Fact Check

Fact-Check: Did Amul take a dig at Urmila Matondkar post Kangana Ranaut's 'soft porn star' comment

An Amul poster from 1995 based on two of Urmila Matondkar's movies, Masoom and Rangeela, is being shared in context with Kangana Ranaut's recent remarks against her.

Sep 18, 2020

Flipkart in soup after fake Disney+Hotstar Premium plan listed for Rs 99; company responds

The Disney+Hotstar Premium plan in India costs Rs 1,499 per year, which naturally attracted a lot of online shoppers' attention when Flipkart listed the same plan for Rs 99.

Sep 18, 2020

Fact-check: No, Mumbai is not going into another lockdown; what Section 144 means

The Mumbai Police issued a new order imposing Section 144 in the city owing to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. But there's no reason to panic.

Sep 17, 2020

Fact Check: No, Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Gasti isn't dead due to COVID in Bengaluru

Ashok Gasti is critically ill after suffering from COVID-19 in the past month. Reports of his death had emerged earlier today which has led to much confusion. The BJP leader had recently been elected as a Rajya Sabha MP in Karnataka.

Sep 17, 2020

China shows off remote controlled toy as military jet

Fact-Check: China shows off remote-controlled aero model as military jet

Amidst the ongoing border tensions with India, Chinese state-controlled media tried to pass off a video of a remote-controlled aero model as an actual military jet.

Sep 15, 2020

Fact-Check: No, K Annamalai did not say this about NEET; beware of Fake accounts

A fake account tweeted with K Annamalai's name and managed to hoodwink the public and the media that the opinions expressed were those of BJP politician, Annamalai's.

Sep 15, 2020

Dance India Dance clip shared with false claim

Fact-Check: Prank video shared as BJP leader threatening Dance India Dance judges

A video of a prank pulled on a dance reality show is being shared with a misleading claim that a BJP leader threatened the judges after they rejected his son.

Sep 14, 2020

Photoshopped image of PM Modi goes viral

Fact-Check: The image of PM Modi donning frock-like outfit in China is photoshopped

A photoshopped image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at China's Terracotta Warriors Museum is doing rounds on the Internet with false claims.

Sep 14, 2020

Fact-check: No, M-17 did not crash in Ladakh; PAK journalist uses 2018 image

A Pakistan journalist and anchor has fallen for fake news, sharing a 2018 image of Mi-17 chopper crash as a recent one. Here's the full truth.

Sep 13, 2020

Fact check: No COVID positive woman has escaped or is missing; Bengaluru Police clarifies

Recently, an incident was falsely reported claiming that a resident of Bommanahalli, who was COVID positive, went missing after she was picked up by an ambulance. The Bengaluru City Police debunked the false reports.

Sep 13, 2020

Fact check: No, Sudha Murthy doesn't 'sell' vegetables; viral pic from Seva at an Aashram

A picture Sudha Murthy, chairperson of Infosys Foundation, has gone viral claiming that she is selling vegetables at Bengaluru's Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt. Scroll down to read what the reality behind the picture is.

Sep 13, 2020

Fact-check: Viral video shows cop replace PAK flag with Indian tricolor on car | Truth here

A viral video showed a Bengaluru cop supervising the removal of Pakistan flag from a car and then replaced with Indian flag. Here's the truth behind it.

Sep 12, 2020

Video of Chinese tourists at Pangong Lake shared with false claim

Fact-Check: No, Chinese tourists didn't visit Indian side of Pangong Tso

A video of Chinese tourists enjoying a boat ride in Pangong Tso is being shared with a misleading claim that it was shot on India's side of the disputed lake.

Sep 9, 2020

Fact-Check: No, Amartya Sen didn't say India's economy will crash due to ban on PUBG

International Business Times, India, was able to verify that Amartya Sen did not make any sort of comment regarding the negative impact of PUBG ban on India's economy.

Sep 9, 2020

Social media posts falsely claim that its Jill Biden with Fidel Castro in the viral picture

Fact-Check: That's not Joe Biden's wife with Fidel Castro in viral picture

Social media posts falsely claim to show a photo of Jill Biden standing beside Fidel Castro on a visit to Cuba during the Obama administration.

Sep 7, 2020

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