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    Archit Mehta

    Fictional movie poster ‘The Omicron Variant’ believed to be true

    2nd December 2021
    The World Health Organisation has declared the new SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 as a “variant of concern”. It has been named Omicron and its first incidence was reported to WHO from...
    Fictional movie poster ‘The Omicron Variant’ believed to be true
    Priyanka Jha

    Awareness video showing woman’s abduction believed to be true

    2nd December 2021
    A CCTV video of a group of men kidnapping a woman has been circulating widely on social media. In the clip, the woman can be seen waiting on the side...
    Awareness video showing woman’s abduction believed to be true

    Scripted video of youth dying due to ‘birthday bumps’ believed to be true

    Priyanka Jha2nd December 2021

    A CCTV clip of a group of young men participating in a birthday celebration is viral on social media. The video shows the youth giving the birthday boy ‘birthday bumps’…

    Mock drill video of Maharashtra police capturing terrorists in bus depot shared as genuine

    Kinjal1st November 2021

    A video of police escorting two masked men off a bus is viral online. It has been claimed that police in Maharashtra’s Amravati captured two terrorists carrying bombs from a…

    False message claiming Rs 4,000 to be granted under ‘PM Ramban Yojana’ viral

    Priyanka Jha25th October 2021

    A message about the government purportedly introducing a new scheme called the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ramban Suraksha Yojana’ is viral. As per the claim, beneficiaries will receive a sum of Rs…

    Alt News impact: Twitter suspends multiple imposter accounts in Pushpendra Kulshrestha’s name

    Priyanka Jha11th October 202111th October 2021

    A large portion of the disinformation on Indian Twitter came from fake and imposter accounts created in the name of journalist Pushpendra Kulshrestha. Some of these accounts had millions of…

    Child abuse video from Mexico falsely linked to ‘DPS Rajbagh, Valsad’

    Archit Mehta7th October 20217th October 2021

    [CW: References to child abuse. The video has not been included in the fact-check due to its graphic nature.] A video of a person physically assaulting a minor girl has…

    Fact-check: Is this a video of a ‘miracle’ river that appears for one month in Southern India?

    Kinjal1st October 2021

    A video of a gushing stream of water is viral on social media with the claim that it is ‘Pitri River’ appears for a month every year in Southern India….

    Fake account posts tweets against Muslims and women in UPSC topper Shubham Kumar’s name

    Abhishek Kumar30th September 2021

    The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the results for the 2020 Civil Services Examination on September 24. Shubham Kumar from Bihar’s Katihar district secured the first rank. He was…

    Video from Bihar shot in 2013 shared as police violence against Muslims in Assam

    Archit Mehta27th September 2021

    [Disclaimer: The video that is the subject of the story exhibits violence and can be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.] Last week, unrestrained police brutality was reported during an eviction…

    No, this Krishna and Pandavas painting is not in ‘Panjshir Palace’, Afghanistan

    Archit Mehta20th September 202121st September 2021

    After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August, Panjshir Valley emerged as the last province that resisted the Islamist extremist organisation’s control. In the first week of September however, the…

    Urfi Javed is not related to Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi; false claim viral

    Priyanka Jha7th September 20217th September 2021

    A video of a woman sporting a cropped and ripped denim jacket is making the rounds on social media. Users are identifying her as Urfi Javed, granddaughter of Shabana Azmi…

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