Social Media Fact-Check

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

Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Viral video of ‘Sikh procession reaching Shaheen Bagh’ is actually of ‘Nagar Kirtan’ from Jalandhar

OpIndia Staff -
As the anti-CAA protests continue in several parts of India, social media has been abuzz with various rumours and false news surrounding it
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Fact-check: Was there a communal angle to the lynching on Pune train that led to the death of one Sagar Markad

OpIndia Staff -
In a shocking Pune incident, a brawl resulted in 12 people lynching a 26-year-old man, Sagar Markad to death
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Did PM Modi actually claim only 2200 people declared income over 1 crore? Or some people just did not listen properly?

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi mentioned that in a country of more than 130 crore people, only 1.5 crore people pay Income Tax. Even from the 1.5 crore people, the number of people announcing income of over 50 lakhs is just 3 lakhs.
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Fact check: Did AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in his speech say that he wants to bring ‘Sharia’ law in India

OpIndia Staff -
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan said "Hum Zaria Banenge", but many shared the video claiming he said "Sharia"
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Viral video claiming to show forceful conversion of Hindu woman actually shows Hindu Jinn in Muslim woman’s body converted to Islam in Bangladesh

OpIndia Staff -
Video of a peer converting a Hindu Jinn in a Muslim woman’s body falsely circulated as conversion of Hindu woman to Islam
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Actor Javed Jaaferi spreads fake news by Pakistani website claiming India has become the most dangerous place to live

OpIndia Staff -
The claim that India is ranked as the most dangerous place to live is completely false as no such survey was done
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Fact-check: No, man suspected of putting bomb at Mangaluru Airport, Aditya Rao, is not RSS worker

OpIndia Staff -
After Mangaluru Airport bomb case accused Aditya Rao surrendered before police, rumours were floated on social media that he is an RSS worker.
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Altnews, co-founded by two Muslims, spreads misinformation about Hindu Swastika

OpIndia Staff -
Alt News falsely claims that Swastika without four dots can't be Hindu symbol
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Marxist Kavita Krishnan lies about Karl Marx, says the son of a lawyer came from an extremely poor family

OpIndia Staff -
Karl Marx was born into a wealthy family and his father was lawyer, but Kavita Krishnan says he came from an extremely poor family
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Fact check: Was Jawaharlal Nehru a volunteer with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

OpIndia Staff -
Jawarharlal Nehru in an attire similar to that of the RSS has surfaced many times in the past too
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