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A widely circulated social media post claims that India has ended its five-year prohibition on #TikTok, the Chinese-owned short video platform. An account named Daily CPEC, “India has lifted the five-year ban on TikTok.” Multiple other users were also found sharing a similar claim, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check Upon investigation, […]

A video is going viral that shows people in torn clothes and messy wigs who appear to be behind bars in what looks like a hospital room. The video is being shared with claims that it was filmed in India and shows a real Psychiatric hospital in India. Additionally, other users have also shared the […]

A video is circulating that shows an airplane with luggage tied to the outside/top of the aircraft, along with a goat also tied to the plane. This viral video is being shared with claims that it shows an Air India Express flight traveling from India to London. Another user has shared the claim, which can […]

Pakistan-based accounts have shared a claim stating that a senior Chinese CCP official says that if India wants to survive, it must return Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh to China. An account named Pak Urdu has shared the above claim, which can be viewed here Other accounts have also shared similar claims, which can be viewed […]

A viral image circulating on social media shows a man resembling French President Emmanuel Macron sitting alongside other individuals, which looks like an office waiting area. Social media users have shared this image with claims that it depicts President Trump making the leaders of Germany, France, the UK, Finland, NATO, and the European Union wait […]

Social media posts allege that India canceled visas for Russian officials who were scheduled to arrive and test the integrity of the S-400 air defense system. Multiple Pakistan-based users have shared the claim, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check Upon investigation, we found the claim to be fake. A search across Indian […]

A video is circulating online showing locals apprehending a man, allegedly for molesting a minor girl in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Social media users sharing the clip claim that the man arrested is Muslim. Fact Check Upon investigation, we found the claim to be misleading. Uttarakhand police issued a clarification through their official Twitter and Instagram accounts […]

A video circulating online shows a woman leaving a supermarket, where security guards stop her at the exit. Later, she appears to be interrogated. The accompanying viral claim alleges that the woman is an “Indian Hindu nurse” who was caught stealing from a Target store in the USA. Multiple users have shared this claim, as […]