The Congress on December 18, launched a nationwide crowdfunding campaign ‘Donate for Desh’ to generate resources for the party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Linking to this campaign, a picture of QR code is becoming increasingly viral. On the code, Sonia Gandhi’s image can be seen. What are users claiming? Sharing the QR […]
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The recent Poonch encounter in Kashmir resulted in the death of Four Indian soldiers. After the incident, Pakistani users are found to share fake news in increased numbers. We came across a claim on the Internet where Pakistani users are claiming that an IED blast took place in Kulgam. Users who shared the claim An […]
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A claim of social media about Israel is making rounds. Users are claiming that a massive cyber attack has been launched on Israel’s critical infrastructure which has led to power outages at multiple locations in the country. What are users sharing? Multiple users on the internet were found to share the claim. You can find the screenshots below. […]
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A video is being peddled on social media of Kashmir. Sharing the video an account named Kashmir xtalogy wrote, “First Kashmiris are brutally martyred and then their bodies are desecrated. Kashmiris are treated worst” Fact Check We reverse-searched the video by putting it into different keywords. During the process, we found the images posted on the […]
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On 21st December, 2023 Kashmir celebrated its International Pheran Day. Amidst the celebrations, a picture is being shared by Users where they are linking the image to the recent celebrations of Pheran Day.An account named Kashmir Observer has shared the image and wrote the caption, “Kashmiris celebrate Pheran Day” Fact Check We investigated the viral by […]
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A picture is being shared on social media, alleging that the new McDonald’s logo depicts cruelty towards cows. Multiple users on social media are sharing the image. The caption accompanying the photo additionally claims that McDonald’s has upset Hindus by portraying the image as their latest logo, referencing the sacred significance of cows in Hinduism. You […]
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A claim is widely circulated on social media about the new Defence Deal between Finland and the USA.Social media users are claiming that US/NATO is building numerous military bases in Finland. We found multiple users on the Facebook & X platforms who shared the claim. You can see their post screenshots below. Fact Check We […]
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In a widely circulated video on social media, a man is observed giving a sermon when the platform on which the speaker and others were on, unexpectedly collapses. Sharing the video users are claiming that the stage collapsed because the speaker in the video spoke critically about Jews in Pakistan. Claim with the video: Users […]
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A screenshot of Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwaar ul Haq has gone viral. The screenshot has been shared by multiple users claiming it to be from his official account where he is sharing the news about the death of Dawood Ibrahim. Fact Check We fact-checked the viral screenshot. On close inspection, we found that […]
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Pakistani sports presenter Zainab Abbas was a part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) digital team. She was assigned the task of covering Pakistan’s three World Cup matches in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad, India. But she left India after presenting two matches. Soon after she left, Pakistani users started spreading claims about her return. Claim: Pakistani users on […]
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