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Did Cipla increase price of hand sanitisers? ABVP leader gets schooled with facts

Within hours, the tweet by the ruling BJP's student wing leader went viral and was liked by more than 2,000 people and garnered over 1500 retweets. However, several people also called out the ABVP leader for spreading communal hatred and fake news.

Apr 30, 2020

Coronavirus couple, wife had multiple affairs, was 'fake'. Channel ran WhatsApp forward

The social media has been abuzz with the story of a couple who is being labeled as the super spreader of Covid-19 after it was reported that the girl allegedly had multiple partners.

Apr 27, 2020

No, PM Modi won't shower money from helicopters to boost economy

A report aired by a Kannada News Channel stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to adopt the Helicopter Money tool to boost the sagging economy.

Apr 16, 2020

Fact Check: No, Army has not been deployed in Gujarat to enforce coronavirus lockdown

Reports in a section of media claimed that the Army has been deployed in Gujarat to strictly enforce the coronavirus lockdown, which has been extended till May 3.

Apr 14, 2020

Fact Check: JK state BOSE has NOT promoted class 10, 11 and 12th students, notification fake

According to the latest fake exam notification which has been circulated, states that the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education has decided to promote all the students studying from 10, 11 and 12 have been promoted to their next respective classes.

Apr 3, 2020

Fact Check: Truth behind Amit Shah's '4-year plan' to change Kashmir demography

In the viral post, it is claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has told Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) cadres that he will change Kashmir demography in the next four years.

Apr 2, 2020

Karnataka Congress leader, wife slams fake reports claiming their daughter is Covid-19 positive

As the cases of Covid-19 keeps increasing in Karnataka, the arguments about the prominent leader's daughter got kindled as media reported that one of the COVID-19 patients in the state was Ameera, Rao's daughter.

Mar 27, 2020

'Coronavirus lingers on human excreta much longer than in respiratory samples': Amitabh Bachchan spreads fake news again

Amitabh Bachchan has been sharing information on social media to raise awareness of the public during the global crisis of Coronavirus. Despite the good intentions, he has now been a middleman in spreading fake news twice.

Mar 27, 2020

Ahmedabad man's lie about lack of checking at airport exposed

CCTV nails lie about coronavirus checking lapse at airport, Ahmedabad man to face legal action

The man, identified as Abhimanyu, raised a false alarm that passengers were not being checked for coronavirus at the Ahmedabad airport.

Mar 22, 2020

Fed up of fake messages on WhatsApp? Simple way to fact-check without leaving app

WhatsApp is cracking down on fake messages and misinformation heavily while the world is gripped in the fear of coronavirus.

Mar 19, 2020

No, BBMP is not spraying medicine to kill COVID-19 in Bengaluru tonight

A WhatsApp forward asking Bengaluru residents to stay indoors from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. while BBMP sprays medicine to kill Covid-19 is false. Read full story here.

Mar 18, 2020

Fact Check: Did WHO issue advisory against buying Holi colours from Coronavirus-hit China?

World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Government of India (GoI) have issued an advisory asking people not to use Chinese Holi colours. Scroll down to find out the reality.

Feb 28, 2020

Fact check: Baba Ramdev a womaniser? Old picture with cancer patient surfaces online

A picture with a false claim of Baba Ramdev with a cancer patient, which has been circulated on social media for over a few years now, has surfaced again.

Nov 25, 2019

Fact Check: Is video footage of US forces sniping down Islamic terrorists real?

The video was shared across Facebook and Twitter along with various other versions of the same clip. The video is being circulated since July 2018 with an identical claim.

Nov 5, 2019

Fact Check: Will Russian President Vladimir Putin attend Jallikattu in 2020?

Several news websites falsely reported that the Russian president will attend the famous bull-taming sport during 2020 Pongal celebrations along with PM Narendra Modi.

Oct 31, 2019

Fact Check: Did India have a dramatic fall in the global hunger index 2019?

The score raised great concern for many, especially Indians, who questioned how India could fall down so low when the country was ranked 55 out of 76 nations in 2014, 100 out of 119 nations in 2017, 103 out of 119 countries in 2018 and 102 out of 117 countries in 2019.

Oct 19, 2019

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Fake news

Did Cipla increase price of hand sanitisers? ABVP leader gets schooled with facts

Coronavirus couple, wife had multiple affairs, was 'fake'. Channel ran WhatsApp forward

No, PM Modi won't shower money from helicopters to boost economy

Fact Check: No, Army has not been deployed in Gujarat to enforce coronavirus lockdown

Fact Check: JK state BOSE has NOT promoted class 10, 11 and 12th students, notification fake

Fact Check: Truth behind Amit Shah's '4-year plan' to change Kashmir demography

Karnataka Congress leader, wife slams fake reports claiming their daughter is Covid-19 positive

'Coronavirus lingers on human excreta much longer than in respiratory samples': Amitabh Bachchan spreads fake news again

CCTV nails lie about coronavirus checking lapse at airport, Ahmedabad man to face legal action

Fed up of fake messages on WhatsApp? Simple way to fact-check without leaving app

No, BBMP is not spraying medicine to kill COVID-19 in Bengaluru tonight

Fact Check: Did WHO issue advisory against buying Holi colours from Coronavirus-hit China?

Fact check: Baba Ramdev a womaniser? Old picture with cancer patient surfaces online

Fact Check: Is video footage of US forces sniping down Islamic terrorists real?

Fact Check: Will Russian President Vladimir Putin attend Jallikattu in 2020?

Fact Check: Did India have a dramatic fall in the global hunger index 2019?

Fact check: Did Xi Jinping sport Indian attire while meeting Pakistan PM Imran Khan?

Fact Check: Protest video from Indonesia shared as Kashmir by fake FB page

Fact check: Mock drill or Indian forces capture terrorists? Find out

Pakistan minister puts her foot in mouth tweeting fake video on Kashmir 'atrocity'

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