On September 29,2021, some users on Twitter started posting a video showing a group of people running after a couple of black cars. The users claimed that this was a convoy of PM Modi and he was being chased away by US protestors who supported the farmers’ protest in India. They claimed that this was […]
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On September 30,2021, news websites reported that former Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt. Amarinder Singh removed the word ‘Congress’ from his bio on Twitter. Singh resigned in the middle of a very public battle within the Congress party. This was reported by NDTV, Hindustan Times, Zee News, The Tribune & India TV Fact-Check: We went through […]
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In the last 5 days or so, a newspaper clipping of Jansatta has been going viral on Facebook and Twitter. The newspaper clipping shows a picture of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan along with a little bit of text which says that he credits of his success and fame to his Muslim brothers and that […]
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On September 25,2021, a video started to go massively viral on social media concerning the public beating of a police officer. The video shows a police officer beaten up in public on a street. The claim that was posted along with this video was that Muslims in Bareilly were mercilessly beating up a policeman just […]
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On September 27,2021, an image of PM Modi from his visit to the Central Vista site began to be shared on many accounts on Twitter and Facebook. The image shows a photographer laying down on the ground to take a picture of Modi. The image was shared by the Chairman of INC’s social media department, […]
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A post got viral on Facebook which reads “It is being reported that the Indian High Commission has appointed Yohani De Silva as the new Indian Cultural Ambassador/ Congratulations!”. The post was published on 20th September in Sinhala language. The post shows a photo of a Sri Lankan Singer Yohani. Her cover “Manike Mage Hithe” was […]
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On September 27,2021 the Vice-President of INC Delhi posted a video of the ongoing farmers’ protest. In the video, a reporter can be seen talking to protestors who have gathered once again to protest the 3 laws which they believe will be damning for them. Since these protests started, some media outlets have taken it […]
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On September 27,2021 an image of PM Modi on the front page of The New York times was vigorously forwarded on WhatsApp and twitter. The headline read “Last,Best Hope of Earth” and the byline was “world’s most loved and most powerful leader, is here to bless us” indicating Modi’s recent visit to the US. The […]
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On September 15,2021, an image of Rihanna went viral on Facebook. Rihanna is an acclaimed musician and business woman who has had a lot of success in the American music industry and with her makeup and clothing lines. The image of Rihanna posted on Facebook shows her with a baby bump along with the caption […]
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On September 23,2021, a twitter user named Rupesh posted a claim that Gujarat is the first state to declare that caste based reservations are abolished in the state. He went on to list the places where there will no longer be any reservation for the next 25 years including railways, buses, government jobs and promotions. We […]
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