All Cadbury Dairy Milk products are not prohibited for Hindus in India.It does not contain beef. Cadbury Dairy Milk is a beloved product in India. However, what if someone were to claim that this favorite chocolate contains beef, as seen in a viral social media post? A graphic poster circulating on social media claims that […]
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A video clip of a politician criticising PM Modi is going viral on social media. Sharing the video users claimed that PM Modi was being criticised in the Parliament of Nepal. Twitter Link | Archived Link However, as we investigated, we came to know that the viral video was not from Nepal but from the […]
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Especially when it comes to health tips and weight control methods, people tend to believe many methods and products without proper background checks. In many instances, so-called miracle products are advertised on Facebook and other social media platforms. Below is a fact check conducted by Fact Crescendo regarding a business that scammed people with a […]
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When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, remote work surged in popularity as a necessity for safety. Even as the pandemic recedes, the prevalence of work-from-home opportunities persists, thanks to advancing technology. However, amidst this landscape, there’s a proliferation of misleading and fraudulent postings masquerading as legitimate work-from-home jobs. This trend underscores the importance of […]
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The video depicts a transgender person being assaulted by police in Milan, Italy in 2023. Police in the United States made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled at the Universities recently. The clashes between police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses have seized national attention. Against this backdrop, a disturbing video of a […]
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An international brand has again come into the limelight after social media users are posting against it. We are talking about the famous brand McDonalds. An old message resurfaced again on social media claiming that McDonalds is serving human meats in its burgers. A social media user wrote that McDonald’s meats were tested in a […]
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The woman in the viral video is Vidadala Rajini, Minister for Health, Family Welfare & Medical Education in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. A video of a woman politician visiting a mosque and addressing the crowd has gone viral on social media, with the claim that she is SDM Nikita Singh from Chhattisgarh, who not only […]
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A video showing officials counting stacks of notes using cash-counting machines is going viral with a claim that it is a raid at Aam Admi Party leader’s house in Surat. Fact Crescendo has received fact-check requests via our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) regarding these allegations. We found that the video is old and from Kolkata. It has been […]
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Recent war between Israel and Palestine started in October last year after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. This incident divided the world in two groups- those who supported Israel and those who sympathized over the death of people and destruction in Palestine. This war prompted many social media […]
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As summer is at its peak, people love to beat the heat with something cold. At such instances the sizzling and refreshing fizz of soft drinks many times becomes the first choice to quench the thirst. These drinks are highlights of parties and gatherings. Over the years soft drinks companies have captured the hearts of […]
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Recently a video showing a group of people burning an effigy is going viral on social media. Sharing the video on Facebook a user wrote, “Lungi of five Congressmen caught fire while burning Modi’s effigy in Karnataka! See how all this happened. Now Modiji’s effigies have also started teaching a lesson. This is Modiji power” […]
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A video showing a group of women tearing down a poster featuring the images of Lord Ram, Sita, and Hanuman is circulating widely on social media. In the viral video, one of the women can be seen trampling the poster. An X (formerly Twitter) user posted this video, claiming that the women are Congress workers […]
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Amul ice cream uses E-471 emulsifier produced from plant oil, not animal fat. The viral claims are false. Amul ice cream is a popular choice for both adults and children, particularly during the summer months. However, a video circulating on social media is causing concern. In the video, a person claims that Amul ice cream […]
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According to the AI content detection tools the image was generated by Artificial Intelligence An image showing a group of women dressed in military uniform eating on the roadside at a location at what appears to be an army camp has gone viral on social media with a claim that Indian Army women soldiers eating food on […]
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The viral video of people driving over the Indian flag is not from Kerala but from Pakistan’s Karachi. It dates back to 2020 A video is going viral on social media that shows a group of people surrounding a car that drives over the Indian flag. In the video we can see a bunch of […]
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A video showing a group of women tearing down a poster featuring the images of Lord Ram, Sita, and Hanuman is circulating widely on social media. In the viral video, one of the women can be seen trampling the poster. An X (formerly Twitter) user posted this video, claiming that the women are Congress workers […]
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Dove shampoo produced and marketed by Hindustan Unilever does not contain benzene component In this era of cosmetic culture, hair care and skin care have become an import part of our routine irrespective of the gender. Shampoo is an essential component of our hair care routines. Certain messages in the media often leave us feeling […]
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The viral image shows a crowd in China gathered to welcome the Olympic torch and it dates back to 2008. It has no link to Sunita Kejriwal’s road show in Gujarat. Polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha Election 2024 is underway across 25 constituencies in Gujarat on Today, May 7. In the third […]
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The woman in the viral video is not Subhashini Ali, the CPI (M) leader. She confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral video does not feature her or reflect her political views. Amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a video of an older woman criticizing Rahul Gandhi and praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as […]
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A video depicts a VVPAT machine printing a slip with the BJP’s Lotus symbol when the voter presses the button beside the Congress candidate on the EVM. The user who shared the video also claims that it is from Kota in Rajasthan. View original post here – X | Archived Link The caption of the […]
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The viral video shows Yezidi women being rescued from an ISIS camp in Syria by the Women’s Protection Unit of the Syrian Democratic Forces A video showing military personnel rescuing some women who are chained in what appears to be a camp is going viral on social media. In the viral video, users are claiming […]
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Images with text are circulating on social media platforms stating that if you receive a notification to update the Krungthai NEXT, an application from Krungthai Bank, you should not press the update button. The text claims that doing so will result in money being stolen from your account. Social Media Claims Earlier this month, Facebook […]
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Viral images show prosthetic fingers made for former Yakuza gangsters in Japan to help them rehabilitate. The first two phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections have ended. The first phase began on 19 April, followed by the second phase on 26 April. Moving forward, the third phase of the general elections is slated for 7 […]
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The world’s largest electoral exercise is being carried out in India for electing members for the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. The polling began on April 19th, and as of now, two phases have been completed with 5 phases still remaining. As India votes to elect its representatives, the voters […]
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This video shows Pidakala War, where hundreds of people engage in a ritualistic battle by throwing cow dung at each other in an Andhra Pradesh temple. A video showing a massive crowd of people throwing something at each other is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that in Kairuppala village, under Kurnool […]
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Jamyang Tsering Namgyal has himself clarified through twitter that the the quote is fake has not made any such comment. Politics in Ladakh is heating up as sitting Member of Parliament (MP) of BJP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who was denied ticket by the party last day. BJP declared Tashi Gyalson as the official party candidate […]
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As the Lok Sabha election’s second phase concludes, several social media posts are gaining traction, targeting the Congress party over their manifesto. Particularly, one featuring a screenshot of a newspaper article alleging that the Congress manifesto includes promises favouring the Muslim community. These alleged promises range from the appointment of a Muslim person as the […]
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A video of people on the streets with green flags in a political rally is going viral on social media. Along with the video, it is being claimed that Pakistan flags were waved in the rally organized in support of Rahul Gandhi during his nomination filing in Wayanad. Facebook Link | Archived Link However, when […]
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An image of a beautiful long bridge is going viral on social media. Users are claiming this bridge’s location is from Mumbai. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is not a bridge from Mumbai but from China. Sharing the image, a user wrote, “This is not the USA or China. This […]
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The viral video shows a Congress election rally held in Rajasthan 5 years ago. Prime Minister Modi recently addressed an election rally in Rajasthan. Against this backdrop, a video is being widely circulated on social media, showing a huge crowd at PM Modi’s rally. The caption states, “Today People going to Modiji’s rally at Rajasthan”. But did […]
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Chennai Super Kings shared this image to celebrate reaching 6 million followers on Twitter in 2020. It is not recent and has no link to 2024 general election Many Videos and images are going viral in social media regarding the 2024 general election. Currently, an image of former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni […]
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A recent viral photograph showing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde having lunch has sparked controversy, with claims circulating that he ate non-veg on the auspicious day of Ram Navami. Fact Crescendo received this image with fact-check requests on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770). We found that the viral claim is false. CM Shinde was having a vegetarian […]
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Currently, an image of a young man with an aged lady is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that both of them are from Pakistan and are relatives. The man is nephew of the lady and both of them got married recently. Along with the image, it was written that the young man […]
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The viral video is from Nagpur in December 2023. A video showing a man repeatedly pelting a stone at PM Modi’s poster at a bus stop is going viral on social media linking it to the ongoing 2024 general election. The poster in the viral video shows BJP-led Central Government program Viksit Bharat, and that […]
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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. On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern […]
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The largest electoral exercise in the world began last week with the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections. The first phase, which concluded on April 19, 2024, recorded a voter turnout of 65% across 102 seats. During elections, we have witnessed in the past that old and unrelated videos of EVM machines […]
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This is an old video taken during polling for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. It dates back to February 2022. Voting is going on eight seats of Uttar Pradesh in the first phase of 2024 general elections. Amidst this, a video of police catching two burkha-clad women for allegedly attempting to cast fake votes […]
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Recently, a few countries of the North America continent witnessed a total solar eclipse. Related to this, a post having an image of a solar eclipse with a beautiful aura around it is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is a real photoshoot of the recent total solar eclipse. However, Fact […]
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Viral video shows rockets fired by the Turkish military in Syria. This video has been circulating online since February 2020. Iran used hundreds of drones and missiles to directly target Israel in response to an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, setting significant political and military precedents. It was the single largest drone […]
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According to the AI content detection tools these images of Virat Kohli have been generated by Artificial Intelligence A sand sculpture of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, has gone viral on social media. The images have been shared on social media with the claim that this beautiful sculpture was created by a child. In one image, […]
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This is an old video showing an attack on Haryana Deputy Speaker’s car in Sirsa. The political atmosphere across the country has been heating up recently over the upcoming general elections. Amidst this, a video of people attacking a car is being shared to claim that it shows a recent incident of BJP Sirsa candidate […]
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The viral video shows a clash that occurred between the TMC and BJP supporters in Hooghly, West Bengal in 2022. The political atmosphere across the country has been heating up recently over the upcoming general elections. Amidst this, a video of a group of individuals attacking BJP supporters has gone viral on social media with […]
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The viral video shows a Palm Sunday procession in Guatemala in early April 2023 Easter known as great example of pain and sacrifice, was recently celebrated by believers all across the world. Against this backdrop, a video showing a large procession featuring an image of Jesus Christ carrying the cross is going viral on social […]
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The video shows the ceremony for the opening of the Gotthard base rail tunnel in Switzerland. It dates back to 2016. The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world and is located near Geneva, Switzerland. It came into the attention […]
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A few images showing pages of a textbook have been shared on social media platforms for the past few days. These images appear to be from a textbook for children, teaching them values and hygiene. The images feature characters with Hindu and Muslim names. X User, Mr. Sinha ( Modi’s family), shared these images and […]
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The viral video shows an old event addressed by PM Modi in Kolkata. It dates back to 2019. On April 7, Prime Minister Modi addressed a massive rally in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, ahead of the upcoming general election. Following this, a video of a rally with PM Modi waving to a large crowd and BJP flags […]
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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 general elections. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav paid a visit to the family of deceased mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at his ancestral […]
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Caste-based atrocities continue to plague our society, as evidenced by recent incidents such as the assault on a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh after her goat strayed into fields belonging to upper-caste individuals, and the attack on a Dalit child from Madhya Pradesh for touching a water bucket. A video of an incident where a […]
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The video shows Ukrainian attack on Russian ships in Crimean port of Sevastopol on 23 March. Israeli war jets attacked an Iranian consulate building in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday (April 2), killing at least 13 people, including General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was a senior leader of the Iranian Quds Force. Iran has vowed revenge […]
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A newspaper clip with report of accusation of rape against Arvind Kejriwal during his engineering degree days is going viral on social media. The newspaper clip dated back to 8 June 1987 reported that Arvind Kejriwal, 19-years-old then was detained by police over rape charge against him when he was studying in IIT Kharagpur. However, […]
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Viral video is from Indonesia and it dates back to 2021. A strong earthquake that hit Taiwan on 3 April measured magnitude 7.4, according to the United States Geological Survey, and was the strongest to hit the island in about 25 years. It killed nine people and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses […]
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The viral video shows an iftar party held on a road in Mangalore in Karnataka not in Kolkata. During the month of Ramzan, a video of a program held on the road is going viral on social media. Chairs are seen arranged for the program on one side of the road. The video is being […]
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The viral video shows the last rites of Indian Sufi scholar Saqlain Miyan in Bareilly in 2023. Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in Ghazipur amid tight security on 30 March. Ansari died in a hospital at Banda, Uttar Pradesh on 28 March. Sea of supporters attended the funeral. Against this backdrop, a video of […]
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Currently, an aerial image of thousands of people gathered on the street wearing yellow dress is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that these are people from Delhi who came out on streets in support of Kejriwal. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is an old image from Ethiopia […]
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Both images are from Argentina after winning Fifa World cup in December 2022. Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi was arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged excise policy scam on 21 March and subsequently remanded to judicial custody till April 15. Various political parties are […]
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The video shows the Kerch Bridge explosion in Crimea, and it dates back to 2022. In the early hours of 26 March, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when a cargo ship lost power and crashed into it. The 2.6 km long bridge sank into the river. Officials were able to prevent cars from driving onto the […]
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This image shows crowd of devotees gathered for Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha. It dates back to 2023. Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi was arrested by the ED on March 21 and subsequently remanded till March 28. Against this backdrop, an image showing a massive crowd is going viral on social media […]
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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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