Fact Check

Fact check: No, B'luru techie didn't hack IndiGo website to swap luggage; here's the truth

IndiGo has since investigated the matter and released a statement in which the airline has revealed what actually happened. Read on.

Apr 2, 2022

Fact check: Truth behind Uganda cop hitting news reporter with catapult

Fact check: No, Ugandan cop didn't hit journalist with catapult; here's the truth

A photo of a Uganda Police spokesman aiming at a catapult has gone viral with a claim that he used it to hit a news reporter for asking irrelevant questions. The truth is far from it. Read on.

Mar 14, 2022

Fact check: Murdered Bajrang Dal activist not "terrorist"; had no links to Tripura violence

Karnataka Police chief has rubbished the claims of a foreign journalist, who said that Harsha, the Bajrang Dal activist killed in Shivamogga, was a terrorist and responsible for communal violence in Tripura last year.

Feb 21, 2022

Fact check: No, Nandan Nilekani is not launching crypto project; rubbishes fake news [truth here]

Fact check: Nandan Nilekani isn't launching crypto project; it's fake news

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has rubbished the ongoing rumours about him launching a crypto project.

Feb 16, 2022

Fact check: Indian flag not replaced by saffron flag in Karnataka amid hijab row [truth here]

What is the truth behind the viral video of a group of boys hoisting saffron flag at a government college in Shivamogga in Karnataka amid hijab row?

Feb 9, 2022

Fact check: J&K Police didn't threaten KU students; issues clarification [truth here]

Fact check: Viral video falsely links J&K police to student unrest in KU [truth here]

Srinagar Police issued a clarification regarding the viral video falsely linking J&K Police with student unrest inside the Kashmir University campus.

Feb 8, 2022

Shah Rukh Khan attended Lata Mangeshkar's funeral with his wife Gauri Khan

Fact check: SRK seen with manager in viral pic from Lata Mangeshkar's funeral, not Gauri Khan

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan attended veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar's funeral and was accompanied by a woman who people thought to be Gauri Khan. Here's the truth.

Feb 8, 2022

Fact check: No, govt isn't removing Sikhs from Indian Army; morphed video exposes PAK's designs [details]

Fact check: Viral video calling for removal of Sikhs from Indian Army is morphed [truth here]

A viral video claiming to show the government is planning to remove all Sikhs from the Indian Army is morphed and intended at destabilising the country using misinformation.

Jan 7, 2022

Fact check: No, accounts of Missionaries of Charity not frozen by govt; misinformation spreads

Fact check: Bank accounts of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity not frozen by govt [truth here]

Following the widespread of allegations that the government had frozen all bank accounts of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in India, the Union Home Ministry and the charity organisation issued clarifications.

Dec 27, 2021

Fact check: Viral video showing injured jawans misleading; not related to Srinagar terror attack

Fact check: Old video shared as Srinagar terror attack; goes viral with misleading context

An old video of a terrorist attack on police party in Srinagar, showing injured jawans, is being falsely linked to the recent terrorist attack in Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar.

Dec 14, 2021

Fact-check: Parag Agrawal and Shreya Ghoshal are friends; old tweets not creepy [details]

Fact-Check: No, Parag Agrawal is not a hopeless Shreya Ghoshal fan; they're friends

Old tweets of newly-appointed Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal conversing with noted Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal have got people talking. Here's some insight.

Nov 30, 2021

Fact check Indian army not enjoying hyderpora encounter

Fact-check: Viral video of Indian Army's R&R falsely linked to Hyderpora encounter [details]

A video of Indian Army jawans' rest and recuperation (R&R) has been shared on social media with a misleading context, linking it to the recent Hyderpora encounter. Government of J&K has already ordered a probe in the incident.

Nov 25, 2021

Fact check: Wrestler Nisha Dahiya is not dead; says she's "totally fine" [watch]

National-level wrestler Nisha Dahiya was not shot dead in Haryana as some false reports speculated her tragic death.

Nov 10, 2021

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla not arrested by FBI

Fact check: Pfizer CEO not arrested; false report reeks of anti-vaccine propaganda [details]

A viral claim by a Canadian website about Pfizer CEO's arrest came out of nowhere, but it turns out to be fake.

Nov 8, 2021

Stoke Park is not Mukesh Ambani's second home

Fact check: No, Mukesh Ambani, family not moving to London; truth behind Stoke Park acquisition

After several reports claiming that the Ambanis would be partly residing in London's Stoke Park estate, RIL has issued a clarification in the matter. Read more to know.

Nov 5, 2021

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