Fact-Check: Misleading Statements Were Spread by Pakistani Handles Post General Rawat’s Accident

Today, an army chopper carrying 14 army personnel including chief of defence Bipin Rawat and his family members crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly Nilgiri district in Tamil Nadu. They were on board the Air Force’s Mi-17V5 helicopter, the air force has confirmed that General Rawat was on board. While this happened, people came […]

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Fact Check: Rs 350 will be deducted from your bank for not voting

A newspaper clip is viral on social media since 28 Nov, 2021, on which it is written that “नहींदियावोटतोहबैंकअकाउंटसेकाटेंगे३५०रुपए”, which when translated means “If the vote is not given, then 350 rupees will be deducted from the bank account”. Many Twitterati posted the viral newspaper clip. Some of the accounts are Vaid Het Ram Suthar […]

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Fact-Check: Old image of military wreckage shared as images from paramilitary attacks in Manipur

On November 13, an attack took place on paramilitary forces in Manipur’s Churachandpur district resulting in the deaths of 7 people including a commander and his family. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) claimed responsibility for the attack. Amidst this, an image of a military wreckage was shared hundreds […]

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Fact-Check: Dramatized video of women getting abducted shared with a false claim

A video is being shared online showing a woman getting abducted on the street by a man. The video seems like it a CCTV footage and being shared online with a claim that women of India must be protected at all cost. मेरे देश की बेटियाँ… :(.#WomenSafety #India #MeriDelhi https://t.co/mYXnpzwwUN — Alka Lamba 🇮🇳 (@LambaAlka) […]

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