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Weekly Wrap: False Claims Around 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, Misinformation On Sonam Wangchuk & More

Fact Check Newschecker Team

From a clipped video claiming to show Amit Shah calling ‘Modi ki guarantee’ meaningless...

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Viral Image Showing Massive Gathering At Iranian President’s Funeral Procession Is Actually From 2020

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

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2018 Speech Of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Falsely Linked To 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

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Viral Rap Video Does Not Feature Teenager Involved In Pune Porsche Crash Case

Election Watch

Did Amit Shah Call ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ Meaningless? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Video

NEWS

Old, Unrelated Video Shared To Show Turbulence In Singapore Airlines Flight

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

One passenger died and multiple suffered injuries as a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore...

Did Sonam Wangchuk Demand A Referendum In Kashmir? Here’s The Truth...

Runjay Kumar, Translated By Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Several social media users, including verified handles, shared a video of activist Sonam Wangchuk claiming...

POLITICS

Did Amit Shah Call ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ Meaningless? Here’s The Truth...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Chayan Kundu

A video of BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah allegedly saying, ”guarantees...

Did Ex-NCP Leader Majeed Memon Defend 26/11 Terror Attack Convict Ajmal...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Several social media users claimed that the he BJP gave ticket to Ujjwal Nikam who argued...

VIRAL

Viral Image Showing Massive Gathering At Iranian President’s Funeral Procession Is Actually From 2020

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash earlier this week, was laid to...

2018 Speech Of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Falsely Linked To 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Kushel HM , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Claim RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat praises the Congress party, which indicates the “winds of change in the air” amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The archived...

Viral Rap Video Does Not Feature Teenager Involved In Pune Porsche Crash Case

Kushel HM , Edited By Chayan Kundu

ClaimA rap song by the teenager involved in the Pune Porsche crash case, bragging about how he got away with the accident.FactVideo does not...

RELIGION

Fact Check: The Malabar Gold Scholarship Is Not Only For Muslim Students

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Chayan Kundu

Claim: The scholarship provided by Malabar Gold is for Muslim students only.Fact: Scholarships were given to all category students. A post is going viral...

Did Congress Leader From Kerala Say That Muslim-run Restaurants Use Impotence Pills? Here’s The...

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Claim Congress leader PC George alleges that Muslim-run restaurants are using impotence pills.FactThe video is from 2022. PC George quit the Kerala Congress...

Does The Viral Video Show A Muslim Man In Kerala Bathing In Milk For...

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Chayan Kundu

Claim A Muslim Man in Kerala is bathing in milk to make it ‘halal’ before distributing it to hindus. A video has gone viral on...

Fact Check

Old Images Falsely Linked To Chopper Crash Killing Iranian President Raisi

Viral Image Showing Massive Gathering At Iranian President’s Funeral Procession Is Actually From 2020

Did Amit Shah Call ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ Meaningless? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Video

Pakistan Flag Waved During Shiv Sena (UBT) Rally? No, Viral Claim Is False

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Old Ad Shared As Congress’ Campaign Video On Mahalakshmi Scheme

Did Ex-NCP Leader Majeed Memon Defend 26/11 Terror Attack Convict Ajmal Kasab? Here’s What We Found

Science & Technology

‘Warning’ Message Asking People To Switch Off Phone And Keep Them Away From The Body For Protection From Cosmic Rays is FAKE

Tanujit Das , Edited By Pankaj Menon

The viral message recommending people to turn off their phones for protection against cosmic rays is false.

Debunking the Seismic Waves Card: Can It Really Hack Your Phone in Seconds?

Pankaj Menon , Edited By Ruby Dhingra

Claim: File called Seismic Waves CARD, allegedly circulated as photos of Morocco earthquake, will hack your phone in 10 secondsFact: The viral claim regarding...

What’s HAARP & Is It Responsible For The Turkey Earthquake? Here’s A Fact Check

Abrar Bhat

Over 46,000 people have been killed and thousands have been left injured after a devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 in the Richter scale struck Turkey...

COVID-19 Vaccine

Fact Check

No, COVID-19 Vaccines Or Boosters Do Not Cause AIDS

Coronavirus

Misleading Claim Of Lawsuit Against WHO, WEF In Canada Court For ‘Crime Against Humanity’ Resurfaces

Coronavirus

Did WHO Chief Confess That Booster Doses ‘Kill Children’? No, Viral Video Shared Without Context

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Can RT-PCR Tests Detect Omicron Variant?

DAILY READS

PM Narendra Modi Cites Manmohan Singh’s 2006 Speech In Jibe At...

Kushel HM , Edited By Ruby Dhingra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sharp criticism of the Congress during an election rally in Rajasthan ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has ignited...

Congress Manifesto For 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Uses Photo Of New...

Kushel HM , Edited By Chayan Kundu

The Congress on April 5, 2024, announced its manifesto, “Nyay Patra”, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Focussing on the five ‘pillars of justice’,...

Coronavirus

No special directions regarding Christmas and New year's eve celebrations have been announced by the government yet, but keeping in view the latest trend of Covid-19, the Union government has released SOPs for the state and the public to adhere to

India Makes Testing Mandatory For Travellers From Countries Seeing Covid Spike:...

Prashant Sharma

The rising Covid-19 cases across the globe has prompted concerns in India too, with central health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday making the RT-PCR...