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Fact-checker Vijay Gajera announces quitting social media activism and closure of his fact-checking website ‘Only Fact India’

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2026

"I never imagined situations like this, but my team and I lost to the powerful ecosystem," Vijay Gajera posted online.

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TMC MP and Congress-friendly ‘journalist’ share AI-generated image of PM Modi, falsely claim that his meetup with tea garden workers was designed like ‘movie...

OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2026

Azad, who has a history of peddling fake news, claimed, "He (Narendra Modi) has surpassed #AmitabhBachchan and #Rajinikanth. He acting and dramatics is un parallel. The stage is perfectly set. This is not impromptu but by design."

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Congress, The Wire peddle fake news about BJP workers ‘vandalising’ party office in Assam: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 21 March, 2026

In reality, the incident did not take place in Assam as alleged by Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh. The clash instead occurred on 16th March in the Alipurduars district of West Bengal.

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Fact Check: No, Bill Gates is not creating rainfall in North India using experimental technology, read how viral claims are misleading people

Dhruv Mishra - 20 March, 2026

Over the last 2 days, North India has witnessed sudden rainfall, thunderstorms and even hailstorms, after which social media users are claiming that it is caused by Bill Gates

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Fact-Check: Congress leader P Chidambaram claims India-bound vessels carrying LPG will cover only 1.6 days of demand, here is the truth

Anurag - 19 March, 2026

Chidambaram cited 1.25 to 1.6 days demand figure, but calculations show 70% domestic share equals about 4.57 million cylinders, enough to support millions of households for around a month

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HAL rubbishes fake news peddled by The Economic Times about IAF losing Tejas fighter aircraft in accident: Details

OpIndia Staff - 23 February, 2026

HAL emphasised, "There has been no reported crash of the LCA Tejas. The event in question was a minor technical incident on ground. LCA Tejas maintains one of the world’s best safety records among contemporary fighter aircraft."

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Government of India debunks Reuters claim on forcing smartphone makers to share source code, calls report fake

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2026

PIB Fact Check said no regulation has been finalised, stressing that MeitY is only holding routine stakeholder consultations on mobile security standards and that any framework, if proposed, will follow due process and industry engagement.

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Delhi Govt refutes media reports claiming teachers deployed for stray dog count, clarifies responsibility assigned to heads of institutions and concerned civic bodies

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2025

The Delhi government on Tuesday dismissed media reports claiming that school teachers were deployed to conduct a citywide stray dog count, terming such claims...

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Pakistan and Bangladesh handles spread fake video of CM Yogi Adityanath after he speaks up for Hindus being massacred by Jihadis under Yunus regime

Anurag - 25 December, 2025

The manipulated video emerged after CM Yogi Adityanath raised the killing of Dalit Hindu Dipu Das in Bangladesh, with coordinated social media posts misrepresenting his speech to divert attention from attacks on Hindus and silence criticism of the Yunus administration.

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Kerala BLO suicide points to alleged CPM pressure: Read how Rajdeep, TNM and others used the incident to blamed the SIR process and ECI

Anurag - 18 November, 2025

National media focused solely on the SIR workload claim, but officials denied any such distress and Congress released audio alleging CPM pressure, revealing how selective reporting shaped a misleading narrative around the Kerala BLO’s suicide.

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