Lakhs of students appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year. Both these exams have been postponed a number of times…
Old video from Pakistan shared as UP student tests COVID positive after B.Ed exam
The number of COVID-19 cases across the country has skyrocketed to a whopping 33 lakh. Meanwhile, on August 9, the B.Ed entrance examination was held in Uttar Pradesh. Post this,…
Old image of giant sinkhole in the middle of a road in Ahmedabad shared as Varanasi
A picture of a giant sinkhole in the middle of a road is being shared on social media with the claim that it is from the city of Varanasi in…
Satirical photo of PM Modi bowing to Nehru’s statue shared as real
“If you’re bowing down to him after bashing him and speaking ill of him for 6 years, then understand that his ideology and thinking are greater than you,” reads a…
Fact-check: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wishing Janmashtami, quoting Bhagavad Gita?
A video of a woman praising the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita and Hindu deity Krishna is circulating with the claim that she is New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The…
Two decade old hostage rescue video from Venezuela viral as Spanish police shoot IS terrorist
A minute-long video clip that shows a man who has held a woman hostage shot down by the police is circulating online. As per social media claims, the man is…
Old video of temple elephant taken for rehabilitation used to falsely target PETA India
A 1:31 minute video showing an elephant being transported in a truck has gone viral on social media. In the video, the elephant struggles to stay inside the truck and…
Hindustan Times publishes unverified claim about ‘60,000’ rioters in Bengaluru violence
Three people lost their lives in violence that erupted in Bengaluru on Tuesday night after a mob attacked the residence of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy over a defamatory Facebook…
No, Bihar SP working on Sushant Singh Rajput’s case has not been appointed by CBI
Bihar police is investigating the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. But the case is also undergoing media trials and overzealous social media vigilance. The Indian Express reported that…
AYUSH Kwath or Kadha cannot ‘boost’ immunity to fight against COVID-19
On April 24 2020, the Ministry of AYUSH promoted a herbal formulation called AYUSH Kwath for ‘immunity boosting’ of the masses for the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry requested the State/UT…