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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation Surrounding Gyanvapi Mosque Row, Assam Floods & More

While the discovery of a structure resembling ‘shivling’ at Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque kept the social media platforms abuzz, the flood havoc in Assam also...

Viral Video Of Family Being Washed Away Is Old And Not Related To Assam Floods

Viral video of family being washed away was verified to be from Araria, Bihar in 2017 and not related to Assam floods.

Video Of Bridge Collapse From Indonesia Passed Off As Visuals Of Assam Floods

As torrential rainfall wreaked havoc in Assam, several social media users shared images and videos from the flood-hit state highlighting the severity of the...

Viral Image Of Nandi Statue Is From Maharashtra, Not Kashi Vishwanath Temple

An image claiming to show a statue of Nandi, a sacred bull associated with Hindu Lord Shiva, at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi...

Incident Of 3-year-old Being Doused With Acid In Bangladesh Had No Communal Angle, Viral Claim Misleading

An image of a toddler besmeared with ointment all over, is being widely shared on social media platforms claiming that the ‘3-year-old was doused...

No, Semi Naked Men In Viral Video Are Not Sri Lankan Ministers

(The article was originally published in Newschecker Hindi by Shubham Singh) A video showing a group of men partially stripped and seemingly pleading in front...

What Is The Places of Worship Act 1991 & What Does It Have To Do With The Gyanvapi Row? 

The results of a recently concluded videographed survey at the complex surrounding the Gyanvapi mosque in UP’s Varanasi has brought back focus on the...

Unrelated Images From Vietnam & Ajmer Dargah linked to Gyanvapi Mosque 

As news reports of an object resembling a Shivling being found at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi spread online, several users took to social...

No, Childline 1098 Does Not Collect & Distribute Food Leftovers To Needy Children

A post claiming that users can reach out to Childline number 1098 and donate food items left after any function or party to be...

Taj Mahal Built On ‘Captured’ Land? Historians Deny BJP MP Diya Kumari’s Claim

Controversial claims surrounding the Taj Mahal are back in the news again, this time over a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) that demands access to...

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