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Fact Check: Two old videos of helicopter crashes shared on social media claiming to be from General Bipin Rawat’s chopper crash

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2021

Video of Russian chopper shot down in Syria and IAF chopper crash-landing in Arunachal Pradesh shared claimed to be Gen Bipin Rawat's chopper crash

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Subramanian Swamy peddles debunked lies to claim India helped in the creation of Wuhan coronavirus

Dibakar Dutta - 7 December, 2021

Last year, the NCBS had made it clear that no biological samples or infectious agents were transferred into or outside of India and the study had no connection with coronaviruses.

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Nagaland: BJP State President rubbishes media reports that said 12 of their MLAs are about to join TMC

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

Citing BJP sources, The New Indian Express had reported that 12 party leaders, unhappy with the BJP's functioning, went to Kolkata to meet the TMC leadership.

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Is ‘Mera Yeshu Yeshu’ fame pastor Bajinder Singh admitted in hospital for piles treatment? Truth of viral screenshot of news report

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2021

We can neither confirm nor deny whether Pastor Bajinder Singh is indeed suffering from piles (bawasir) and is admitted in hospital or not as that is between his doctor and his Lord.

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Prayagraj: Dalit girl, 3 family members murdered, The Wire columnist blames Thakurs when accused is Dalit

OpIndia Staff - 29 November, 2021

According to the Police, Pawan was obsessed with the minor girl but she had shown no interest in him. Enraged with her refusal, he had attacked and murdered the girl and her family members.

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Uganda denies reports that China has taken over its only international airport using debt trap, seeks amendment of some loan clauses

OpIndia Staff - 28 November, 2021

China’s Director-General for African Affairs Wu Peng dismissed reports of China taking over Airport in Uganda as 'illogical propaganda'

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Former journalist spreads fake, edited photo of founder of propaganda website Alt News

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2021

Anarkali of Arrah Director Avinash Das shared a photoshopped 'Hi Handsome' image of Pratik Sinha and said he would also do 'naagin dance' at his wedding

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Purvanchal Expressway by Yogi government: Here are 10 lies by Akhilesh Yadav and the truth that the media won’t tell you

Shantanu Gupta - 15 November, 2021

Akhilesh Yadav seems quite perturbed by the upcoming inauguration of Purvanchal Expressway by PM Narendra Modi

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AltNews and The Wire whitewash Akhilesh’s Jinnah statement, call it fake news while admitting that he indeed made the statement

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2021

AltNews and The Wire claimed that people saying Akhilesh Yadav praised Jinnah as a freedom fighter was 'fake news' because Yadav had not named Jinnah alone, he had named others too.

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