Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his penchant for cameras. Now, a video of him apparently pushing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde away from the camera is going viral. It has been shared to claim that PM Modi insulted CM Shinde because he had come in between him and the camera. Fact Crescendo received the […]
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This video shows an accident that happened in Kollam, Kerala, back in August 2022. Five people have died across Tamil Nadu after Cyclone Mandous made landfall on 9 December crossing the coast with a wind speed of 75 km an hour, bringing rain to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Puducherry. It damaged Uppada beach road in […]
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This video is from 2018 showing Brazilian citizens throwing eggs at a bus carrying the former President of Brazil. After Brazil’s elimination from the quarterfinals at the FIFA World Cup 2022, a video showing a group of angry fans throwing eggs at a bus is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it […]
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Assam Police has clarified that no such incident has taken place in Assam. The viral images shows an incident of murder that took place in Brazil in 2010. After the recent Shraddha Walker incident, social media has witnessed an increase of several allegations of ‘Love Jihad’ claims. Most of these allegations have a similar pattern […]
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Currently, a post is going viral on social media claiming that Natraj pencil company is giving people an opportunity to earn from home, In this work-from-home-based job an individual can income a salary of Rs. 30,000. But Fact Crescendo found the viral claims to be false. Nataraj Company has clarified that no advertisement has been […]
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A reel showing some women displaying their wounds and alleging that Police stopped them from casting their votes is going viral on Facebook. Text etched over the video says that this incident happened in Gujarat during the recent assembly elections. However, when we investigated the incident, we found that the incident happened in Uttar Pradesh […]
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The image dates back to 2016 when a venomous green snake spotted on board of AeroMexico flight. This image is not from Air India Express flight. A snake was found in a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight on last Saturday. The Air India Express Boeing B-737 flight from Calicut airport, Kerala to Dubai took off […]
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The image of a huge crowd is going viral on social media claiming it to be from Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Joda Yatra. It has been shared with the claim that Rahul Gandhi’s initiative received such massive support when it entered Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district on 4 December. Fact Crescendo received the viral video on our WhatsApp Tipline […]
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The video does not show a recent scuffle between the Indian army soldiers and the PLA soldiers in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. A clash between Indian and Chinese troops took place in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on 9 December. Amidst this, a video showing a scuffle between soldiers is widely circulating on social media […]
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This is an old video of the opening ceremony of the San Fermin festival in Spain. The video does not show the celebrations in Croatia after their team qualified for the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Despite Croatia’s semifinal loss to Argentina, a video of a large crowd celebrating on a street is being […]
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Since Congress started Bharat Jodo Yatra, many images and videos related to the event are being shared by social media users with different claims. Recently, Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Rajasthan after crossing 6 states. In the backdrop of this, an image of Rahul Gandhi in a monk’s attire is going viral on social media. Rahul […]
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This video is from the Atulie’er village in China’s Sichuan province. A safer steel ladder later replaced the villagers’ ladder in the video. A video of people moving up extremely steep cliffs, some on foot and others scaling up and down a long ladder, some with toddlers on their backs is making rounds on social […]
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The image has no relation with the ongoing anti-hijab protest in Iran. The image dates back to 2021 showing an incident from Pakistan. Iran executed the first person in relation to the anti-hijab protests that has rocked the nation since the past three months. A 23-year-old protester Mohsen Shekari was convicted of blocking a road […]
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Aerial view of the Mittraphap road in Thailand falsely shared as visuals of Samruddhi Mahamarg in Maharashtra A graphic card with the image of a highway alongside the image of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is widely circulating on social media. Sharing this image, users claim that the graphic card shows an aerial view of […]
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World Health Organization has not issued the messages being spread in the name of brain-damaging habits. These false messages circulated in WHO’s name have nothing to do with the organisation. An image is circulating on social media platforms with an alleged list by the World Health Organization (WHO) about causes of brain damage. The image […]
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The video is from 7 June 2022 during a football match for the Nations League between Germany and England at the Allianz Arena in Munich not from FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar. With the start of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, social media is also the subject of discussions about football matches. There […]
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Currently, a video of Azam Khan is going viral on social media. In the video, Azam Khan along with a few other leaders can be heard praising UP police. In this few seconds video, Azam Khan can be heard saying, SP saheb zindabad, CO sahib zindabad, police walon zindabad, tumhare dande zindabad. It is being […]
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A video of a man apparently pouring some liquid into a sweet is going viral on the Internet. It has been shared with a communal claim that the man was caught peeing in Gulab Jamun made for a Hindu wedding. The video is widely circulated by social media users for calling for a boycott of […]
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The image was taken in Dhaka in 2017 after Bangladesh won a Test match against Australia, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was present at the time, cheered the team on by waving their national flag. The picture of holding the Brazilian national flag has been edited. A photo of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina […]
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The viral video dates back to 2018 and shows a Kilauea’s Fissure 8 Eruption – Lava Flow in Leilani Estates. It is not related to the recent eruption in Mauna Loa. The world’s largest active volcano, The Mauna Loa in Hawaii, erupted for the first time in nearly four decades on 27 November. The eruption […]
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Pushpak Sen confirmed to Fact Crescendo that he is not a student of JNU and his images are falsely being shared linking with the recent JNU context. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is making headlines again. This time there is anti-Brahmin graffiti on the walls of the university. On Thursday several walls of a building at […]
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The video dates back to 2018 showing a BJP candidate in Madhya Pradesh who was present with a garland of shoes by the voter to express displeasure for the mismanagement of the water system. As Gujarat heads towards the second phase of its assembly election scheduled on 5 December, a video is widely circulating on […]
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar last month amid controversies of various kinds. From the allegations of corruption and bribery in selecting a tiny Middle East nation as host to the violation of human rights and labor malpractices, the world’s biggest single-sport tournament has been marred with a slew of scandals. Misinformation […]
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Originally, the video shows Japan fans cleaning up the stadium after their famous FIFA World Cup win over Germany. The viral video is edited and reversed. After a recent FIFA World Cup match between Japan and Costa Rica Japanese fans cleared the litter from the stands. Reports mentioned that the Japanese fans were overjoyed after […]
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The viral video explaining how to increase blood circulation through head tapping exercise has nothing to do with Tata Memorial Hospital. The video is from an acupressure clinic in Hyderabad. A video of teaching tapping exercises and explaining the benefits of tapping exercises around various parts of the body is being widely circulated on social […]
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An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit Indonesia’s Java Island in November. The BBC reported that many people were injured in this calamity and there were losses of infrastructure as well. In the backdrop of this, a video claiming to be a satellite view of recent Indonesia’s earthquake is widely viral on social media. A huge […]
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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is making headlines again. This time for anti-Brahmin graffiti on the walls of the university. On Thursday several walls of a building at JNU were defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, reported The Hindu. The images of these graffiti on the walls of JNU went viral on social media platforms. This in turn […]
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Journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV as the Adani Group neared a takeover of the television channel. Social media users are now speculating about who will host Ravish Kumar’s popular news show Prime Time. One thing that netizens know well is how to have and make fun of everything. A video apparently showing BJP Spokesperson […]
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Viral video does not show supporters gathered for the Haqeeqi Azadi March in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The video shows traffic jam in Los Angeles in 2017. A video showing a massive traffic jam is widely being circulating on social media with the claim it shows supporters gathered for the Haqeeqi Azadi Marchin Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Following the […]
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The video is from the Saudi King Cup final matches in 2019 and not from FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar With the start of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, social media is also the subject of discussions about football matches. There has been some misinformation, as well as news from the stadium. […]
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After a recent FIFA World Cup match between Japan and Costa Rica Japanese fans cleared the litter from the stands. In the backdrop of this, a collage photo of a dirty dressing room is going viral on social media. It is claimed that Japanese players left the dressing room in a nasty condition after their […]
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The image does not show Shah Rukh Khan shooting for his upcoming film ‘Jawan’ in Aurangabad. The image dates back to April 2018 when SRK had reached the sets of his film ‘Zero’. As the entire nation is waiting for Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Pathaan set to be released on 25 January 2023, social […]
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An old video of supporters going berserk and rioting at a stadium in Hamburg, Germany, has been falsely shared as a fire accident at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Since the beginning of the FIFA Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar, social media has been flooded with pictures and videos from the tournament. […]
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A photo of football star Lionel Messi is currently going viral on social media, in which he can be seen surrounded by a few police officers. It is being claimed that Messi was detained by Saudi Arabian police during the FIFA World Cup 2022. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is […]
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The audio from 2014 showing Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad asking a Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan to embrace Islam has been digitally added to the viral video. Amidst the unrelated images and videos shared in relation to the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, a video showing a conversation between Messi and Saudi defender […]
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Fans at the stadium for the Qatar World Cup Opening Ceremony which was followed by the match between Qatar and Ecuador received a gift bag with the logo of FIFA world cup. PM Modi’s image has been photoshopped. With the Kick off of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar from 20, November 2022, social media […]
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The video has no relation with the FIFA World Cup. The video shows supporters of Raja Casablanca expressing their support for the Palestinian cause in Morocco in 2019. Since the start of the FIFA Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar, social media has been flooded with images and videos of the tournament. Amidst this, a […]
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Viral mage is from Saudi Arabia taken in 2015, where alcohol is banned. Authorities caught a man at the country’s border with United Arab Emirates with 48,000 cans of Heineken disguised as Pepsi cans. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is currently underway in the Islamic nation of Qatar. Since Qatar was surprisingly awarded the World […]
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As the Gujrat Assembly Election is just a week away, political leaders of all parties are reaching out to voters to get their support. Apart from rallies, they are also knocking on the doors of common people soliciting their votes. One such image of a man leaning before an elderly woman is going viral. It […]
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As the Gujrat assembly elections are approaching, social media is abuzz with speculations about which party is going to score the largest number of seats. Amidst the election frenzy, a video of an alleged exit poll showing Congress ahead of BJP in Gujrat is doing round on social media. It has been claimed that a […]
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The video shows an incident from 2021 where France President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man during his visit to a town in Southeast France. News agency ANI posted a video showing French President Emmanuel Macron being slapped by a woman is widely circulating on social media. The headline posted by ANI states, ‘French […]
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The viral video shows the footage of an earthquake that hit Bali in 2018. The video has no relation with the recent earthquake in Indonesia. A powerful earthquake killed more than 160 people in Indonesia‘s West Java province on 11 November, with rescuers searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks. […]
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The image is an altered version of the “2020 person of the year” TIME cover that featured Joe Biden and Kamala Harris The cover of TIME Magazine are always noticed and discussed among people.On social media, a viral image of American President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the cover is circulating widely. […]
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The video has no relation with the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The video is from Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, Russia in 2019. A video showing a huge crowd reading Namaz on the ground of a stadium is widely circulating on social media after the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 […]
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Amidst reports of fugitive preacher Zakir Naik present at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a video apparently showing him conducting conversion to Islam on stage is going viral. It has been shared with a claim that Zakir Naik converted four people to Islam during the Football World Cup in Qatar. Fact Crescendo received […]
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A video of a group of kids reading Quran in a football field is being shared widely on social media platforms. It is being claimed that this was a part of yesterday’s opening ceremony of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. However, we found the video to be more than a year old. The video […]
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The image was not captured in Bali, Indonesia neither it is a part of a Go Back Modi protest. The viral image is edited. Several leaders of the world including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Bali in Indonesia to participate in the Food and Energy Security Session at the 17th G20 Leaders Summit. […]
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Ian Woolford, a Hindi professor based in Australia, changed his profile name and picture to look like Elon Musk’s Twitter handle and published this Hindi tweet posing as Elon Musk’s parody account. A screenshot of a Hindi tweet allegedly by Elon Musk is making the rounds on social media. In the tweet, Musk says that […]
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Byline – As the country continues to digest the gruesome details emerging out of the investigation of Shraddha Walkar’s murder, an old and unrelated video is being shared to add fuel to the narrative of Love Jihad on social media. Shraddha Walkar, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her partner Aftab Amin Poonawala in […]
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An image showing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a woman officer is going viral with a claim that she is Nirmala Sitharaman’s daughter who joined the Indian armed forces. People are praising her for serving the nation and not opting for career in politics. Fact Crescendo received the viral photo on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) […]
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Currently a video related to heart attack is circulating on social media. In the video a man can be heard saying about few remedies to take when a person is going through a heart attack. It was claimed that eating ginger while suffering from heart attack removes the blockage and brings the patient comes out […]
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The original video was posted on March 2022 and they mentioned that the video is scripted and created for entertainment purpose only. A video showing a police officer putting Vaseline on an ATM card and wrapping it up in an aluminium foil to withdraw any amount of cash is widely circulating on social media. Users […]
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Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is passing through Maharashtra. After covering Nanded and Hingoli districts, it headed for the Washim district today. Amidst it, an image apparently showing Rahul Gandhi carrying a photo of BJP leader late Gopinath Munde is doing rounds on social media. Believing it to be true, people are praising Gandhi for […]
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The viral footage is six years old and shows a suicide bombing that happened in Istanbul on March 19, 2016. Six people were killed and 81 others wounded in an explosion rocked a busy pesdestrian street in Istikal Avenue in central Istanbul. The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on Sunday November […]
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Social media can often be a place of constant dire warnings. One such example can be found in the latest viral posts. It has been claimed that World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued an advisory to the Indian government about the poor quality of milk and milk products available in the country. The viral posts […]
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The video does not show real story it is an advertisement of organ donation broadcasted by the CCTV (China Central Television) A video of a crying baby has gone viral on social media. The viral video begins with several people attempting to comfort an inconsolable baby, but the crying continues unabated. Even toys are ineffective, […]
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The video has no relation with the recent earthquake tremors in Delhi-NCR area. The video dates back to 2021 showing an earthquake in Philippines. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday November 9, 2022, sending tremors to parts of north India, including Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Lucknow. […]
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The original video shows India- Pak fans dancing to Sukhbir Singh’s famous song Ishq Tera Tadpave and not to ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The video is Edited. Despite the fact that India and Pakistan are archrivals on the cricket field, the Melbourne Cricket Ground recently witnessed joyous fans from both sides dancing to popular songs. When […]
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Since Elon Musk took charge of Twitter, the social media platform is the news but not for the right reasons. From firing more than half of the staff to charging eight dollars for the blue tick, Musk announced (and retracted) many changes to revitalize Twitter to make it “the everything app.” Among all the new […]
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CCTV footage showing a couple of boys stabbing another boy is going viral on social media. The caption with the video reads, “when opposed to the molestation of his sister, boys from the Muslim community stabbed a Hindu boy”. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. Both the accused and victim were from […]
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Social media is buzzing with rumors that the USA is going to have its own ‘notebandi’ (demonization) moment next year. It has been widely claimed that the US government has decided to not accept dollar notes printed before 2021 from January next year. Fact Crescendo received the viral message on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with […]
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The video shows footage of a deadly earthquake in Kathmandu’s Tripureshwor Chowk in 2015. It has no relation with the recent earthquake in Nepal An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday November 9, 2022, sending tremors to parts of north India, including Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Lucknow. […]
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A video of a beautiful bamboo interior is going viral in the name of Itanagar’s Hollongi Airport in Arunachal Pradesh. It has been doing rounds on social media as the state-of-the-art visuals of newly-developed Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi, Itanagar. Fact Crescendo received the video on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check requests. We found […]
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A video of a long dazzling boat slithering on a river, is being shared on social media platforms with a claim that this is ‘Deepotsavam’ in Kerala. However, the video is not from Kerala but China. When we checked the video, we found that the event is from Guangxi province in China. Here are the […]
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The video was filmed in Split, Croatia, in October 2020, and shows a fireworks display celebrating the anniversary of a soccer fan group. In Brazil veteran leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on October 30 defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist leader and the end of the country’s most right-wing […]
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Google Pay and NCPI has clarified that the viral claim is false and Google Pay operates as UPI app that is recognized has a third party app, which does not require to be a ‘payment system operator’. The RBI’s official spokesperson has also refuted the viral claim. An image showing the Governor of RBI, Shaktikanta […]
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Currently, an image of a 3D model is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is the 3D model of the first human on earth Adam. However, Fact Crescendo found this claim to be false. This is a 3D model of actor Vin Diesel, not the first human on earth. What’s The […]
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Elon Musk has not reinstated Donald Trump’s Twitter account.Users have shared a parody account claiming that Elon Musk has restored the permanently suspended Twitter account of Donald Trump. Former USA President Donald Trump was suspended from Twitter on 8 January 2021, “due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” after the riots on the […]
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The video does not show real story it is a teaser of an upcoming film named Kerala Story by Vipul Amrutlal Shah On social media, a video of a lady wearing a burqa recounting her struggles to change from nursing aspirant Shalini Unnikrishnan to ISIS terrorist Fatima Ba is going viral with narrative of Love […]
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SRK is not endorsing Kejriwal led government or AAP. AAP created the video using footages of a commercial that Shah Rukh Khan did for Godrej. Image Credit- News18 A video posted by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on their official Instagram and Facebook handles is widely circulating on social media. The spliced video shows Bollywood […]
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A video of a man apparently saving people from drowning is doing rounds on social media. It has been claimed that the man is Congress MLA Brijesh Merja who jumped in the shallow water just to show off as if he was rescuing victims of a suspension bridge collapse in Morbi. People are slamming Merja […]
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A photo was posted on Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s official Twitter account in 2014 and does not show the aftermath of the shooting of Imran Khan in November 2022. Imran Khan, Pakistan ex-Prime Minister got injured in the leg when unidentified gunmen fired during a protest march rally in Wazirabad in Pakistan. In […]
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An alleged comment by UK Rishi Sunak on Indian politics is going viral on social media. By sharing a graphic carrying logo of Dainik Bhaskar, users are claiming that Rishi Sunak said India needs a prime minister like Manmohan Singh to improve its dwindling economy. Fact Crescendo received it on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with […]
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A message apparently telling the inspiring journey of Sudha Murthy, writer, and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation is widely being forwarded on social media. The message elaborates on the story of a runaway girl Chitra traveling without a ticket on a train and later grew up to be Sudha Murthy. Fact Crescendo received the message […]
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An image of a man greeting Narendra Modi is going viral on social media. It has been shared with a claim that the man seen with PM Modi is the owner of the company which had been given the contract to repair the recently collapsed bridge in Morbi village of Gujrat. Many people have shared […]
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The video dates back to 2016, depicting a Turkish man trying to watch a football match who was actually pranked by his girlfriend. India beat Pakistan by four wickets in the T20 World Cup match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, on October 23. After the defeat, a video of a man allegedly […]
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The video does not show a gas cylinder blast in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The incident is from Guwahati, Assam. A video showing spectators standing on a bridge while a cloud of black smoke accumulates, followed by a huge blast is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video shows a gas cylinder blast […]
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The viral video shows Rishi Sunak celebrating Diwali in 2020. It does not show Sunak performing rituals before entering his new office the Prime Minister of UK Since Rishi Sunak became the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the hashtag # RishiSunak has been the most popular on social media. While some users congratulated […]
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The world’s biggest bronze Ganesh statue is situated in The Khlong Khuean Shri Ganesh International Park, in Thailand and not in Indonesia Lord Ganesha is one of the most well-known Hindu deities, widely regarded as the remover of obstacles and is thought to bring good luck. A video of a tall statue of Lord Ganesha […]
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After months of speculations, Elon Musk finally completed the Twitter deal and took over control of the company on Thursday night. Soon after the takeover, a number of Twitter executives including CEO Parag Agrawal were fired and many policy changes are expected to follow. Amidst all of it came a rumored statement from former US […]
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The person in the viral image with Virat Kohli is Ashish Nehra, a Cricket coach and former cricketer Rishi Sunak became the first Indian-origin politician to lead the United Kingdom after Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the Conservative Party leadership race. He was elected as the first British Asian Prime Minister in over 200 years, […]
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Recently, Vande Bharat Express met with two accidents in which the engine’s front portion got severely damaged. According to sources, the front part of the train was damaged as it collided with the herd of cattle twice. In this context, an image of a damaged train is going viral on social media. Many users are […]
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The video does not show Diwali celebrations in Delhi but shows a video of fireworks in Italy. The Delhi government, led by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reinstated a total ban on the production, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers until January 1, 2023, including on Diwali, citing air pollution. While some made […]
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Seven people, including the pilot, were killed after a helicopter carrying Char Dham yatra pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on 18 October 2022. Social media platforms have been flooded with images and videos of the incident. Amidst this, an image showing a helicopter bursting into flames is widely circulating on social media […]
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India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets on Sunday in a match that put the audience on the edge of their seats. Virat Kohli emerged as the hero for India in the vicious contest between fierce competitors and arch-rivals that ended in a nail-biting finish, much to the joy of the Indian cricket fans. Following the […]
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Actor and Politician, Paresh Rawal shared a poster that claimed ancient Hindu sages had correctly predicted features of the number 108. The poster shared by the Lok Sabha MP also claimed that the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Sun away from the Earth and the same applies to the Moon as well. […]
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The video does not show the recent helicopter crash in Kedarnath. The video shows a helicopter crash that took place in Russia in 2014. Seven people, including the pilot, were killed after a helicopter carrying Char Dham yatra pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on 18 October 2022. Social media platforms […]
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Cartoon Network Company itself denied the viral claim. Following the announcement of Cartoon Network’s merger with Warner Bros. Animation, the internet was flooded with ‘RIP Cartoon Network’ posts. Many people assumed that Cartoon Network’s closure would mark the end of an era they had cherished for decades. Millennials shared childhood memories on Twitter. Some thanked […]
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The video originally shows demonstration by women in Chile to protest against the repression in 2019. This video has no relation with the recent anti-hijab protests in Iran. A video showing naked women performing a demonstration on the street is widely circulating on social media. The video shows naked women performing a demonstration against a […]
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The young girl who died was an ardent fan of the cricketer and not his daughter. An image of South African cricketer David Miller with a young girl by his side has gone viral on social media. People are sharing the image, claiming that the girl in the picture is his daughter, who passed away recently […]
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Poster listing rules to avoid at the 2022 FIFA World Cup is not an official release. The graphic poster was issued by a citizens group With the FIFA World Cup 2022 approaching, a list of rules allegedly issued by the host country, Qatar, has been widely circulated on social media. Presented in English and Arabic, […]
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The video does not show Hindu-Muslim clashes in Leicester after the India- Pakistan match in September 2022. The video shows a protest against the death of Mahsa Amini in London. A video showing a huge mob clashing amongst each other is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the incident took place in London where […]
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Originally, the flag was made as a part of an installation by Belgian visual artist Edith Dekyndt from 2014. Protests against hijab have erupted in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Amini was arrested earlier this month by the so-called morality police for allegedly not properly wearing the hijab (women’s […]
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The first images shows a Metro inauguration in 2019 and another one is Vande Bharat Express inauguration in 2022 A photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a train has gone viral on social media. Social media users who shared this image claim that he inaugurates the same train twice: once in 2019 and again in 2022. The […]
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The incident took place before Navratri and no temple was set ablaze.The reason for the brawl was a disagreement over a parking space. A video showing a massive fire whilst people can be seen fighting in front of it is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the video shows a Hindu temple that […]
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This raid does not have any relation with the recent PFI office raids in Kerala. The video is from and ED raid at a gaming firm in Kolkata. A video showing officers counting bundles of cash is widely circulating on social media. Users sharing this video claim that it shows the National Investigative Agency (NIA) […]
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RBI’s official spokesperson confirmed to us that the viral video is edited and this is not RBI Governor’s voice. A video allegedly showing the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)- Shaktikanta Das showing him cautioning mobile payment users about application and payment fraud is widely circulating on social media. The viral video shows […]
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The video shows a 2013 protest of Italian neo-fascist group tearing down the European Union flag at the European Commission headquarters in Rome, against economic hardship in the country. Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party (A party with neo-fascist roots) emerged as the winners of the recent election in Italy by setting herself […]
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Bruce Willis may not be in his action mode lately, but the ‘Die Hard’ star kicked off a heated discussion on the legality and morality of using a Deepfake avatar on the internet. It all started with media reports that claimed Willis sold the rights to his digital likeness to a Deepfake company called Deepcake. […]
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Originally, the image does not show a photographer clicking images of PM Modi while he was paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti. An image showing a photographer lying on the ground and clicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd […]
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Video showing party workers carrying Red flags bearing sickle and hammer on it raising slogans in favour of Wayanad M.P. Rahul Gandhi and his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra is being shared heavily on Twitter since the last few days. It is being claimed that Congress’s archrivals in Kerala, the Communist Party of India – Marxist […]
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The video shows a formation of asperitas cloud over the Fort Walton Beach in Florida in 2021. A video showing wave shaped cloud formation over the sea is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video shows footage of the eye of the Hurricane Ian that hit Florida recently. Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s […]
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Video shows the training of Sindh Police women commandos in Pakistan in 2019. On social media, a performance video showing women in uniform that claims to be from the Indian Army is being circulated. The viral video shows a group of uniformed women soldiers jumping above a moving thread of flame as part of their […]
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Rumors and nosey neighbors have something in common between them. Both come when you don’t want them to and both cause a massive nuisance. Although we cannot help but abide by ‘Love Thy Neighbor’, we can at least put a ‘no entry’ sign to rumor mills. In recent years, the hoax message claiming China is […]
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The death of a young girl Mahsa Amini in police custody has sparked massive protests all over Iran. Amini was arrested earlier this month by the so-called morality police for allegedly not wearing the hijab (dress code for women) properly. UN condemned the violent crackdown against hijab protests. 41 protesters have been killed by Iran’s […]
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Originally Rahul Gandhi was presented with his own portrait sketch instead of Sachin Pilot’s. The viral image is digitally altered. Amidst the ongoing Rajasthan political crisis and the Bharat Jodo Yatra organized by Rahul Gandhi, a photo is becoming quite viral on social media. In the photo, a girl is seen giving a framed handmade […]
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Prime Minister Modi was unable to attend the Mandi rally due to heavy rain. He did, however, virtually attend the rally. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) organised the ‘Yuva Vijay Sankalp Rally’ at Mandi’s Paddal Maidan ahead of the Himachal Pradesh assembly election later this year. It was announced that PM Narendra Modi will […]
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This video is from August 2015. It shows an explosion in a chemical warehouse in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. There were rumours of a coup in China due to which President Xi Jinping was removed from the control of military and placed under house arrest. A video of a massive explosion, allegedly recorded […]
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The video is not from Queen Elizabeth’s funeral ceremony. The video dates back to 2007. A video shot at the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey is widely circulating on social media. Video shows a man surrounded by security guards yelling at the service. The man can be heard shouting “disgrace” before […]
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The Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra has been in the headlines since it has started. It has also managed to create a buzz on the social media circles as well. As the coverage of the Yatra increased, misinformation around the Yatra and Rahul Gandhi also began to surface. We have fact checked many false claims […]
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The longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on 8 September this year. Many social media users mourned the Queen’s death, while some seemed criticizing her for some of the human rights violations, which happened during her reign and for the sins committed by the British […]
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We all know Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal. But do you know what’s faster than this wild cat of the jungle? You guessed it right! Memes and Misinformation run faster than Cheetahs. Launching the world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project, the Indian government brought 8 Cheetahs from Namibia to India. They arrived on a […]
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With the arrival of 8 cheetahs from Namibia to India, social media is abuzz with wild cat videos. Furthering the ongoing trend, a video of a leopard attack on a cyclist is going viral. In the viral clip, a leopard jumps out of nowhere on a man riding a bicycle. Fortunately, the wild can returns […]
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The viral video has been falsely edited to show that Shah Rukh Khan said he was a proud Pakistani. A viral video interview of Shah Rukh Khan is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Shah Rukh Khan said he was a proud Pakistani. In this video, Khan can be heard saying, “… […]
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The images date back to 2013 and has no relation with the Bharat Jodo Yatra initiated by Congress. As the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, led by Rahul Gandhi, completed a week, the party indicated that it could embark on another yatra from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh next year. The party said […]
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Khaleej Times published this special edition related to PM Modi in June 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 72 on Saturday. World leaders greeted the PM on his birthday. According to a video circulating on social media, UAE media house- Khaleej Times has released a 50-page special edition on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his […]
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As people from all over the country poured in wishes on social media on the occasion of PM Narendra Modi’s birthday on 17 September, some users shared an image of the PM with a misleading claim. The image shows PM Modi clicking photographs with a Canon camera without removing its lens cap. While some users […]
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The viral video does not show the recent fire incident in Changsha, China that took place on 16 September 2022. The video dates back to 2021. A massive fire broke out in a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha in the southern province of Hunan on 16 September 2022. The blaze broke out […]
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Video from Poland in 2020 showing starlink satellite shared as one from Uttar Pradesh Recently, residents of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a strange and mysterious sight in the night sky. People were surprised to see a line of bright light in the sky. People assumed that the lights were SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. Starlink is the name […]
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The video does not show the Bharat Jodo Yatra rally organized by Congress. As the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, led by Rahul Gandhi, completed a week, the party indicated that it could embark on another yatra from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh next year. The party said that the objective of the […]
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The image is manipulated; the image originally dates back to 2020 showing Smriti Irani attending an online meeting. As the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, led by Rahul Gandhi, completed a week. The party indicated that it could embark on another yatra from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh next year.The party said that […]
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We often find images and videos of Engineering marvels and incredible infrastructure built by Indians on social media. These visuals leave social media users in awe and garner a lot of traction. One such video was shared on Twitter with a claim that it is a highway submerged in a water body enough to allow […]
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The video is not a real incident instead it was a part of an American TV shows “The Royals” which aired from 2015-18 After the death of the UK’s longest living monarch, social media has witnessed several unrelated videos and images shared with misleading claims. One such video showing a naked man climbing out of […]
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We continue to witness the consequences of climate change across the globe in the form of wildfires, devastating floods and scorching heatwaves. It becomes difficult to deny the existence of climate change day by day as it is affecting millions of people, globally. Despite this, Climate Change Deniers do not seem to budge. While denying […]
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The video does not show a cloudburst in Bangalore but shows a time lapse of a cloudburst in Australia. Things seem to be returning to the former state in Bengaluru after parts of India’s Silicon Valley remained submerged under rainwater following heavy rains. After nearly four days, water has started receding and life is returning to normalcy […]
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The brooch in the viral image is not a gift by Barack Obama to Queen Elizabeth II. Many pictures and videos have gone viral on social media since Queen Elizabeth II’s demise, and the brooch is said to be the most expensive piece of jewellery the queen owned. The brooches worn by Queen Elizabeth are […]
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The video does not show the Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The video dates back to 2009. As social media users continue to mourn the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, a video showing a school choir reciting shlokas at Buckingham Palace is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the video shows the funeral […]
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The image was digitally altered. In the actual photo, Timberlake was wearing a t-shirt with ‘Nike Air’ written on it. Donald Trump, a former US president, stated in a recent interview that everyone wants him to run for president in the US elections in 2024. He continued by praising Narendra Modi for his outstanding performance […]
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The image has no relation with the Queen’s demise. The image dates back to 2017. As social media users continue to mourn for the demise of Queen Elizabeth II,an image showing the Burj Khalifa lit up in the colour of the United Kindom’s flag is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the Burj […]
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The woman in the video is not Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died on the last day after reigning for seven decades. Many pictures and videos of her in mourning, paying her final tributes, have flooded social media. The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has renewed discussion about the British Empire and colonialism in Africa. Amidst this, a video showing […]
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The video shows football fans observing a minute’s silence for the Gresford Mining Disaster at Swansway Chester Stadium in 2014. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years on 8th September 2022. As soon as the news hit the headlines, tributes started to pour in from […]
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A video is being shared widely on social media platforms with a claim that Muslim girls were stopped from celebrating Onam by fundamentalists. However, when we checked the video we found out that the communal narrative shared along with the video is False. The institution sent the students home for not wearing school uniform. Let’s […]
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The video is not from Jammu and Kashmir but from Bengaluru. A street artist named Baadal Nanjundaswamy from Bengaluru created this video in 2019. People used to express their feelings about social issues in a variety of ways. A sarcastic video showing the pitiful condition of the road came to our attention. A viral video […]
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PM Modi was originally describing a childhood tale and not confessing that he was a thief. A video showing PM Modi addressing a crowd is widely circulating on social media. PM Modi can be heard saying, “When I used to do petty theft, if my mother had stopped me at that time then today I […]
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BBC Hindi has clarified that the viral image is fake and the BBC’s logo has been misleadingly added to the viral image. The Boycott Bollywood trend has now started engulfing actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor starrer Brahmastra. Amidst this, an image published by BBC News Hindi claiming to show a comment given by Alia Bhatt is widely […]
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This video is not from Bengaluru but from Shivpuri city in Madhya Pradesh. Water has started receding from several areas of Bengaluru, but residents and IT hubs continue to worry over the weather department’s warnings of more rain. However, several parts of Bengaluru continue to remain flooded. In the last few days video media has […]
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Srinagar Police clarified that the viral video is half a decade old and is not related to the Asia Cup 2022. Pakistan beat India by five wickets in their Super 4 game of the Asia Cup 2022. Soon after Pakistan’s victory, a video showing firecrackers in the sky is widely circulating on social media as […]
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The video is not from Holland but from France, Europe in 2018. It is not uncommon for social media videos to bear no resemblance to the actual event. Many videos have also been released on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Amidst the ongoing celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi in India, a video showing a giant Ganesh […]
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The video is not from Pakistan but shows an incident from Indore, Madhya Pradesh in 2011. A video showing a family of five being swept away as they try to cross a waterfall is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Pakistan is experiencing its […]
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The image is not from Pakistan but from Assam, India. In the past several times media organizations have shared old and unrelated images and videos as recent footage of incidents from around the world. In the backdrop of this, an image shared by a Hindi news channel- Zee News shows a picture of trains submerged […]
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Agra Police confirmed to us that the incident has no communal angle related to it. A video showing a few policemen barging into an underground section of a café and busting couples in an intimate situation is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video is from a hookah bar in Madhya Pradesh […]
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The video was edited. It is an old clip from a football game in Kuwait in September 2020. The Asia Cup 2022 match between India and Pakistan was held on August 28 at the Dubai International Stadium, and India won in a nail-biter. Hardik Pandya hit a boundary to give India the victory. Many reels […]
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Video shows an acrobatic combat performance by South Korean soldiers on 69th Armed Forces Day Celebration in 2017 On the occasion of India’s 75th anniversary of independence, many misleading videos have surfaced on social media. Amidst this, a video of people dressed in military uniforms demonstrating acrobatic combat skills has gone viral on social media. […]
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Journalists from Pakistan confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the image is Fake and no such news has been published by the Dawn. While Europe, China, and some other regions of the world are experiencing a severe drought, Pakistan is facing one of the worst floods in its recent history. Reports say about 110 of the […]
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Loads of posts on social media platforms are calling for a boycott of Bollywood films and many of its stars, causing tension in an industry where a lot of money is riding on top actors. Twitter has recently been buzzing with trends calling for a boycott of Bollywood. Some Twitter users have been using anti-Bollywood […]
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The video is scripted and not based on any true incident. Users of social media are coming up with different ways of disposing of damaged flags. A video widely circulating on social media shows a Muslim man objecting to the display of the Indian national flag on their vehicles. The viral video shows a Muslim […]
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A video shows an Arab dignitary surrounded by his guards approaching the entrance of a building when suddenly there is an attack on him and chaos ensues. This video is being shared widely on social media platforms with a claim that the person seen in the video is Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, who got scared […]
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PIB has clarified that the Central Government has not devised such a plan. The link aims to collect personal information, which could be misused later. For the past few days, a message has been circulating on social media platforms claiming that the Ministry of Education of Central Government is providing free laptops to all students […]
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The video has been edited. Nitin Gadkari was speaking about an experience he had in 1996 as Maharashtra’s PWD Minister. There is no news of BJP leader Nitin Gadkari leaving BJP. The surprise decision to drop senior BJP functionary and transport Minister Nitin Gadkari from the party’s parliamentary board was taken with the consent of […]
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PM Modi was originally speaking about Dr. BR Ambedkar’s struggles. Furthermore how did it not lead him to have a vengeful attitude. Users on social media have frequently targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing clipped and edited videos of his speeches. In the backdrop of this, a viral video of PM Modi is widely circulating on social […]
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The Uttarakhand Police has not tweeted any such guidelines and has clarified that the image is Photoshopped. A screenshot of a tweet by Uttarakhand Police is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it has been issued by the Uttarakhand Police. The tweet states that the recruitment for Garhwal Rifle is going to […]
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The RBI discussion paper merely sought public feedback and suggestions on charges to be applied to UPI transactions. India is leading in the digital payment sector with over 260 million digital payment transactions daily. More than two-thirds of these 260 million transactions are processed by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system. Just last month, UPI […]
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In an interview in 2015, Anushka joked about spreading rumors of Ranbir’s drug use. This video is being shared out of context with a misleading claim. Recently, Twitter has been buzzing with trends calling for the boycott of Bollywood. Some Twitter users have been using anti-Bollywood hashtags such as #BoycottBrahmastra, #BoycottBollywood among others. Many users […]
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The co-designer of the SBI logo Shekhar Kamath has confirmed that the viral message is False. An image circulating on social media shows a top view of the Kankaria Lake of Ahmedabad with the claim that this lake was the inspiration behind the logo of the States Bank of India (SBI). This message has been […]
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The image does not show the recent blast in the mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. A massive explosion struck a mosque in northern Kabul in Afghanistan on Wednesday, 17 August, during evening prayers, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others. The Taliban intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters that the explosion occurred […]
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Inder Meghwal’s father confirmed to us that the video does not show the funeral procession of Inder Meghwal in Rajasthan. Days after a nine-year-old Dalit boy from Rajasthan’s Jalore district died after his ‘upper-caste’ school principal allegedly hit him for drinking water out of a clay pot meant for the principal, questions are being raised and […]
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Rahul Gandhi did not say that he spoke with Mahatma Gandhi. The viral video is clipped. Social media users have often targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and shared clipped and edited videos related to the speeches he has given. In the backdrop of this, a viral video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is widely circulating on social […]
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The viral video is edited to give a false impression that Albert Bourla said that his company’s goal is to reduce 50% of the population of the world. As the world still struggles to fight Covid-19, doctors, and medical experts urges everyone to vaccinate in order to stand strong against this pandemic. Amidst this, a […]
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Most of these images of monuments in various countries with Indian tricolors are edited. Filter Copy originally posted the edited images in 2017. As part of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” initiative under the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” campaign, government buildings and monuments in the country were illuminated in the tricolor. From Maharashtra Raj Bhawan to […]
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Delhi Police has clarified that the viral message is a fraud message targeting innocents for personal information or money. Another day, another WhatsApp scam is making rounds again. This time an old WhatsApp scam is recirculating again. Scammers on social media are circulating a message that states that the receiver has won Rs 25 lakh […]
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PIB Health has clarified to us that the viral message is Fake. The viral message is actually a clickbait link. President Draupadi Murmu addressed the nation on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day. On the eve of Independence Day, she talked about India’s vibrant democracy, success story of Covid vaccines, Atmanirbhar Bharat and the growth of […]
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BBC has not published the viral message. The image is edited. As World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Monkeypox virus as a global health emergency, a lot of false information is also circulating around the Monkeypox virus. The United States has recently declared it as a national emergency. Amidst this, an image carrying information about […]
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BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya has shared a clipped video without a proper context. In the original video, Gandhi speaks about the decline of India’s democratic institutions. Social media users have often targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and shared clipped and edited videos related to the speeches he has given. Keeping the trend alive, […]
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The video is not related to Bihar. The video is from Bengal showing clashes between TMC and BJP workers. JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the eighth time on 10 August after a dramatic and sudden exit from the National Democratic Alliance(NDA). Nitish Kumar has returned to theMahagathbandhan […]
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PIB of Finance ministry clarified to us that the viral message is Fake. The government issued nine Central Tax (Rate) notifications on 13th July 2022. These GST rate changes were applied from 18th July 2022. Further, exemptions were withdrawn on a few daily essentials. The government notified that the revised rates for the items faced an […]
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The viral video is edited. Priyanka Gandhi is not singing songs in the video. A few days after the Congress leaders staged a protest against the issue of unemployment and the inflation (price rise protest) in the country, a video showing the Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is widely circulating on social media. In […]
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Old video of Justin Trudeau shared as him living without security. A video showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walking by without any security and waving his hands towards the bystanders. Users claim that the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can be seen walking into a building without security. The caption of the video states, […]
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Video from 2019 video of Raveena Tandon dancing with TMC MP shared as Arpita Banerjee… According to reports, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids across West Bengal in connection with its probe into the state’s School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment scam and recovered Rs 20 crore from the house of Arpita […]
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A video of Muslims protesting in Kerala was shared by Twitter account of Indu Makkal Katchi (Offl) alleging that these Muslims are protesting in Alappuzha against the newly appointed collector of the district, Sriram Venkitaraman, because he is a Brahmin. However, we found that the allegation is untrue and misleading. The protesters took out a […]
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This video is not from 2022 Commonwealth Games but from World Athletics U-20 Championship Tampere in 2018 A video showing Hima Das winning a race is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Indian athlete Hima Das has won Gold Medal in Women’s 400-metre race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in […]
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Four images claimed to be of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in their youth are going viral on Twitter. However, we found the images to be either altered or unrelated. Let’s check out the reality of these photos. Viral Photographs Four photos […]
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The video originally shows her grooving to the song “Looking at me” by Sabrina Carpenter According to reports, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids across West Bengal in connection with its probe into the state’s School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment scam and recovered Rs 20 crore from the house of […]
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A photo showing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from Tamil Nadu pasting posters of PM Modi with ‘GO BACK MODI’ written on it is going viral on social media platforms. However, when we checked the viral photo, we found it to be altered. BJP leaders seen in the photo are not pasting posters of ‘GO […]
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This is not Bhedaghat waterfall but Jog waterfalls from Karnataka. A video showing a beautiful waterfall is widely circulating on social media amidst the monsoons. The video is claimed that it is the Bhedaghat waterfall in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Users have compared it with Niagara Falls, which is the global tourist destination along the […]
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A majority of the attendees of the World Cities Summit 2022 are city leaders & mayors however it is not an exclusive event for mayors. A post on Twitter has started trending regarding Arvind Kejriwal’s upcoming visit to the World Cities Summit in 2022. This summit is to be held in Singapore. BJP National Secretary […]
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A poster is doing rounds on Twitter claiming that India has slipped to 164th place among 193 countries in the list of fastest growing economies. It also claims that India is now 164th economy from being third largest economy in 2011. However, we found these claims to be untrue. India is the fastest growing economy […]
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The original image was posted in 2014 when Narendra Modi was elected as the Prime Minister. Previously several topical made by Amul were edited to falsely represent the brand. This time, social media users are back with another such image showing the Amul topical. This viral image claims that the Amul Company created a topical […]
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The video is a scripted and not based on any real incident. A video purportedly showing a group of child kidnappers with children lying unconscious in the backseat of car is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the child kidnapping gang can be seen with kidnapped children in the backseat. The caption of […]
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GST is not applicable on Crematorium Services. Image Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP Former union minister and veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had tweeted that Goods and Services Tax (GST) on crematorium has been increased to 18%. Apart from Mr. Ramesh, many social media users also made the same claim on Twitter. You can see a few […]
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After the announcement of Droupadi Murmu as the presidential candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, hundreds of Twitter accounts pretending to be her turned up on social media. Some of them even garnered a considerable number of followers. One such account by the Twitter handle “DroupadiMurmu__” has more than 45 thousand followers, of which […]
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The viral video does not show a massive landslide on Anmod Ghat at the Karnataka-Goa border. The video is from an incident that took place in 2021 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. A video showing a massive landslide due to which a part of the road can be seen collapsing within seconds. The users claim that […]
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The video dates back to October 2021 showing an incident in Nainital, Uttarakhand. Sriganganagar district in Rajasthan recorded 224mm rainfall on 14 July 2022, the highest in a single day over the past 10 years. Amidst this, a video water gushing onto a road while the soldiers try to rescue stuck civilians safely is doing rounds […]
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The video dates back to 2021 when the IAF had rescued people stuck in the rising water of the Chitravati River in Ananthapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an advisory on flash flood risk in Telangana on 10 July. Following which, heavy rainfall warning, the police advised people to avoid non-essential travel. Amidst this, a […]
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A photo of a teacher teaching his class with a baby latched on to his chest is going viral. Social media users claim that the baby is the Professor’s child, he brought her to the class because child’s mother is dead, and there is no one to look after the child. However, we found that […]
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The chief general manager of RBI clarified that the notification is Fake and has not been issued by RBI. A viral circular in the name of RBI is widely circulating on social media with the claim that this notification has been issued in the name of the Reserve Bank of India claims to offer ₹4 […]
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With the first case of Monkeypox reported in India, the alarm bells have been started to ring. A 35-year-old man from Kerala returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) three days ago where he contracted the disease. The Monkeypox outbreak began in May when suspected cases were reported in Europe. Around 60 countries have reported […]
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The viral claim was shared from a satirical news report published by the Vancouver Times. International pop star Justin Bieber informed his fans about a rare medical condition he was diagnosed with; his medical condition is known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. He explained that due to this disease, he was unable to move one side […]
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The video is not a real incident neither is related to any particular community. The video is scripted. A video showing a man with a covered face caught mixing toilet cleaner in the water along with other ingredients to make Pani Puri is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this is how people […]
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A video showing a man mercilessly beating a child is going viral on social media. It has been claimed that after marrying a Hindu woman, the Muslim man was forcefully converting her children into Islam. Fact Crescendo received this video on our WhatsApp Helpline (9049053770) with fact-check requests. We found that the viral video is […]
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A video showing vehicles skidding on a wet flyover is being shared on social media relating it to the ongoing floods in Surat and other parts of Gujarat. However, the video is not from Gujarat. In fact, when we investigated the video we found that the video is from Pakistan. Viral Video on Social Media […]
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As the torrential rain lashes several parts of India, social media is abuzz with videos of floods. One such video showing a four-wheeler being washed away in muddy waters is going viral in the name of different places in the country. Some claimed it to be from Himayatnagar, Nanded in Maharashtra and others shared it […]
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The video is not from Gujarat but from Patna in Bihar. Dhanrua Police is investigating the matter. A video showing a man brutally thrashing a child is widely circulating on social media with the claim that this video was shot in a coaching center in Gujarat. The caption of the post states, “Gujarat ke coaching […]
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The viral video is not from Mumbai nor from Gujarat. The video is from Oman. Over the past few days, Mumbai along with other parts of Maharashtra have been receiving extremely heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has even issued a red alert for the city and its suburbs today. With rain comes the […]
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Maharashtra along with several other states has been affected by by rains and floods. Videos and photos of floods and inundated roads and houses are going viral on the internet. Among those, old images of a flooded garment showroom are also doing rounds on social media. It has now been shared with a claim that […]
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The video is not of the Gir forest. It shows the pride of lions in Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa. Amidst the ongoing monsoon season in India, a video of a pride of lions crossing a stream is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the video is from Gujarat. Users […]
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The Defence Ministry spokesperson has called out the viral video as fake. A viral video on social media claims that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has decided to withdraw the Agnipath scheme and said that from now on, the army recruitment will take place through regular procedure. The video shows a news channel broadcast. The viral […]
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Multiple posts going viral across social media platforms over some time claim that the phenomenon of Sea Level Rise due to Global Warming is actually a hoax. A collage of two images of a jar of water with ice cubes floating on it and melting into it accompanies the posts as evidence that sea level […]
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Video of Mumbai police warning people against receiving calls from numbers that starts with 140 is going viral again. It is claimed that such calls can “loot your bank balance” and “hack your mobile phone” if you receive them. We received fact-check requests about this video on our WhatsApp FactLine number (9049053770). We found that […]
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WhatsApp has clarified that the viral messages is a hoax that goes viral repeatedly. A message is circulating among WhatsApp users claim that all WhatsApp calls would be recorded, devices will be monitored, and the government will check your messages as the devices are connected to the Ministry systems. However, our investigation revealed that this is […]
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The viral video does not show the recent bus accident in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The video shows a bus accident in Bolivia in 2012. A video showing a bus falling off a cliff into a ditch is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video shows a road accident in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh […]
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