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Screenshots of Aaj Tak fact-check shared to claim RBI has scrapped Rs 2000 note

Arjun Sidharth21st October 2019

Screenshots of a broadcast by the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak have been circulated along with the claim that the RBI is going to discontinue the Rs 2000 currency note….

Video shared with false claim that man sets his own car ablaze over Rs 35,000 fine

Arjun Sidharth19th October 2019

“35000\- का चालान करने पर लडके ने अपनी कार में आग लगा दी और बीवी बच्चो को सडक पे पिस्तौल देके बिठा दिया । आगे पूरा विडियो देखे ।” (A…

Video of biker knocked by speeding car in Brazil shared as Bengaluru

Jignesh Patel19th October 2019

A video of a biker who while performing a stunt was knocked down by a speeding car on the road has been shared with the claim that the accident happened…

No, PM Modi isn’t bowing to Gautam Adani’s wife in this photo

Jignesh Patel18th October 201919th February 2021

A photograph of PM Modi bowing to a woman is being shared with the claim that she is Priti Adani, wife of Gautam Adani, chairperson of Adani Group. The text…

Fact-check: HDFC Bank insures Rs 1 lakh deposit per account holder

Jignesh Patel18th October 201919th October 2019

“RBI…पूरी तैयारी में, banks डूबने की कगार पर, legal framework लगभग पूरा..आप भी तैयारी करिये, जरूरत के माफिक ही एकाउंट में रखे..HDFC बैंक ने पासबुक में stamp लगानी शुरू कर…

Did Abu Dhabi Crown Prince chant ‘Jai Siya Ram’? Old video, false claim

Arjun Sidharth18th October 2019

“Abu Dhabi Crown Prince chanting Jai Siya Ram and Muslim lady from UAE carried Ramayana on her head Worshipped by millions of Hindus, This is how Lord Ram is worshipped…

Viral message falsely claims RBI has introduced new Rs 1000 note

Arjun Sidharth17th October 2019

Images of what appears to be a rupee note of 1000 denomination, have gone viral on social media. It has been claimed that this new currency note has been launched…

Has India’s Global Hunger Index ranking fallen from 55 in 2014 to 102 in 2019? A fact-check

Arjun Sidharth17th October 201917th October 2019

According to the latest Global Hunger Index (2019), India ranks a lowly 102 out of 117 nations, categorized as a nation with ‘serious’ levels of hunger. India’s GHI score stands…

No, this is not TMC MP Nusrat Jahan performing Dhunuchi dance on Durga Puja

Pooja Chaudhuri16th October 201917th October 2019

Two videos of women performing the traditional Dhunuchi dance associated with Durga Puja in West Bengal has been shared with the claim that they show TMC MP Nusrat Jahan. Video 1…