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Gavaskar on NDTV slammed BCCI for ‘politicizing cricket’? No, fake quote viral

Indradeep Bhattacharyya4th September 20234th September 2023

The Indian cricket team played Pakistan in a group-stage match of the Asia Cup 2023 match at Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on September 2. Before the match was abandoned due to…

Media outlets got it wrong; Messi hugging woman after WC final is not his mom

Abhishek Kumar26th December 2022

A video of Argentine football player Lionel Messi embracing a woman on the field has been making the rounds on social media recently. It has been claimed that the woman…

No Rolls Royce for Saudi Arabia players, reports by nat’l, int’l media outlets false

Shinjinee Majumder27th November 202227th November 2022

Following Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 win against Argentina in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, speculation about each member of the Saudi Arabian squad being awarded a Rolls Royce started circulating on…

Fan breaking TV after India-Pak match: Doctored, unrelated clip shared by Sehwag

Kinjal26th October 2022

After India’s recent victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on October 23, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag tweeted a video of a man smashing a television set where…

Spectator violence at Asia Cup: Old video of dancing Pak fan shared with false claim

Mahaprajna Nayak13th September 2022

Violent clashes broke out at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE between supporters of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday, September 7, after Pakistan won the Asia Cup 2022 match…

Fact-check: Were Twitter accounts calling Arshdeep Singh ‘Khalistani’ all from Pakistan?

Mohammed Zubair & Abhishek Kumar7th September 20227th September 2022

On September 4, Pakistan defeated India by 5 wickets in the Super 4 Match of the 2022 Asia Cup. At a certain point in the game, Pakistan’s score was 151…

News channels air old video of Pak fans breaking TV sets as visuals after loss to India in Asia Cup

Abhishek Kumar31st August 202231st August 2022

On August 28, India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the 2022 Asia Cup. Against this backdrop, media channels aired a video of a group of young men destroying a…

Sakshi Dhoni abused on SM for tweeting to Minister regarding Dhoni’s leaked details by an Aadhar Agency

Alt News Desk31st March 201712th July 2018

The debate over Aadhaar card refuses to die. With private companies like Reliance using it to give out Jio SIM cards, many have this constant fear regarding their personal details…