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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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