Fact Check

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

Fact check: No, PM Modi didn't depart in taxi after meeting Pope Francis in Vatican [truth here]

The viral photo of PM Modi taking a taxi after meeting Pope Francis in Vatican is photoshopped. Here's our fact check.

Oct 31, 2021

Lack of money wasn't reason for Bihar vendor's cremation in Srinagar

Fact check: Bihar vendor's family had full govt support; chose to cremate body in Srinagar [details]

Contrary to some claims about Virendra Paswan's cremation in Srinagar, who was shot dead by local Islamic State module, the J&K administration had provided the victim's family with financial assistance and even offered to transport the body to his native in Bihar.

Oct 8, 2021

Fact check: No, Zainapora temple not burnt down; false claims in circulation [truth here]

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