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    Shinjinee Majumder

    No, woman dancing to Rajasthani folk music is not IAS Rukmani Riar

    29th March 2022
    A video of a woman dancing to Rajasthani folk music amidst a crowd is viral on social media with the claim that she is IAS officer Rukmani Riar who is...
    No, woman dancing to Rajasthani folk music is not IAS Rukmani Riar
    Archit Mehta

    Old image of female Ukrainian soldier shared as wife of “Ukrainian VP”

    3rd March 20223rd March 2022
    An image of a soldier is being shared with the claim that she is “the wife of the Vice President of Ukraine” fighting against the Russian invasion. Twitter user @IAmAarav8 posted...
    Old image of female Ukrainian soldier shared as wife of “Ukrainian VP”

    Did a boy from Bihar ‘hack’ Google and receive job offer from the company?

    Abhishek Kumar9th February 20229th February 2022

    As per a viral claim making the rounds on social media, Rituraj Chaudhary, a student living in Bihar’s Begusarai purportedly hacked Google for 51 seconds, after which the tech giant…

    Staged child kidnapping video believed to be true on social media

    Archit Mehta30th December 202131st December 2021

    Several social media users have posted a video that shows multiple people allegedly apprehending a man who kidnapped a minor girl in a suitcase. Twitter users @iPSingh_CE, @Rana_Jasvir_007, @abufawaz24 were…

    Staged video of ‘army men’ helping pregnant woman carry luggage believed to be true

    Archit Mehta21st December 202121st December 2021

    Twitter user @bindasfauji posted a clip that shows a woman struggling to climb stairs along with her luggage. She was snubbed by civilians when she asked for help but men…

    Awareness video believed to be true incident of child kidnapping

    Archit Mehta16th December 2021

    A video that allegedly shows a woman kidnapping a boy has been shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Passers-by stop the woman dragging the boy who claims that her sister…

    This ‘good Samaritan’ video is a scripted drama

    Priyanka Jha9th December 2021

    A video of an autorickshaw breaking down while the pregnant woman inside the vehicle is crying in pain is viral on social media. The driver motions other vehicles on the…

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

    Archit Mehta2nd 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…

    Awareness video showing woman’s abduction believed to be true

    Priyanka Jha2nd 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…

    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…

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