On October 24,2021, a video started to circulate online which looks like CCTV footage of a restaurant. In the footage, it can be seen that the police intercepts a meal between a man and a woman and asks the boy to empty his pockets. Upon emptying his pockets, the police arrest him for attempting to […]
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Every once in a few months a recurring claim about Sweden seems to make rounds on social media. This claim suggests that Sweden is soon going to become completely cashless. The government is going to abolish all physical cash and shift the model completely to online transactions. Fact-Check: While Sweden has been mostly cashless for […]
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On September 23, 2021, violence broke out in Assam’s Darrang district after the long announced evictions finally started to take place. The evictions were announced by the Assam government for those who had been illegally encroaching the areas of the state. However, while the evictions were taking place by Assam police, violent clashes took place […]
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In the recent couple of days, a video of an interview has been posted on social media. In the video a man can be seen questioning the images released by NASA of earth from space. The man can be seen questioning the nature of these images calling them photoshopped and repurposed. In the video, the […]
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Nowadays social media platform has become the main source of news for the society. During the 2021 survey, more than 70 percent of respondents from Kenya, South Africa, Malaysia and the Philippines said they used social media as a source of news. In contrast, less than 40 percent of adults in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, […]
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A video has been shared in social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter that claims it shows police officers travelling in rickshaw that got overturned in Uttar Pradesh after severe floods. That video got shared and liked by thousands of users, which reads, “उत्तर प्रदेश में @myogiadityanath के ‘विकास’ की सड़क पर स्टंट करती यूपी […]
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In a press release published on Monday, the national police of Ukraine declared the detentions of various individuals across the country for stealing funds from crypto wallets and also laundering money for Russian hackers. The investigation was conducted in coordination with US authorities. Even though the number of individuals arrested is not immediately known, authorities […]
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Amidst the ongoing Cordelia drug bust case which has led to the arrest of Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, more images and claims about the family are going viral on social media. One such image shows Shahrukh Khan looking distraught after the arrest of his son. In the image, Khan looks to be crying with […]
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The Attack Vandalism Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindus in Bangladesh came to end amid tension and violence across the country. Hindu temples have been vandalized after the allegation of blasphemy in a local temple in Cumilla on Wednesday, 13th Oct. The Bangladesh Police have identified and captured the man responsible for inciting […]
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On October 22,2021, a claim started to circulate online that an international taekwondo referee of Indian origin has converted to Islam in Iran. The people who posted this claim also said that the man is an officer of the Indian air force and posted his pictures along with it. Fact-Check: Upon reverse searching the image, […]
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