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Switzerland embassy fact-checks Chinese media story on Covid origins, says the ‘Swiss scientist’ they had quoted does not exist
Chinese State media outlets, including the Global Times, the People’s Daily, had carried articles with comments from one Wilson Edwards, on the origins of Covid-19 and the WHO's independence.
TMC Vice President Yashwant Sinha shares morphed image of Olympic Silver Medalist Mirabai Chanu to defame PM Modi
Despite being corrected, Yashwant Sinha has not bothered to apologise for spreading fake news to malign PM Modi.
Fact-check: Did PM Modi not speak to Olympic bronze medal winner Bajrang Punia because he supported ‘farmer protest’
Propagandists tried to spread fake news that PM Modi has not spoken to Olympian medallist Bajrang Punia because he had supported the so-called farmer agitation.
Fact Check: Where is this Rajnikant Medical College of Engineering for Commerce & Arts?
The image was also shared by businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who owns a multi-million bio-pharma company.
Thailand bans distribution of ‘fake news’ undermining its handling of Covid-19 pandemic, Thai media protests, says it curbs ‘media freedom’
Six media outlets in Thailand have come out against govt's decision to ban 'fake news', calling it an infringement on freedom of expression
Wrong charts, cherry-picked data: The Hindu tries to claim Muslim population growth is same as Hindus using false analysis
The Hindu used one unit for 1% fertility rate in Hindus and 2% in Muslims to wrongly claim that population growth in both communities is same
Fact-check: No, Gita Press Gorakhpur is not shutting down. It is doing very well
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Gita Press, the largest publisher of Hindu religious text books, is not closing down. in fact, they are doing very well and they do not need charity.
Samajwadi Party leader spreads fake news days after it was already debunked
While sharing only a short clip of the incident, IP Singh made the same fake claims as his boss Akhilesh Yadav.
Malini Parthasarathi vows to restore the credibility of The Hindu, which had earlier printed manipulated Rafale documents by N Ram
N Ram says Malini Parthasarathy meeting PM Modi has squandered away the reputation of The Hindu, Malini responds
‘Doctored video was shared with the sole intention of bringing communal disharmony’ – Karnataka HC on the Ghaziabad beard chopping case
Karnataka High Court said people who shared the doctored video on Ghaziabad beard chopping case knew it was fake but still shared it
