Fact Check

Wildfire in Northern California spreading fast, thousands evacuated

The Mill Fire that began on Friday afternoon amid dangerous fire weather has grown to 2,580 acres by Saturday morning in Siskiyou County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Sep 3, 2022

Fact check: NC, PDP leaders not placed under house arrest; J&K police refute baseless rumours

Refuting rumours about some NC and PDP leaders being placed under house arrest on the third anniversary of Article 370 abrogation, J&K Police asserted that it is a fully professional police force and is well aware of its duties.

Aug 5, 2022

Fact check: No cloudburst near Amarnath Cave; J&K DMA clarifies, says old video in circulation

Fact check: No cloudburst near Amarnath Cave; old flash flood video in circulation [details]

Issuing a clarification on the news of a cloudburst near Amarnath Cave, J&K DMA said that it's an old video clip, which triggered the misleading news.

Jul 27, 2022

Fact check: No GST on crematorium services; misleading claim goes viral [truth here]

Former union minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh made a shocking claim, implying that GST on crematorium services has been increased to 18 percent. Here's the truth.

Jul 21, 2022

Fact check: No fuel shortage in Kashmir; baseless rumours spark panic [truth here]

People in Kashmir Valley rush to stock fuel amid rumours that oil companies are facing a shortage of petrol and diesel due to the Ukraine crisis.

Jun 16, 2022

Fact check: Viral photos of bulldozing homes in UP are from 2016; Cong leader schooled [details]

Senior Congress leader and former MEA Salman Khurshid was schooled by netizens after he shared pictures of homes being bulldozed in UP's Unnao and Farrukhabad.

Jun 8, 2022

Fact check: No electric fence used to contain protesting Kashmiri Pandits in Baramulla [truth here]

No, electric fencing was not used to contain protesting Kashmiri Pandits in Baramulla as some reports have suggested. Read the full report here.

May 16, 2022

Fact check: India not sending troops to Sri Lanka; reports "blatantly false" [truth here]

India has released a statement debunking certain media reports speculating that Indian troops would be sent to Sri Lanka.

May 11, 2022

Fact check: Pooja at Martand Sun Temple did not violate ASI rules [truth here]

Fact check: No, prayers at J&K's Martand Sun temple not in any violation [read now]

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials have raised an issue with the J&K administration regarding the prayers held at the premises of Martand Sun temple in Anantnag. But the quoted law does not apply to the sun temple.

May 9, 2022

Not production or supply, ferrying coal remains challenge

Fact check: Not production or supply, ferrying coal remains a challenge [details]

A well-placed source in the coal ministry has confirmed that there's no issue of production or supply at Coal India, rather ferrying coal to thermal plants is the actual problem.

Apr 29, 2022

Fact check: No, those soldiers on Siachen memorial ladder aren't actual soldiers

Fact check: "Not real soldiers"; part of Siachen war memorial mistaken for army formation [truth here]

Twitter user got schooled after he criticised what he claimed to be a "soldier formation" on a ladder at the Siachen War Memorial.

Apr 24, 2022

Fact check: Truth behind viral video of Joe Biden shaking hands in thin air [truth here]

Fact check: No, Biden didn't shake hands with thin air; wasn't confused [see full clip]

Joe Biden was mocked after the video of US president shaking hands with thin air after a speech went viral. Here's what actually happened.

Apr 15, 2022

Fact check: Viral news of Muslim youth's death not related to Kashmir Files [truth here]

Fact check: Muslim youth's death in K'taka not related to The Kashmir Files [truth here]

A viral post on Twitter had been circulating with a claim that an 18-year-old Amanullah Irfan was killed by a "Hindutva terrorist" with a sword while he was returning after watching The Kashmir Files. The Karnataka State Police Factcheck team dismissed the connection and found the claim misleading.

Apr 15, 2022

Fact check: No, Indigo website wasn't hacked by B'luru techie who wanted to swap luggage [truth here]

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

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