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    Claim Type: Social Media Claim

    Religion

    Indu Makkal Katchi falsely claims Muslims accept “spitting” completes halal

    Archit18th December 2021

    Tamil Nadu-based right-wing party Indu Makkal Katchi posted a tweet thread where the opening tweet reads, “In a court case they admitted that spitting is what made Halal complete, through…

    Politics

    False quote attributed to Ravish Kumar after General Bipin Rawat’s demise

    Mohammed Zubair11th December 2021

    After the death of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, and his wife in a helicopter crash near Coonoor, a viral claim began circulating on social media. It…

    Politics

    No, Akhilesh Yadav had not signed the petition to commute Kasab’s death sentence

    Archit11th December 2021

    Several social media users claimed that Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav was one of the 302 people who signed the petition to stop the capital punishment of Mohammed Ajmal Amir…

    News

    False claim: New Meta policy allows Facebook to use your photos in court trials

    Abhishek Kumar4th December 20214th December 2021

    On October 28, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s name has been changed to Meta. Since then, a post has been circulating widely on Facebook about certain changes…

    News

    Twitter user giving rape threat to Virat Kohli’s daughter is Indian, not Pakistani

    Mohammed Zubair2nd November 20212nd November 2021

    Since Indian bowler, Mohammed Shami, was abused on social media after India’s loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, there has been an organised effort to blame anonymous Pakistani…

    NewsReligion

    Shah Rukh Khan’s father was not six during Quit India movement – false claim viral

    Kinjal29th October 2021

    A newspaper clipping of a report on Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s father is viral on social media. It is titled, “Shah Rukh Khan’s father Mir Taj Mohammad Khan was…

    Society

    False message claiming Rs 4,000 to be granted under ‘PM Ramban Yojana’ viral

    Priyanka Jha25th October 2021

    A message about the government purportedly introducing a new scheme called the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ramban Suraksha Yojana’ is viral. As per the claim, beneficiaries will receive a sum of Rs…

    HistoryPolitics

    Fact-check: Did JRD Tata write “Nehru stabbed me in the back” after nationalisation of Tata Airlines?

    Archit21st October 2021

    Tata Sons made the winning bid of Rs 18,000 crore for Air India, the airline founded by JRD Tata in 1932. Back then it was known as Tata Air Services. In…

    PoliticsReligion

    Fake quote against Muslims attributed to APJ Abdul Kalam

    Priyanka Jha10th September 202119th October 2021

    An alleged statement by former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has been circulating on social media along with his image. The statement reads, “Muslims are not born terrorists. They are…

    Politics

    Truth behind viral post claiming PM Modi called Tripura IAS officer for NH repair work

    Kinjal9th September 2021

    On September 6, Twitter user Prema Lakshminarayan posted a thread, sharing an alleged story of an IAS officer posted in Tripura who received a call from Prime Minister Modi at…

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