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Fake notice prohibiting IIT Roorkee students from masturbating in the shower goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Such fake circulars asking students to refrain from masturbating in showers have been doing the rounds since time immemorial
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Ahmedabad: One Mirasi Faruk makes a hoax bomb call because he wanted to teach the police a ‘lesson’

OpIndia Staff -
The police traced the call and arrested the caller, 32-year-old Mirasi Faruk who is a drug addict. A Qawwali singer by profession, Faruk wanted to teach Ahmedabad Police a 'lesson'. 
Fact-Check

Congress spreads fake news by saying India is global number 1 in fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Congress claims India tops global list of fake news, which itself is a fake news
News Reports

Chennai: Iqbal Hussain ‘threatened’ to blow up train to ‘become famous’

OpIndia Staff -
Two such hoax calls at around same time spooked the police
News Reports

Tension grips Kerala after hoax hartal call over Kathua rape goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Incidences of violence were reported in the state
News Reports

Hijack scare: Jet Airways diverts Mum-Del flight to A’bad, finally leaves for Delhi at 11 am

OpIndia Staff -
After a night long ordeal, the flight took off at 11 am from Ahmedabad
Social Media Fact-Check

Don’t be Digvijay Singh, that video of Pope slapping Trump’s hand is fake

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, on Twitter, thought that the video was genuine, and slammed Trump.
News Reports

Shocking: UNESCO clarifies that Islam is not the most peaceful religion

OpIndia Staff -
Don't trust everything you see online
Media

May the facts be with you – How a fake news about Star Wars fooled our media

Manithan -
Indian media falls for another satire piece and publishes it as real news.
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