A video is viral on social media which shows a man touching and patting the bellies and backs of several persons who are seemingly seeking treatment from him for some…
There is no Virat Kohli statue at Times Square; viral video is from ad made with computer graphics
A 19-second clip has gone viral on social media with the claim that a life-size statue of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been unveiled at the iconic Times Square in…
Kerala institute’s NEET success ad falsely viral as photos of Muslim beneficiaries of paper leak
An image of a newspaper advertisement is viral on social media, claiming to show the beneficiaries of the NEET-UG paper leak. The image is being shared with the claim that…
Viral video of aghast Bangladesh supporters is not from India-South Africa T20 WC Final
India defeated South Africa in the T20 Cricket World Cup Final by 7 runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, West Indies, on June 29. With South Africa requiring 16…
Arrested persons in NEET scam all Muslims? No, the viral claims are misleading
Allegations of corruption in the 2024 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) have been making headlines since May. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the investigations into the alleged irregularities…
Rahul Gandhi did not call the entire Hindu community violent; BJP leaders are sharing a clipped video
BJP MPs, Union ministers, Right-wing influencers and BJP supporters are sharing a video of Rahul Gandhi in which the Congress chief says, “Those who call themselves Hindus, they engage in…
Claims that Anjali Birla became an IAS officer without taking the UPSC exam are false on several counts
A claim is viral across social media alleging that Anjali Birla, the daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, has become an IAS officer without clearing the Union Public Service…
Woman in viral photo with George Soros is not Manmohan Singh’s daughter
A picture of Hungarian-American philanthropist and businessman George Soros with a woman has gone viral on social media with the claim that the woman is the daughter of former Prime…
Child-kidnapping rumours trigger panic in Bengal towns after missing 11-year-old boy found dead
The alleged murder of an 11-year-old boy over a property dispute in the town of Barasat, about 25 km north of Kolkata, has fuelled completely unsubstantiated rumours of child kidnapping…
Photo of mother-son duo falsely viral as Hindu woman marrying her son
A video is viral on social media with the claim that a man named Vikas Pathak married his mother, Jyoti Pathak, after her husband died in an accident three years…