Category: Fake

Fact Check: Ameeque Jamei Did Not Say That Math-Mandirs Would Be Bulldozed if the SP Returned to Power; Fake Claim Goes Viral

Shujaat Ali Quadri

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are only a few months away, and all political parties are busy preparing for the polls. Amid this, a war of allegations and counter-allegations is also underway. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has recently been attacking the BJP and has also been questioning the Election Commission. Akhilesh Yadav has also […]

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Fact Check: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Did Not Criticise PM Modi; Viral Statement Is Fake

Shujaat Ali Quadri

A statement attributed to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is being circulated on social media. The claim accompanying the statement alleges that Rekha Gupta criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The viral postcard carrying the purported statement reads: “Prime Minister Modi ji will take the entire party down with him as he leaves. It has started […]

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Fact Check: Viral Video of Baba Ramdev Apologising to Congress Is AI-Manipulated

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Several alleged statements by yoga guru Baba Ramdev are going viral on social media. Users are widely sharing these statements as genuine. One such video that is currently being widely circulated purportedly shows Baba Ramdev with folded hands, apologising to the Congress party. In the viral video, Baba Ramdev can allegedly be heard saying: “The […]

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Fact Check: Claim of Students Protesting Against Reservation at IIT Kanpur Is Misleading; Image is AI-Generated

Shujaat Ali Quadri

An image related to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur is going viral on social media. The image is being shared with the claim that it shows students protesting against reservation at IIT Kanpur. In the image, students can be seen holding placards bearing the words “Remove Reservation.” Link A verified user on social […]

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Fact Check: Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand did not make a statement about Yogi Adityanath becoming CM again in 2027

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati is undertaking a ‘Dharmayuddha Yatra’ (religious war march) for cow protection. Through this journey, he is visiting various districts of Uttar Pradesh, appealing for cow protection and demanding that the government declare the cow as the ‘Rashtra Mata’ (Mother of the Nation). During the yatra, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand has also been targeting […]

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Fact Check: The incident of bodies suddenly sitting up and walking in the Delhi AIIMS mortuary did not happen; the viral video is AI-generated

Shujaat Ali Quadri

A CCTV footage is going viral on social media. In this footage, several bodies can be seen lying on stretchers in a morgue. Suddenly, two of the bodies sit up, and shortly afterward, the stretchers along with the bodies start moving back and forth. Users sharing this video claim that it is CCTV footage of […]

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Fact Check: Jitu Patwari did not ask for the money donated to the Ram Mandir back, the viral statement is fake

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Allegations of theft of offerings have been made at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, and several accused have been arrested in connection with the matter, while the investigation is still ongoing. Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has accused the government of a land scam in Ujjain. Congress State President Jitu Patwari recently targeted the government […]

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