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From the festivities around Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding to the heavy rainfall across Mumbai, social media was flooded with false claims in the past week. Here are the top five fact-checks of the week by Newschecker.
Marine Le Pen Breaks Down After French Election Results? No, Viral Video Is Of Far-Right Leader Laughing During Radio Show
Several social media users are circulating a video, claiming it shows France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen in tears after the election results, which saw left-wing alliance, New Popular Front, gain the largest share of votes. Newschecker discovered that the video actually shows Le Pen laughing during a radio show in March 2017.
Amid Heavy Rainfall In Mumbai, Old Video Revived As Recent
As rains wreak havoc in Mumbai, social media platforms saw a spate of unverified visuals showing massive inundation in the city, and other impacts of rainfall. Newschecker investigated one such video and found it to be old and unrelated to the current bout of rainfall in Mumbai.
‘Go Back Rahul Gandhi’ Protest In Manipur? No, Old Video From Assam Shared With False Claim
A video of protesters raising slogans against Rahul Gandhi as the Congress leader and LoP is escorted to his car from what appears to be a local eatery went viral on social media platforms. Newschecker found the claim to be untrue and that the video dates back to January, showing a protest against Gandhi in Assam.
Social Media Users Fall For Satire Article On Hotstar Winning Streaming Rights To Ambani Wedding
Several social media users claimed that OTT platform Hotstar bagged the streaming rights for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding, defeating billionaire Mukesh Ambani in an auction organised by the Reliance Industries chairman himself. Newschecker found it to be a satire article uploaded by satirical web portal Fauxy.
Viral Video Of US President Joe Biden Talking About Magical Pistachio Is Actually Deepfake
Ahead of the US Presidential Polls, a video of President Joe Biden purportedly narrating an anecdote about a “magical pistachio” helping him find his way out of a grocery store has surfaced online. Newschecker, however, found the video to be a deepfake.
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