The viral video shows an incident from the 2021 West Bengal Election, it is not recent. General elections will be held in India from 19 April 2024 to 1 June 2024 to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. Social media is geared up with so many images videos related to elections. Against this backdrop, a video showing a woman being chased […]
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A video is being shared widely on social media platforms with a claim that PM Modi expressed his opposition to the caste based reservation system. The video is being shared on social media as evidence of PM Modi’s anti-reservation stance along with the hashtag #NoVoteToBJP. Following is one such tweet. Archived Link In the above […]
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An old image is being shared to claim that it shows Union flag at the Buckingham Palace hoisted at half-mast. An image of the Union flag at Buckingham Palace at half-mast has gone viral on social media. Users who shared the image claimed it was recently taken, and some speculated that it may signify that […]
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The CJI did not walk away during the electoral bond hearing; he just adjusted his chair. He was present for the complete session. A video of Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud walking out of the ongoing Electoral Bonds case hearing during Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s arguments has gone viral on social media. The caption […]
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Retired IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were appointed as Election Commissioners of India on 14 March 2024. Election Commissioner Arun Goyal resigned on 9 March, 2024 just before the 2024 Lok Sabha election schedule was announced. Following his resignation, a document indicating that two new election commissioners had been appointed to […]
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An old image of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is being shared with the claim that she fabricated a recent forehead injury. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major injury in an accident last day. She has been taken to the state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata. According to a hospital official, […]
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A screenshot of a provocative quote attributed to the Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is going viral on social media. According to the claim, CJI DY Chandrachud had asked people to protest against the government and demand their rights. The quote reads, “We are trying our best to save the constitution of India, democracy of India, […]
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An old message of a dalit woman beheading six muslim men has resurfaced again on social media. The claim states that after being threatened for rape and forceful religion conversion by six Muslim men, a Hindu dalit woman from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, beheaded those men. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This […]
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The viral video shows US singer Sophia Uritsa peeing on a fan’s face during a performance in November 2021. Not a celebrity from India. A video of a singer during a public concert went viral, revealing a highly controversial behavior in which the singer pulls down her pants and urinates on a fan. The video […]
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Now a video is going viral on social media in which a man is fighting with the people attending a Christian prayer meeting. Watching the video, it seems that the man is not happy about the prayer meeting being held. Users are claiming that the incident happened in Gangavaram district of Andhra Pradesh state where […]
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UNESCO Itself has clarified that the online propaganda, which has been circulating since 2008, is merely a rumour A post is going viral again on social media with a claim that the “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’ (UNESCO) has declared the Indian national anthem as the best national anthem in the world. The […]
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This is an old video from Shahi Bazar, located in Pakistan. It has no connection to Bradford in the U.K A video showing a crowded street with several women in burqas and men in kurtas is being shared as one from the British city of Bradford in the United Kingdom and is widely circulating on […]
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The viral video depicts an incident that occurred in Jagatpura village in the Sunam area of Sangrur district, Punjab, in February 2023. There is no communal angle to the incident. A disturbing video of a man being brutally attacked by a group of people is going viral with the claim that the victim is a […]
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Currently, an image of a vintage cycle with spring tyres and riffle is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is an old model bicycle that was used by Indian police staff. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is not an image of a cycle used by Indian […]
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Currently, social media is buzzing with the posts related to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections date. Political parties are also gearing up by holding rallies and public meetings. Against this backdrop, a post mentioning the dates of upcoming elections is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that the Election Commission of India had […]
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The video is old, and it is not from India. It has been available on the internet since June 2020 in the name of Bangladesh. A video of a foreign female visitor resting on a beach with locals lining up to watch her has been circulated, claiming to be from India. In the video, a […]
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The image was taken in November 2022 when Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav visited Mulayam Singh Yadav’s grave. The political atmosphere across the country has been heating up recently over the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In this scenario, an image of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav at a […]
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The viral video is old it is unrelated to the recent pre-wedding celebrations of the Anant Ambani. It has been available online since October 2023. The whole nation and the world witnessed the year’s biggest event, with celebrities from all walks of life flocked to Jamnagar in Gujarat to attend billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s son […]
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Recently, the city of Bengaluru has been in the news headlines due to its traffic conditions. People are facing massive traffic congestion while commuting. Against this backdrop, a video of people riding bikes through a huge pipe to avoid traffic is going viral on social media. Social media users are claiming that this incident is […]
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This viral video was captured while Ronaldo and his partner were attending a boxing match in October 2023. The whole nation and the world witnessed the year’s biggest event, with celebrities from all walks of life flocked to Jamnagar in Gujarat to attend billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding bash […]
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Currently, a video of a woman with injuries (appears to be burnt) on her face is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this woman is a victim of Israel’s phosphorus bomb attack during the war with Palestine. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The woman in the video is […]
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This video of overcrowded train is not from India but from Bangladesh. It has been available on the internet since May 2022 A video of passengers traveling from a train’s compartments to the engine to the rooftops shows not a single square inch of available space is going viral on social media. The video is […]
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The viral image shows man injured during a protest in Kashmir in July 2016 During the ongoing farmers’ protest, protesters have accused police officials of using pellet guns at the Shambhu and Khanauri border crossings in Haryana and Punjab. While Haryana’s DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, has refuted the allegations, but the medical examinations on the injured […]
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Video shows an argument over the sale of a tractor at Barnala tractor market in Punjab. It has no link to farmers’ protest. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social […]
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Currently, an image of a lady in royal attire is going viral on social media with a claim that she is Shah Jahan’s wife Mumtaz Mahal for whom the emperor constructed Taj Mahal. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The lady in the image is not Mumtaz Mahal but Begum of Bhopal […]
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This image is from Bangladesh and is unrelated to the ongoing farmers’ protest. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social media. In this scenario an image of a cooking utensil […]
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The viral video shows a clash outside a Gurdwara in Punjab and is from January 2024. It is not related to the ongoing farmers’ protests Protesting farmers on Friday declared to hold their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march till February 29 and decided to stay put along the Punjab-Haryana border until then. Pictures and videos from farmers’ […]
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The viral video of people attacking the police is old and not related to the ongoing farmers’ protests .It has been available on the internet since January 2021. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Protesting farmers on Friday declared to hold […]
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The person in the image is RC Kodekar, who served as the prosecutor in the 2002 Godhra train burning case An image of a person making the rounds on social media in connection with the February 2002 train burning case in Godhra, Gujarat. The caption of the post states that “This is Rafiq hussain Bhathuk, […]
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The viral video has been available on the internet since May 2023 and is not related to the inauguration of BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On 14 February 2024, the city of Abu Dhabi witnessed the auspicious pran-pratishtha ceremony of The BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This is the first Hindu […]
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This video shows a clash between two groups in Patiala, Punjab, in April 2022. It has no link to the farmers’ protest Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social media. Against […]
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Viral video of liquor being distributed among people is old and not related to the ongoing farmers’ protests .It has been available on the internet since April 2020 Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues […]
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In this video, a person falls when a high-voltage wire falls on his head. The claim that the man was electrocuted because he wore earphones in his ears is false. A video of a railway station is going viral on social media. In which it can be seen that two people are standing at the station while one […]
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Fida Fatima has yet to complete her pilot training course. She is now undergoing training at the IGRUA Training Centre in Uttar Pradesh. A girl from Kerala’s Malappuram Tuvvur who fulfilled her dream of becoming a pilot is flying a flight from Calicut to Delhi for the first time which is now going viral on […]
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The video was filmed in Split, Croatia, in October 2020, and shows a fireworks display celebrating the anniversary of a soccer fan group. In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele achieved a massive victory in the country’s elections on February 4. The supporters of Bukele celebrated with fireworks lighting up the sky in front of the National Palace in […]
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Recently, the Uttarakhand government had taken a decision to demolish illegal Madrassas in Haldwani. This created unrest in the city. Miscreants from the region were reported to throw stones and police and set vehicles on fire. Many police officers were injured in this incident. Against this backdrop, a video of a huge gathering is going […]
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The viral video shows the controlled demolition of a Mosque minaret damaged by an earthquake in Turkey in February 2023. Recently a video of a bulldozer destroying what appears to be a minaret is going viral on the social media with a claim that it shows the Chinese government destroying a mosque in the country. […]
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A post claiming that if a user will write @highlight in the comment section of a Facebook post and if the color of the text changes, it will reveal if the account of the user has been hacked or not. This post had prompted many users to believe it and comment @highlight. However, Fact Crescendo […]
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The viral video shows cycling plank balance competition held in Kapilvastu, Nepal, and has no connection to the postmaster selection in India. A video showing a man riding a bicycle across a small wooden plank bridge has gone viral on social media with a claim that this is how postmasters are selected in India. In […]
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A violent video of some people beating others with sticks is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that a few people are barging inside houses and dragging people out and then attacking them. Social media users are claiming that this is a video of barbaric nature of Muslims where […]
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The video shows the golden vahanas given to the Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, by the NRI Vasavi Association in the United States in March 2023. It has no link to Ayodhya Ram Temple. Following the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the practice of receiving gifts from throughout the […]
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Virat Kohli’s brother Vikas Kohli clarified that their mother is doing well and this viral claim is false. Cricketer Virat Kohli’s absence from India’s first two Tests against England in the ongoing five-Test series has sparked speculation as to why the Indian cricket team’s hero chose to skip the two Tests. Amidst this, a post […]
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This an old video of farmers’ protest from Brussels in Belgium and it dates back to 2015. France is the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer and the farmers there are staging protests over excessive regulation on environmental protection and have raised concerns regarding the salaries being paid to them which aren’t enough. Convoys of tractors have edged […]
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The person seen in the video is not a New Zealand minister but an American yoga teacher named Brent Goble, who is married to an Indian TV actress. A video has gone viral on social media recently of a foreigner performing puja to worship Hindu deities with claims that this is the video of New […]
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The viral video of railway track construction is not from India but from Malaysia’s East Coast Link project. A video is being shared on social media showing that the railway line is being built using advanced technologies. This viral video shows construction of railway track with the help of a track laying machine. The users […]
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The woman in the viral dance video is Mradula Mahajan, a content creator, not Ananya Das IAS, the ex-district collector of Sambalpur A video of a woman dancing to the song ‘Mere Ghar Ram Aaye Hain’ rapidly went viral on social media, with the claim that the woman in the video is Ananya Das, the […]
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The viral video shows an evening view of Akshardham temple in Delhi, not Ayodhya Ram temple. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Several visuals of Ram temple and people celebrating the consecration have been shared online. Meanwhile, a video of the temple lit […]
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Currently, a video showing the arrival of many political leaders from various countries arriving at the airport is going viral on social media. In the video we can see Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, UK’s PM Rishi Sunak and his wife, UAE’s President, Australia and Turkey’s PM etc getting down from a […]
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This photographer’s image is from a 2019 football match. The photographer broke down in tears after his national side lost a match. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place on 22 January with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Several visuals of people celebrating the consecration have been shared online. […]
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Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha was held on 22 January. More than 5 lakhs devotees including VVIPs attended the ceremony. Against this backdrop, a video of a few people collecting money from a donation box is going viral. Social media users are claiming that this video is of the first day collection of the Ayodhya […]
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This viral video shows a scuba diver from Gujarat raising saffron flag under water to celebrate the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He has no link to Indian Navy. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place on 22 January with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Several visuals […]
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On the eve of the Ayodhya Ram Temple Consecration, clashes erupted between two communities during a vehicle rally in Mira Road on 21 January. The Mumbai police arrested 13 people and detained four minors in connection with the incident. Currently, a lot of old and unrelated videos and images with false claims about the Mira […]
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The video shows the 2023 Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square in Kolkata, not the Ayodhya Ram Temple. It was built on the model of the Ram Temple. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place on 22 January with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Amidst this, a video of […]
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On the eve of the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha, tensions escalated between two groups during a Ram Mandir rally in Naya Nagar, Mira Road, Mumbai, on Sunday night. Following the clashes, the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) took action by demolishing illegal structures in Mira Road, sparking various reactions on social media. Amidst this chaotic […]
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SRK and Salman Khan have not attended the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The viral video is a combination of two different videos of Ganpati celebrations in September 2023 that they have attended together. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place on 22 January with Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
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The Pran Pratishtha of Shree Ram’s idol in Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir took place today. PM Modi along with other 8000 VIP guests attended the ceremony. Many posts and videos regarding this ceremony are going viral on social media. In one such video, a beautiful drone show can be seen making various shapes in the night […]
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The video shows when Akshay Kumar reached the Neasden Temple in London on the occasion of Diwali in November 2023. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Many Bollywood stars participated in this ceremony and meanwhile, a video of actor Akshay Kumar is going […]
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The Ram temple in Ayodhya is not being built away from the disputed site. It was built on the same place where the Babri Masjid was. Recently, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a press conference made a major allegation against the BJP government at the Centre. It was alleged that the Ram Temple was built […]
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An image of a 500 rupee note with Lord Ram and Ram Mandir’s image is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is a new 500 rupees note that was released by RBI and is in circulation. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. RBI has not released any currency […]
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The video shared in the post shows an underwater training by a US-based group called Deep End Fitness and it has no relation to Indian Navy. A video of a few young men training underwater is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows a training session done by Indian Navy soldiers. […]
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Two different videos of drone shows have been combined together to falsely claim that the viral video depicts a drone show preparation for the Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration ceremony. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated on 22 January, 2024. The construction activities at the temple are in full swing to make […]
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This is an old video is from Kerala where two boats collided during a boat race in December 2023. It has no link to Lakshadweep Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island, Lakshadweep has gained prominence. After a few Maldives MPs made disparaging remarks about PM Modi, the BoycottMaldives began trending on social […]
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The video is related to a Kalash Yatra organised in Greater Noida before Pandit Dhirendra Shastri’s Bhagwat Katha in July 2023. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated on 22 January, 2024. The construction activities at the temple are in full swing to make it ready before the inauguration. There are reports that […]
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Lakshadweep island has come to the limelight after PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the location. After the derogatory statements about PM Modi by a few MPs of Maldives, boycott Maldives had started trending on social media. On the other hand, few users had also posted contents on the negative side of Lakshadweep. Against this backdrop, […]
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The person in the viral image with Taylor Swift is not Jeffrey Epstein, but Monte Lipman, the CEO of Republic Records. An image of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift with her arm around a man is going viral on social media. The users who share the image claim that the man to be American financier and […]
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Pran Pratistha (giving life to idols) at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir has been scheduled on 22 January but various rituals will start before one week’s time. Social media is flooded with many posts and videos related to the event. One such post shows a flock of vultures on the road side. Jatayu or vultures, are considered […]
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The video shows a digital entertainment street named Aurora at Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in South Korea. A video of a gorgeous roof with LED displays is being shared on social media, with the claims that it shows a mall in China. The caption of the viral video reads, “A Mall in China, people visit […]
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The video is from Mexico and it dates back to December 2022 Four persons were arrested in connection with a road rage incident in Delhi last week, and a cab driver was allegedly stabbed to death by three people as he did not give them a way to pass in a traffic jam in south […]
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The image shows a bulletproof bus provided by Midhani group to the CRPF in 2017. An image featuring two photos, showing a picture of Indian industrialist and former chairperson of the Tata group Ratan Tata and the other of an armored bus is going viral on social media platforms with a claim that Ratan Tata provided the […]
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Currently, an image of a newspaper clip is going viral on social media. There are controversial statements about Ram Temple and Muslim people along with the photos of Amit Shah and Prime Minister Modi in the clip. It was mentioned that Amit Shah had said to have declared that the Ram temple could never be […]
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Currently, a collage image of a minor girl tied and stuffed inside a cardboard box and another image of the former President of the US, Barack Obama with a minor girl is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that the image of former President Obama raping a girl was leaked. It also mentioned […]
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Not BHEL, but a devotee from Bengaluru, Rajendra Prasad, has made the bells for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated on 22 January, 2024. The construction activities at the temple are in full swing to make it ready before the inauguration. In this context, many videos […]
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The viral image is from a Turkish Kindergarten (nursery school) where the elderly man is the headmaster and the girl is a student. An image of a young girl posing with an elderly man has gone viral on social media. The image shows a young girl dressed in white gown and headscarf standing next to […]
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The death of the most wanted terrorist Masood Azhar had captured the headlines. As per many media reports and social media posts, Masood Azhar died in an explosion in Pakistan a few days back. Against this backdrop, a video of a bomb explosion on a busy street is going viral on social media. Users are […]
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The viral video is from Oman’s territorial waters and has no link to the Houthis or a British oil tanker. Yemen’s Houthis, backed by Iran, claimed to have targeted a container ship bound for Israel, following the US Central Command’s report of two anti-ship missiles fired by the militant group in the southern Red Sea. […]
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Viral video is from Indonesia and it dates back to 2021. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on 1 January 2024 afternoon, collapsing buildings, causing fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan. More than 60 people were killed and triggered tsunami waves […]
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The video of soldier catching a snake is not from the Poonch terror encounter site, but of a training related to Indonesian Army Special forces group named Kopassus At least four soldiers lost their lives and three others were wounded in a terrorist ambush on two military vehicles in J&K’s Poonch district on 21 December 2023.Amidst this, […]
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Currently, a screenshot of a tweet by Kapil Sibal is going viral on social media. The tweet dated back to 29 July 2020. It was written on the tweet that Kapil Sibal will commit suicide before the construction of Ram Mandir is over. Users are currently claiming that Kapil Sibal tweeted this and now it […]
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Amul had issued a statement clarifying that the viral image is AI generated, not original Amul product. Amul has been posting innovative cartoons on current events on social media. In this backdrop, social media users are posting an image saying that Amul has now launched a product called “Sharam” in the market. An image which […]
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This is an old video from Syria and shows militia forces loyal to the Syrian government stab two detainees. Amid the ongoing Israel- Palestine war, a disturbing video allegedly shows Israeli soldiers torturing Palestinians has gone viral on social media. In the viral video, one of the men seemed to have bled to death while […]
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American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was named Time’s Person of the Year 2023, not Elon Musk. Musk was named the magazine’s Person of the Year in 2021. An image of the cover photo of the TIME magazine is circulating on social media claiming that the magazine has awarded the tag of “Person of the Year” to […]
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The viral video is of the year 2021 when the holy relics of Lord Buddha reached India for exhibition, which is being said to be the stone sitting in the Ashok Vatika of Mata Sita in the name of being installed in the Ayodhya Ram temple. The construction work of Ram temple in Ayodhya is […]
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The viral images show the Tianjin Binhai Library in China, which opened to the public in 2017. There is no well-known library in the United States named after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. A post featuring a few images of a large white building is being widely shared on social media with the claim that the United States has […]
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The video of a lost child searching for his father amidst the crowd at Sabarimala temple is being shared as beating and arrest of Hindus in Kerala. The child was soon reunited with his father. A heartbreaking video of a child crying and screaming in a police van to search for his father is going […]
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The viral video is not from the Sarayu River. This is a laser light and sound show in Noida’s Ved Van Park, which opened in July 2023. A beautiful video showing the laser light and sound show has gone viral on social media. The night scene of the spectacular lighting is said to be from […]
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Currently, Dawood Ibrahim is again on the top of the headlines on many mainstream media. According to many media reports, long time most wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim was poisoned to death in Pakistan by an unknown person. Against this backdrop, a tweet of a Pakistan official is going viral on social media. The tweet confirmed […]
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The video shows a stage collapse during a political gathering in Pakistan in 2018. The person in the video was not talking about Jews. A video which shows several people standing on a stage which collapses after a while has gone viral on social media with the claim that the stage collapsed after an ‘Imam’ […]
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Recently, a TV journalist posted a video on social media, claiming that dialling the code *#21# on your mobile phone can reveal whether the phone has been hacked. This video quickly went viral, prompting many users to express concerns over the safety of the smartphone. It has been widely shared as a test for smartphone […]
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The viral image shows SFI Mysuru leader, Vijay Kumar, not the co-accused in Parliament security breach. A shocking incident happened in the Parliament on 13 December wherein two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters, and shouted slogans before being overpowered by the […]
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The viral video is from a Black Lives Matter protest in Oklahoma in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. It is not related to the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. Since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October, the official death toll in Gaza has surpassed 15,000 people. More than 6,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Since then, […]
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After the recent Madhya Pradesh election result, Mohan Yadav was appointed as the new Chief Minister of the state. He took his oath on 13 December and held a press conference right after the ceremony. Against this backdrop, a video of a person is going viral on social media. The person can be heard warning […]
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This is an old video from an incident that occurred in Georgia in the year 2018 where a fish tank reportedly broke in a super market in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia. The city of Chennai witnessed the worst flood in half a century due to the effects of Cyclone Michaung which hit in […]
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The videos show a real baby of five months old who died during an Israeli bombing, and the deceased child’s mother and grandfather are mourning his death. Since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October, the official death toll in Gaza has surpassed 15,000 people. More than 6,000 children have been killed in Gaza. In this […]
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This is an old video from flood-hit Kanyakumari. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Michaung. Cyclone Michaung weakened and converted into a low-pressure area in Jharkhand, a weather official said today. The cyclonic storm had ravaged Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the last few days. Though weakened into a depression still many fake […]
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This video is not related to Chennai. This was denied by Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests, Govt of Tamil Nadu. Amid relentless rain lashing Chennai and neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu in the wake of Cyclone Michauang, an adult mugger crocodile was spotted crossing the Perungalathur-Nedungundram road near the state capital, reportedly […]
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The viral video shows an old incident from Kerala not from a Vizag beach in Andhra Pradesh. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Michaung After heavy damage in Tamil Nadu Cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’ has weakened into a ‘deep depression’ over central coastal Andhra Pradesh, as per the India Meteorological Department. Normal life was […]
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This is an old video showing an ISIS execution in Fallujah and it dates back to 2015. The Israeli authorities reported the release of 13 Israeli hostages during the recent seven-day ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The total number of freed civilians now stands at 105, including 81 Israelis, 23 Thais, and one Filipino. As part […]
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Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines , on December 2, prompting a tsunami warning. According to the National Center for Seismology, this earthquake occurred at 8:07 pm. Its center was at a depth of 50 kilometres in the ground.Following this incident, social media users shared a video […]
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The image dates back to 2012. According to sources, the image was l taken during a street performance in Bahrain. It is unrelated to the current Israel-Hamas conflict. Thousands of children have been murdered, maimed, injured, or arrested by Israeli forces during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. More than 6,000 children have been killed in Gaza […]
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This video shows a confrontation between two Nigerian tenants and Irish landlords and it dates back to 2016. It is unrelated to the recent riot in Dublin. Violent riots that broke out across Dublin city centre on 23 November evening flared after a knife attack on children and their care assistant outside a school earlier in the day. In this backdrop, […]
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The video shows a brawl involving some men and a woman in a Dublin restaurant, but it is from 2021. It has no connection to the current riot in Dublin. Violent riots that broke out across Dublin city centre on 23 November evening flared after a knife attack on children and their care assistant outside a school earlier in the day. […]
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Image of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is going viral on social media. She can be seen eating something. Users are claiming that she is eating seafood (non-veg) being a brahmin. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. In the image, Indira Gandhi is eating corn and not seafood. What’s the claim? Sharing […]
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Recently, India lost the final match of the Cricket World Cup with Australia leaving the people of the country in shock. In the midst of this, a video is viral on social media in which the Indian Women’s hockey team is celebrating their victory. Social media users are claiming that the Indian Women’s hockey defeated […]
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The viral video is old; it shows a Nike store was looted in Chicago in United States, following the protests of George Floyd’s death in 2020. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores offer highly […]
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The video shows a protest by French farmers against fast food chains for their inadequate sourcing of French meat. McDonald’s has found itself in the midst of controversy after its Israeli franchise announced plans to provide free meals to Israeli soldiers during the conflict with Hamas. Amid this, a video showing truck unloading animal dung […]
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The viral video was from the campaigning for the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, it is not recent. The month-long poll battle will come to rest with single-phase voting in Telangana on November 30. In Telangana the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS and erstwhile TRS), led by K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), is facing competition mainly from […]
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This video is not recent. It shows the fans manhandle Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan during a commercial event in Dubai in March 2023. Bangladesh became the first country to be eliminated from the World Cup when they crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Pakistan. Due to the poor performance of Bangladesh team in the ICC […]
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This video has been available on the internet from 2018. According to the sources from the time, it shows flooding in Lebanon. A video is going viral on social media allegedly shows a massive flood in the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank. In the video, we can see a heavy stream of muddy floodwater […]
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The viral video shows an incident that took place in Telangana in October 2022. The video has no link to Madhya Pradesh elections. Voting for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 was held on Friday, November 17. All the 230 assembly constituencies in the state went to polls in a single phase. A total of […]
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CWC 2023 final was played between India and Australia in Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November. Australia won the World Cup trophy defeating India. A video of the post match prize ceremony is going viral on social media. In this video, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins can be seen holding the trophy. PM Modi […]
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It is now common to spread baseless rumors about political leaders on social media. Recently, we have seen many posts going viral, defaming the life, name and character of many political leaders. Currently, an old post about former PM Jawaharlal Nehru has resurfaced again and is going viral on social media. In this post, it […]
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The viral video is from the Rabaa Massacre in Egypt and it dates back to 2013. It has no link to the raid on Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, Israeli forces have raided al-Shifa Hospital, where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering, following days of heavy attacks in the area surrounding the […]
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This video is from 2021, when the convoy of BJP candidate from Bolpur, Anirban Ganguly, was attacked in Ilambazar, Birbhum, during the West Bengal elections. Madhya Pradesh will hold elections on 17 November, 31 ministers of Shivraj government are in the election fray. Meanwhile, a video is being shared on social media, in which security personnel […]
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Currently, a video of a mob vandalizing a railway station is going viral on social media out of which many of them can be identified as teenagers. This incident is claimed to be from Noapara Mahishasur Railway station in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Social media users are also claiming that people fromMuslim community vandalized […]
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Both images are clearly old and unrelated. They are falsely shared as recent images from Gaza. Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, a collage of two images is being shared on social media with users claiming that pro Palestinian protesters painted the Israeli flag on a donkey and killed the animal by burning […]
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The viral video shows a mock drill conducted by Jharkhand Police. Madhya Pradesh will hold elections on 17 November, 31 ministers of Shivraj government are in the election fray. Meanwhile, a video is being shared on social media, in which some policemen are seen firing. Along with the video, it is being claimed that this video is […]
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Assembly elections of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan had been scheduled by the Election Commission of India. Campaigns and rallies for the elections had already started. Against this backdrop, many posts and videos are going viral on social media. In one such video, a man can be seen chopping his own finger in […]
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Elections of five states, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana are scheduled to take place in November. In the midst of this, a video of a man doing an Indian folk dance Garba, is going viral on social media. Social media users are claiming that the man dancing in the video is PM Modi. […]
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This video dates back to September 2023. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, was removed for staging a protest against the Iranian President. It has no link to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. A video showing the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan being taken out by security people from the General Assembly […]
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The video dates back to 2019, it has no link to the recent Israel- Hamas conflict. In the backdrop of the Israel and Hamas conflict, a video showing some anti-ship cruise missiles has gone viral on social media with the claim that Hezbollah published footage of their anti-ship missiles as US carrier groups sit in […]
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A video of demolition of a building is currently going viral on social media. It can be seen that a tall building started crumbling down with huge noise after an explosion. Users are claiming that this is a video of the US Embassy located at Tel Aviv. With the current war situation between Israel and […]
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Currently, a video of a war is going viral on social media. In the video, a few soldiers can be seen firing bullets. A few seconds later, a soldier can be seen falling down on the ground after being shot in the head. Social media users are claiming that this is a clip of the […]
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The viral video shows soccer fans marching in Sao Paulo, Brazil ahead of a game. It dates back to 5 October, 2023 After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the French government banned all pro-Palestinian protests on 12 October, because they were likely to disrupt public order. Still, infrequent protests have taken place in Paris […]
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This incident took place at a primary school in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine, in 2019. It has no link to the current Israel- Palestine conflict. A video showing some soldiers arresting a child from the school is going viral on the internet. The users who share the video claims that Israeli soldiers arrested and took […]
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Currently, a video of a woman crying and speaking about a painful experience during an interview is going viral on social media. Social media users are claiming that the lady is a Israeli woman who was captured and was fed the meat of her children by Hamas. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be […]
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The girl in the video is from Syria and it dates back to 2020 A video of a tiny girl laughing along with her father to the sounds of bombing is becoming viral on social media, with the claim that a Palestinian father tells his little daughter to laugh in order to cope with the […]
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The video shows police taking action against people for not following instructions in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during the Holy Fire ceremony in April 2023. A video that shows policemen dragging and beating up worshipers has been shared widely on social media claiming that in a recent incident, the Israel Police […]
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The image dates back to 2016 showing a makeshift camp at Idomeni in Greece. An image claimed to be from Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict is going viral on social media. The image shows a baby in a cardboard box next to a woman. Users who shared the image claim that this is a picture of […]
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The video dates back to February when fans at a match showered the field with thousands of stuffed toys as gifts for the children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. A video of spectators throwing toys during a football game has gone viral on social media. The players on the pitch are shown […]
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Currently, posts on boycotting Israel products are trending on various social media platforms. People are expressing their support towards Palestine by encouraging others to boycott products of Israel. In one such post, the names of 19 companies are mentioned. Users are claiming that these 19 companies belong to Israel and people need to boycott it. […]
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The video shows the scene of a fight on a street in Seattle, in the United States. It has no link to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict Many videos linking Hamas’ attack on Israel are going viral on the internet. In such a situation we have noticed a video of the fight, two women being punched […]
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The video belongs to a police station that was set on fire in 2012 in Manama, Bahrain. Amid Israel’s ongoing relentless bombardment in Gaza, the country has evacuated several of its embassies in the Middle East, several countries including Bahrain, Jordan, and Morocco, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority’s website. On this backdrop, a social […]
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Image from 2016 showing a Chilean Military personnel kneeling on a man has been falsely shared as Israeli soldier killing a Palestinian child. A few days back, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel and killed citizens and army personnel. In response to this, Israel struck back the Gaza strip with rockets that destroyed many infrastructures in the […]
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Currently, a video is going viral on social media in which plastics of huge quantities are put into machines and small granules are manufactured from it. In this video, we can see a man putting plastics in machines and before the final product, the plastics undergo various processes. Users are claiming that this is the […]
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The video depicts the production of the BBC crime drama series Bloodlands in Northern Ireland in 2020. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, a video of men attacking a police car with what appear to be Molotov cocktails is going viral on social media with the claim that Jihadists attack British police officers with Molotov cocktails in the […]
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The claims that Syrian singer Sariya al-Sawas has children with men of various nationalities are false. A post claiming Sariya al-Sawas, a Syrian singer, has children with different husbands from various nationalities has gone viral on social media. The post has an image of Sariya al-Sawas, standing alongside four children. It further states “Her eldest […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo has not been punished by Iran. The Iranian Embassy in Spain denied any such court ruling against any international athlete in their country. The legendary Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is constantly in the news. There has recently been a lot of misleading information about Cristiano. The most recent is that an Iranian court condemned […]
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The video was shot in Jordan in 2020 and is unrelated to the Hamas-Israel conflict. As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, there is a video going viral claiming to be footage of Palestinians performing a fake funeral. The video shows a group of youths carrying a small boy’s “body” that has fell victim to Israeli airstrikes. However, […]
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The image shows Russian convoy carrying humanitarian aid close to the Ukraine border and it dates back to 2014. No link to the recent Hamas- Israel war Amidst the ongoing Hamas- Israel war, Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and others to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza Strip but rejects […]
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In the midst of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, social media have flooded with misinformation and misleading content. A common issue is the manipulation of online videos, often taken out of context to spread a false narrative. One such video showing people putting on make-up is going viral with a claim that people […]
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The viral video is not related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. It is from June 2023 in South Korea. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, a video of a paraglider crashing into a high-voltage electric power line and bursting into flames has gone viral on social media. Paragliders were one of several modes of transportation that Hamas used […]
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Currently, a video of a multitude of people on the streets is going viral on social media. The crowd can be heard chanting ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna.’ Users are claiming that this video is from the US where the citizens converted to Hinduism. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This video is […]
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This viral video is from Vuhledar, Ukraine, after an attack by Russian forces in March 2023. Amid ongoing airstrikes that continue to bombard the Gaza Strip, reports have emerged alleging that Israel used poisonous white phosphorus bombs. White phosphorus is a chemical substance dispersed in bombs and other weapons. It ignites as soon as it […]
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LuLu Mall Kochi, Kerala clarified that flags of all countries participating in the ongoing Cricket World Cup were displayed at the same height at the mall. The World Cup Cricket 2023 got underway on October 5th, following this, flags from the ten World Cup participating countries were displayed at LuLu Mall in Kochi, Kerala. Meanwhile, […]
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The person waving the Palestine flag is Moroccan footballer Jawad El Yamiq, Not Cristiano Ronaldo. Amid the conflict between Israel and Palestine, a video of a footballer holding up a Palestinian flag on the football ground has gone viral on social media with a claim that it shows footballer Cristiano Ronaldo showing his support for the country. Caption states, […]
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Viral video does not show Hamas militants entering Israel territory instead the video is from Egypt. The Palestinian armed group Hamas has launched the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas in the south of the country following a barrage of more than 2,000 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. “We are at war,” […]
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On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian extremist organization Hamas launched a missile attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 4,000 rockets were reportedly used by Hamas in the attack . Hamas named the attack Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. In response to this attack, Israel launched a rocket attack on Gaza City the next day. […]
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The image dates back to 2021 and it shows aftermath of an explosion in the northern countryside of Aleppo province in Syria. On 5 October 2023, at least 100 people were killed and 277 others injured following a bomb attack used with the help of weaponised drones at a Syrian military academy shortly after a graduation […]
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A few days back, North Sikkim faced a devastating flood situation. Many people were reported dead and missing. Due to severe rain, a glacier lake situated in the northern part of Sikkim burst. This resulted in the rise of the water level in the Teesta River which caused the flood. Four districts of Sikkim Mangan, […]
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The viral video shows floods in Auckland, New Zealand in January 2023, not from recent flood in New York. A state of emergency was declared in New York after severe storms led to flash floods in several parts of the city in late September.On this backdrop, a video of several people walking in a flooded […]
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A few days back, an 18-year-old boy from a minority community lost his life in a fight after an accident in Rajasthan. The state government announced a compensation of 50 lakhs rupees and a contractual job for the victim’s family. In the backdrop of this, an image of a cheque of 50 lakh rupees issued […]
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The video depicts a team of Russian gymnasts who are not related to each other. The video was shot at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. A video featuring the performance of three Russian female gymnasts has gone viral on social media with the claim that these gymnasts represent three generations from the same family. The caption […]
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No such notice was issued, governing body of the Golden Temple (SGPC) clarified that it was fake. A notice allegedly from Amritsar’s Golden Temple (Sri Harmandir Sahib)has gone viral on social media, amid rising tensions between India and Canada over the Khalistan issue, particularly among the Sikh community in Canada. According to the viral notice, […]
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The woman in the viral video is Sunila Ashok, a former teacher and a passionate dancer, not actress Waheeda Rehman A video of an elderly woman dancing to the Bollywood song ‘Aaj phir jeene ka tamanna hai’ rapidly went viral on social media in the name of Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman, performing after receiving […]
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Canada has not banned RSS. The viral video shows the CEO of the National Council for Canadian Muslims making some demands. He has no link to the Canadian government. Diplomatic relations between India and Canada have been affected by the recent assassination of a Sikh leader in Canada. Canada has filed a charge sheet against […]
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The video shows an incident that occurred in a school in Indonesia in February 2020. Recently in the Khubbapur village in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, a case was filed against a private school teacher who is accused of instructing children to strike a Muslim classmate who is seven years old. Teacher is shown […]
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The singer in the viral video is Jonita Gandhi, a Canadian playback singer of Indian origin. Not Priyanka Gandhi’s daughter. A video of a singer sitting opposite to an interviewer singing songs in various languages with effortless ease as requested by the interviewer has gone viral on social media. Users who share the image claim […]
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A video of ABP news reporting on the president’s rule in the state of Maharashtra is going viral on social media. It was reported that till the next chief minister of the state takes the oath, the president’s rule has been imposed in Maharashtra. All the decisions will be taken by the governor of the […]
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An image of actress Sai Pallavi with director Rajkumar Periasamy taken during the pooja of the new Tamil film ‘SK 21’ is shared falsely to claim that she got married. An image of the famous South Indian Actress Sai Pallavi has gone viral on social media. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, awards and […]
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The viral video is related to World Youth Day, a Catholic festival which took place in Lisbon, Portugal. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. After the earthquake that shook Morocco, many videos and pictures are coming out through social media. […]
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The viral video shows the interiors of the Ramayana Cultural Center established by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sanskritik Kendra at Koradi in Nagpur. A video showing the interior of a building, decorated in a traditional and ornate manner has gone viral on social media. The video shows a large hall with golden decorations and detailed paintings […]
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The viral video shows a controlled demolition of a building damaged by an earthquake in Turkey in February 2023 A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of the […]
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Recently, Libya faced a catastrophic natural calamity. A few days back, storm Daniel hit the Derna city of the country followed by a massive flood that killed more than 5000 people. According to the reports, more than ten thousand people are missing. In the backdrop of this, a video of a flood washing away vehicles […]
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The viral video shows floods in Zaragoza, Spain in July 2023, not from recent flood in Libya. Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern […]
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This gold bust of PM Modi was made in Gujarat by a gold merchant and has no links to Saudi Arabia. A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bust in gold is going viral on social media, with the claim that a gold statue of Modi has been installed in Saudi Arabia. In the footage, […]
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Shivanarayana Jewellers created this Ananthasayana idol for Bhima jewellers Chairman Dr. P. Govindan. They created this idol solely for display. The media frequently reports about worshippers presenting items worth millions and crores to the Gods in places of worship. Now it has come to our attention that a video has been circulating claiming that the […]
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The viral video shows a building collapse in the Moroccan city of Casablanca in August 2020. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of the city of Marrakesh. After the […]
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On 8 September 2023, a strong earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit the southwest region of Morocco. According to the latest report, around 2,000 people lost their lives and 2059 people were seriously injured. A rescue operation had been initiated to take out the people trapped under the ruins. In the backdrop of this, a video […]
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The video was a theoretical work of art by Regina Jose Galindo, a Brazilian performance artist. It was meant to draw attention to the suffering of Latin American women. It dates back to 2013. A disturbing video of two men and a woman urinating on a naked person sitting on the ground with their legs […]
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Recently, a video of a leopard walking along with a crowd is going viral on social media. It can also be seen that people are touching the leopard and taking selfies with it. The most surprising thing is that the leopard is not reacting to anything. Social media users are claiming that this is an […]
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Viral video is from a Balenciaga fashion show held in October 2022, it has no link to the Burning Man festival. Burning Man 2023 was a week-long gathering in the Black Rock Desert in Pershing County, Nevada. The 35th Burning Man event, it took place from August 27 to September 4, 2023. An estimated 73,000 […]
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The viral image was captured during the ICC World Test Championship final between India and Australia in June 2023 On 2 September, 2023, the Indian cricket team met Pakistan in their first Asia Cup 2023 One-Day International (ODI) match at the Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka. Later the match was called off due to […]
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A video of a few police personnel trying to catch a woman is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that the woman is holding knives in both of her hands. Police are trying to catch her with shields and plastic boxes. It was claimed that this incident was from […]
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On 23 August, Chandrayan 3 landed on the surface of the moon. Soon after it started sending images back to the Earth. Many social media users are sharing the images of the Earth and moon claiming it to be captured by Chandrayan 3. One such image is now circulating on various social media platforms. It […]
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This video was taken during an event hosted by The European Veda Association in Croatia in 2018. A video has gone viral on social media stating that a ‘Sri Rudram Stotra’ recital was held at the White House in the United States. The video shows foreigners wearing traditional Indian costumes, setting up a beautiful colourful display, […]
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Chandrayan 3 landed on the moon on 23 August. After that, the Pragyan rover started sending images of various locations on the moon. Many social media users are sharing images and videos claiming the visuals to be of the moon sent by Chandrayan 3. Fact Crescendo previously debunked many such videos. Currently, another video is […]
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Viral video shows floods in Venezuela in October 2022, not recent flood in Santiago, Chile. Two people are dead from flooding in the central-southern region of Chile on 21 August, 2023 while thousands others have been evacuated or left homeless from dangerous rains pounding isolated communities. President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe after visiting one […]
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After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander on the moon on August 23, everyone is curious to know what the Earth will look like from the moon. A few photos have gone viral on social media claiming to be of the Earth from the lunar surface. The images are being shared on social media […]
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The video shows two dancers named Sophia Salingaros and Isha Parupudi performing Bharatanatyam, not robots A video of an Indian classical dance performance by two women is being shared on social media platforms with the claim that they are actually robots who can be seen performing at China’s Shanghai. The caption of the video states […]
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This image is after the success of Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) in 2014. It has nothing to do with Chandrayaan-3. The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon on 23 August has created an atmosphere of joy across the country. India achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the first country to land near the south pole of […]
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This is an AI-generated image, not the specially decorated Kerala railway station and train for Onam festival Onam is Kerala’s national festival, lasting ten days and featuring pageants, boat races, flower carpet competitions, and a variety of tourist attractions. Flowers and flower carpets are an important feature of this festival. The entire state is preparing […]
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The viral image is digitally created using the photo editing tool, as confirmed by its creator. The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon on 23 August has created an atmosphere of joy across the country. India achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon. Following this […]
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a milestone on 23 August as the Vikram lander from Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface. India has become the first country to successfully land in the southern polar region of the Moon and the fourth one to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, […]
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Recently, The US and Mexico were hit by Tropical storm Hilary. This storm made landfall on the Baja California peninsula in Mexico on August 20. Its effect was felt in many places in the US. The speed of the wind was recorded to be 119 km/h. Many people had to be evacuated. More than 1000 […]
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This video is from the set of the 2005 Hollywood movie “War of the Worlds” at Universal Studios in California, United States. Tropical Storm Hilary hit southern California on 20 August, 2023, triggering flash floods, mudslides, and severe winds across the state and prompting to declare a state of emergency. Tropical storm warnings were also […]
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The woman in the video is a member of the Hindu Sena and not the Manipur Governor, Anusuiya Uikey. And the event was not organised by the RSS. A video showing a woman attending a protest against alleged Narco terrorism by the Kuki community of Manipur has gone viral on social media. The video depicts […]
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The person featured in the video is not the Prince of Dubai. His name is Iqbal Hatboor, a social media influencer. A video of people in Dubai celebrating India’s Independence Day has gone viral on social media with the claim that the Dubai prince along with Dubai police organised a celebration for India on 15 August. The […]
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The video was captured from the International Space Station in October 2022, months before the launch of Chandrayaan-3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shared new updates on its historic mission Chandrayaan-3 as the spacecraft inches closer to the Moon gradually. Chandrayaan-3 will make its first soft-landing attempt to the Moon’s South Pole region […]
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Video shows a fire breakout in Ohio’s Cleveland and it dates back to June 2022 In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are the deadliest the United States has seen in over a […]
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The video is from Carolina Tiger Rescue sanctuary in North Carolina, US, and it dates back to June 2020. Tigers are some of the most amazing creatures on the world, as well as one of nature’s most powerful and feared predators. A video of a tiger sitting in a rubber tub filled with water in a […]
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The video shows the lives of a nomadic family and their journey across the Iranian mountains, not people illegally entering Manipur from Myanmar. Manipur is still raging amid ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis. While addressing the violence in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that the conflict in Myanmar led […]
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The image is from demolitions that followed the communal violence in Khargone, MP, in April 2022. Amidst the violence in Haryana’s Nuh, to crack down on the rioters, the administrators demolished illegally constructed buildings. The bulldozer had already thundered about 753 constructions to the ground. However, last day the High Court reprimanded the Haryana government […]
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The viral video shows Shekinah Mukhiya, a singer from Uttarakhand, with her father. They have no association with the Kuki or Meitei communities. Manipur is still raging amid ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis. On this backdrop a video showing two singers singing an old Hindi song ‘Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein’ […]
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The person seen motionless in the video is not dead. Due to excessive alcohol consumption, he reached an unstable state like death A video of a person claiming to have died in a standing position has gone viral on social media. This is a video of a person standing still. Even the eyes are still, even though […]
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The viral video shows a game called Slap Kabaddi and is from Pakistan, not India. A video of an unusual sport showing a slap fight between two individuals is going viral on social media with the claim that it is from India. In the video, we can see two men slapping each other with the […]
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Recently, communal violence broke out in the Nuh district of Haryana where a procession organized by VHP and Bajrang Dal was attacked by another community people. It was also reported that the people who participated in the procession were carrying weapons. In the backdrop of this, a video of a Muslim man being chased and […]
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The video was shot in September 2022, when heavy rainfall produced flooding in the Colombian city of Barranquilla. Not related to India. Jayati Ghosh, a famous development economist who teaches at the University of Massachusetts and serves on two high-level United Nations advisory boards, uploaded a video on Twitter showing a guy ferrying passengers on […]
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The viral video is from a gas cylinder explosion in Moscow and it dates back to 2013. A video has gone viral on social media with a claim that it shows two electric vehicles colliding and causing a huge blast because of the batteries present in them. Caption states that “An incredible video, showing what […]
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The unrest that erupted two months ago in Manipur is still continuing. The clash between Kuki and Meitei people had turned violent and incidents of death, vandalizing of buildings and vehicles, protests, etc are everyday news now. In the backdrop of this, a video is going viral on social media. In the video, a few […]
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The viral video does not show a Christian woman in Manipur hacked to death by a RSS mob. The video is from Brazil. On 19 July 2023, a video surfaced on social media showing two Kuki women stripped naked and groped by a violent mob. This video angered social media users questioning the law and […]
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