Mudit Bhatnagar

Articles by Mudit Bhatnagar

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Fact-check: Old video of BJP councillor thrashing policeman falsely linked to Anil Upadhyay

A 2018 video of a BJP councillor beating up a policeman has been revived and is being circulated with a false claim on social media.

Jan 16, 2021

Fact check: Is it now mandatory for Govt employees to take 20 days earned leave? Find out

A wrongful claim suggesting that the government employees have to take at least 20 days of earned leave in a year is doing rounds on the Internet. The Centre has issued a clarification on the same.

Jan 15, 2021

Fact check: No, drinking Rasam does not protect you from coronavirus

Ahead of the launch of India's vaccination program, a claim has gone viral on social media that drinking Rasam helps in killing off the novel coronavirus, which is certainly not true.

Jan 13, 2021

Fact-check: Truth behind viral image showing Chuck Norris at MAGA insurrection

An image of a man closely resembling Chuck Norris posing with a Trump supporter outside the US Capitol building is going viral with the claim that the legendary martial artist participated in the deplorable act of violence.

Jan 12, 2021

Fake message claims Modi govt has removed nationality column from Indian passports

Fact-check: Nationality column from Indian passports not removed; Modi govt falsely accused

A message circulating heavily on multiple social media platforms states that the Centre has removed the nationality column from the Indian passports. International Business Times, India, finds the claim to be false.

Jan 11, 2021

Fact check: No, All India Radio stations are not being shut down in Kerala

An image circulating online claims that AIR radio stations in Kerala are about to be shut down. However, CEO of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar has dubbed it as completely false

Jan 10, 2021

Fact check: No, Rahul Gandhi is not secretly married with two children

An image of Rahul Gandhi with a woman is doing rounds on the Internet with the false claim that she is his wife. The lady in the viral picture is actually Spanish-American actress Nathalia Ramos.

Jan 9, 2021

Old video of 'Batman' at anti-racism protests falsely linked to US Capitol protests

Fact-check: Truth behind viral video of 'Batman' at US Capitol protests

Social media users have been sharing an old video of a man showing up as Batman at an anti-racism protest as visuals from recent violence at the US Capitol.

Jan 7, 2021

Fact-check: No, Ganesha idol hasn't been vandalized in Andhra Pradesh

The claim that an idol of Lord Ganesha at a temple in Vishakhapatnam has been vandalised is false as the Andhra Pradesh police have clarified that the hands of the idol fell off two years ago on its own.

Jan 7, 2021

Twitter user points out error in Shashi Tharoor's tweet; gets grammar lesson in return

Shashi Tharoor, known for his impeccable English, schooled a Twitter user after he pointed out an error in one of his tweets.

Jan 6, 2021

Fact-check: Truth behind viral video of Coca-Cola testing positive for COVID-19

An Austrian politician claimed that he performed a COVID-19 test on a glass of Coca-Cola which showed positive results. However, the claim is false as he did not follow the correct procedure while conducting the test. More details here.

Dec 31, 2020

Fact-check: No, UK returnees haven't tested positive for new COVID-19 strain

The government has dubbed the media reports of UK returnees testing positive for mutant coronavirus as false. It stated that India is yet to establish a genome sequence to identify new strains of the fatal virus.

Dec 24, 2020

Fact-check: Viral video of crazy auto-rickshaw race is from Sri Lanka and not India

A video of a thrilling auto-rickshaw race from Sri Lanka is going viral on the Internet as "India's version of Formula One race".

Dec 20, 2020

Fact-check: No, 25,000 soldiers haven't returned Shaurya Chakra medals in solidarity with farmers

A news report by a Telugu daily has falsely claimed that 25,000 soldiers of the Indian Army have returned their Shaurya Chakra medals in solidarity with the farmers protesting the newly passed farm bills.

Dec 15, 2020

Fact-check: No, NIA court didn't acquit all accused of killing Jamiat-e-Ahlihadeeth J&K chief

The National Investigation Agency has debunked the media reports claiming acquittal of all the accused in a case related to the killing of Jamiat-e-Ahlihadeeth Jammu and Kashmir chief Showkat Ahmad Shah as baseless and misleading.

Dec 12, 2020

Fact-check: No, India didn't reject Bharat Biotech's COVID vaccine for emergency use

After a media report claimed that the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccines have been rejected for emergency use, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dubbed the development as false.

Dec 9, 2020

Bengaluru trio made Rs 7.5 crore by leasing out rented properties; held

A three-member gang comprising of a married couple and a man duped many in Bengaluru by leasing out residential properties which they had taken on rent.

Dec 1, 2020

BBMP: Every Bengaluru home to pay Rs 200/- extra as garbage tax from January 2021 | Details

Starting January 2021, all the households in Bengaluru will be required to pay Rs 200 per month for collection of garbage from their doorsteps under the new Solid Waste Management bye-laws introduced by the BBMP.

Nov 30, 2020

Fact-check: No, govt isn't giving free laptops to students or jobs to every family

It is being falsely claimed over social media that the Government of India is distributing free laptops to students and providing jobs to every family under 'Ek Parivar Ek Naukri Yojana'. The truth is that no such schemes have been introduced by the Centre.

Nov 29, 2020

Graffiti supporting LeT, Taliban found in Mangaluru; Karnataka Police acts promptly

In an alarming development, a graffiti hailing Lashkar-e-Toiba and Taliban surfaced on a wall in Mangaluru on the occasion of 12th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai attack.