This video shows a 2019 incident from China and it has no link to Spain. A disturbing video of a lady being brutally assaulted by a man on street is going viral on social media. The video shows a man punches the woman and then attacks her while trying to tear her clothes apart. The […]
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The viral image of boots on seabed shows Titanic wreckage, not Titan submersible debris The Titan submersible, a deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard. The U.S. Coast Guard announced it on Thursday. The Titan, […]
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The video shows a gas explosion in Volgograd, Russia and dates to back to 2020. At least 37 people have been injured, four of whom are in a critical condition, after a gas explosion sparked a blaze in buildings in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The explosion tore through Rue Saint-Jacques, which runs from the Notre-Dame […]
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The viral image featuring anti Modi placards shows a protest Against Modi in Berlin in May 2022 by Amnesty International and other Human Rights Groups Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on June 20 on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the U.S. Modi led the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at […]
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The safety of women in our country has always been on priority. With many recent incidents of crime against women, the government has taken many measures to ensure their safety. In the backdrop of this, a post is going viral on social media claiming that the Maharashtra government has taken an initiative called the ‘Free […]
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The woman in the viral image is journalist Sheela Bhatt interviewing underworld don Dawood Ibrahim at Pearl Building, Dubai in 1987 An image of a woman sitting opposite Underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim in an office has gone viral on social media. Users who share the image claims that it shows the former journalist and current […]
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The viral video shows an old incident from Kerala not from Puri in Odisha. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Biparjoy. Though Cyclone Biparjoy weakened into a depression still many fake videos and pictures are being shared on social media. Now a video showing a shoal of fish reached on Puri beach in Odisha […]
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The viral image does not show the wedding of Nirmala Sitharaman’s daughter. The couple in the image are Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and his wife Rachana. In a private wedding ceremony held in Karnataka on June 8, Parakala Vangamayi, the daughter of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, tied the knot with Pratik Doshi, an official from […]
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Currently, a video with multiple clips showing massive destruction in a cyclone is going viral on social media. In these clips, you can see a bus turning over, a petrol pump getting destroyed, roofs and windows of buildings blown away, breaking of doors, etc. Social media users are claiming that these clips are the visuals […]
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The viral video shows an old incident happened in Atlantic Ocean According to the IMD, Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions and the adjoining Pakistani coasts on June 15. Other parts of India are receiving significant rains as a result of the cyclonic activity. Amidst this we have […]
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This is an old video from Paseo Nuevo in San Sebastian, Spain. The video has nothing to do with Cyclone Biparjoy. Cyclone Biparjoy, which became an extremely powerful cyclonic storm on June 11, is just the third cyclone to impact the western coast in nearly 60 years. According to Sunil Kamble, IMD chief Cyclone Biparjoy […]
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An old post on Article 30 and Article 30(A) of the Constitution of India has resurfaced again on social media. The post differentiates between the two clauses and proves how our constitution is biased in providing provisions for education of minorities and Hindus. As per the claim, according to the Article 30(A) of the Constitution […]
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A post circulating on Facebook shared images of two women who were arrested by Assam Police for drug trafficking. The post claimed that these women belonged to the Kuki tribe of Manipur. It was accompanied by a caption in Meitei, amidst the tensions brewing between the Meitei and Kuki communities. Facebook Archived Link However, when […]
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An Indian submarine exploded and sank in 2013. It is being misrepresented as having occurred shortly after the Odisha train tragedy. A post claiming an Indian submarine exploded and sank recently owing to sub-standard equipment and technology has gone viral on social media. Many users have shared the post blaming Modi government that the Indian […]
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The video shows collection of money from Pagla mosque’s donation box in Bangladesh. A video which shows a group of people transferring money from a large box to sacks and transporting them to another location where it is counted by a group of people including children has gone viral, with the context mentioning that the […]
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A video showing Karnataka Football team sitting on footpath with the Santosh Trophy is going viral on social media platforms. It is alleged that the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meted out this mistreatment to the Champion footballers. However, when we investigated the video, we found that the incident is three months old and Siddaramaiah was not […]
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The image of a storm in Jupiter’s atmosphere is an illustration, not a picture captured by the James Webb Telescope. Fifth in line from the Sun, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Recently an image of thunderstorm on Jupiter has […]
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Images are from Gujarat’s Morbi civil hospital taken in 2022, ahead of the PM Modi’s visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore in which more than 275 people lost their lives, and around 1,000 got injured, many of the severely. After taking stock of the station […]
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Many posts and videos related to love jihad are going viral on social media. These posts claim how Muslim people lure Hindu girls to fall in love with them and later they torture those girls or kill them. Currently, a photo of an injured lady is going viral on social media. This image showed the […]
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The video dates back to 2019 and shows a train collision in Hyderabad, not recent train accident in Odisha. A devastating crash involving three trains in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has killed 275 people and more than 1,000 injured many of them seriously. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Railway board has recommended a […]
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The incident happened in Karnataka’s Udupi in October 2018. A devastating crash involving three trains in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has killed 275 people and more than 1,000 injured many of them seriously. The cause of the crash, which is being described as India’s worst this century, is not yet clear.Soon after the shocking train […]
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An image of a half naked man tied to a pole and being tortured by a British officer has resurfaced again on social media. It was claimed that the man tied to the pole is no other than Bhagat Singh. It was written with the image that this is a rare image of Bhagat Singh […]
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A video clip featuring former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, social activist, and psephologist, Yogendra Yadav is making buzz on social media platforms. Citing this clip, some users have claimed that the AAP co-founder and a popular face in the India Against Corruption movement is actually a Muslim named Salim. The posts also allege that […]
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Last month, in the north-east state of India, Manipur, clashes between locals belonging to two different community people, Meitei and Kuki tribe erupted. Many people lost their lives and many were found wounded. Indian army and paramilitary forces had to step in to control the situation. Social media are flooded with posts and videos of […]
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This is a digitally edited image. In the original picture, Yogi Adityanath is seen paying his respects to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, not Tipu Sultan An image of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bowing and paying tribute in front of a portrait of Tipu Sultan has gone viral on the internet. Twitter link |Archive link […]
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The viral video of Arunachal Pradesh girls riding a bike on top of a mountain is actually from China. A video of Arunachal Pradesh girls riding bikes on dangerous roads atop mountains is doing the rounds on social media. In the video we can see the adventurous scenes of some girls riding their bikes through […]
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A video has gone viral on Twitter. The Twitter user who shared the video claims that a shark can be seen helping humans rescue a severely injured sea turtle. However, upon investigating the video, we found that it was created by combining footage from two unrelated incidents. Here’s the fact check. Viral Video Archived Link […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new building of the Indian Parliament last Sunday. This event was mired with a number of controversies, ranging from the boycott of the event by 20 opposition parties, the installation of Sengol as the symbol of power and the arrest of wrestlers protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan […]
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The person in the image is Ranjit Singh, who was pinned down during the farmers’ protest in 2021 for attacking police personnel. Amid the inauguration of the new parliament building on Sunday wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar were detained by security personnel as they tried to march the venue. Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and Sakshi […]
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Amul had issued a statement clarifying that the viral video is fabricated and intended to spread misinformation and unnecessary fear among consumers. A video showing contaminated Amul Lassi is doing the rounds on social media platforms. In the viral video, we could see that the lassi packet was contaminated with fungus even before its expiry date. […]
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Currently, a video of a beautiful sunrise-like visual is going viral on social media. Many users shared this video claiming that this is a rare scene that sometimes takes place in the Himalayas when sun rises at 3.30 in the morning. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is not a visual […]
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An old video of 2014 assault between two women in New Jersey. A disturbing video of a lady being brutally assaulted is going viral on social media. Many people on social media claimed that a Black man beat up a White woman in a park in front of her terrified children in the video. The […]
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Currently, a video of a concert in a huge auditorium is going viral on social media. It was claimed that this event was held in New Zealand with their recent anthem on 99 different names of Allah. It was also claimed that this anthem was created by NewZeland government. However, fact Crescendo found the claim […]
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A clip showing a traffic police officer assaulting a man has sparked a controversy on social media. The viral clip has been linked to multiple cities, including Mumbai and Surat, prompting intense criticism of those respective city’s authorities. Fact Crescendo received this video with fact-check requests on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770). We confirmed that the video […]
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The viral video shows the industrial aspects of the recycling process of thermocol into plastic granules. Not artificial sugar production. We have already done several fact checks on top of the adulterated food notifications. A video is currently going viral that purports to show thermocol being used to make artificial sugar. The video shows thermocol […]
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After a massive victory of Congress in recent Karnataka elections, a video is going viral on social media. This video has two clips. In the first clip, newly appointed CM Siddaramaiah can be seen drinking champagne and in the second video, a person can be seen dancing to a song in front of people. It […]
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A video clip of a woman apparently desecrating a Hindu deity has gone viral on social media. It has been claimed that a Burqa-clad Muslim woman hurled eggs at the poster of Lord Ram in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). Fact Crescendo received this video with fact-check requests on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770). We found out that the […]
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The viral image of the road is from a park in Patuakhali town in Bangladesh. Jammu and Kashmir is hoisting the third tourism working group meeting of G20 countries in capital Srinagar from today amid tight security. This is the first such international event in the region after Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status […]
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The video is more than a year old and it shows visuals from a pooram festival of Kerala’s Kavassery. At least nine people were killed and multiple others sustained injuries after an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district of Khadikul village earlier this week. As per reports the illegal factory was run by […]
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On 19 May, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it has decided to withdraw ₹2000 currency notes from circulation. What many have dubbed as “Demonetisation 2.0”, the decision has sparked a mixture of excitement, humor, and uncertainty among the public. In this article, we will explore the actual decision made by the RBI […]
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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is once again in the limelight on social media. A video of him is currently going viral on social media where he can be heard commenting on eating beef. In this video, Digvijaya Singh is saying that there is nothing wrong with eating beef. He also said that cows lie in […]
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Representative Image, Courtesy: Emil Kalibradov, Unsplash The Economic Affairs Department of the Ministry of Finance issued a Gazette notification on 16 May 2023 announcing amendments in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) rules. These amendments brings the overseas spending done with the help of Credit Cards under RBI’s Liberalized Remittances Scheme (LRS). This meant that […]
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The video is more than a year old and has no relation to the Karnataka Assembly elections. The celebration of the Congress winning 135 seats in the Karnataka assembly elections is still going on in Karnataka. Meanwhile, a video is circulating in Karnataka claiming that BJP flags are being removed from a BJP worker’s house. In […]
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A fabricated document stating terms for Imran Khan’s arrest is going viral as real. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on corruption charges on 9 May, 2023. Following his arrest, there were widespread protests, and social media saw an increase in misleading photos, videos, and narratives. In this scenario, an image of a […]
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Prime Minister Modi held many rallies in Karnataka before the election. During that time he had also done many road shows. The Prime Minister also met some children in Kalaburgi district of Karnataka. In the same meeting, there was a barbed wire fence between him and the children. Opponents took this as an opportunity to […]
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The image depicts a fire at a Moscow oil refinery in 2018. A fire broke out at the machine building plant named after VV Chernyshev in Moscow, which produces engines for MIG fighter jets. Three people were injured as a result of the incident. The fire occurred in an administrative building on Cherry Street. As per […]
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Viral video has been digitally altered to add the audio of Akshay Kumar condemning the arrest of Imran Khan. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on corruption charges on 9 May, 2023. Following his arrest, there were widespread protests, and social media saw an increase in misleading photos, videos, and narratives. Amidst this, […]
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A video showing a person casting votes multiple times inside a polling booth is going viral on social media platforms. It is being alleged that this video is from Gulbarga North, where the Congress party is accused of committing fraud to win the assembly elections. https://www.twitter.com/Himanshi_mehra_/status/1658007671348543489 Archived Link In the viral tweet given above, we […]
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With a striking tally of 135 seats, the Congress party triumphed over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka assembly election 2023. The incumbent BJP suffered a major blow as it managed to secure only 66 seats. Soon after the election results, videos of the celebrations of Congress supporters began surfacing on various social media […]
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American film director David Fincher is renowned worldwide for his thought-provoking and soul-stirring movies, including “Seven,” “Fight Club,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Gone Girl,” and “The Social Network,” among others. He has also received critical acclaim for his work on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and “Mindhunter.” A news card attributed to […]
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The viral video is a scripted one made by Maithili Bazar’s YouTube channel for entertainment. Recently a video of a man beating a groom at a wedding ceremony claiming that a bride’s father was assaulting the groom for asking for a motorcycle as dowry has gone viral on social media. A one-minute video clip allegedly […]
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A video of a woman lambasting the BJP government is being widely shared on social media platforms. The video is accompanied by a caption on Twitter claiming that the woman is Menaka Kumari, a BJP Member of Parliament, who is criticizing her own party leadership. Archived Tweet The text etched on the Kannada video claims […]
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A video showing a team of police officers nabbing a man disguised in a burqa is being widely shared on social media. It is being claimed that the police caught a BJP worker, disguised in a burqa, throwing stones at police in Karnataka. A tweet with a caption that reads, “Many people in Hijab threw […]
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The video is old and has nothing to do with Imran Khan’s arrest Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday in a corruption case. Following this protests and clashes erupted between Khan supporters and police. Amidst this, we came across a video that shows a massive crowd […]
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The video is from Saudi Arabia and not from Karnataka, it dates back to 2018. With Karnataka’s Assembly elections taking place today, false news and videos from the state have been widely circulated on social media in recent days. Amidst this a video has gone viral with the claim that some women, all clad in […]
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The viral video is from 2019, when Prakash Raj was contesting as an independent candidate in the Karnataka elections. Voting for the Karnataka Assembly Elections will be held on Wednesday, 10 May 2023, and the results will be announced on May 13. In this context, a video featuring actor and politician Prakash Raj criticising the […]
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The man seen in the video is Joseph Rakesh, popularly known as ‘Malaysian Sari Man’ and the video is from an old fashion show held in Malaysia. A video of a man draping a saree on a woman goes viral across social media. The video went viral with the claim that the video shows a […]
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The viral image was taken in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district in 2014, not in Kerala. In the context of Sudipto Sen’s movie ‘The Kerala Story’many posts are circulating on social media spreading misconceptions about Kerala. A picture of a few youths wearing a black t-shirt with ISIS written on it is circulating on social media […]
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The image dates back to 2022 showing an honor killing incident from Mathura. It has no relation with the ongoing violence in Manipur. An ongoing ethnic clash between the non-tribal Meitei people and Christian tribes, the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur has resulted to a lot of violence in the state. The violence erupted on 3 May 2023 in India’s north-eastern state […]
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Have you received WhatsApp calls and messages from international numbers starting from +62 or +84 or +254? Have they told you they are HR of some company and offered you a lucrative job offer? If yes, then you are not alone. Recently, a wave of scam calls and texts on WhatsApp targeting users in India […]
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This video was taken at a secondhand goods store in Lucena City, Philippines. On February 24, a large crowd streamed into the shop during a special sale. Violence erupted in Manipur on 3 May after the Naga and Kuki tribes organised a Tribal Solidarity March against the move to give Scheduled Tribe status to the […]
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An image of a destroyed mosque has resurfaced again on social media. In the image, it can be seen that a mosque is lying in ruins. It is claimed that the mosque was destroyed in Angola after the government decided to ban Islam in the country. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. […]
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The video shows Jai Kisan March organized by the Youth Congress of Palakkad, Kerala in solidarity with the nationwide strike of farmers in 2021. It has no link with the recent wrestlers’ protest. India’s ace wrestlers continue to protest in the capital against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over the sexual harassment […]
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Currently, a video of PM Modi is circulating on social media. In this video he can be heard saying, “Even most educated nations during elections, read names in ballot paper and cast their votes, even in America.” With Karnataka elections at the door, social media users are sharing this video saying that PM Modi once […]
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Images of a submerged wreckage of an airplane are being shared widely on social media as the wreckage of MH-370, the Malaysian Airline plane that mysteriously disappeared in 2014. The mystery of MH-370 continues to be one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the last decade. Hence, the news of discovery of its remains went […]
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A video of Kamala Harris is going viral on Twitter. The video depicts the US Vice President speaking at a rally for Reproductive Freedom, during which she can be heard saying things that do not make sense. Here is a tweet featuring the viral video. Archived Link In the video, Kamala Harris can be heard […]
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The viral video was shot in March 2019, during Sonam Kapoor’s appearance at a fashion show in Mumbai. Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has been invited to the coronation of King Charles III. She will be the only Indian celebrity there and participating in the event, alongside worldwide icons such as Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. […]
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Recently, in a Naxal attack in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, 10 police personnel and a driver were killed. This is not the first time the state is experiencing such things. Chhattisgarh faced many attacks like this in the past years. Many images are circulating on social media claiming to be the visuals of the recent Naxal attack […]
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Indian wrestlers have been protesting in Jantar Mantar accusing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually assaulting female wrestlers. The wrestlers are protesting because, despite numerous accusations of sexual misconduct, no FIR has been launched against Singh. The protesting wrestlers include stars of Indian wrestling like Olympic […]
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The viral video has been edited and was not a campaign video urging people not to vote for the BJP. CEAT Tyres uploaded the original advertisement on 8 June, 2017 which has nothing to do with the Karnataka elections. Karnataka’s assembly election has been scheduled for 10May, 2023, in a single phase, with the vote counting […]
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Recently, the news of a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh shook the nation. 10 security force personnel and a civilian driver were killed in this attack while returning from a mission in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. Many photos of this incident are going viral on social media. In one such post, an image was shared in which […]
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The video shows an anti-BJP campaign that was carried out ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections in 2021. A video shows several people holding up placards and urging to not vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The video is going viral with the claim that it shows a worldwide protest against the BJP […]
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Rhea Bullos, an 11-year-old girl from the Philippines, captured the attention of the world a few years ago when images of her running barefoot in a school race with only bandages wrapped around her feet went viral. Unable to afford expensive shoes, the impoverished girl drew Nike’s “Swoosh” logo and the word “Nike” on the […]
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An old image of a loco pilot holding an umbrella inside a train running in Jharkhand is being shared as the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express in Kerala after reports of leakage in its executive coach. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this week. Following this, reports of […]
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Whenever it is time for a vacation, whether it is a family vacation or a solo trip, people search for beautiful places to visit. Imagine you came to know about a tourist place with a beautiful scenic view and made all arrangements for the trip. How much disappointing it will be when you reach the […]
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Recently, terrible hailstorms, rainfall and storm created havoc in the state of Assam. According to the report, the Tinsukia district of Assam witnessed damage to a great extent with the loss of properties and the lives of two people. In the backdrop of this, a video of a cyclone is currently circulating on social media. […]
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Left: Muskan Khan, the 2nd year graduation student who braved anti-hijab protestors last year and Right: Tabassum Shaikh the Karnataka 2nd PUC Topper in Arts Stream. Image Courtesy: Google. Karnataka Pre-University Course (PUC) Exam results were declared recently. 18-year-old Tabassum Sheikh topped the Arts stream of the PUC exams. Following this achievement by a Hijab-clad […]
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The viral video is not related to Skybags by VIP. It is edited by adding the Skybags logo to its end. The video is a recreation video of a song from a Malayalam movie. Recently social media has witnessed an increase of several allegations of ‘Love Jihad’ claims. A video showing a love story between […]
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A reel is going viral on social media featuring a bikini-clad woman walking on a beach. The caption shared along with the reel claims that the woman is the tallest in the world and is 8’7” tall. However, we found that the woman in the video is not the tallest woman in the world through […]
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A short video claiming that there is a borderless Hindu country called Global Country of World Peace (GCWP) with its own currency Raam (where 1 Raam = 10 USD/10 Euros) is going viral on social media platforms. However, when we investigated GCWP, we found that it is not a real country and its currency is […]
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The incident has no communal significance. Residents from the surrounding areas gathered in Quest Mall to complain about the city’s frequent power outages. A video has gone viral on social media, stating that the Quest Mall in Kolkata is being swarmed by Muslims from a nearby slum. They entered the Mall owing to a power […]
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An image of a girl celebrating the birth anniversary (Jayanti) of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is going viral on social media. It has been claimed that the girl seen in the image is an IAS officer (District Collector) who attributed her success in the civil service to Dr. Ambedkar. Fact Crescendo received the image on […]
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In 2023, there was no recent news of a cockroach attack in Mecca. An old video of a locust infestation in 2019 was posted as a recent cockroach invasion in Mecca. A video has gone viral on social media showing cockroaches attacking Muslims in Mecca. The Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s historic city of Mecca […]
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a video of some police officers dancing on the street is going viral on social media. In the video, some police officers are seen dancing to the Jai Shri Ram song during a religious procession. It is being claimed that this is a video of Jharkhand police dancing during Ram Navami this year. However, Fact […]
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The clip of Joe Biden greeting and shaking hands with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was removed from the video. Biden did not ignore Sunak US President Joe Biden visited Northern Ireland recently to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord; he was greeted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Belfast international […]
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A screenshot of a tweet by BBC Breaking News is doing rounds on social media platforms. The tweet has an image of Shaista Parveen, the wife of Atiq Ahmed who was killed recently in Prayagraj. The caption of the tweets talks about rumors of extra-marital affair of Shaista Parveen with Atiq Ahmed’s co-accused in Umesh […]
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Violence was seen in many parts of the country on the occasion of Ram Navami. There were also reports of vandalizing of shops and stone-pelting on processions. Violence raged in West Bengal, Bihar and other places as well. According to the police, the violence was planned through social media. Currently, a video of police barging […]
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An old video of a cell phone tower that caught fire in 2018 Misinformation about 5G technology has been spreading across countries on social media, alleging that it poses an immediate threat to health and well-being. Those who have sharing such information are linking them to several unproven conspiracy theories, and have called for destroying […]
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The woman in the video is not Bollywood actress Vyjayanthimala,viral video is edited. In original video an old lady is dancing on Hindi song. A video of an elderly woman dancing rapidly went viral on social media in the name of Bollywood actress Vyjayanthi Mala, in which an elderly woman can be seen dancing. And some women […]
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A new coronavirus subvariant, XBB.1.16, known as Arcturus, has raised concerns among global health authorities. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified this variant as a “variant under monitoring,” indicating its potential to spread and cause infections. Arcturus has gained traction in India causing a surge in cases and prompting the reinstatement of mask mandates in […]
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A graphic poster is circulating on social media claiming that all Cadbury Dairy Milk products are manufactured using beef. Sharing this poster, users are claiming that Cadbury Dairy Milk itself has agreed that its products contain beef and that all their products are Halal certified. It was mentioned in the poster that Cadbury company itself […]
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This is a prank video features Rick Lax, a magician who regularly creates similar videos. A video of a man performing various tricks with energy drinks is being circulated, with a claim that he is exhibiting the harmful effects of these drinks on one’s body. The video is being shared with the caption, “Please spread […]
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The viral video shows Hindu monk and Guru Paramahansa Yogananda during a visit to New York in 1923, not Swami Vivekananda. We are all familiar with Swami Vivekananda as a Hindu monk and one of India’s most recognised spiritual gurus. A black-and-white film of a person dressed as a monk strolling down the street with a […]
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Prime Minister Modi recently visited the new Parliament Building in Central Vista. The Prime Minister spent over an hour inspecting the various works going on and saw the facilities being constructed in both Houses of Parliament. He also interacted with the workers at the construction site. A post is currently going viral on social media […]
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The viral image featuring a billboard demanding “no entry” to PM Modi was actually erected in Andhra Pradesh ahead of the PM’s visit in February 2019. It has no link to his recent visit to Tamil Nadu and is edited. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu last week to inaugurate a new terminal building […]
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The woman in the video is Kathy Poirier, who was diagnosed with ALS, sharing an emotional moment during her son’s wedding. A video of a woman in a wheelchair dancing at a wedding is going popular on social media, with the claim that it shows famous singer Celine Dion being aided to dance at her […]
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A video is going viral on social media showing former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh being asked by a guard to vacate his seat, which is later occupied by Sonia Gandhi. The video is shared as a proof of how Sonia Gandhi controlled the then PM and at times even insulted him in the process. […]
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A post is going viral on social media claiming Turkish midfielder Karim Demirbay first made a sexist comment on a woman referee and then while refereeing a junior girl’s league football match as a punishment, he abused his power and unfairly issued eight red cards. The post claims that he did not lament on his […]
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Tensions were high in Hyderabad as the city celebrated Hanuman Jayanti in the wake of communal violence that had marred Ram Navami celebrations in several states. Now a video has gone viral on social media that shows a massive procession making its way through the streets. The video is being claimed as footage of the […]
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The viral video of a ship being attacked by a giant shark in Canada is an animated video created by a digital creator named Alexi and does not show any actual incident. A 40-second video of a boat being attacked by a giant shark and split in two in Canada is going viral on social […]
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A 4300-year-old tomb artwork that depicts ancient life discovered near Giza’s Great Pyramid is shared falsely claiming that a Hindu temple was discovered under the temple. An image showing an excavated site under a pyramid is widely shared on social media claiming that it is an ancient Hindu temple found under the pyramids in Egypt. The image is shared with […]
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A video of PM Narendra Modi is going viral on social media. In this video PM Modi can be heard saying a few lines about the poor people of the country. He is saying, “Show only dreams to the poor, tell them lies, make them fight among themselves and rule (Gareeb ko sapne dikhao, jhut […]
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The video shows PM Modi washing sanitation workers’ feet in Prayagraj in order to honour them in 2019. Easter known as great example of pain and sacrifice,was recently celebrated by believers all across the world. In connection with it, the fifth day of Holy Week, known as Maundy Thursday, was observed on April 6 to […]
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This video of Salman Khan dancing as a background dancer is from Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani’s sangeet ceremony in December 2018, when she married Anand Piramal. Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was recently inaugurated in Mumbai on 31March. NMACC, located in Mumbai’s commercial Bandra Kurla Complex, will hold art shows, exhibitions, and theatre […]
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An image of a group of students has been going viral with a claim that the Uttaranchal University in Uttarakhand has instituted a mandatory dress code for students at the convocation ceremony, requiring them to wear a saffron-coloured scarf instead of black gowns and caps. Fact Crescendo received the claim on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check […]
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There have been controversies and debates surrounding the educational qualifications of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Recently, the Gujarat High Court fined Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal ₹ 25,000 for using the Right to Information (RTI) to obtain PM Modi’s degree. Now, a claim is circulating on social media alleging that Gujarat University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor K. S. Shastri […]
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The Rs.500 currency notes in the image are fake. Notes Were added to a dessert Daulat ki Chaat’ as a part of the culinary presentation. Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was recently inaugurated in Mumbai on 31March. NMACC, located in Mumbai’s commercial Bandra Kurla Complex, will hold art shows, exhibitions, and theatre in the future.Several […]
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A video is going viral on Twitter where an officer from Haryana Police can be seen confronting two drunk women on a street. The Police officer stops their car and later schools them for drinking alcohol and creating public nuisance. However, we found this video to be scripted. The Police officer seen in the video […]
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An old image shows Palestinian children waiting for food at a soup kitchen in the West Bank city of Hebron, Palestine. An image has gone viral on social media, alleging that Palestinian children are being held in an Israeli prison. Many internet users have criticized Israel for its treatment of children. The picture shows a […]
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On Sunday night, a man poured an inflammable fluid on his co-passengers and set them on fire while traveling on the Alappuzha-Kannur Express near Kozhikode, Kerala. The incident occurred while the train was passing over the Korapuzha Railway Bridge. The passengers were able to stop the train and escape, but unfortunately, three people, including a […]
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A video of renowned legal academician G. Mohan Gopal is shared as Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon’s remarks on theocratic judges in the Indian Judiciary. A video clip of a person delivering a speech has been making the rounds on social media. Here, the speaker expresses his concern at the sharp rise in theocratic, traditionalist […]
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Communal clashes erupted during Ram Navami celebrations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (formerly Aurangabad). An argument between the two groups turned into stone pelting and setting police vans on fire. The police have lodged an FIR for arson and rioting against 500 people. Now a video clip depicting police arresting a couple of people is making […]
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The video is from a French film, L’Ours (Translation: The Bear), released in 1988. Though the film earned nominations at prestigious award functions, it did not get nominated for Guinness Records. Beautiful videos shot inside the jungles at times go viral on social media. A video of a bear cub daringly escaping from the clutches of […]
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A CCTV video capturing an explosion at a fuel station making the rounds on social media with captions that insinuate an electric car had blown off while being charged in India. The chilling viral clip is being used to raise doubts over the safety of electric cars. Fact Crescendo received the viral image on our WhatsApp […]
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None of the women in the photographs were part of the Bangladesh Liberation War. A series of two images depicting four women sitting in a jeep over the course of several years has gone viral on social media. The images are claim that the four women are freedom fighters from the Bangladesh Liberation War of […]
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The race to create smarter, more capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems is accelerating, but some prominent scientists and tech industry leaders are calling for a pause. In an open letter released on Wednesday, more than a thousand signatories from various fields and countries, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, urged a six-month moratorium on the […]
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Popularly known flower Fox Tail Lily is widely being circulated as the Mahameru flower found in the Himalayas. The Himalayas are home to many natural beauties. According to some research, several rare medicinal plants and flowers can only be found in the Himalayas. A video of a flower blooming is presently trending on social media. […]
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Many social media users have claimed that UPI transactions over Rs.2000 will be charged 1.1% as interchange fee from 1 April 2023. However, we found that UPI transactions remain free of cost. Only PPI merchant transactions over Rs.2000 will be charged 1.1% as interchange fee. Social Media Narrative View post here – Instagram | Archived […]
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The video is actually a scene from a Rajasthani comedy short film starring actress Hema Prajapat and does not depict any real incident A video of a lady arguing with a bus driver over the driver’s seat is going popular on social media. In the viral video, how many times does the bus driver instruct […]
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Photo of a Transwoman model, Meera was falsely shared as a man who won the first prize for posing as a woman in the annual Chamayavilakku festival in Kottankulangara temple in Kollam district of Kerala. A photo of a person wearing a Saree has gone viral on social media. Social media users claim that the […]
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The video is not from Turkey but shows an incident of mass massacre in Syria in 2013 More than 50,000 people died in a devastating earthquake in Turkey in February. Thousands of buildings collapsed due to strong tremors that occurred one after the other. A video is now going viral on social media in which […]
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The viral video featuring the luxurious train is from Indonesia, not India. A train video is going viral on social media. It features a luxury train. Some social media users are spreading it in the name of Indian railway reform. Narendra Modi and his team showed rapid improvement in railway infrastructure and trains, which earlier […]
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According to ANI, a small test run of a train on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link was conducted on 21 March 2023. In the backdrop of this, a short video of a train running on a high altitude bridge connecting two mountains is going viral on social media. Netizens are claiming that this is the video of […]
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Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his younger brother Ashraf Ahmed were produced Tuesday before a special court in Prayagraj. An MP/MLA court held Atiq guilty in the 2007 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. All the other seven accused, including Ashraf, have been acquitted. In a highly televised event, Ahmed was transferred to Naini jail in the Prayagraj […]
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The video dates back to September 2022 and shows a drone performance prior to the 36th National Games in Ahamedabad Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently paid an official visit to India from March 8 to 11, meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to boost bilateral relations. After arriving in Ahamedabad on his first […]
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Image by Vachagan Malkhasyan from Pixabay India’s gleaming reputation as the “Pharmacy of the World” has been severely tarnished in recent months due to a series of incidents involving drug malfunctions that have resulted in illness and deaths, particularly among children. From cough syrups causing the death of 70 children due to acute kidney injuries in The Gambia […]
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Following his conviction in a defamation case over a remark that was deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the former Congress president and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Member of Parliament on Friday. A day before, Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail for defamation by the Surat District Court. […]
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The set of images shows aftermath of an earthquake that jolted Pakistan on 24 September, 2019 An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on 21 March, 2023.As per USGS, the earthquake hit 40 km SSE of Jurm Afghanistan, at a depth of 187 kilometres.There was no immediate report of any […]
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According to a report, an earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Kashmir a few days ago. The tremor of the earthquake was felt in Pakistan as well as many parts of North India including Delhi. In the backdrop of this, a video of a collapsed building is widely circulating on social media. […]
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The country has limited the number of external loudspeakers allowed in mosques to four. The minister of Islamic affairs, Sheikh Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, recently released a circular outlining the Ramadan guidelines. Following the distribution of this circular, a 58-second video reportedly depicting a dialogue between two people conveying a list of new Ramzan restrictions […]
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Former US President Donald Trump is back in the news. This time it is for his self-heralded arrest this week. Trump declared on social media that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and called on his supporters to protest. “Illegal leaks from a corrupt & highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office … indicate that, […]
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Students threw their dupatta as a welcome gesture to Geetha Illangovan [author of Dupatta Podunga Thozhi (Wear the dupatta friend)], who was invited to address them for an event at their school. A video of students lining up in the corridors and flinging their dupattas (scarves) is going viral on social media platforms. According to those who […]
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The images are unrelated to the raids on the residences of former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. The images from the raids have not yet been released by the Enforcement Directorate, but an investigation into the scam is underway. Following the raids on the residences of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Railway Minister […]
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It is highly unlikely that the ICC will be able to take any action against President Putin as it has no jurisdiction in Russia. On Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging that he committed war crimes by unlawfully deporting hundreds of children […]
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The viral video shows a “mini tsunami” in a hotel swimming pool during the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015 The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region on March 16, Thursday. The depth of the quake was estimated to be 10 km (6.21 miles), […]
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A video of a man catching a kidnapper guised in a Burqa is going viral on social media platforms as a real incident of a Muslim man kidnapping a Hindu child. However, we found that this video is scripted and the incident shown in it is fictitious. Here is the fact-check. Viral Video Archived Tweet […]
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The Turkish government issued a commemorative postage stamp for all leaders who attended the G20 Antalya Summit in Turkey in 2015. Turkish government has not issued a postal stamp in gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for his assistance during the recent earthquake An image went viral on social media, claiming that the Turkish government has […]
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Calling for the reinstatement of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), lakhs of employees of the Maharashtra government went on indefinite strike from 14 March. Employees including government hospitals, schools, colleges, municipalities, Zilla Parishad, MHADA, and Tehsildar offices in all 36 districts have participated in this strike. Nearly 35 unions representing state government employees decided to […]
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video clip depicting a document-series “The Swap” a social experiment in which people from different religious backgrounds explore each other’s lifestyle and culture. A video allegedly showing non-Muslim students in an Australian school being taught how to pray in a mosque has gone viral on social media, with users claiming that the school is brainwashing […]
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Fake and manipulated screenshots of TV news are one of the most popular forms of spreading misinformation. With the help of easily available digital tools, these screenshots can be easily altered and shared widely, leading to false narratives. One recent example of it is a fake chyron of Zee-24 Taas, a Marathi news channel. It […]
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And finally, it happened! The worldwide sensation ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the blockbuster film RRR made history at the 95th Academy Awards. It became the first song from an Indian film to win an Oscar. And that’s not the end of the story. Scoring the second Oscar for India, ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ won in the Best Documentary […]
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The picture was taken when PM Meloni had her hands folded while PM Modi offered his hands for a handshake but the confusion was quickly cleared and both shook each other’s hands. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently paid her first state visit to India on 2 March, 2023. Soon after she met Prime Minister Narendra […]
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Over the last few days, rampant disinformation about fatal attacks on Hindi-speaking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu is going viral online. Countering the false narrative, the Tamil Nadu government and police have taken strict action against fake news peddlers. In continuation to this misinformation trend, a video of a group wielding swords and machetes is […]
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The barrage of disinformation on how Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu are being targeted and lethally assaulted does not seem to cease. This onslaught of disinformation has made migrant labourers stay away from work in panic. As per a report by the Hindu, the MSME sector in Tamil Nadu has been deeply affected by […]
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Have you received a suspicious text message from an unknown number regarding the status of your bank account asking you to click on a link or provide personal information? If so, you may have been the target of a phishing SMS scam. Recently, several people have reported receiving a phishing SMS in the name of […]
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An image of a soldier sitting on the ground with wrinkles on his feet due to sweat after long duty hours is going viral on social media. According to the claim, these are the feet of an Indian soldier. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. These are the feet of a US […]
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Till 2014 there were three bridges over the Brahmaputra River, not one Bridges have a special place in transportation infrastructure due to its direct relationship with other places, they symbolize change and flexibility. Recently, we came across a tweet from a Twitter account. Till 2014, there was just ONE bridge across Brahmaputra The river cuts […]
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Recently, miscreants have circulated many false videos as acts of violence perpetrated on North Indian migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Police has called these videos a part of the false propaganda spreading among the migrant workers in the state. Police have dismissed rumors of attack on North Indian migrant workers in Tamil Nadu […]
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With the rise of social media and the internet, it has become easier to spread false information at an alarming rate. One of the most common targets of such fake news is women who are often subjected to damaging and harmful narratives. Disinformation against women is one of the oldest and most damaging forms of […]
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The viral video is from Gorakhnath temple ceremony where Yogi Adityanath smeared ashes on his forehead after participating in last year’s Holika Dahan ceremony. A video of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has gone viral on the internet, with the claim that he attended a soldier’s funeral and wore ashes on his forehead. Yogi Adityanath […]
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Social media is flooded with posts and videos regarding the atrocities of locals of Tamil Nadu against Bihari migrant workers. Fact Crescendo found and debunked a few such false claims circulating on social media. One such video is now going viral where a big vehicle can be seen ramming a car with people still sitting […]
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Fears are mounting across the country due to the spread of Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus with Covid-like symptoms that causes respiratory issues. Hospitals across the country are reporting a sharp increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, and body aches. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) […]
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This incident was only a conflict between two students that happened outside the school in Iran and dates back to March of last year. Not related to the assault over Hijab. A disturbing video of a girl with blood on her face has gone viral on social media. Users claim that the girl in this […]
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A video of a group of men mercilessly beating a man with iron rods on a street is going viral on social media as attack on Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. However, when we investigated, we found the video is not from Tamil Nadu but from Punjab. Let us know the truth behind this […]
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Hindi news media have been reporting about Bihari migrant workers fleeing Tamil Nadu because of constant attacks on them by the locals. According to a report by Jagran, the migrant labourers have been facing attacks from the locals in Tamil Nadu and some have even died in these attacks. Subsequently some videos also went viral […]
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Multiple disturbing videos depicting violence have surfaced online amidst allegations of attacks on labourers from North India in Tamil Nadu. Among these, a video showing three attackers brutally assaulting and murdering a man on the road is being claimed as the murder of a Hindi-speaking man in Tamil Nadu. Fact Crescendo received the viral video […]
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This video dates back to February 2021 and was from Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, Saudi Arabia witnessed the first snow fall in a hundred years in 2013. A viral video of camels resting during what appears to be heavy snowfall and blizzards is making the rounds on the internet. The 31-second video […]
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Social media users are sharing a video that appears to show Uddhav Thackeray referring to one Aurangzeb as his brother. It has been claimed that Thackeray praised Mughal emperor Aurangzeb by calling him a patriot and martyr. Fact Crescendo received the viral video on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check requests. We found that the purported video […]
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As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, online scams have reached new levels of complexity and sophistication. Gone are the days of easily identifiable schemes of phishing emails or fake websites; they now come in the form of well-crafted deceptions that even the most tech-savvy could find themselves falling for. One such ‘sophisticated trickery’ has been claimed […]
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A viral video is being shared widely on social media platforms claimed to be of the earthquake that hit Japan recently. However, the video is not of the recent earthquake that struck off the Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Viral Video Archived Link The tweet above shows us a video of a building experiencing tremor. […]
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Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021. Tajikistan was hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake on 23 February and its tremors were felt in China and other neighbouring countries. Following this incident, social media users shared a video claiming that the visuals were from an earthquake that struck Tajikistan. In the viral video, it […]
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Adani who was ranked the world’s second richest businessman slipped a few ranks after the Hindenburg report. This report accused Adani to manipulate its stock with the help of shell companies. According to a recent report Bank of Baroda had agreed to continue to lend money to Adani Groups. In the backdrop of this, an […]
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The Kashmir Files has not bagged Dadasaheb Phalke Award; it won an award at a private film fest with a similar name. The controversy surrounding the film Kashmir Files has not died down nearly a year after its release on social media platforms. The movie became the talking point again when Vivek Agnihotri, the film’s […]
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Viral video is from Pinglu County, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in China. On February 20, just two weeks after a series of earthquakes killed thousands and displaced millions in Turkey and Syria, a 6.4-magnitude tremor struck the two countries’ border region. Following this, several people on social media have begun to share aerial footage of a […]
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An old video that has been around for a few weeks on the internet is going viral as the damage done by recent earthquake in Tajikistan. A massive earthquake hit the central Asian country of Tajikistan yesterday morning. The epicenter of this earthquake was reported to be in the Gorno-Badakhshan semi-autonomous region that borders Afghanistan […]
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The original picture dates back to 2011 and it shows a catholic priest instead of Imam. Not related to the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake. Many posts have been shared on social media in response to the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. In which an image allegedly showing an Imam kissing the paw of a dog […]
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This is an old video from 2021 captured in London on the occasion of Independence Day .The video has nothing to do with the IT raids at the BBC offices. The Income Tax Department conducted an investigation at the offices of BBC in Delhi and Mumbai in India. Opposition parties criticized the probe as retaliation for […]
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Now a photo is going viral on social media. This photo is from the year 1920 during Shivratri celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. The post claims that Hindus have not been allowed to celebrate Shivaratri in Pakistan for the past 100 years. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. Hindus in Pakistan are celebrating […]
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After the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, many posts are being shared on social media. Meanwhile, a photo is going viral in which an old man is seen holding a few loaves of bread in front of a collapsed building. It was claimed that this picture was taken after the recent earthquake in Turkey. […]
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Both packets of Amul Butter shown in the video are genuine and manufactured in India by Amul A social media post claiming that fake Amul butter products have entered the market has gone viral. The post is accompanied by a video that explains the significant differences between the original pack and the allegedly Chinese-made duplicate […]
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The viral video is from the Soviet-era Russian film “Eighth World Wonder” of 1981. A video of a basketball match is going viral on the internet with users claiming that it shows a match between France and Russia. The scenes appear to show female basketball players competing in a match. The camera focuses on a tall player in a red […]
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The image shows two well-known characters from the series Game of Thrones, not victims of earthquake in Turkey. According to the most recent reports, the death toll from Turkey’s earthquake has surpassed 37,000 people. Many people shared real photos of the devastation and ongoing rescue efforts in the days that followed. Parallelly, some videos shared […]
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CCTV footage of an explosion is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that a moving vehicle exploded while running on the road. This video has been shared and claimed to be the scene of the terrorist attack that took place in Pulwama on 14 February 2019. However, Fact Crescendo […]
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The video shows Hurricane Fiona which struck Puerto Rico in September 2022. Atleast five people have died and evacuations are continuing as fresh storm warnings are announced in regions of New Zealand already devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle and the government warns of the likelihood of further fatalities. The storm’s damage has been most extensive in coastal communities […]
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The video does not show the wreckage of Chinese spy balloon. The video dates back to 2017 and showing a satellite crash in Brazil. A large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance drifted across a huge swath of the U.S from Montana to the Carolinas, in early February. A fighter jet flying at about 58,000 feet fired a single […]
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Social media has made it easier than ever to share information and updates during natural disasters. However, this same convenience has also given rise to a new problem: the spread of misinformation. In the aftermath of an earthquake or flood or any other natural calamity, it is common for people to share videos and images […]
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The person in the viral image with Rahul Gandhi is German politician Niels Annen, not Hindenburg Research’s founder Nathan Anderson. Hindenburg Research, a New York-based short-selling firm, published a report recently accusing Asia’s then-richest man, Gautam Adani, of stock manipulation and accounting fraud. Adani’s market cap was reduced by $100 billion as a result of […]
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Last week, a POCSO court in Gurugram issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against journalist Deepak Chaurasia when he failed to appear at the hearing. Against this backdrop, a video of Chaurasia walking while people yelled accusations that he had ruined the life of a minor girl has gone viral. This has sparked speculation on […]
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Salman Rushdie has himself clarified through twitter that he did not state the quote and it is fake. British author Salman Rushdie released “Victory City, an epic tale of a 14th-century woman who defies patriarchy to rule a city. The novel is based on a historical epic written in Sanskrit. The book was written before the US […]
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Two major earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 recently hit Turkey and Syria, destroying many infrastructures and killing thousands of people. Many posts and videos are going viral on social media about this incident. Now a video of a building collapsing is going viral on social media. The video is claimed to be an incident from […]
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According to reports from the time the viral video was shot at a pet cafe in Osaka, Japan, and depicts cats reacting to an earthquake that struck the region on 18 June, 2018. It has nothing to do with Turkey’s recent earthquake. It is commonly believed that animals can detect natural disasters before they occur. […]
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The devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on 6 February have killed more than 22,000 people leaving tens of thousands of others injured. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning. More than 125 aftershocks have been recorded so far. Soon after the news made the headlines all around the […]
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Old video showing cars on a highway swaying during the 2011 earthquake in Tokyo, Japan. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on 6 February, 2023, following this several unverified images, videos, and claims have surfaced on social media. Amidst this a video appears to be shot from the dashboard of a […]
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A video of a mother dog leading rescuers to her puppy trapped under debris is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that the video is of a rescue operation in earthquake hit Turkey. However, we found that the heart-warming video is not from Turkey nor it is related to the ongoing rescue […]
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After a series of massive earthquakes hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria, thousands have been reported dead. As per the latest reports, more than 11000 people have lost their lives in this catastrophe. Search and rescue operations are being carried out on a large scale as prayers pour in from around the globe. Images and videos […]
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The video shows a heavy tidal wave on a beach in Durban, South Africa, and dates to back to 2017. It has no connection to the recent earthquake in Turkey. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on 6 February, 2023, killing more than 6,000 people and injuring thousands of others. In […]
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Vijay Singh IAS is not speaking in the video.The historian and journalist Vijay Prashad was speaking at the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021. A video of a person speaking about the climate movement and laying down a severe criticism of the West for its effect on climate change is going viral across social media. […]
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Disturbing visuals continue to surface from Turkey after a series of massive earthquakes hit the Eurasian country and its neighbours like Syria. However, many videos on social media were found to be unrelated to Turkey. One such video shows a scaffolding falling off a building on a street. However, we found that this video is […]
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Heart-wrenching reports of destruction keep surfacing from Turkey after a series of massive earthquakes rocked Turkey and its neighbouring countries. Many videos of the catastrophe and the devastation it left are shared on social media. Among these, we found few unrelated videos that are shared as earthquake in Turkey. One of the video shows huge […]
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The viral video of a steam train moving through snow is from Germany’s Harz region, not Himachal Pradesh. A lovely scene of a train whizzing through the snow, with white frosty trees on both side and steam billowing from its engine is going viral on social media. The users who share believe it is from […]
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The viral video of actor Ranbir Kapoor throwing a fan’s phone in a rage was staged for an advertisement of upcoming smartphone by Oppo, not the actual incident. A video of actor Ranbir Kapoor throwing away a fan’s phone after the latter attempted to take a photo with him went viral on social media. In […]
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The image is from a 2018 Indian Premier League game and the text on the placard is edited. The original poster carried a text supporting MS Dhoni over Sachin Tendulkar. An image purporting to show an Indian cricket fan holding a placard supporting Pakistani captain Babar Azam over Virat Kohli is going viral on social […]
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The Indian Oil Corporation Limited has not announced any prize money or free fuel on the occasion of their 65th Anniversary. A viral post circulating on social media claims that the Indian Oil Corporation Limited has announced to giveaway a gift card worth Rs 6000 or free fuel to their customers on the occasion of […]
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A video of a crowded establishment is going viral on social media platforms. It is being claimed that this video is from Dubai where Shahrukh Khan fans stormed movie theatres to watch his Khan’s recently released movie Pathaan. However, this video is old and has no relation to either Pathaan or Dubai. Here is the […]
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The protest in the video is part of a campaign accusing the BBC of failing to report or covering up the damage caused by the Covid vaccine, including life-threatening injuries and deaths. The video has nothing to do with the BBC documentary on Narendra Modi. The recent BBC documentary, “India: The Modi Question”, which explores […]
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Shah Rukh Khan is back at the box office after more than 4 years as a lead in the movie Pathaan. The movie Pathaan shrouded in controversy over the color of Bikini worn by lead actress Deepika Padukone in a song, has been receiving threats of Boycott on social media. Amid calls for Boycott and […]
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The people in the viral image with Rahul Gandhi are Britain’s former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Indian investor Sam Pitroda. The recent BBC documentary, “India: The Modi Question”, which explores the involvement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots, has sparked outrage both in India and abroad. Whereas the Indian […]
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Shahrukh Khan starring Pathaan film released on 25 January with a thunderous response from the audience. Social media is abuzz with videos of fans dancing in the theatre celebrating the film star’s comeback after a four-year hiatus. Amidst all of it, a video of a huge crowd has been shared as a massive turnout of […]
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The man in the video is not Nirmala Sitharaman’s father instead is KV Krishnan, nephew of Tamil poet SubramaniamBharathi. A video showing the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman greeting an aged man is widely circulating on the internet. In this video, Nirmala Sitharaman can be seen greeting and speaking with an elderly person. Users claim […]
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The 22nd-century BCE carvings are of a ruler named Tardunni and defeated soldier. There is no archaeological evidence to prove that these carvings depict Lord Rama and Hanuman. Several social media users are circulating an image of a rock carving claiming it to be “6,000 year old Bhagwan Rama and Hanuman carvings in Silemania, Iraq”. […]
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