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AI images of US actor Dwayne Johnson go viral, users claim he performed ‘aarti’

Vansh Shah30th May 2023

Images of the Hollywood actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, who is also known by the ring name ‘The Rock’, are viral on social media showing him dressed as…

Old video shared with false claim that Karnataka govt has revoked hijab ban

Oishani Bhattacharya29th May 2023

A video is viral on social media in which one can see several burqa-clad women walk through a gate even as they are hailed or heckled by some people. A…

Wrestlers detained in Delhi: AI image of ‘smiling’ Vinesh & Sangeeta Phogat viral

Shinjinee Majumder29th May 2023

Some of India’s top wrestlers, led by Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik, were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday, May 28, after they had been stopped from marching…

Video of Yazidi women rescued by Syrian forces viral with false claims that they’re Hindus from India, Bangladesh

Oishani Bhattacharya27th May 202328th May 2023

A video is viral on social media with the claim that the UN (United Nations) Army has rescued 38 women from ISIS tents, who were kept there as sex slaves…

Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee is not part of The Kerala Story, viral claim false

Vansh Shah27th May 202327th May 2023

Following the release of ‘The Kerala Story’, television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has been targeted by social media users over her marriage with Shahnawaz Sheikh. The actress married Sheikh, who was…

Power bill defaulter assaults staffer: Incident unrelated to Cong’s free electricity promise; viral claims false

Kalim Ahmed25th May 2023

A video circulating on social media shows a man physically roughing up and verbally abusing an employee of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Karnataka’s Koppal district. The video…

ISIS atrocities on women: Scene from street play viral with misleading claims

Abhishek Kumar24th May 2023

A video of an elderly man removing the veils from the faces of burqa-clad girls standing in a queue is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed…

Congress war room video viral as IT firm staff celebrating Karnataka poll results

Shinjinee Majumder23rd May 202324th May 2023

Against the backdrop of Congress’s victory in the Karnataka elections, a clip has gone viral with the claim that it shows employees at an IT company celebrating the results. User…

News outlets show AI-generated image, falsely report blast near Pentagon, USA

Kalim Ahmed23rd May 202323rd May 2023

Late in the evening of Monday, May 22, multiple Indian electronic media outlets began to air reports of a presumed explosion near the Pentagon in Washington, United States. While some…

Fact check: Video of boy praying in the middle of a road is not from Karnataka

Vansh Shah23rd May 202323rd May 2023

Against the backdrop of the Congress victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, a video has gone viral on social media platforms showing a young boy offering prayers (namaz) in the…

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Video of security movement in Manipur shared as CRPF entering Bengal to ‘protect Hindus’

Pakistani panelist insulted ABP anchor Chitra Tripathi on live show? Congress leaders share doctored video