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Old image shared as roads dilapidated in Bangladesh due to Cylone Amphan

Jignesh Patel26th May 202026th May 2020

After Cyclone Amphan hit large parts of coastal areas in India and Bangladesh this month, an image of a dilapidated road started circulating on social media. Twitter user Rezwan posted…

Video of man pushing a mini Ferris wheel welded to his bike is at least 2 years old

Archit21st May 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a 40-second video of a man riding a bike while pushing a mini-Ferris wheel on the road. A woman is sitting along with…

Unrelated video falsely claimed as hospital murders patient to show surge in coronavirus deaths

Pooja Chaudhuri20th May 202020th May 2020

A video where a man with a face mask can be seen allegedly suffocating a patient is widely circulating on social media. One Drshiv Poojan Mathur shared the video on…

Old video from China shared as Zee News employee assaulting doctor in hospital

Pooja Chaudhuri20th May 2020

Twitter user Neha @ShantiseAshanTi shared a CCTV footage of a man assaulting a medical worker inside a hospital and wrote, “Viral video of Zee News staff member assaulting doctor refusing…

Video of mother sitting between train carriages with infant is from Bangladesh

Archit16th May 202016th May 2020

Thousands of labourers and their families from across the country have embarked upon a journey on foot to their native villages because they are out of jobs and have run…

Fact-check: Did TN govt direct temples to pay Rs 10cr to fund 5,450 tonne free rice to mosques?

Archit16th May 202019th May 2020

On April 29, OpIndia (archive link) published an article with the headline — ‘5,450 tonnes of free rice to 2,985 mosques, 47 temples have to pay rupees ₹10 crores: Tamil…

Video of attack on doctor in UP’s Aligarh shared with misleading narrative

Pooja Chaudhuri15th May 202015th May 2020

A video of a mob stone-pelting and firing shots in a narrow alleyway has been widely shared across social media platforms. National executive member of BJP Kisaan Morcha, Amit Dixit,…

False quote attributed to WHO claims no vegetarian has been affected by coronavirus

Jignesh Patel14th May 2020

A graphic is circulating on messaging applications like WhatsApp. It attributes a claim to the World Health Organization (WHO) which says that no vegetarian is “effected by coronavirus” and that…

Images of leather goods covered in mould in Malaysian Mall viral as Shoppers Stop, India

Archit14th May 2020

A WhatsApp text has gone viral along with seven images of disfigured leather products like wallets, bags shoes and belts. The viral text claims that the pictures are from Shoppers…

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