A photograph of a girl in bridal attire is widely circulating on social media with users claiming that she is an 8-year-old who was married off to a 28-year-old man…
Zee Hindustan links video from Ecuador to ANM booked in UP for throwing vaccine-filled syringes
On May 30, ANM (auxiliary nurse midwife) Neha Khan from Jamalpur Primary Health Centre in Aligarh was booked for allegedly disposing 29 syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine without administrating them…
Dainik Jagran’s misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven’t risen due to COVID
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India did not only overwhelm an unprepared healthcare system but also choked crematoriums unaccustomed to performing mass funerals. Many of those unable…
Old video from Gujarat falsely shared as Muslim mob beats cops in Telangana
A video of a mob chasing and beating two policemen with lathis has been shared with a message in Telugu that claims a Muslim mob attacked police in Hafeezpet in Kondapur,…
BJP leaders share 2018 photos as recent image of dilapidated Mohalla clinic
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, along with several other BJP leaders shared a few images of a dingy mohalla clinic and wrote, “Is Harvard or Stanford conducting research on this Mohalla clinic?…
Fact-check: Did Chhattisgarh CM ‘fake’ receiving second dose of COVID vaccine?
BJP Delhi spokesperson Neetu Dabas tweeted a photograph of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel posing for the cameras while receiving the second dose of the COVID vaccine at Pt Jawaharlal…
Fake website claims PM has announced Unemployment Allowance Scheme
A viral claim circulating on social media and messaging application WhatsApp suggests that unemployed youth will be given a monthly sum of Rs 3,500 under the Pradhan Mantri Berozgari Bhatta…
Government wrongly claims no country is vaccinating children, clarifies later
The Central government has come under heavy criticism for the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and shortage of life-saving vaccines despite India being one of the largest manufacturers. The government…
Virafin by Zydus doesn’t have robust clinical data; got emergency approval from DGCI
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Zydus Cadila got the approval of DGCI (Drugs Controller General of India) for a medication ‘Virafin’ to treat moderate COVID-19 patients. ‘Virafin’ is the brand name of Zydus’s…
CGI video shared as massive super moon blocking the Sun at Arctic
A video widely circulating across social media platforms show a massive supermoon uncomfortably close to the Earth. Congress member Rukshmani Kumari shared the clip and claimed this was spotted at…