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Yearly Archives: 2021

Factcheck: Did 1963 Movie ‘The Omicron Variant’ Predict New Coronavirus Strain?

An edited movie poster titled ‘The Omicron Variant’ is being widely shared to claim the variant was already predicted back in 1963.

Viral Image Claiming UP CM Humiliated KP Maurya On Stage Is False

Viral post claiming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath humiliated Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya by driving him away from the stage is misleading. In fact, KP Maurya was not present in the program of which this claim is being shared by sharing the video.

Can RT-PCR Tests Detect Omicron Variant?

Social media posts claiming the Omicron variant cannot be detected in the current testing methods are false. 

No, This Image Does Not Show Swamy Vivekananda Playing Cricket For Calcutta Town Club In 1884

An image claiming to show  Swamy Vivekananda playing on behalf of the Calcutta Town Club in 1884, was in fact an edited image of the England and Yorkshire left-arm bowler Headley Variety

4th Case Of Omicron Variant In India Reported In Maharashtra

Days after WHO confirmed the detection of a new variant of the coronavirus in South Africa, health authorities have announced the detection of Omicron...

Was The ‘Release’ Of Covid Variants Preplanned? No, Viral Forward Is A Hoax

The viral image that shows tabular column with a list of Greek Alphabets and months written against them in sequence, carrying the logo of the WHO, WEF and the Johns Hopkins University placed on the document, does not indicate a ‘planned  release of variants’ as is being claimed.

New Twitter CEO’s Tweets Shared Without Context, Parag Agarwal Tweets To Clarify ‘Misinformation’

Twitter users dug out old tweets from CEO Parag Agarwal and share them without context. Agarwal tweeted and clarified the misinformation.

No, Thackeray Govt Did Not Drop ‘Hindu’ From Maharashtra SSC & HSC Board Application Form

A screengrab of the Maharashtra SSC & HSC board exam application has been going viral on social media with the claim that the Maha...

No, World Economic Forum’s Article From July 2021 Did Not Carry Information on Omicron Variant

An updated article by World Economic Forum carrying information on the Omicron variant was falsely shared as the original article dated July 12, 2021.

Video Shared With False Claim Of Delhi Government School Being Turned Into Madrassa

A video with the false claim of a Delhi government school being turned into Madrassa is viral. The actual location of video is Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad. Claims about the school being converted to a Madrassa are also false.

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