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Delhi govt claims they are paying for train tickets of migrants returning to Bihar, Bihar govt releases letter exposing Kejriwal’s lie: Details
Delhi govt has sent a letter to Bihar govt asking them to pay the cost of tickets of migrants returning to Bihar from Delhi
PIB debunks fake news claiming that Mumbai will be under ‘military lockdown’ for 10 days due to Coronavirus
The video further claimed that if Mumbai was not shut down completely, then, cases in the country might rise up to a whopping 1 crore.
Are Red, Green, and Orange zones decided by the central government without input from the states? Rahul Gandhi is lying, yet again
The MHA circular clearly states that the zones are decided as per feedback from districts. It also stated that weekly review of the zones will be conducted with state authorities regarding the classifications.
Video from Pakistan International Airlines shared on social media to claim that Air India is charging thrice the ticket price
A video of a traveler arguing with Pakistan International Airlines crew being shared to claim that it was an Air India flight
After relentlessly repeating the lie that lynched Sadhus were not Hindus, The Wire silently updates its report to admit they were Hindus
Journalist Swati Goel Sharma has pointed out that The Wire's founder Siddharth Varadrajan, speaking to Newslaundry, had also claimed that sadhus as 'people belonging to nomadic tribes', in an attempt to peddle the narrative that they were not Hindus.
An NGO writes to govt asking for study into the use of Ganga water in treating Coronavirus, Shekhar Gupta’s The Print makes it Modi...
The Print claimed that Modi govt wants study on use of Ganga water for Coronavirus, while it was a request by NGO Atulya Ganga
Journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai posts Pakistani image, claims it is ‘mother India’s feet’
Yesterday, former Aaj Tak and ABP News journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai had posted an image which showed the chapped, rough feet of some children. He added the text, "Mother India ke panv dekhe hain kabhi"? which means, 'have you ever seen the feet of mother India?
Fact Check: The truth behind Indian cops dancing while carrying a corpse
According to Fact Hunt, the video is from Koppal in Karnataka where cops enacted the dance moves to raise awareness about the Chinese virus. The corpse was fake.
Yogendra Yadav spreads fake news over MPs’ salary, claims decreased allowance as increased: Read details
As per a government order, the Members of Parliament, who had taken a 30% cut in their salary recently, will now also have to forfeit a total of Rs 21,000 per month from their constituency allowance and office allowance.
Fact-check: Did Indian Air Force shower flower petals on the migrant workers walking home amid coronavirus lockdown
An image was shared on social media where a helicopter was seen showering flower petals as migrant workers walked home amid coronavirus lockdown
