Claim A screenshot of a news report by a news website DNA is shared on social media. The headline of this news report reads, “Gujarat Board results: Zero students passed Class 10 in 157 schools.” It is shared by former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and one-time Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav. While, sharing this screenshot […]
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Claim A video has gone viral on social media, showing a woman setting herself on fire, while a police officer tries to extinguish the flames nearby. It is being claimed that the woman set herself on fire in protest, outside the BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) office in Lucknow, due to lack of justice. Link A […]
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Claim A video is getting viral on social media which shows two violent groups attacking each other in front of a bus in Sambhal. The claimant has shared a caption that suggests a violent mob that was relentless and wanted the devotional music to turn off playing on the bus. The bus was en route […]
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Claim A viral video shows the Police Commissioner and other officers distributing Iftar to children. The caption mentioned Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party regime in Uttar Pradesh. This Iftar Party was organized in a Police Station. Link; Archive Link Many users have shared the video with similar descriptions. Here and here are the links. Fact Check […]
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Claim A viral video is getting circulated on social media. The user is claiming it to be from Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. Link User has shared the video with caption: “A joyous conclusion of the great human Maha Kumbh of the divine, grand, wonderful, unique world….” Fact Check To check the authenticity of the […]
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Claim A video is going viral where we can see some miscreants wreaking havoc on local shops and stalls. Later, they are chased and beaten by Uttar Pradesh police. Link The user has claimed that Yogi Ji’s police have dealt with ‘Jihadis’ very effectively. Fact Check To verify the claims about the viral video, DFRAC […]
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Following a disturbing incident from UP where a 17-year-old lost his life in suicide, a claim has been widely shared. A claim is being circulated that “A minor Dalit boy named Aditya died by suicide after allegedly facing severe caste-based discrimination and harassment in his village in Basti, Uttar Pradesh.” The Dalit Observer Post shared […]
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A claim has gone viral about an incident that happened in UP’s Ghaziabad. It has been claimed by an X user, “3 Hindus brutally killed a Muslim boy with a sharp axe in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. They asked Momin to chant “Jai Sriram” which he refused to do. So they killed him.” Fact Check We investigated […]
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A video has been shared on social media claiming that in Aligarh, UP, an attempt was made to beat a Hindu man Amit to death with iron rods for refusing to convert to Islam. Users also claim that while meeting his friend Zahid, in a Muslim area, Amit was threatened to either convert to Islam […]
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Multiple media outlets have published articles with the headline “India court effectively bans madrasas in big state before election”. Media outlets like Arab News, Reuters, The Independent and CNN have published the news with the headline. Fact Check We investigated the viral headline in association with the recent High Court order. The Allahabad High Court […]
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