Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi published a story on August 8 claiming that 40 victims of the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode International Airport tested positive for coronavirus. The article…
Fake Twitter account impersonates Kashmiri woman Nadia Beig who cleared UPSC exam
Sixteen people from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations 2019, as per media reports. The results were declared on August 4. News18 reported…
Old image from Bihar shared as man in Kolkata standing on Indian national flag
A picture of a man standing on the Indian national is floating on social media the past few days. The person has the Pakistani flag wrapped around him and a…
Video from Karachi shared as boy rescued from manhole during heavy rains in Mumbai
Pictures of flooded roads due to heavy monsoons in Mumbai are widespread on social media. The downpour on August 5 broke a 46-year-old record. In 12 hours, Mumbai witnessed 294mm of…
Video from South Africa shared as man cuddling with cheetah in Pipleshwar Mahadev temple
Several social media users have shared a video of a person sleeping with cheetahs. As per the claim, the video is from Pipleshwar Mahadev, a Rajasthan-based Hindu temple in Mochhal….
Chennai skating boy misidentified as ‘Jamal Mallik’, fictional character from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
A video of a young boy performing stunts on rollerskates has gone viral on social media. As per claims, the boy is “Jamal Malik from Mumbai”. Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA…
No, Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-manager Disha Salian is not in this photo with Sooraj Pancholi
The foul media coverage and social media obsession with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death give birth to new conspiracy theories every passing day. The latest addition to this hubbub is…
Video from China shared as vehicles driving on potholed road in Mumbai
A video of vehicles driving over a huge pothole on the road has been shared with the claim that it is from Mumbai. #vehicles suspension testing in #Mumbai #RoadSafety #MumbaiRains…
CCTV video of unrelated incident shared as Haryana BJP MLA thrashed
A CCTV footage that shows some people enter an office and brutally beat up a person has been shared with the claim that a BJP MLA in Haryana was thrashed….
Moscow’s forest soccer field shared as football ground in Ukhrul, Manipur
Several Facebook and Twitter users have posted an image of a football ground surrounded by trees. As per social media claims, the football ground is from Ukhrul in Manipur. A…