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Neither Approved by FDA Nor A Medicine, Viral Ad Promoting ‘Cure For Gastro Disorders’ False

An advertisement has gone viral on social media, along with a link, promoting ‘Yakumi Plus Effervescent Tablets’, which is purportedly an FDA-approved drug imported...

‘Artificial Woman’ Made In China? No, Video Viral With False Claim

A video showing what appears to be an interaction between a humanoid robot and a person is being widely shared on social media platforms....

Footage Of Road Accident Falsely Linked To Recent Earthquake In Turkey

Claim Video of earthquake in Turkey that measured 6.0 in magnitude   Fact check/Verification Newschecker first split the video into keyframes and conducted a Google reverse image...

Rs 30 Crore Spent On PM’s Morbi Visit? No, Viral Claim Citing RTI Response Is False 

With the Assembly elections over and the election results due shortly, all eyes are on Gujarat. But the battle for perception is far from...

3-Year-Old Video Shared Claiming To Show ‘Live’ Train Accident

A video is being widely shared on social media platforms...

Viral Screengrab Of News Broadcast Predicting 49-54 Seats For AAP In Gujarat Is Edited

A set of two graphics claiming that the debutant Aam Aadmi Party can win around 50 seats in the recently held Gujarat Assembly Elections...

Football Legend Pele Not Dead, Viral Posts False

Claim Football legend Pele has passed away amid the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Fact Newschecker first ran a keyword search for the term “Pele death”,...

After Calling ‘The Kashmir Files’ A Propaganda, Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid Makes a U-Turn? Here’s The Truth 

Several social media users, including actor Anupam Kher and other verified Twitter handles, are claiming that Israeli film-maker Nadav Lapid has reversed his stance...

‘Mermaid’ Caught On Camera? No, Viral Video Is CGI

A video has gone viral with the claim that it is of “mermaid sightings”. In the video, you can see three instances of a...

Weekly Wrap: Misinformation Around Gujarat Polls, False Claims On FIFA World Cup & More

It’s election season and as on cue, social media and messaging platforms are seeing a spike in misinformation surrounding politics and polls. And with...

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