Fact Check

Fact Check: Kerala pregnant elephant was not 'fed' Pineapple stuffed with firecrackers

Pineapples filled with dynamites are often used as a snare for catching wild boars and other animals that spoil crops.

1 day ago

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame's star was not destroyed by protestors

The viral picture that shows US President's Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalised is actually an old picture. Find out the truth.

2 days ago

Fact check: Hand sanitizer not cause for fire in car during summers

Several images and clips of car fires are doing the rounds on social media with claims that hand sanitizers tend to combust due to summer heat.

7 days ago

Shah Rukh Khan as Tipu Sultan in next film creates controversy | Truth here

A member of right wing group shared the viral poster on Facebook and demanded a complete ban of Shah Rukh Khan's film.

8 days ago

Fact check: Himachal Pradesh is NOT imposing curfew indefinitely

A message doing the rounds on social media claimed that the government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to enforce a curfew in the state for an indefinite period.

12 days ago

'Horrific footage' of PIA passengers during plane crash goes viral | Truth here

A video claiming to be from the inside of the crashed PIA plane in Pakistan is making the rounds of the internet. Here's the truth behind it.

13 days ago

Fact check: Twitter's verification badge (blue tick) is non-transferrable

No, Twitter's verification badge (blue tick) cannot be transferred to other users as suggested by one user. The clarification came directly from Twitter.

14 days ago

Fact Check: Video of crowded Pakistani market falsely shared as Muslims shopping for Eid in Hyderabad

A video from a market in Pakistan's Faisalabad is being shared across social media platforms as Hyderabad citizens violating social distancing guidelines.

14 days ago

Fact Check: Blast-like sound heard in Bengaluru was not earthquake but sonic boom

Many theories were floating around the Internet as to what triggered the loud booming side in Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon with the one about a sonic boom garnering the most attention.

15 days ago

Fact Check: Fake message about grocery store scaring off Ahmedabad citizens

A message is being circulated among the citizens of Ahmedabad claiming that the wife of the owner of a grocery store in Maninagar is COVID-19 positive.

17 days ago

Fact check: Viral claim attributed to WHO that coronavirus doesn't infect vegetarians is fake

The viral message on social media claims that "not a single vegetarian person has contracted coronavirus in the entire world, says the WHO report. Amazing Sanatan culture".

20 days ago

Fact Check: Ladakh government Twitter account, which inlcudes Gilgit-Baltistan, is fake

The account was created in May 2020 and has more than 34,000 followers at the time of writing this report. Top BJP leader BL Santosh is one of them.

22 days ago

Fact Check: Truth behind viral picture referring Amit Shah as PM of India

An image seems to have caught the fancy of social media users as it designates Home Minister Amit Shah as Prime Minister of India.

24 days ago

No 30% salary cut for central govt employees | Fact Check

The government of India's fact check portal has denied these reports that claimed salary cut of central government employees amid coronavirus pandemic.

24 days ago

Fact Check: Did Ratan Tata buy 50% stake in Mumbai teen's pharmacy chain?

Ratan Tata has issued a clarification in regards to media reports stating that he has bought up to 50% stake in Mumbai teen's pharmacy chain called Generic Aadhar.

26 days ago