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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Fact-check: Did the Rs 263 crore Sattar Ghat bridge in Bihar collapse within 29 days of construction?

OpIndia Staff -
The barbs were not limited to the opposition parties. Some netizens also blamed Bihar govt for the Sattar Ghat Bridge collapse
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Fact Check: Fake message circulating on social media alleges hidden agenda behind Amitabh Bachchan’s hospitalisation at Nanavati Hospital

OpIndia Staff -
Fake message claims that Amitabh Bachchan has mini-ICU at his home and he is director of company that owns Nanavati Hospital
Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Is the West Bengal government recruiting only Muslims in its latest recruitment drive?

OpIndia Staff -
The WhatsApp message claims that only Muslims have been employed by the West Bengal government for a particular post.
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The curious case of ‘Drone Boy’ who has made 600 drones using broken mixer grinders and televisions. A fact-check

Raju Das -
While 'drone boy' Prathap NM has claimed to have made 600 drones using e-waste, not a single photo or video of them exist
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Sopore attack: Amnesty India preaches laws while blatantly violating the same laws to suit their agenda

OpIndia Staff -
Amnesty India has been regularly disclosing identities and photographs of minors, but objects when Kashmir Police did so
Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Was Wikipedia updated with time of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death even before he had died

OpIndia Staff -
Various social media users have come up with conspiracy theories surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
Social Media Fact-Check

Assorted Islamists and Pakistan-based groups blame Indian Army for child killed by terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
A minor boy and a CRPF personnel were murdered on the 26th of June by terrorists in Anantnag, Kashmir.
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Rahul Gandhi aide posts a photo of PM Modi with Kyrgyzstan President to insinuate his proximity with China

OpIndia Staff -
With the Congress in a fix over its China links emerging, several people on Twitter started posting pictures of Congress leader with Chinese functionaries.
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Did Hong Kong approve new maps including Chinese-occupied territories as parts of India? Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Various social media users took to Twitter to share the purported post to claim that 'Republic of Hong Kong' had released a new map in which it has approved Chinese-occupied territories as parts of India.
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Agra DM schools Priyanka Gandhi for spreading fake news that 28 people died of coronavirus within 48 hours

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday, the District Magistrate of Agra fact-checked the claims made by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Twitter about the supposed deaths of 28 Coronavirus positive people in the past 48 hours.
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