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Monthly Archives: August, 2022

No, Oxford University Did Not Announce Scholarship In Honour of Manmohan Singh

Viral claim that Oxford University had announced a scholarship in honour of Dr. Manmohan Singh was verified to be false.

Weekly Wrap: Fake News Over Cure For Cancer, Misleading Claims Around NYT Article On Delhi schools & More

Yet another week, and yet another slew of misinformation on social media. An NYT article praising government schools in the national capital caused a...

Saudi Defence Minister Spooked By Firecrackers At Chinese Embassy? No, Viral Claim Is False

Viral video claiming that the Saudi Defence Minister was whisked away by his security after being startled by firecrackers on his visit to the Chinese Embassy in Riyadh was verified to be false,

Savarkar Convicted For Attempted Rape In 1908? Here’s What We Found

Actor Mona Ambegaonkar sparked controversy on Twitter, by first tweeting and then deleting the post claiming that VD Savarkar was first convicted in 1908,...

West Bengal Police Assaulting ISKCON Devotees? No, Viral Video Is Of 2008 Goa Scuffle

Several social media users, on Thursday, August 25, 2022, shared a video claiming to show West Bengal police beating up ISKCON devotees over distribution...

Edited Video Of Nitin Gadkari Saying He Has No Interest in Ministerial position Shared Out Of Context

Days after Union Minister of Road, Transport And Highways, Nitin Gadkari was dropped from the BJP parliamentary board, a video, where he can be...

Hot Pineapple Water Will Not Cure Cancer, Viral Claim Is False

While the scientific community continues to research the cure for cancer, a viral social media post claims to have found a cure that  has...

BJP’s T Raja Singh: A Rabble Rouser With A History Of Controversial Remarks

Hours after his arrest on Tuesday, the BJP suspended Telangana MLA, T Raja Singh, over his alleged derogatory comments against Islam and the Prophet...

No, NYT Report On Govt Schools In Delhi Did Not Feature Image From Private School, Viral Claim Is False

Delhi Education Minister and Arvind Kejriwal's Dy Manish Sisodia has been in the news for for the past one week, but for all...

Posts Comparing Jail Cells Of Savarkar, Nehru And Gandhi Misleading, Here’s Why

Several social media posts comparing the prison cells of VD Savarkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle are doing the rounds....

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