The creator confirmed to us that the video was created by taking inspiration from the original 3D animation movie of the Ram Temple. A video showing a three dimensional video of a grand temple with “Shree Ram Janmbhoomi” written on its entrance is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it shows the […]
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The video dates back to 2017 showing a thunderstorm in Canada and has no relation with Cyclone Asani. Cyclone Asani weakened to a cyclonic storm in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa without causing much property damage in the state. However, a video showing lightening striking a huge tree is widely circulating on social media showing the […]
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Muskan Khan’s father confirmed to Fact Crescendo that his daughter is absolutely healthy and alive. A video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy in March this year. Ever since the incident Muskan has been targeted with misinformation at several occasions. This […]
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The video dates back to June 2021 showing a storm in Srikakulam. It has no relation with Cyclone Asani. This year is going to witness its first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal region, which has been named Cyclone Asani by Sri Lanka. Asani is likely to trigger a spell of rain in the coastal […]
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Social media users shared an article from a satirical website believing it to be True. An image targeting pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s Vice President Rady Johnson is going viral on social media. Users claimed that Rady Johnson was arrested after Pfizer released a new set of documents about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Users claim that he was […]
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The video does not show a National Geography footage instead it shows a scene from a film named 5 headed shark attack from 2017. A video shows a group of people stranded on a yacht seeking help from a helicopter approaching towards them when suddenly a monstrous creature jumps out of the water, attacked the […]
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ASI Dhannaram sent us the images of his injuries and confirmed to us that he had suffered injuries on his head and hand during the communal clashes at Jalori Gate in Jodhpur. A video of a police officer tying a blood-stained handkerchief on his forehead is widely circulating on social media with a claim that […]
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The video has been digitally altered. The original video does not show the pigeon greeting back Russian President Putin. A video showing Russian President Vladimir Putin waving at a pigeon and the pigeon apparently saluting President Putin back is widely circulating on social media. Believing it to be real, users have been sharing this video […]
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This video does not show Chinese robots performing at Disneyland in Shanghai. A video showing an elegant Bharatnatyam performance by two dancers is widely circulating on social media with the claim they are Chinese robots at Disneyland in Shanghai. It is also said that the audience stood in a line to watch this performance for […]
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The viral image is edited. The image originally shows the British Empire’s Queen Elizabeth II honouring Sir Simon Russell Beale as Knight Bachelor and not a cat. An image showing the Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II honouring a cat is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the cat named Ruben is the first […]
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Murshidabad Police confirmed to us that the incident is not related to any love jihad incident. Both the accused and the victim belong to the Hindu community. A video showing a man stabbing a woman lying on the ground is widely circulating on social media with a narrative of Love Jihad on social media. Users […]
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The original image does not show Nehru’s framed photo in the background. An image showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sitting for a meeting is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the room where PM Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were sitting had an image of Jawaharlal Nehru […]
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The viral video dates back to 2020 during the first phase of COVID-19 lockdown. The video shows police retaliating when attacked by a mob while enforcing lockdown restrictions in Bareilly. A video showing police assaulting people is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating up Muslim men who […]
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The image shows pop star Britney Spears dressed for her music video Toxic in 2004. An image of a woman dressed as a flight attendant is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the image dates back to 1914 showing the first female flight attendant for the Unites States’ first commercial airline flight […]
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A video of a people singing the French national anthem in front of Muslim men offering prayers on the road is going viral. Users have been sharing the viral video claiming Frenchmen followed the advice of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Raj Thackeray to protest against Muslim street prayers. Raj Thackeray is in the news […]
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A video of a man in sunglasses and sporting shoulder length hair, talking about the advent of internet and smartphones is slowly going viral across social media platforms with the claim that it is a section of singer-songwriter Bob Geldof’s interview on BBC’s Newsnight, aired in 1999. The 2:15 minute long video also has inserts […]
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The creators of the video confirmed to us that the video is not a real incident. They confirmed to us that they created the stage as well. A video showing a newlywed couple fighting each other on stage is widely circulating on social media as a real life incident. Users are sharing this video as […]
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The video dates back to April 2020 during the first phase of COVID-19 lockdown. The video is also not from Mumbai but from Howrah in West Bengal. Recently Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray had issued an ‘ultimatum’ of May 3 to Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government to ensure that all loudspeakers installed in Mosques are […]
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Recently, multiple posts have been shared on social media claiming that people of the Muslim community vandalized the Mahishasur railway station in Naopara, Murshidabad District of West Bengal. The post has a video of 1 minute 46 seconds where a group of youths can be seen vandalizing a railway station. The captions claim that people […]
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Udaipur police confirmed that the video shows a violent riot that broke out inside the Chirwa tunnel in Udaipur. A video showing a few people assaulting each other and bullet shots heard is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the video is from Jaipur’s Transport Nagar tunnel. Users claim that the video […]
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The Nandi idol was discovered after an excavation of the Sellandiamman Temple in Tamil Nadu in 2021. An image of the Hindu deity Nandi found buried near a religious structure is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the statue of Hindu deity was discovered after digging under a mosque. The caption of […]
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Social media posts claiming Justice Dalveer Bhandari was elected as Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) revive from time to time. In its latest reiteration, users are loading PM Narendra Modi’s strong relationships with various world leaders which resulted in the election of Justice Bhandari as Chief Justice in ICJ. However, the […]
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The video shows an incident in Tamil Nadu where students of two different colleges pelting stones at each other. Violence broke out in different parts of India during the Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, social media users shared several images and videos of this violence on social media. Amidst this, a video of a few […]
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A decade-old photo of Muslims offering Namaz in front of Bandra Railway Station as police stand guard is going viral as a recent incident. The users sharing the image are taking a dig at Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray accusing him of minority appeasement. A photo of Muslims offering Namaz is being shared on social media […]
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The viral video has no relation to the ongoing loudspeaker controversy. The incident dates back to 2019 when the crowd chanted slogans of “Chowkidar Chor hai” as a counter-response to chants of “Modi Modi”. The statement by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray about removing loudspeakers from mosques by May 3 has caused quite […]
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Kacha Badam singer Bhuban Badyakar’s son refuted the viral claim. The man in the video is railway guard KK Murmu who works in trains operating along the states of UP and Bihar. A video showing a railway guard passing instructions on a walkie-talkie is circulating on social media with a claim that the video shows […]
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The image shows three sisters who cleared Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) examination in 2017. They did not clear the UPSC examination. An image of three sisters with their mother is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the three girls are sisters belonging to the Dalit community who have cleared their IAS examination […]
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A video of people trying to overturn a small shop is going viral on social media. It was claimed that RSS workers assaulted a Dalit woman for keeping her meat shop open “despite threats from extremist groups.” However, Fact Crescendo found that the people are not RSS workers and this is a case of a […]
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An image of Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, and other prominent Indian ministers of that time having a meal is going viral on social media. It has been claimed that it was the first Iftar party of independent India However, Fact Crescendo found this image to be miscaptioned. This was not an Iftar party […]
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The video has no relation with the recent communal violence in Delhi. Video shows a Qazi making inflammatory statements against a particular community, who was later booked by Dehradun Police. In Delhi’s Jahangirpuri two communities clashed with each other during celebration of Hanuman Jayanti. Following this incident, MCD ran bulldozer on alleged illegal encroachments in […]
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The image dates back to 2012 showing an incident of communal violence in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It has no relation with the recent communal clashes in Delhi. An image showing a group of people carrying swords in their hands is widely circulating on social media in the backdrop of the recent communal clashes in Delhi’s […]
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The video has no relation with the recent violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The video shows the family of a COVID-19 deceased being escorted to a quarantine centre in Moradabad. A video showing police arresting a group of women is widely circulating on social media with the claim that these are […]
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TATA group did not transfer Swati Kovind to the ground department due to security reasons. She was deputed from the cabin crew to the ground department in 2017. An image showing two airhostess standing beside an Air India flight is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the image shows President Kovind’s daughter […]
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Amidst the recent Ram Navami celebrations in several states in India, a video showing a massive crowd gathered under an overbridge is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the video shows massive Ram Navami celebrations held in Mumbai. The caption of the post reads, “Video from Mumbai Maharashtra on the occasion of Ram […]
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Mainpuri Police confirmed to us that the woman caught for illegal possession of a pistol did not belong to the Muslim community nor is she a teacher. A video showing a female police officer frisking another woman and confiscating a pistol from her jeans pocket is widely circulating on social media claiming that the video […]
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Uttar Pradesh Police confirmed to us that no such incident took place at Govardhan Parikrama Marg area recently. The image in circulation is from 2018. After the recent Uttar Pradesh Elections in 2022, bulldozer has become a regular sight in the state earning CM Yogi Adityanath the moniker of “bulldozer baba”. In the backdrop of […]
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A video of people pledging not to vote for Congress in Rajasthan is going viral on social media. It was claimed that people decided not to vote for Congress after violence erupted during the Ram Navami celebration in Karauli, Rajasthan. Fact Crescendo found that this is an old video and has no connection with the […]
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An old video of root-like wiggling objects resurfaced on social media. In this 20-second video, it was claimed that these are the roots of the Shiva Nagam tree. However, Fact Crescendo found that these are worms and not the actual roots of a tree. What’s The Claim? It was claimed in the post that this […]
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Rajasthan Police clarified that the viral video is not from Karauli, Rajasthan. The video is old and the incident happened in Nizamabad, Telangana. Curfew was imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan after communal tension broke out following stone pelting at a motorcycle rally passing through a Muslim-dominated area on Nav Samvatsar, the first day of the New […]
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A video showing five people dancing in police uniforms to a popular song ‘Kacha Badam’ is going viral. Media websites like Navbharat Times, Kalinga TV, News 18, and Free Press Journal reported on the video assuming it to be a real police officer enjoying the catchy song. Archive The same video is also viral on […]
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The viral video is not from the Kashmir Files, but from another film named ‘Mudda 370 J&K’ released in 2019, also based on Kashmir. An 11-minute long video is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it shows the scenes from the film The Kashmir Files. Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Kashmir Files has […]
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The video does not belong to Karauli, Rajasthan and not related to the recent communal violence there. The video is of an incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh during a Hindu New Year procession. Curfew was imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan after communal tension broke out following stone-pelting at a motorcycle rally passing […]
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A video which shows a considerable number of uniformed participants rallying in a disciplined manner is being shared on social media with captions stating that they are members of the Muslim Private Army marching in Kerala. The participants can be seen holding a banner reading “Unity March” in Malayalam. The same video was shared with […]
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An old message about free mobile recharge has resurfaced on social media. The viral message now claims that Yogi Adityanath’s government is giving free mobile recharge to celebrate the UP elections win. Readers of Fact Crescendo forwarded this message to our WhatsApp FactLine (9049053770) and requested to do a fact-check on it. Fact Crescendo found that the […]
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This video is from Switzerland showing a clash between football fans in 2018. The video has no relation with West Bengal. A video showing a group of hooligans attacking cars on the road is doing rounds on social media. Users claim that this video is from West Bengal where the Rohingya Muslim community is not […]
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An image of Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal is going viral on social media with a claim that Arvind Kejriwal did not remove his shoes while paying respect at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This viral image is from the Jallianwala Bagh visit and he was not […]
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The image is digitally edited. The text has been added to the image; originally, the gate of Kejriwal’s house was only defaced with red paint. The Delhi Police arrested eight people for the vandalism of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. After this incident, an image showing red paint smeared on the gate of Delhi […]
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New York Times clarified that the image is edited and they have not reported anything as such. The image is shared mocking Arvind Kejriwal’s recent roadshow in Gujarat. After winning in Punjab, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann held a massive roadshow in Nikol, Ahmedabad on 2 April 2022. In the […]
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The video is old and shows an Israeli airstrike destroying a tower in Gaza in May 2021. It has no relation with the ongoing Ukraine Russia war. A video showing missile air strike on a huge multi-storeyed is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Russian launched three missiles to demolish the building […]
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The video is scripted and does not have any communal angle related to it. A video showing being inappropriately touched by a tailor during her measurements is widely circulating on social media with the claim a Hindu woman was molested by a Muslim tailor. A police officer later caught him when he tried to molest […]
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An image of a partially covered rock is being shared on some social media platforms with captions claiming that it is a photo of the first Shiva Linga to be unveiled at Mecca Medina. The image shows some people are uncovering the rock. Facebook Link | Archived Link The same image with such a claim […]
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An old message about a cure-all cancer drug has resurfaced on social media. The viral message claims that this lifesaving drug “Imitinef Mercilet” can cure blood cancer and is available free of cost at Yashoda hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. Readers of Fact Crescendo forwarded this message to our WhatsApp FactLine (9049053770) and requested to do […]
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Delhi Police has clarified that there was an incident of massive fire at a wedding tent and not a blast at any CNG petrol pump in Rohini, Delhi. A video showing a huge fire is circulating on social media with the claim that a huge fire broke out at a CNG petrol pump in Rohini, […]
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The incident took place in 2020 in Barhet, Jharkhand. The police officer was later suspended. A video showing a police officer assaulting a woman is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police assault women. Users have also tagged CM Yogi Adityanath to take strict action against these police officers. The […]
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The indecent has no relation with Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place in Pune, Maharashtra in 2019. A woeful video of a JCB running over a cow is widely circulating on social media as an incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh. Users are requesting CM Yogi Adityanath to take immediate action on the culprits. […]
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Citizens of Ukraine are fleeing to the neighbouring countries after war between Russia and Ukraine started. According to BBC around 3.6 million citizens moved to neighbouring countries fearing the loss of their lives due to ongoing war between both nations. In the backdrop of this an image of Poland’s MP Dominik Tarczynski’s interview with media […]
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A photo being shared widely on social media platforms shows a downed small aircraft and a soldier in army fatigues walking beside it with a claim that Indian forces have successfully shot down an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) near the Line of Actual Control(LAC) between India and China. The text on the image also claims that […]
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The video shows an accident from Orissa when a bus caught fire after coming in contact an overhead power transmission wire in 2020. The video has no relation with the political violence in Bengal. On 22 March, six women and two children, were burnt to death in the violence that erupted at Baktui village in […]
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The incident took place in Surat where two groups of people belonging to the Muslim community clashed with each other over some personal issues. The incident has no relation with the film the Kashmir Files. A video showing two men attacking a shopkeeper is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the incident […]
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People are fleeing Ukraine to neighbouring countries as the Russia Ukraine war is still raging on. Amidst this, a set of images of injured and distraught Black people are going viral with a claim that Black citizens are being mistreated in Ukraine. Using these images, people are calling out African leaders for their support of […]
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The man in the video is Supreme Court advocate Bhanu Pratap Singh and he is not the owner of Himalaya. He gave this speech at an anti CAA protest in Delhi. A video of man giving a speech against Reliance, Jio, RSS and Baba Ramdev is being widely shared on social media with the claim […]
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A viral clip showing a man in a black body bag smoking is going viral with a claim that news media are showing fake dead bodies as real Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian attacks. The caption along with the video reads, “USA news channel are displaying several dead bodies in Ukraine. Look at the video […]
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The viral video is the trailer of “The Tashkent Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri released in 2019. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The film is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus […]
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Chandauli SP dismissed the claims as fake news and clarified that the video is indeed from Chandauli and some officers, on allegations of theft, assaulted the minors. Chandauli SP later suspended both the police officers. A disturbing video showing two police officers beating a boy mercilessly is widely circulating on social media with the claim […]
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The video is a software made recreation of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed in March 2019. On Monday, 130 people lost their lives as a Boeing 737 plane of China Eastern Airlines crashed in the Guangxi region of China. In the backdrop of this, a 10-second video is widely circulating on social media that […]
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A plane Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying more than a hundred passengers crashed in Guangxi province in southern China on 21 March. Soon after the news of the crash went viral, a clip of a plane bursting into flames surfaced on social media claiming to be of the plane crash in China. However, Fact Crescendo […]
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The video is available on the internet since 2019. The shooting of the film the Kashmir Files started in 2020 after the Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The […]
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The video is old. It shows a procession led by AHP founder Praveen Togadia in 2018 demanding for the construction of a temple in Ayodhya before the Supreme Court’s verdict in 2019. After BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh, a video is circulating on social media claiming a massive procession organized in Ayodhya demanding for a […]
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The claim made along with the video is misleading. The woman in the viral video lashed out at the director of the film Shikara in 2020. A video is circulating on social media in the backdrop of a recently released film named “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The video allegedly shows a Hindu […]
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Representative Kennedy confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this citation was strictly given to the movie director for the premiere of his movie. The state of Rhode Island did not recognize Kashmiri Hindu Pandit Genocide after watching the movie Kashmir Files. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has been creating ripples in the […]
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The video does not show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska singing a cover of “Endless Love”. A video showing a couple singing “Endless Love” by Lionel Richie is widely circulating on social media claiming that the video is of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska singing. Social media […]
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The video has no relation with the Kashmir Files. The video shows Yogi Adityanath getting emotional during an event honouring the martyrs in 2017. Vivek Agnihotri’s film, “The Kashmir Files” is gaining massive limelight in the country. It has become one of the most trending topic of discussion on social media as well as mainstream. […]
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As Russia and Ukraine failed to reach mutual terms, Russia revoked its decision of ceasefire and continuing invasion into Ukraine. Seeing this, the US and a few European allies started putting pressure on Russia. A video is going viral on social media in which soldiers are jumping out of a plane with parachutes. It is […]
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The video is being shared without a context. The video shows LK Advani getting emotional after watching Shikara in 2020. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The film is based on the exodus […]
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, social media is getting flooded with posts about it. Fact Crescendo has debunked a number of posts containing misinformation pertaining to the war. We have come across yet another video that has gone viral on social media with captions claiming the scenes to be of Russia-Ukraine war. […]
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As Russia continued attacking Ukraine, a lot of images and videos showed the rise of the feeling of patriotism and nationalism in the hearts of Ukrainians. An image is going viral on social media in which a group of people is standing wearing military uniforms. It is being claimed these are Dynamo Kyiv Football Club […]
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As the Russia Ukraine war entered into the third week, a video consisting of several clips of multiple airstrikes is doing rounds on social media. It is being claimed that it shows Russian attacks on Ukraine. After investigation, Fact Crescendo found that the viral video is a compilation of various old and unrelated videos which […]
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This is not a real video. The video is a part of a short film named Dailing presented in the Dubai International Film Festival in 2015. It does not show a Ukrainian soldier during war. After Russia announced its military operation in Ukraine, several emotional videos and images on how the soldiers are leaving their […]
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The decade old video shows the game of tug of war between American and Canadian soldiers. It was a part of a joint military exercise. It has no relation with Ukraine and Russia. After Russia announced its military operation in Ukraine, videos and images of blasts, attacks and emotional content on soldiers leaving their families […]
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The video is not PM Modi’s recent rally. It shows PM Modi’s roadshow in Varanasi while filing his nominations papers for Lok Sabha in 2019 In the backdrop of the Uttar Pradesh Election results being declared today, (10 March) a video showing PM Modi’s massive rally with thousands of supporters chanting Modi’s name is circulating […]
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The viral video is scripted. The video was made to raise awareness about harassment faced by young girls due to dowry. A video showing a couple in wedding attire where the groom demands dowry has because he has a government job and his father is a teacher is widely circulating on social media. The groom […]
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Russia and Ukraine war entered its second week. Even after three rounds of talks, there was no concrete conclusion about a cease-fire. With Russia constantly attacking Ukraine, a number of posts and videos about the war situations are circulating on social media. In the backdrop of this, a screenshot of a tweet showing a fighter […]
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The image does not show Pakistani students using Indian flags to escape from Ukraine instead it shows Indian students entering Hungary from Ukraine. Many students are stranded in Ukraine after the start of the war. Indian government has launched Operation Ganga for evacuation of Indian students stuck in Ukraine. In this backdrop, an image is […]
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The video shows a US Marine corporal meeting his newborn child for the first time in 2018. The video has no relation with ongoing war in Ukraine. After Russia announced its military operation in Ukraine, videos and images of blasts, attacks and emotional content on how the soldiers are leaving their families for the war […]
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The person seen in the viral video is not former I&B minister Prakash Javadekar but current minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy. A video showing a man offering roses as a welcome gift to Indian students returning from Ukraine with the Indian flag in their hand is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that […]
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Hardoi Police refuted the viral claims on social media and clarified that they have not arrested Vaishali Yadav and she is not in India. An Indian medical student in Ukraine named Vaishali Yadav recently made a video appealing to the Indian government to assist students stranded like her in Ukraine. Several media reports claimed that […]
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The viral video is not a recent one. The video of Putin walking alone in the streets of St. Petersburg is from 2013. Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a video is circulating on social media claiming that the Russian President-Vladimir Putin is avoiding using his Presidential motorcade and walking alone after a […]
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The video has no relation with the ongoing war in Ukraine. It shows the aftermath of a blast at Beirut Port in Lebanon in 2020. After Russian army invaded Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks flooded the social media platforms. In the backdrop of this, a video is circulating on social media claiming […]
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The video does not have any relation with the ongoing Ukraine and Russian clashes. This video is available on the internet since 2020. After Russian army invaded Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks flooded the social media platforms. In the backdrop of this, a video is circulating on social media claiming to show a […]
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The video is from Libya where Libyan rebels shot down a warplane in 2011. After Russian army invaded Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks flooded the social media platforms. In the backdrop of this, a video is circulating on social media claiming to show Ukrainian army shooting down Russian fighter planes. The caption […]
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Hardoi Police refuted the viral claims on social media and clarified that they have not arrested Vaishali Yadav and she is not in India. Amidst the ongoing Ukraine and Russia clashes, an image of a girl is being circulated on social media with the claim that she is Vaishali Yadav, an Indian student who faked […]
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A video which looks like the clipping of a television news report is going viral across social media as the captions claim, it shows a “dead person waking up to adjust the body bag” during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The captions also suggest this is how Ukraine is faking the deaths of people […]
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In the light of Russian aggression, the country of Ukraine has been converted into a war zone. The Ukrainian skies have also been closed due to aerial attacks from Russia. Thus, the area was converted into a no-fly zone. A short clip is however being shared claiming Air India is the only airline that was […]
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Russia did not give any statement that the Russian forces will give free passage to Indian nationals with their flag on their vehicles. After Russian army invaded Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks flooded the social media platforms. In the backdrop of this, an image is circulating on social media claiming that General Sergey […]
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Continuing its assault on Ukraine, Russia did an air strike on government offices in Freedom Square in Kharkiv, reportedly killing at least 10 people and 35 more were injured. After the video of the attack went viral, an image showing a scene of severe devastation also started doing rounds on social media. This image is […]
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The video shows visuals of the game Arma-3. It has no relation with the ongoing war between Russia Ukraine. After Russia announced its military operation in Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks populated on social media platforms. In the backdrop of this, a video is circulating on social media claiming that it allegedly […]
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Anastasia Lenna clarified that she is not a part of the Ukrainian military. The images were captured when she was playing airsoft. After Russia announced its military operation in Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks populated on social media platforms. In the backdrop of this, an image is circulating on social media claiming […]
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The viral image is edited. Zee News’ exit poll did not claim that Samajwadi party is going to win the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. A screengrab of an exit poll attributed to Zee News is widely circulating on social media claiming that according to Zee news’ exit poll Samajwadi Party is going to win […]
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BSP has called out the viral press release as Fake. In the backdrop of the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, an image of a press release of the Bahujan Samaj Party’s central camp office is widely circulating on social media. The press release states that the winning prospects of the BSP candidate of Pratappur […]
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The image dates back to 2019 when a couple decided to click a picture with their national flags at a concert. As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images were found to […]
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A video is being shared on social media in which some soldiers can be seen hugging and kissing their wives/girlfriends before leaving for war. The video is being shared widely as Ukrainian soldiers bidding farewell to their loved ones before joining the war. However, when we fact checked the video we found that the video […]
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An image of a female soldier with an assault rifle is doing rounds on social media with a claim that she is the wife of Ukraine’s Vice President on the battlefield resisting the Russian aggression. However, we found out that the image is old and is not of the wife of the vice-President of Ukraine. […]
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As the war between Russia and Ukraine is raging on, old and unrelated posts and videos went viral on social media. In one such video, it is claimed that Ukrainian citizens destroyed two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The viral video is from 2014 in Ukraine […]
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Social media has been flooded with images and videos related to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. Fact Crescendo has spotted and has been debunking a lot of such posts. Another such video with clippings of war footage is gong viral on social media platforms with the claim that it is of the ongoing […]
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The image is not from Ukraine. It shows Sikhs offering Langar in Canada in 2016 As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images were found to be old and unrelated to the […]
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The viral video is not a recent one. It shows a blast in a military ammunition depot in Ukraine in 2017 As Ukrainians fight Russian aggression, social media and mainstream media have been flooded with many videos and photos purported to be of war scenes in Ukraine. Many of such videos and images were found […]
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As Ukraine battles the Russian troops to defend its sovereignty and autonomy, a barrage of images and videos claiming to be from the warzone can be seen on mainstream and social media. Over the last few days, fact checkers across the world have debunked hundreds of fake claims made on videos and photos purported to […]
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This video is from Rome showing a malfunctioning escalator in 2018. It has no relation with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded the social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images […]
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The video does not show Russian military paratroopers landing in Ukraine. This video is available on the internet since 2014. As Russian troops enter Ukraine and march towards its capital Kyiv, videos and images of blasts and attacks are being populated on the social media. Many of such videos and images are old and unrelated […]
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As the Russian assaults on Ukraine intensified, a video apparently showing night bombing is claimed to be from Ukraine. Some news media websites posted this clip while reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Leading daily Saamana shared this clip after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a ‘military operation’ on Ukraine. Fact Crescendo found that this is […]
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By sharing a screengrab of CNN news plate, social media users are claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin had warned India to stay away from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Otherwise, India will have to face the consequences for not obeying Putin’s order. The text in the viral screengrab reads: “Putin’s New Punchline: India should not […]
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‘The Alchemist’ writer Paulo Coelho tweeted a video of two schoolboys from India helping a handicapped man to fix slipped chain of his tricycle. The Brazilian author is known for his spiritual and motivational novels. He shared this video ‘to brighten up complicated day’ with his followers. Soon after it, the video went viral on […]
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As Russia announced its military operation in Ukraine, videos and images of blasts and attacks populated the social media. Many of such videos and images are old and unrelated to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. One such image of blast and smoke billowing in the night sky went viral with a claim that it was […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared military operations in Ukraine. Later, Ukraine had claimed that it had shot down five Russian jets. Now, a video of flying planes in synchronization is going viral with a claim that it is of Russian fighter jets flying over Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Fact Crescendo found that the video is old […]
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The image has no relation with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The image is of a 2021 Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Russia attacked parts of Ukraine today in the warning sending the whole world into frenzy. In a televised speech, Mr Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. As the […]
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The video does not show a blast in Luhansk Power Plant in Ukraine. This video is almost 7 years old showing a blast in a factory in China. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a televised speech, Russian President […]
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The video is not a footage from the clashes between the Russian and Ukrainian army. The video originally shows US Special Forces raiding the Golden Mosque in Iraq in 2004. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a […]
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A video of a frail old man is going viral with an unusual claim. Users are sharing the video of a saffron-clad man claiming him to be a 200-year-old Himalayan monk. Readers of Fact Crescendo forwarded this video to our WhatsApp FactLine (9049053770) and requested to do a fact-check on it. We found that the […]
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A video, showing a scuffle between a few people, consisting of two women, is going viral on social media with a claim that this is a video of a Love Jihad incident. The claim is that Muslim men duped Hindu girls posing as Hindu boys. The video shows a woman in a burqa hitting a […]
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In the original video, Rahul Gandhi thanks the crowd for taking the trouble to come from far off places. This part has been cropped out from the viral video. A video showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attending a rally and thanking people for bearing difficulties due to heavy rainfall is widely circulating on social media. […]
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Surajkund Police confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this incident does not related to mass cow slaughter. It shows improper disposal of dead bodies of several animals in the forest. A case has been registered against the ones spreading misinformation. A video showing carcasses of dead animals lying in a forest is widely circulating on social […]
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As the tension between Russia and Ukraine is escalating, social media users are sharing various videos claiming to be the war visuals between them. Fact Crescendo has already debunked several such videos with similar claims. In addition to such claims, a video is circulating said to be scenes from the Russia-Ukraine war. Fact Crescendo found […]
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Even though Karnataka High Court is yet to give a verdict on ongoing Hijab row, social media users are claiming that three judge’s panel permitted Muslim students to wear hijab in educational institutions. WHAT’S THE CLAIM? Facebook user shared a post claiming that, “A historical decision was taken by Karnataka High Court. Now Muslim girls […]
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A blur version of the original video is falsely shared claiming that PM Modi is waving at an empty field in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi was addressing a rally in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh on February 20, 2022. After this rally, a video started circulating widely on social media, which shows PM Modi after […]
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A video clip of a man clashing with police is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar arguing with police to remove barricades to open the road that was closed for Namaz in Kandivali, Mumbai. In the video, the man in whites, said to be Yogesh Sagar, can be […]
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An image of a bicycle swallowed up by a tree has been doing the rounds on Social Media with the claim that it belonged to a young soldier who fought in World War I. The claim states: “A good WhatsApp Forward: A boy left his bike chained to a tree when he went away to […]
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Social Media continues to reel under misleading and false content related to the ongoing Hijab Controversy. Another such post going viral consists of a video in which a policeman asks a burqa clad person to show their face and the person follows the orders. Three other people are also seen. The person then takes off […]
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The original video has been edited and is being shared misleadingly. In the original video Kejriwal is appealing to voters to vote for AAP and not SAD. After voting in Punjab started on 20th February, an edited video of Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is widely circulating on social media. In […]
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The video is not from Karnataka but from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. As the Hijab controversy in Karnataka does not seem to fade away, social media continues to witness more misleading and false content related to the issue. In this backdrop, a video showing police hitting Muslim women wearing burqa protesting against the hijab ban in […]
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Recently, Canada government decided to make COVID vaccine mandatory. To ensure this, Canadian government has imposed health tax on the unvaccinated. People must be vaccinated to go to restaurants, gyms or even for travelling in planes and trains. Similarly, government has made vaccine mandatory for truckers who are crossing US border. People in Canada, especially […]
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As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine, a video is circulating in social media. In the video people with military uniform are dancing. It is claimed that the video shows Russian soldiers dance in preparation for war However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The video is from Uzbekistan and has no connection […]
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Upon hearing the video carefully it is clear that the crowd actually raised “Congress Murdabad” slogans at Amit Shah’s rally and not “Zindabad”. As UP elections are in progress, a video of Home Minister Amit Shah speaking at an election rally with the crowd shouting slogans is widely circulating on social media.Users claim that when Amit Shah […]
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The tension between Russia and Ukraine started to build up after Russia started deploying troops near the Ukraine border. On one hand, it is being speculated that Russia may attack Ukraine anytime but Russia said that it has no intention to attack or invade Ukraine. Amid such tension, users are sharing a video of tanks […]
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The image is not from Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh. It shows scenery from Greece captured in 2019. An image of a beautiful landscape of the rising moon with a lit up expressway is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this image is of Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Further, SP supporters hail […]
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Many leading news websites and Twitter users shared images of men disguised as women in traditional Arab attire along with a claim the three Nigerian men were arrested at Dubai airport. News18 Hindi published the images of these men in their news report on 18 February. According to the report, immigration officials at Dubai airport […]
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The images and video of Tiku Talsania’s character from an upcoming drama series shared with a false claim. An image of popular Bollywood actor and comedian Tiku Talsania is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the actor has converted to Islam. Images and videos of Tiku with a long white beard is […]
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A video of a gruesome murder of a young girl in broad daylight has gone viral on social media. A man kills a girl by slitting her throat with a knife in the video. Users are sharing this video claiming that a Muslim boy beheaded a Hindu girl in Surat because she refused to convert […]
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The video has no relation with the recent hijab controversy. The video is from Bengaluru showing students protesting against the National Education Policy in 2021. A video showing Muslim women sitting on the road and protesting is widely circulating on social media amid the raging hijab controversy in parts of Karnataka. The video shows police […]
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The video has no relation with the hijab controversy. The video is from Mumbai showing Maratha Morcha demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Maratha community in 2017. A video showing a huge crowd rallying with saffron flags on a bridge is widely circulating on social media as the hijab controversy rages on in […]
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On the backdrop of ongoing Hijab protest in Karnataka, a video of a lady immolating herself on top of water tank is circulating in social media. It was claimed that this incident happened when she was trying to burn burqa. The claim with the video says, “Going to burn the burqa in India, it burned […]
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Amidst Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022, the image of a signboard calling for a boycott on BJP leaders is doing the rounds on social media. Assuming it to be the latest development, people are sharing this image claiming that villagers in UP have banned BJP leaders from entering the village. Viral posts further state that […]
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Amidst the ongoing Hijab row that started in Karnataka, surprising news is doing rounds on social media. Users are sharing an article that claims that the UP government has come up with an idea for Orange Hijab. According to this viral article on the Fauxy website, “UP government has come up with a very innovative […]
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In order to win over voters, candidates often resort to boastful promises of public welfare prior to polls. Although politicians are known for masking their real agenda, one candidate in a viral video seems to be an exception. On the backdrop of ongoing UP elections, a video of a man, claimed to be a Gopal […]
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The last time Burj Khalifa lit up of any occasion was during the Chinese New Year. The video is edited. Recently a video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ in a college in Mandya, Karnataka went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy. According to Muskan she shouted slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ […]
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Muskan Khan has confirmed to Fact Crescendo that she has not received any such reward from the Turkish government. Recently a video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy. According to Muskan she shouted slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ in response to the chanting […]
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Muskan Khan clarified to Fact Crescendo that this is not her image. The woman seen in the image with Rahul Gandhi is Amba Prasad who is an MLA from Jharkhand. As the Hijab row in Karnataka intensifies, an image is being widely circulated on social media that shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a woman wearing […]
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Eastern University from Sri Lanka confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this video is of a college prank that took place in their campus in 2019. Amid the ongoing protests across the country as the Karnataka hijab row intensifies, a video is being widely circulated on social media that shows a group of boys throwing buckets […]
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Samajwadi Party leader Rajesh Yadav’s PRO has provided Fact Crescendo the original video. The video getting viral is edited and a complaint against it has been registered with the police. As voting began in Uttar Pradesh, a video is being widely circulated on social media claiming a Samajwadi Party leader is making provocative statements against […]
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The image shows the prediction for only second phase of elections. The final opinion poll survey predicted a majority of 205-221 seats for BJP and 144-158 seats for Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh elections. As the phase one voting for Uttar Pradesh has begun from today (10 February 2022), an image showing TV9 Bharatvarsh opinion […]
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The woman seen without burqa in viral images is not Muskan Khan, the girl who confronted anti-hijab protestors in a college in Mandya. Fact Crescendo spoke to JD (S) Najma Nazeer whose images are being shared widely as Muskan Khan. Over the last few days, Karnataka has witnessed several protests across the state over the […]
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This is not Lata Mangeshkars’s last video. This is a 5 year old live video posted by her on Facebook. On Sunday, 6 February, India lost one of its most cherished singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. Her death sent shockwaves globally and tears poured in from all parts of the world for their beloved nightingale […]
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As Phase-1 voting of the UP assembly election 2022 began today, videos of alleged public outrage are making rounds on social media. One such video of a clashing mob is going viral with a claim that people are thrashing BJP workers during UP elections. We can see in the video that a large mob has […]
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Ritu Raj Choudhary has himself clarified that the viral message is Fake. He clearly mentioned that he was not offered any job from Google nor did he hack Google. A viral post on social media claimed that a second year student of IIT Manipur named Ritu Raj Choudhary native from Begusarai has hacked Google for […]
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The viral graphic cards are made after digitally altering India TV opinion poll survey results. With the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, two graphic images are circulating on social media that showing an opinion poll prediction for the upcoming winners and losers for Uttar Pradesh Elections. The first image shows SP winning all the 403 […]
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Sharing a supposed clip of the Kapil Sharma show, users are claiming that an Indian soldier berated Tennis star Sania Mirza for marrying a Pakistani cricketer on the show. It has also been further claimed that this clip was deleted by the show makers. Readers of Fact Crescendo forwarded this video to our WhatsApp FactLine […]
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on the Punjab tour last week for campaigning in the upcoming assembly polls. During which he had also partaken langar at Golden Temple in Amritsar. Video of him attending the langar with keeping the mask on is going viral on social media. Users have been sharing this video with a […]
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An Indian political cartoonist Amal Medhi created the original cartoon. Ben Garrison has not drawn any cartoon related to the Indian politics. A caricature of a cow depicting Congress party exploiting the country for the Gandhi family is being shared widely on social media. Social media users claim that this image is a cartoon that […]
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The old man in the video clarified that he is the uncle of the BJP councilor and they created the video as a joke. A video showing a man threatening an old man forcing him to support and vote for BJP is widely circulating on social media claiming that this video shows a BJP leader […]
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The image is digitally altered. The original image does not have lord Krishna’s image put up on it. An image showing a painting of Lord Krishna on the engine of a train is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the devotees of ISKCON temple have painted the image of Lord Krishna on a […]
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The video is from 2017 when Bengal’s BJP President Dilip Ghosh was attacked during his visit to Darjeeling. As the dates of polling in UP are coming closer, political misinformation has mushroomed on social media platforms. In the past few days, we have seen many a posts targeting the ruling BJP by sharing purported videos/images […]
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The viral image is digitally altered. The original image shows Akhilesh Yadav holding a placard that mentions jobs and employment. Leading up to the assembly elections in UP, social media has witnessed many viral content showing opposition leaders promoting the incumbent BJP government. Fact Crescendo has earlier debunked such images and videos and found them […]
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Chinese researchers have said that they have found a type of coronavirus that spreads among bats in South Africa. It is called NeoCov. With the emergence of their findings, News articles mentioned NeoCov as the new deadly variant of Coronavirus which causes Covid-19 disease. Users have been claiming NeoCov is going to be the next […]
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There would be hardly any household in the world that would be oblivious to the use of facemasks since the past few years. Governments across the world have urged their citizens to use facemasks in public. Some countries have also enforced strict laws and have mandated the use of facemasks. With different varieties of facemasks […]
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Delhi police and Swati Maliwal, Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Womenconfirmed to us that the victim has not committed suicide and is recovering from the trauma. On 26th January a woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped and paraded by her attackers (who were present when she was gang raped) on the streets of east Delhi’s Kasturba Nagar […]
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The video has no relation with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election. The video is of Congress workers protesting against the Hathras case blocked Smriti Irani’s car in 2020. Social media has witnessed several videos and images of political nature ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Elections scheduled next month. In the past few days, we have […]
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The image of the filthy beach shared by Goa Congress in an attempt to attack the ruling BJP government is actually from the Hawaii islands in the United States. The official Twitter handle of Goa Congress tweeted an image as a report card of the Pramod Sawant led BJP government’s performance in Goa, ahead of […]
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The video is not from India neither the man in the video is the priest of Pipleshwar Mahadev temple. A video showing a man sleeping alongside three cheetahs is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the video is from the temple of Pipleshwar Mahadev in Sirohi, Rajasthan. It is further claimed […]
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The image is from January 2021 when Rahul Gandhi had his lunch with women weavers in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He took off his mask after the food was served. An image showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wearing a mask and sitting along with women on a dinner table is widely circulating on social media. Social […]
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Video originally shows an incident from 2021 during Bengal assembly elections when BJP leader Locket Chatterjee was chased away by people in Hooghly. In the context of the upcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh, a video showing a group of villagers chasing BJP leader Locket Chatterjee is widely circulating on social media claiming that the […]
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The narrative going viral with the video is false. The SPG did not fire at a beggar but a man named Karamjit Singh who tried to attack Rajiv Gandhi. The SPG did not kill him. A 2-minute video of India’s former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi’s regime at Rajghat is widely circulating on social media. […]
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The image has no relation with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Elections. Image shows BJP leader Kailash Meghwal whom farmer in Rajasthan allegedly attacked in 2021. As the election dates for Uttar Pradesh approach closer, social media platforms are witnessing more and more misleading and false content. In this series, an image showing a man with […]
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The Congress Manifesto launched on 21 January is named Bharti Vidhan and not after AAP or BJP. An image of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi holding booklets endorsing AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann in their hands is widely circulating on social media ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections. The AAP Gurgaon Facebook […]
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CGI artist Aleksey Patrev confirmed to us that the viral video is digitally created. American astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 died of cancer at the age of 90 in April 2021. A 59-second video from space is widely circulating on social media claiming to claim an Indian satellite that can be seen colliding with […]
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Kashmiri Journalist Basit Zargar confirmed to Fact Crescendo that no such incident has taken place in Kashmir. The video is not from Kashmir. A distressing video showing few men lying on the ground, bleeding profusely and groaning in pain is widely circulating on social media as a group of Muslim boys from Rajasthan who visited […]
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Samajwadi Party’s spokesperson Nasser Salim confirmed to us that the viral image is Fake. A poster showing Samajwadi Party’s leader Akhilesh Yadav’s quote is widely circulating on social media. The poster claims that Akhilesh Yadav has promised to build 2000 mosques when he wins the election, reduce the reservation for Dalits and other backward classes, […]
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the events shown in the video are scripted and dramatized. It also does not have any communal angle to it. A video showing a boy stealing a moped from a girl after offering to fix her scooty is circulating on social media with a communal claim. The claim made along with the video is that […]
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Samajwadi Party shared an image from Mumbai captured in 2011 as evidence for the progress of the youth during their government in Uttar Pradesh. Amid the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, social media is brimming with misinformation related targeting one party or the another. The war between the parties is expected to intensify as […]
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A collage of three images of what looks like helmets, implements and a chariot with the remains of a few animals around it is going viral on social media with a claim that these are images of remains of a 4000 year old chariot in Uttar Pradesh, India. Most of the posts are captioned as: […]
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The three images in the first collage claimed to be before 2017 during SP rule were from Adityanath’s rule. Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) leader and national spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a poster on his official Twitter account showing a collage of images of a dilapidated school building along with images of a modern school building. […]
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The image shows a derailed passenger train near Sahadai Buzurg railway station in Bihar in 2019. An image showing a derailed train surrounded by people is widely circulating on social media. The claim made along with the image is that recently Bihar-Guwahati express derailed in the North of Bengal. Recently, seven persons were killed after […]
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The Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading fast with massive spikes in daily cases in various nations. World Health Organization has even warned that half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within the next six to eight weeks. In India alone, 268,833 new Covid-19 cases and 402 deaths in the last 24 hours were […]
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Anyone who has been following the latest developments in managing Covid-19, has surely come across the term self-testing kits or Rapid at-home Antigen testing kits recently. If someone has been experiencing symptoms or has just been to a Covid-19 hotspot, rapid at-home antigen testing kits are very good way to check if they should be […]
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Media outlet Knews has clarified that the viral screenshot is digitally edited and they have not published any such news. With the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh a screengrab of a breaking news is widely circulating on social media. The image claims that UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has threatened to leave the BJP […]
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Neurologist Dr. Sushil Razdan has clarified in an interview that the viral video is shared falsely in his name. He also insists people to maintain COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. Dry ginger powder will not prevent or cure COVID-19. As Covid-19 cases in India rise rapidly and threat of a third wave of COVID-19 continue to loom over […]
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With the number of COVID-19 positives on the rise again, social media is also getting flooded with misinformation related to the infection as well as the vaccines. One such message being forwarded on instant messaging apps claims that Bill Gates has confessed that the vaccines are harmful and has called for all Covid-19 vaccines to […]
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A viral video showing a man clad in saffron listening to Bhajan is being shared in the name of UP CM Yogi Adityanath. However, the IPRD fact-checking handle on Uttar Pradesh has refuted the viral claim. A video showing a man dressed in saffron sitting in the front seat of the car and listening to […]
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January 12th, 2022 Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how destructive disinformation and misinformation can be for social harmony, democracy, and public health; too many lives and livelihoods have been ruined, and far too many people have lost loved ones […]
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The viral claim is False. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not made any such statement. The numbers that are claimed is far too huge in number. Social media users have claimed that Mark Zuckerberg said that the word ‘#Alhamdulillah’ is written 5 billion (500 crore) times each day on Facebook. Poster containing the same have […]
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The viral claim is False. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not made any such statement. The numbers that are claimed is far too huge in number. A poster claiming Mark Zuckerberg’s said that the phrase ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is written 200 crore times each day on Facebook is widely circulating on social media. The poster […]
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The viral video is a scripted drama created for education and awareness purpose. A video showing a girl pushing an old rickshaw puller on the road and misbehaving with him is widely circulating on social media. We can see that the rickshaw puller complains of pulling his rickshaw for 4 kilometres and refuses to go […]
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Akhilesh Yadav did not wear shoes while praying to an idol of Lord Parshuram. The black accessory that is visible on Akhilesh Yadav’s feet in the picture are his socks. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav unveiled the statue of Lord Parshuram in Gosaiganj area of Lucknow on 2 January. Social media users shared several images […]
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Video is of a Lahore based choreographer named Shoaib Shakoor dancing on a Bollywood song. The video does not show a Pakistani Member of Parliament. A video showing a man dancing at a wedding to the Bollywood song “Tip Tip barsa Paani” is being widely circulated on social media. Several media organizations such as ANI, […]
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The viral image is three years old showing Sachin Tendulkar offering his help to his childhood cricket coach and mentor Ramakant Achrekar at his funeral in 2019. Senior social activist Sindhutai Sapkal passed away at the age of 74 due to a heart attack on Tuesday (January 4). Her body was cremated on Wednesday (January 5) […]
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Punjab’s Health Ministry confirmed to Fact Crescendo that 125 passengers who landed from Italy to Amritsar came in a chartered flight and not in an Air India flight. Air India has also refuted the viral claim. Amidst the rising Covid-19 cases in India and the upcoming third wave in the country, we saw a breaking […]
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The Election Commission confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral post is False. They have not announced the official dates of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections in 2022. Political campaigning is intensifying in Uttar Pradesh as the upcoming assembly elections approach nearer. The present chief minister’s tenure will end next year on 14 March 2022. […]
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A video of a spectacular light and sound show, apparently from when the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2021 is going viral across social media platforms with some captions stating that it is from Shanghai and some claiming that it is from Beijing, in China. The video shows a tall tower on a hillock […]
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The images are old and has no relation with the claim and is being shared with a false communal narrative that Muslim men are running restaurants lacing their food with impotency pills to control the growth of the Hindu population. A collage of few images is widely circulating on social media showing few men being […]
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Vellore’s DIG confirmed to us that the video shows the recovered jewellery by the police after the robbery. The video has no relation with Mr. J. Shekar Reddy. A video showing several gold jewellery, gold biscuits and other precious metals including cash displayed on a table is widely circulating on social media. In the video, […]
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Image of a 2018 incidence where some party workers burnt BJP flag is being shared in connection with the upcoming UP elections. An image showing a group of men burning the BJP flag is circulating on social media to claim people protesting against BJP in UP before the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Election scheduled some time […]
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Video shows Twilight star Bronson Pelletier at the Los Angeles International Airport in December 2012 under intoxication. The video has no relation with Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan on October 3 last year for alleged possession of drugs from a […]
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