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‘Malicious posts’: MEA busts online campaign claiming BRICS leaders fell sick after Delhi Summit

Several social media posts that peddled fake news that several world leaders who attended the 18th BRICS event in India fell ill due to food poisoning.

Fact check: Bangladeshi media outlet falsely claims lemurs stolen from their country have been traced to Gujarat’s Vantara without any proof

Claims linking two ring-tailed lemurs at Gujarat’s Vantara to a theft at Bangladesh’s Gazipur Safari Park remain scientifically unproven.

Fact check: Congress leader peddles fake news about Ram Mandir CEO Jitendra Mishra, claims he was dancing and partying with alcohol

Congress leader Rashmi shared a video falsely claiming newly appointed Ram Temple CEO Jitendra Mishra was dancing and drinking to celebrate his appointment.

Fact Check: Ex-Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg claims not 7.8% but 2.6% is ‘real’ GDP growth; here’s why this calculation is wrong

GDP numbers are periodically revised when better data becomes available and when the statistical system is updated. The recent exercise involved moving to a new base year of 2022-23, along with changes in data sources and estimation methods.

‘Bhakra Dam will break, Punjab-Delhi will drown’: Viral video spreads panic with misleading 1.77-inch tilt claim

Social media claims warning of catastrophic flooding due to a 1.77-inch tilt in Bhakra Dam are false.

SC advocate Sanjay Hegde shares fake screenshot of Donald Trump, peddles lies about use of Indian EVMs for US election: Here is the truth

On Thursday (20th August), Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde took to X (formerly Twitter) to peddle fake news about Indian EVMs being used in...

Fact Check: Congress, RJD share old video to falsely claim BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted party flag instead of tricolour on Independence Day

Congress and RJD peddled fake news claiming Bengal BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted his party's flag instead of the Tricolour on Independence Day.

‘Kanwariyas neither beat up police nor tore uniforms’: Meerut Police debunk viral claims spread by Leftist, Extremist handles

Meerut Police stated that the video going viral on social media with the claim that Kanwariyas assaulted police personnel and tore their uniforms is completely false

Nine fake claims busted by Delhi Police: From Zubair’s nail-studded baton video to Saurav Das’s pellet gun allegation

Delhi Police said no targeted violence occurred and denied that thousands of students were held without food or water. It warned of legal action against those spreading rumours and misleading content online after the protest.

Viral posts of alleged Chinese incursion 60 km inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh debunked: Is there a pattern to such recycled claims?

The latest incident follows a pattern seen repeatedly during periods of heightened public interest in India-China relations. Old military footage, unrelated videos of troop movements, satellite images or clips from other countries are often repackaged with new captions claiming a fresh Chinese incursion into Indian territory.

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