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    Pooja Chaudhuri

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

    5th 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...
    Old video of lost child who was reunited with parents viral with false claim
    Pooja Chaudhuri

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

    4th 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,...
    No, Kangana Ranaut didn’t pass off Google image as her fruit smoothie preparation

    At least 3-yo photo viral as child serving food during farmers’ protest

    Aqib Pathan21st December 2020

    On December 17, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) member Bhupender Chaudhary shared an image of a child serving chapatis to people. The image was shared with hashtags #FarmersProtest and #LangarSewa (archived…

    No, this isn’t a vegetable market set-up by farmers themselves in Bengaluru

    Anuradha Prasad17th December 2020

    Social media users have been sharing photos of a warehouse filled with vegetables and fruit carts, claiming that this market was started by farmers in Bangalore. At the same time,…

    Photo of Turkish family from 1970s viral as old family photo of BioNtech co-founder Şahin

    Archit8th December 20208th December 2020

    On December 6, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Business Standard that Pfizer and BioNtech are in the final stages of talks with the WHO to join…

    Video from 2018 falsely shared as overcrowded railway station during COVID-19

    Jignesh Patel16th November 2020

    A video of a massive crowd trying to board a train has been shared on social media with the claim that it’s a recent incident. One Gopi Shah shared the…

    Old video of synchronized water-light show in China viral as Jodhpur, Rajasthan

    Aqib Pathan16th November 202016th November 2020

    A video of synchronized water and light show has gone viral on social media with the caption, “Beautiful LIGHT SHOW In Jodhpur (Rajasthan State) Entrance fee is Rs.3,000 per head….

    Woman labourer carrying stone grinder on her head is not PSI Padmashila Tirpude

    Archit5th November 2020

    On October 21, BJP member Priti Gandhi shared an image of a police officer juxtaposed with a picture of a labourer balancing a stone grinder on her head. She wrote,…

    Video from Brazil viral as Muslim man hits in self-defence when attacked in France

    Archit31st October 2020

    Parts of the Muslim world protested against French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam and public backing of Charlie Hebdo cartoons following Samuel Paty’s beheading. Several Facebook users have now…

    Old video of Tejashwi Yadav giving cash to flood-affected families linked with Bihar polls

    Archit30th October 202030th October 2020

    As voting for Bihar assembly polls is ongoing, a video is circulating with the text, “Tejashwi Yadav distributing notes during the election campaign.” (Translated from चुनाव प्रचार में नोट बांटते…

    Video of police lathi-charge during Durga idol immersion is from Bihar

    Archit29th October 2020

    A two-minute video of men dressed in camouflage uniform attacking a group of people huddled up around an idol of Hindu deity Durga is circulating on Facebook. Around October 27,…

    Image from Yemen viral as dead body of ‘Pappu Shukla’ from Gujarat surrounded by dogs

    Archit28th October 2020

    An image of a man surrounded by dogs is being shared on Twitter and Facebook along with the text, “This is a dead body of Mr. Pappu Shukla ji, a…

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