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    Aqib Pathan

    Video of upcoming web series shooting shared as true incident

    12th April 202112th April 2021
    A purported video of a man and woman being shot down by a police officer in broad daylight is making the rounds on WhatsApp. In the video, after a brief...
    Video of upcoming web series shooting shared as true incident
    Archit Mehta

    Filming of Russian music video viral with hoax claim that COVID is a conspiracy

    9th April 2021
    As COVID cases surge in several countries, social media users have shared a 10-second TikTok clip that shows a man inside a body bag, placed on a truck filled with...
    Filming of Russian music video viral with hoax claim that COVID is a conspiracy

    Mock drill of police apprehending terrorists at Dahod Railway Station believed to be true

    Kinjal8th April 2021

    A video of police officers arresting two people from a railway station is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It has been claimed police arrested terrorists in Gujarat’s…

    Video of colourful fireworks is from Saudi Arabia, not Delhi on Diwali

    Archit Mehta30th March 2021

    The festival of Holi recently concluded and Zee News posted a 50-second video that shows colourful fireworks in broad daylight. The outlet shared the video on its website, Twitter and…

    Film shooting video shared as people gunned down in Mumbai/ Gujarat

    Priyanka Jha9th March 202110th March 2021

    A video of two men gunning down a group of people in an alley has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. Users claim that the visuals are…

    Old video of lost child who was reunited with parents viral with false claim

    Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 20215th March 2021

    A video of a man recording a video of a lost child brought to a Gurudwara has been shared on social media. The man requests people to share the video…

    No, Kangana Ranaut didn’t pass off Google image as her fruit smoothie preparation

    Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 20214th March 2021

    Actor Kangana Ranaut posted a picture of a fruit smoothie bowl that soon became a topic of ridicule on Twitter. There is nothing I appreciate more than self made food,…

    Video of web series shoot viral as terrorists caught in Mumbai’s Pydhonie

    Archit Mehta19th February 2021

    A video that shows a team of police officers barging inside a building and arresting some people is widespread on social media with the claim that terrorists were arrested in…

    Old hoax claiming Greta Thunberg asked China to ban chopsticks to save trees revived

    Archit Mehta17th February 202117th February 2021

    Around February 16 several Twitter and Facebook users copy-pasted a text that alleged Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg advised the Chinese government to stop using chopsticks to save trees….

    Widowed teacher holding baby in class? No, Mexican news from 2016 viral with false claim

    Archit Mehta5th February 20216th February 2021

    Several Twitter and Facebook users have posted an image of a teacher along with an infant in a baby wrap. The image is viral with the text, “His wife passed…

    Video of Mumbai Kisan rally falsely shared as farmers’ protest ‘hijacked’ by Muslims

    Archit Mehta22nd January 2021

    On January 21, farmer unions rejected the Centre’s proposal to keep the farm bills in abeyance for 18 months and reiterated their demand for the repeal of farm laws. The…

    Old hoax message that WhatsApp will be chargeable revived with Hindi audio clip

    Archit Mehta20th January 2021

    As WhatsApp’s privacy policy receives immense backlash, a viral text circulating on the messaging application claims that its services are ending tomorrow at 6 pm. The message warns that those…

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