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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India Today deputy editor tries to dismiss visuals of over-crowded Park Street Christmas celebration in Kolkata as old, gets fact-checked

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India Today deputy editor Indrajit claimed there was overcrowded Christmas celebrations in Kolkata despites photos and videos of the same
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Twitter adds ‘manipulated media’ tag: Read the fact check of fake video on Modi and Yogi posted by TMC leaders

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TMC leaders share a edited video to claim anti-Modi and anti-Yogi slogans were raised during inauguration of Kashi Viswanath Corridor
Social Media Fact-Check

Viral message says PM Modi touched feet of IAS officer Aarti Dogra, calling her ‘chief architect’ of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor: Here is the truth

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The divyang lady who met PM Modi at Kashi Vishwanath Corridor was not IAS officer Aarti Dogra but Shikha Rastogi from Kashi
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Kanpur Dehat police debunk misleading claims by Congress, others after video shows cop thrashing man with kid: Read what had really happened

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Kanpur police issued a statement explaining what had happened in the video where a policeman was seen thrashing a man with a child
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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

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

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

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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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Big brain liberals “slam” PM Modi for not giving Padma Award to Neeraj Chopra because he is a ‘farmer’s son’: Here is how they...

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Neeraj Chopra was not awarded a Padma Award because the awards were for 2020 and announced on January 26th, much before the Olympics
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Fact-check: Is Nidhi Razdan conducting classes in Harvard as claimed in the viral message

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A photograph showing Nidhi Razdan conducting a lecture is getting viral on social media with claims that it is from Harvard University
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Social media users outrage over a poster of a Muslim shrine inside Barabanki police station: Here’s the complete truth

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A clip of Barabanki SP's media interaction is being shared on social media to question a picture of a Muslim shrine seen in background
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