Fact Check: Petroleum Ministry did not say only 2 days of petrol left in the country, fake claim goes viral

Videos are being shared on social media showing long queues at petrol pumps in various parts of the country. Alongside these visuals, it is being claimed that India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has officially announced that the country has only two days of petrol stock remaining. A user named Anushi Tiwari (Proud Indian) […]

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Fact Check: Viral claim of an Indian oil tanker paying Iran in Chinese yuan to pass through the Strait of Hormuz is fake

Several users on social media, especially on X (formerly Twitter), are claiming that Iran allowed an Indian oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after paying in Chinese yuan. A user on X wrote a post, ‘BREAKING NEWS Allegedly, today, an Indian oil tanker paid Iran in Chinese yuan to pass through the […]

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Fact Check: Fake claim of retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju converted to Islam viral

It is being claimed on social media, especially Facebook, that retired Supreme Court judge and former Chairman of the Press Council of India, Justice Markandey Katju, has converted to Islam during the month of Ramzan. A post on Facebook claims, ‘Former Indian Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju has publicly announced his conversion to Islam […]

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Fact Check: There is no Haidriya American base in Qatar; fake claim viral with AI-generated video

The conflict between Iran and the United States–Israel alliance has been ongoing since February 28, 2026. American military bases in the Middle East have reportedly been targeted by Iran. Meanwhile, a video has gone viral on social media claiming that Iran has attacked the “Haidriya” US base in Qatar. In this video, a military base […]

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Fact Check: Fake claim of an Indian arrested by Bahrain authorities for spying for Mossad shared

Amid the ongoing military conflict between Iran and Israel-America, several Pakistan-based X accounts are circulating a photo claiming that authorities in Bahrain have detained an Indian national, Nitin Mohan, a telecommunications engineer, for transmitting sensitive geospatial data, photographs, and video reconnaissance of strategic locations to Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence service. They also wrote on X […]

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Fact Check: Manipur has not issued a separate ₹500 currency, a fake claim

Pakistani propaganda accounts and their associated users are continuously sharing fake and misleading information on social media regarding the Indian state of Manipur. These users are sharing images of 500 rupee currency notes, claiming that Manipur has issued its own currency, separate from the Indian rupee. The note bears the inscription “Central Bank of Manipur.” […]

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