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A video of Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh is being circulated by Pakistan-based accounts claiming that “The Indian Air Chief has confirmed that Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is still missing.” The posts further allege that he is “being forced to hide the truth by RSS and BJP.” A frequent Fake […]

Panic swept through Mestern Road in Kanpur on Wednesday evening after a low-intensity blast in two parked scooters injured eight people, including a woman.Social media users have claimed that Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) takes responsibility for the explosion near Markaz Masjid, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. An X user posted the following claim on the 8th of […]

Pakistan-based users claimed that terrorists ambushed an Indian Army SOG unit patrol in Rajouri, Kashmir, killing six soldiers and four CRPF personnel who arrived for rescue. Multiple users have shared the claim, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check This claim is misleading. According to a report by India Today, four terrorists were […]

A video is circulating online claiming that the ADGP of Ladakh stated he arrested Sonam Wangchuk on the instructions of the Indian Defence Minister without any evidence, and further apologised to Kashmiris for doing so. Multiple users have shared the video, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check Upon investigation, we found the […]

A viral post has circulated online alleging that India returned 300 oil tankers from Saudi Arabia, causing Saudi Arabia’s economy to plunge by 10 % within 24 hours, and that India threatened to halt food grain exports on which Saudi Arabia is supposedly dependent. A user has shared an extensive long claim stating, ” India […]

After the protest in Leh demanding full statehood, violence broke out. Several pictures and videos of this violence went viral on social media. Among them, one picture of a masked man carrying weapons was shared, claiming he was Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya, along with several other users, shared […]

A video of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is circulating online with the claim: “The BJP government has decided to remove the digits 6 and 0 from the math syllabus so that the Indian Air Force is not embarrassed.” Pakistan-based accounts have shared the video, which can be viewed here. Fact Check Upon investigation, we […]

A claim regarding India’s fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi is being circulated on social media. Users are claiming that a UK court has said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s name is included among those who gave bank guarantees to Nirav Modi. With this claim, posts are being shared on Facebook and X. On Facebook, a […]