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FACT CHECK: Viral post claiming RBI released a ₹7 coin in honour of Dhoni is FALSE
Claim A post is going viral on various social media platforms claiming that RBI is set to issue a new ₹7 coin to commemorate the legendary cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s incredible contributions to Indian Cricket. (Similar...
FACT CHECK: Misleading video showing Muslim Man’s Serenade at Tower Bridge, London goes viral
Claim A video circulating on social media appears to show a Muslim man singing a call to prayer from London's Tower Bridge. Some users claimed the event was organized by London Mayor Sadiq Khan after the 2024 London Mayoral...
FACT CHECK: Fake video of people trembling uncontrollably due to the spread of ‘Dinga Dinga’ virus in East Africa’s Uganda is viral
Claim A reporter presents the story that Uganda is witnessing a mysterious outbreak by a virus called Dinga Dinga, causing hundreds of people to tremble uncontrollably. 1st image : The video discusses about the viral ‘Dinga...
FACT CHECK: 28% GST on less than 75% attendance for students is FALSE
Claim An Instagram post claiming, “Students having less than 75% attendance, will not pay 28% additional GST on their semester fees” was posted on 27th Dec 2024. Several other social media accounts have also repeatedly posted...
FACT CHECK: Viral video of excavation of Kumbhakarna’s sword is AI- Generated
Claim: Recently, a video shared on social media showed four visuals of a huge sword with the venue as Sri Lanka. It claims that it belongs to Kumbhakarna, younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Fact: The huge...
FACT CHECK: The viral video claiming to show a live electrical wire sparking on a flooded road in Can Tho, a city in Vietnam is falsely linked to flooded road in Bengaluru.
Claim During the 2024 floods, a viral video is being circulated on social media, claiming that it shows a live high- voltage electrical wire sparking on a flooded road in Bengaluru, India, due to heavy rainfall. The video...
FACT CHECK: Viral Images of Ratan Tata’s Giant Statue in India. Does the statue exist?
Claim: A viral image and video show a massive statue of Ratan Tata surrounded by a huge mass of people. 1st Image: The first image portrays a towering statue of Ratan Tata surrounded by thousands of people. It appears to be the...
FACT CHECK: A fake video claiming to show massive peace rallies in Manipur is circulating on social media.
A video claiming to show massive peace rallies in Manipur is circulating on X (formerly known as Twitter) An account on X ( previously known as Twitter) posted a video claiming massive peace rallies in Manipur. FACT: The news...
FACT-CHECK : Unrelated image from Andhra Pradesh falsely linked to Telangana’s recent floods
CLAIM: A set of two images on X ( formerly known as twitter) showing damaged and collapsed roads is related to recent Telangana floods. Recently, we came across a post that went viral on X ( formerly known as Twitter) depicting...