On October 20, 2021, a user posted a newspaper clipping of an article. In the said article, it can be seen that an Indian politician was arrested at Boston airport for possession of drugs and unaccounted cash. It is also mentioned that the perpetrator was the son of a former Prime Minister and along with […]
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Amidst the ongoing communal riots in Bangladesh, many images and videos are being shared online with fake claims. One such claim posted by multiple users suggested that a Hindu priest placed the Holy Quran on the leg of a Hindu deity thereby disrespecting the Quran. This particular picture is said to have caused the nationwide […]
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On October 19,2021, Republic TV posted a news article on the ongoing political skirmishes within Punjab. In the article, Republic TV claimed to have sources that told them that the new Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi has challenged Navjot Singh Sidhu to step up as Chief Minister and produce work in 2 months. […]
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On October 18, 2021, user @rishibagree posted a video of Rahul Gandhi speaking at an event. The video included a heading which said that Rahul Gandhi says that India essentially does not need armed forces. In the video Gandhi can be heard talking about farmers and labourers and then later saying that India does not […]
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Recently, a document has been circulating on social media which claims that the Inspector General of Police in Kashmir has urgently ordered, “ All non-local labourers in your respective jurisdictions be brought to nearest police/CAPF/Army establishments just now. Matter most urgent”. This order comes amidst the killings of two labourers by terror outfits fairly recently. […]
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An image of Manoj Tiwari lying in bed with his head and neck bandaged is circulating on social media. Many are claiming that Manoj Tiwari got beaten up publicly by citizens of Delhi and was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital because of it. The image was being used by users to mock Tiwari and they also […]
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On October 14,2021, users began posting a claim that the famous Akbar Road in New Delhi is being renamed to Samrat Vikramaditya Marg. The viral post was shared simply as a claim and also as a graphic by many on both Facebook and Twitter. Fact-Check: However, this claim is false. Representatives from Boom Live contacted […]
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On October 17,2021, Suresh Chavhanke, Editor-in-Chief of Sudarshan News, posted a video of what looks like a classroom in which a teacher is brutally beating up a student, grabbing him by his hair. The video is disturbing and looks to be filmed secretly by other students. The video was posted by Suresh Chavhanke and the […]
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In the past few weeks, an image of the CID department of Kolkata is going viral on social media. Users are posting a picture of a very dilapidated building that looks to be really old as well. Users are ridiculing this picture and taking digs at CM Mamata Banerjee for the condition of the building. […]
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“World-famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan dies in accident” reads an article of Myanmar News in Burmese language on 7th Oct 2021. Recently, some images have been circulated across some websites and social media platforms claiming that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan died in a plane crash. This claim was circulated across the internet after […]
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