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Fact-check: “Nitish Sabke Hai” posters were put up outside JD(U) HQ amidst political crisis in Bihar?

Kinjal9th August 2022

As per the latest updates on Bihar’s ongoing political crisis, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has resigned and is set to form the majority government with the opposition party RJD….

Old video of fighter jets viral as video of US Navy flying in Taiwan ahead of Nancy Pelosi’s visit

Abhishek Kumar8th August 2022

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on August 2, 2022, amid tensions with China. Nancy Pelosi issued a statement after arriving in Taiwan. In the official address,…

Scripted video of schoolchildren ‘romancing’ in an alleyway in Delhi viral as real

Shinjinee Majumder5th August 2022

A video of a boy and two girls standing in an alleyway has gone viral on social media. In the video, the boy can be seen hugging the girls while…

Morphed cutting of The Times of India newspaper viral amidst 5G spectrum auction

Abhishek Kumar5th August 2022

An alleged cutting of the ‘Times Business’ page of ‘The Times of India’ (Chennai edition) is viral on social media. It is written on the page that the government has…

Fact-check: Panchayat secretary abused and beaten by BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh?

Abhishek Kumar5th August 20225th August 2022

A video is viral on social media where a person can be seen beating another man with a baton. He also abuses the man, forces him to kneel and then…

Fact-Check: Did Amartya Sen claim that Sri Lanka is ahead of India in terms of global indices?

Shinjinee Majumder4th August 2022

In the backdrop of the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, several social media users have shared an image of Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen along with the following statements:…

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made false claim about farmers’ suicide in Lok Sabha

Kinjal4th August 20224th August 2022

On August 1, 2022, Dr Nishikant Dubey, BJP MP from Jharkhand’s Godda made a statement in Parliament. He alleged that in the last eight years, the opposition did not discuss…

Old video of tornado in Pune viral as clouds carrying water from the Ganges at Allahabad Sangam

Abhishek Kumar4th August 2022

A video of a tornado-like phenomenon surrounded by dense smoke of clouds and strong winds is viral on social media. The footage features the voice of a bystander who is…

Protest march against IAS district collector in Kerala viral with false communal spin

Shinjinee Majumder3rd August 20224th August 2022

A video of a protest march in Kerala is viral with the claim that it is of Muslims opposing the appointment of the new “Brahmin” district collector of Alappuzha. It…

Old video of Hima Das’s 2018 IAAF World Championship win viral as CWG Birmingham 2022

Abhishek Kumar1st August 2022

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games commenced on July 28 and will continue till August 8. Indian sprinter Hima Das will represent the country in the 200 m and 4 x…

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Manoj Bajpayee’s Amazon Prime ad morphed into Tejashwi campaign video

No Congress leader visited Assam after Bhupen da’s death? Himanta’s false claim contradicts his own Facebook post