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Video of man falling into puddle of water is digitally altered

Kalim Ahmed10th June 2021

As IMD forecasted heavy rainfall in parts of India, including Maharashtra, a video of a man purportedly disappearing after falling into a puddle of water has been shared on social…

Fact-check: Are circuit boards with ‘COV 19’ engraving being installed on 5G towers?

Jignesh Patel3rd June 20213rd June 2021

A video of a man presenting himself as a telecom engineer and showing equipment labelled ‘COV-19’ to be installed in 5G towers is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. The man…

Old image from Agra shared as Budaun cop carrying dead body on shoulders

Kinjal19th May 2021

A photograph of a policeman carrying a corpse on his shoulders has been shared by Congress MLA Aradhana Misra-Mona with the claim, “Family abandons the dead and a Badayun cop…

Old video from Saudi Arabia shared as Cyclone Tauktae’s devastation in Mumbai

Archit Mehta19th May 2021

In the backdrop of India’s west coast region witnessing the devastation of Cyclone Tauktae, several social media users have posted a clip of concrete falling on parked cars during a…

Video from 2018 falsely shared as ‘5G tower’ caught fire in Gujarat

Archit Mehta13th May 202113th May 2021

A 90-second video of mobile tower in flames has been shared on social media with the claim that it is from Gujarat. Some Twitter users have shared a 40-second clip…

Photo of man transporting dead body on rickshaw is from 2017

Kalim Ahmed7th May 20217th May 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 in India has taken a heavy toll on healthcare infrastructure, with 4,12,262 new coronavirus cases reported on May 6, 2021. Citizens are overwhelmed, with many…

Video of Reliance stickers installed on oxygen tankers viral with false claim

Archit Mehta1st May 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 in India has taken a heavy toll on health care infrastructure. In response, several countries have committed to supply raw materials required for vaccines, oxygen…

Video of people fainting after Vizag gas leak last year falsely linked to COVID second wave

Anuradha Prasad29th April 2021

India is overwhelmed with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by a more infectious strain of the coronavirus and the government’s apathetic response to the crisis. Photographs of…

CCTV from 2020 falsely viral as COVID patient killed in Bengaluru’s Oxford hospital

Archit Mehta27th April 202128th April 2021

A CCTV footage from a hospital that shows the staff thrashing a patient behind curtains is being circulated on WhatsApp. It is being shared with the claim that the government…

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Unrelated images falsely viral as deaths due to soft drinks contaminated with Ebola virus

Werewolf sculpture shared with unrelated video from Pak believed to be an incident from MP