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Photo Of Man Carrying Mannequin in Egypt Goes Viral With False Communal Claim

Fact Check Arjun Deodia , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Claim Photo shows a Muslim man carrying a corpse on his bike. Fact The photo is from Egypt and the man was carrying...

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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation Around Wrestlers’ Protest, Rahul Gandhi’s US Visit, False Claims On IPL 2023 & More

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

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2018 Incident Of Udupi Man Averting Train Accident Falsely Linked To Odisha Tragedy

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Viral Tweet By President Joe Biden On Rahul Gandhi’s US Visit Is Fabricated

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What’s The Truth Behind Viral Video Allegedly Showing ‘Medicine Jihad’?

NEWS

Is This A Video Of Muslims Killing A RSS Supporter Hindu Woman In Kerala?

Video Of Street Play In Kerala Shared To Claim Killing Of...

Sabloo Thomas , Edited By Pankaj Menon

ClaimRSS supporter Hindu woman shot dead by Muslims in Kerala.FactStreet play performed in Kerala based on the death of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. A video is...

No, This Video Does Not Show Recent Explosion At Firecracker Factory...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Chayan Kundu

Nine people were killed and multiple others sustained injuries after an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal’s....

POLITICS

Viral Tweet By President Joe Biden On Rahul Gandhi’s US Visit...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

An alleged screengrab of a tweet showing US President Joe Biden’s jeering remarks on Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to the States....

Karnataka: Did Congress Govt Revoke Hijab Ban? No, Old Video Viral...

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

A 26 second long video, showing girls in burqas and hijabs entering a premises guided by police personnel, even as a huge crowd of onlookers....

VIRAL

2018 Incident Of Udupi Man Averting Train Accident Falsely Linked To Odisha Tragedy

Kushel HM

ClaimA 53-year-old labourer, Krishna Poojari, ran 6km to alert railway authorities about a broken track.FactThe incident happened in Karnataka’s Udupi in October 2018. Soon after...

Viral Tweet By President Joe Biden On Rahul Gandhi’s US Visit Is Fabricated

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

An alleged screengrab of a tweet showing US President Joe Biden’s jeering remarks on Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to the States....

What’s The Truth Behind Viral Video Allegedly Showing ‘Medicine Jihad’?

Ishwarachandra B G, Translated By Kushel HM , Edited By Pankaj Menon

A 35 seconds long video, showing a person opening up a capsule to reveal nails hidden inside, has recently gone viral...

RELIGION

Photo Of Man Carrying Mannequin in Egypt Goes Viral With False Communal Claim

Arjun Deodia , Edited By Pankaj Menon

Claim Photo shows a Muslim man carrying a corpse on his bike. Fact The photo is from Egypt and the man was carrying...

What’s The Truth Behind Viral Video Allegedly Showing ‘Medicine Jihad’?

Ishwarachandra B G, Translated By Kushel HM , Edited By Pankaj Menon

A 35 seconds long video, showing a person opening up a capsule to reveal nails hidden inside, has recently gone viral...

Karnataka: Did Congress Govt Revoke Hijab Ban? No, Old Video Viral With False Claim

Vasudha Beri , Edited By Pankaj Menon

A 26 second long video, showing girls in burqas and hijabs entering a premises guided by police personnel, even as a huge crowd of onlookers....

Fact Check

Dhoni & Co Enjoying Gujarati Food As Rain Interrupts IPL Final? No, Months Old Video Of CSK Players Feasting On Jalebi-Fafda Goes Viral

Weekly Wrap: Misinformation Around Wrestlers’ Protest, Rahul Gandhi’s US Visit, False Claims On IPL 2023 & More

Photo Of Man Carrying Mannequin in Egypt Goes Viral With False Communal Claim

2018 Incident Of Udupi Man Averting Train Accident Falsely Linked To Odisha Tragedy

Viral Images Of Dwayne Johnson Performing ‘Aarti’ Are AI-Generated

Edited Photo Of Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat Smiling During Detention By Delhi Police Goes Viral

Science & Technology

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...

Here’s What Experts Have To Say About The ‘Google Pay Scam’ That Is Going Viral On Social Media

Vasudha Beri

Ever since its launch in 2016, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), has played a major role in the growth of digital payments in the...

No, Donald Trump’s Facebook And Instagram Accounts Were Not Reinstated

Vasudha Beri

Viral claim that Meta has reinstated Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts...

COVID-19 Vaccine

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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

Did Doctors’ Plea Seeking No Police Presence In Examination Room Result...

Sabloo Thomas

The brutal murder of a 23-year-old doctor at a government hospital in Kerala's Kottarakara has left the state in sorrow and triggered outrage among...

Indian Fact Checkers Grouping Meet MoS IT, Moot Industry Supported Self-Regulatory...

Pankaj Menon

Stepping up its effort to counter the harmful effects of misinformation in India, the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) met with Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister...

Coronavirus

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...