From a Lucknow politician being falsely identified as the father of the accused in the KIIT suicide case to an unrelated video being shared as the newly elected Delhi CM Rekha Gupta practising sword fight, here are our top fact checks from this week:
KIIT Nepal Student Suicide: Viral Screenshot Misidentifies Lucknow Politician As Father Of Accused
A viral screenshot circulating on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Reddit has falsely identified a Lucknow politician named Manoj K Srivastava as the father of Advik Srivastava, the 21-year-old student arrested in connection with the suicide of his batchmate at KIIT University in Odisha. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue. Read more here.
Cow Slaughter? Video Of Goat Sacrifice Tradition Near Madurai Meenakshi Temple Viral With False Communal Spin
A 48-second video showing an animal being slaughtered on a residential rooftop near the west tower of the iconic Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai has created a stir across social media platforms, with the video being widely shared with a Hindi voiceover, insinuating that the animal in question could be a cow. Newschecker found the claim to be untrue. Read more here.
Rekha Gupta Practising Sword Fight? No, Viral Video Does Not Feature Delhi CM
A 1:52-minute-long-video showing a woman practising sword fight has gone viral on social media platforms, with users identifying her to be the newly elected Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue. The video features actress Payal Jadhav, not the Delhi CM. Read more here.
Video Of US Journalist Laughing At Indian-Origin Correspondent Is From 2020, Not Recent Trump-Modi Presser
A 26-second video purportedly showing a US journalist laughing at an Indian reporter when he is speaking has gone viral with the claim that it happened during the joint press conference held by US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on February 13, 2025. Newschecker, however, found the video to be old. Read more here.
Old Video From Japan Falsely Linked To Recent Earthquake In Delhi
Several social media users shared a 12-second-long-footage claiming to show water splashing out of a bath tub in a high rise building during the recent 4.0-magnitude earthquake in Delhi. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue. The video actually relates to an earthquake in Japan. Read more here.
