Fact Check

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

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

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