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Moscow’s forest soccer field shared as football ground in Ukhrul, Manipur

Archit5th August 20205th August 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have posted an image of a football ground surrounded by trees. As per social media claims, the football ground is from Ukhrul in Manipur. A…

Delhi doctor’s arrest in kidney transplant racket viral with false COVID angle

Archit5th August 202019th April 2021

Several Facebook users have shared a message that claims that a doctor named Devendra Sharma was arrested for surgically removing the kidneys of healthy people by falsely declaring them COVID…

Coronavirus: Old video of crowded KR Market in Bengaluru shared as recent

Kinjal3rd August 20203rd August 2020

A video of a crowded market is being widely shared on social media. The video has been shot from a high vantage point and shows people shopping. On July 31,…

Mock drill video shared as terrorist caught by Delhi police in Gaffar market

Pooja Chaudhuri31st July 2020

A video of policemen escorting a man from the basement of a building has been shared on social media as “terrorist” caught in Delhi’s Gaffar market. The person recording the…

Old video from South Africa shared as monkeys inside hospital in India

Kinjal29th July 2020

A video of monkeys inside a hospital ward was shared by Pakistan-based Geo News reporter Murtaza Ali Shah as India on June 26. A hospital somehere in India taken over…

Coronavirus: Photos, videos viral with false “organ trading of dead bodies” claim

Archit & Kinjal25th July 202027th July 2020

Multiple social media users claimed that organs were missing from the dead body of a patient who died of COVID-19 in Mumbai. On July 20, IBN 24×7 News (archived link)…

Fake audio advising against COVID tests viral in the name of Maharashtra MLA Geeta Jain

Archit24th July 202024th July 2020

A two-minute audio clip where a woman narrates that the Central government is giving Rs 1.5 lakh per coronavirus positive patient to urban local bodies is viral on WhatsApp. As…

Video of truck crashing into helicopter in Brazil viral as Amritsar

Archit23rd July 202023rd July 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users shared a 30-second video of a truck crashing into a helicopter’s blades on the street. Social media claims that this incident happened in Amritsar, Punjab….

Old image from Pakistan shared as condition of school in India

Archit23rd July 2020

Several social media users have shared an image of school children sitting on mud. It’s claimed that the image is from India. Twitter user @shaista04444 posted the viral image. It…

Calls from ‘+140’ numbers will NOT empty bank accounts; Mumbai police video viral with false claim

Kinjal14th July 20208th October 2021

Multiple videos of Maharashtra Police making a public announcement are viral on social media. The accompanying claims suggest that the police is advising people to not receive calls from phone…