Social Media Fact-Check

Social Media has empowered the voiceless, yet, it is often the cesspool of fake news. Read before you believe.

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Navbharat Times journalist claims UPI and Digital payments not working anywhere in Gujarat except Ahmedabad, found to be false

Gopal Tiwari -
Navbharat Times journalist Mithilesh Dhar Dubey makes false claim that UPI and digital payments do not work in Gujarat
Social Media Fact-Check

Gujarat: AAP IT cell spreads fake video to mock BJP while trying to take advantage of Morbi bridge tragedy

OpIndia Staff -
With Gujarat state assembly elections just around the corner, desperate times are calling for desperate measures, it seems.
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The truth about the Morbi tragedy survivor’s ‘bandage changed to plaster for Modi visit’ fake news spread by usual suspects

OpIndia Staff -
Morbi bridge collapse survivor Ashwin revealed that plaster was put up on his leg after the doctors found fracture in X-ray
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Has British PM Rishi Sunak converted 10 Downing street into a Wedding venue?

OpIndia Staff -
Several people are sharing a video claiming that Rishi Sunak has turned 10 Downing street into a wedding venue.
Social Media Fact-Check

Alt News’ Mohd Zubair shares misinformation about railway platform ticket during Diwali festive rush, here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
'Fact-checkers' choose not to put out facts, mislead readers about railway platform ticket charges
Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did a man earn USD 1,00,000 by getting 1,000 COVID vaccine shots in just 16 days

Anurag -
One Jack Raines had shared on various social media networks that he earned USD 1,00,000 in just 16 days by getting 1,000 shots of COVID-19 vaccines in New York. However, the satirical post was taken as fact by many.
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Did Donald Trump issue a statement after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter saying his account is set to be back Monday? Not quite

OpIndia Staff -
Takeover of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk is complete and a fake statement of Donald Trump is doing the rounds
Social Media Fact-Check

Congress leader shares image of Nigerian crowd in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
In a bid to claim huge participation in Rahul Gandhi's rally, Congress leader resorted to using fake image.
Social Media Fact-Check

Toolkit activated to mock PM Modi, Prashant Bhushan, Jignesh Mevani lead from the front

OpIndia Staff -
Modhera rally of PM Modi on Sunday drew huge crowds, but Congress leaders, workers and sympathisers used a video shot hours after the speech was over to take a dig at his popularity.
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Was one Maulana Ataullah Qasmi burnt alive by Bajrang Dal worker in Shahdol as claimed by propaganda website and AIMIM’s Owaisi? Here’s the truth

OpIndia Staff -
New Delhi-based 'independent news site' courted controversy after falsely attributing the murder of an exorcist, accused of sexually harassing a woman, to Bajrang Dal.
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