Archives: 2021

Afghans have been rushing to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in desperate attempts to flee the Taliban since it captured control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021.

The movement of tigers along highways, especially in reserved forest areas, is a common sight in India. Just last year, on the eve of Global Tiger Day, the Environment Minister released a Tiger census report and announced that Indian tigers contribute to 70% of the tiger population in the world.

Video posts claiming “Ashraf Ghani fleeing Afghanistan as Taliban takes control over the country," are misleading. Video has been online since July, one month before the Taliban seized control of Kabul.

Posts claiming “CNN praises Taliban for wearing masks during attack” are false. Viral screenshot was first published on a satire website called BabylonBee.com.

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The Central government has not decided to expand the Supreme Court with three more branches in Chennai, Mumbai, and Calcutta. The viral message circulating on social media is false.

The viral screenshot claiming to be from Rahul Gandhi’s official Twitter handle asking PM Modi for an answer related to the Tokyo Olympics is morphed.

The Ministry of Education is NOT giving free laptops to families to support virtual learning amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The message circulating on Whatsapp with a clickable link is fake.

The teary photographer is Muhammad al-Azzawi who got emotional after Iraq lost to Qatar in an AFC Asia Cup match in 2019.

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