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No, none of the women throwing objects at kids in viral video is Queen Elizabeth II

Shinjinee Majumder10th September 2022

An old video that shows two women throwing objects at children who run around trying to catch them is going viral with the claim that one of the women seen…

2020 video from Perth, Australia being shared as Bengaluru cloudburst

Indradeep Bhattacharyya9th September 2022

Many parts of Bengaluru were inundated after the city received extremely heavy torrential rain over the past week. The Press Trust of India reported that Bengaluru City observatory of the…

Did Gehlot drink charanamrit with mask on? No, BJP leaders shared clipped video

Priyanka Jha8th September 20228th September 2022

A number of BJP functionaries are criticizing Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot while sharing a 5-second video in which Gehlot is being offered charanamrit by a temple priest and the…

Fact-check: Viral images of well-maintained UP primary school are from 2016

Shinjinee Majumder6th September 20226th September 2022

Images of a well-maintained government primary school in Uttar Pradesh are being circulated on social media. The name and address of the school — Prathmik Vidyalaya, Itayla Mafi — are…

Fact-check: Do UP schools serve paneer, apple and ice-cream in mid-day meal?

Abhishek Kumar5th September 20226th September 2022

A photo of a young boy standing in front of the Upper Primary Middle School in Jalaun, Malakpur with a plateful of food has been circulating widely on social media….

Old video of fireworks from Srinagar shared as celebrations of India’s Asia Cup loss to Pak

Kalim Ahmed5th September 2022

On September 4, against the backdrop of Pakistan’s win against India in the Super 4 game of the Asia Cup, a 49-second long video clip of fireworks was shared on…

Fact-Check: Did PM suggest bhajans could reduce malnutrition?

Kalim Ahmed3rd September 20225th September 2022

On August 28, in the 92nd edition of the monthly radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to actively participate in the annual ‘Poshan Maah’ or…

No, Jay Shah is not standing with Pakistani General’s son in viral image from Dubai stadium

Shinjinee Majumder3rd September 20223rd September 2022

An image of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah with two other individuals, a man, and a woman, is going viral with the claim…

Modi’s 2019 Kolkata rally video shared by BJP leaders as recent rally in Mangaluru, Kutch

Shinjinee Majumder3rd September 20223rd September 2022

A 30-second clip of Narendra Modi waving at the crowd at a rally is being shared by BJP politicians, including Amit Malviya and Priti Gandhi, with some claiming that the…

Were Hindu shops and houses targeted in incidents of fire in B’desh’s Narsingdi and Kishoreganj?

Shinjinee Majumder & Muktadir Rashid3rd September 20223rd September 2022

A video of a fire is viral on social media with the claim that Hindu houses and shops were attacked and set on fire in Chandib village of Bhairab Upazila…

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Girl seen with Rahul Gandhi in viral pic is not the one who had shouted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

PFI protest: Media and BJP leaders falsely claim ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised