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2018 Mexico video falsely viral as Hamas killing pregnant woman, unborn child

Abira Das21st October 2023

Trigger Warning: Graphic Descriptions of Violence The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war,…

Did Cristiano Ronaldo extend support to Palestine? No, old video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya19th October 2023

A video of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is viral on social media with the claim that he is expressing his support for Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At the…

2021 video of Israel’s UN envoy tearing human rights report viral again

Shinjinee Majumder19th October 202319th October 2023

A clip of an Israeli representative apparently tearing a 20-page United Nations report documenting Israel’s violation of human rights is viral on social media in the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas…

Soldiers burnt alive: Video was released by IS in 2016; not linked to ongoing war

Abira Das19th October 202319th October 2023

The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a video clip depicting two chained…

No, Digvijaya Singh has not quit Congress; fake resignation letter viral

Abira Das19th October 2023

Ahead of the 2023 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, a picture of a purported resignation letter by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has gone viral on social media. Social media users…

Gaza hospital strike: 2022 video peddled as proof of ‘failed Hamas rocket launch’

Shinjinee Majumder18th October 2023

According to reports, an air attack at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip on the night of October 17 killed hundreds. The health ministry in Gaza said the…

No, Amit Shah did not claim BJP built India’s first IIT, IIM; clipped video viral

Oishani Bhattacharya18th October 2023

A clip of around 17-second length containing a speech by Union home minister Amit Shah is viral on social media. In the clip, the BJP leader can be heard talking…

Old video of Jyotiraditya Scindia’s election rally faux pas viral again

Oishani Bhattacharya17th October 2023

A 37-second long clip of BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia seemingly delivering an election campaign speech is viral on social media. In the clip, Scindia can be heard initially asking the…

4-yr-old killed in Gaza: Israel govt falsely claims video shows a doll, not a child

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair16th October 202317th October 2023

Trigger Warning: Dead Body, Child Death [Editor’s note: It is unfortunate that we find ourselves in a position where we must fact-check a claim that portrays a deceased child as…

Justin Bieber uses Gaza photo in ‘pray for Israel’ story on Instagram, deletes it

Abhishek Kumar16th October 2023

Gaza has said that 2,329 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing war with Israel making it the deadliest of the five Gaza wars for Palestinians. The current war erupted…

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Old video of aviation minister K R Naidu dancing falsely viral amid Indigo crisis

Hindi is not India’s national language; Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose amplifies oft-repeated falsehood