A very popular lore has always been around that Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad had donated over 5000 kilos of gold to fund the war against China to the Indian government. The popular conception is that this is still the largest amount ever donated by a person or an organisation. Recently, […]
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The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) entrance was cancelled following a paper leak. This news brought a lot of disappointment to the aspirants who had been wanting to sit for the exam. Amidst this, a picture of people sleeping on the road is going viral on Facebook. According to users, the picture was taken […]
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A video of men vandalizing a hall is being posted on social media with the claim that since the farm laws have been repealed, people have been vandalizing places to express their rage. The people can be seen thrashing chairs and tearing off banners in the video. Fact-Check: Upon reverse searching the key […]
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A picture in which some policemen are seen cleaning the mosque is viral with the claim that the police in West Bengal clean the mosque. A twitter account, Satviksoul, which describes itself as a blind Modi bhakth, has posted the same image on 27th November, 2021 with the description “Policemen are cleaning a mosque in […]
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A picture of a priest consuming alcohol is going viral on Twitter. People have been claiming that since the Stalin government has come into power, the government appointed this priest. The same pictures are being circulated by all the users. The news has been going viral since the Stalin government ordered 208 persons of all […]
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A video of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is going viral on social medi related to the recent program in Bhopal attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It can be seen in the viral video that Shivraj Singh is seen walking with PM Modi but suddenly he is stopped by someone and Modi […]
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As the UP elections are coming closer, the amount of fake news circulating online regarding it is also increasing. Recently, a hate-mongering song seems to be going viral on social media. In this song it can be seen that the singer is talking about what will happen if Akhilesh Yadav comes into power. According to […]
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Comedian Vir Das has been receiving a lot of criticism and also praise for his comedy special titled “I come from two Indias” performed in the US. Many Indians took offence to his words and he was trolled relentlessly on Twitter for it. Amidst this, people claimed that his name was “Vir Abdullah Das” claiming […]
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Fake News and propaganda is a reality of the post truth era. And it is not just a mischief or sadistic pleasure derived by an individual sitting in an alley. It is an organised nexus that has transformed into cyber warfare in the past decade. The malafide practice is not just taking place within any […]
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On November 10,2021, the founder of Postcard Mahesh Vikram Hegde posted an image of a large group of men offering namaz on a road. The picture is captioned,”Aamir Khan asked not to burst firecrackers on roads. But will he ask not to block roads & offer namaz? He will never say it because he knows […]
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