Starbucks did NOT change its name to Vista Coffee! Find out the facts…

Starbucks is a global chain of coffeehouses renowned for premium coffee, beverages, and relaxed café atmosphere. Several posts have claimed that Starbucks had changed its name to Vista Coffee. This rumour has surfaced multiple times, sparking varied reactions and discussions among social media users.  Let’s look at the claims which have been making rounds in […]

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Exaggerated Ads Claim HYPOLY Capsules Can Cure Diabetes at Home

Although Facebook is a popular online marketplace for buying and selling goods, widespread advertisements claiming that HYPOLY products can cure diabetes without prescription drugs have been widely shared on social media. However, after verifying the details, we found that these product promotions are false. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM A capsule called HYPOLY is widely advertised on […]

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iOS18 Does Not Feature “Read From Notifications” And “Actually Opened” Timestamps Under Message

Recently, a claim has been circulating on social media stating that Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 will introduce a new feature displaying “Read from notifications” and “Actually open” times under text messages. The image depicting this claim is widely shared across online platforms. Social Media Posts A screenshot of a message bubble, with “Read from notifications” […]

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Fact-Check: Presence of Cyanide in Celsius and Monster Energy Drink Make These Extremely Harmful?

Recently, a video is circulating on social media with a claim suggesting that Celsius and Monster energy drinks contain harmful levels of cyanide and that the vitamin B12 variant (cyanocobalamin) used in these drinks is derived from hydrogen cyanide sourced from human sewage treatment plants. Social Media Claims The video circulating on Facebook and other […]

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Did Akhilesh Yadav promise to construct 2000 mosques in Uttar Pradesh after 2024 general elections? Know the truth

Currently, an old message resurfaced on social media claiming that Akhilesh Yadav had promised to construct 2000 mosques in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, he has also promised to donate 1000 crore rupees for the construction of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya and reduce the reservation for Dalits and other backward classes, and give 30 percent […]

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2022 Panama helicopter crash video falsely shared as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s crash

The viral video old and is from Panama. It is unrelated to Iran President’s helicopter crash. On 19 May, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and several other officials were killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s East Azerbaijan region. Raisi has been buried in his hometown of Mashhad, four days after […]

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Is West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s real name Mumtaz Masama Khatun? Know the truth. 

In the midst of the 2024 general election, a newspaper clip carrying news about West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is going viral on social media. The headline reads, “Hardly anyone knows the real name of Mamata Banerjee.”  Further the content of the newspaper clip states that the real name of Mamata Banerjee is Mumtaz […]

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Edited video shared as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, displaying the “Butcher of Iran will not be missed” signboard

This is digitally altered video. Original video dates back to September 2023 and it shows Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, displaying a poster that reads, “Iranian Women Deserve Freedom Now!” Following the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death, a video showing the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan displaying a signboard […]

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Old video from Turkey falsely shared linking to Iranian President’s helicopter crash

The viral video shows a Kurdish militant shooting down a helicopter in May 2016. It is unrelated to Iran. Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other passengers and crew were killed in the helicopter crash near the Iranian-Azerbaijan border. Following this incident, many posts and videos are going viral on social media. One such […]

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Old video of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi shared as visuals before his fatal helicopter crash

The viral video is from January 2024. It shows Iranian President’s visit to the Nimroud Dam in Firouzkoh city Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other passengers and crew were killed in the helicopter crash near the Iranian-Azerbaijan border. The helicopter carrying the officials crashed in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, near the border […]

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Old images falsely linked to recent visuals from Iranian President’s helicopter crash

According to sources, these images depict the site of a training plane crash in Iran and it dates back to 2020. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have died in a helicopter crash. The helicopter carrying the officials crashed in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, near the border with Azerbaijan, under circumstances that […]

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Newspaper Clipping Quoting PM Narendra Modi’s Brother Prahlad Modi Saying That PM Modi Was Evicted From His House For Stealing Jewellery Is Fake.

Recently a newspaper clipping went viral on social media. The newspaper clipping was Amar Ujala quoting PM Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi saying, ” He didn’t leave to become a monk, for stealing jewellery Narendra Modi was kicked out of house” (“संन्यास कभी नहीं लिया , गहनों की चोरी करने पर घर से निकाले गए थे […]

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Don’t Get Fooled by Pencil Packing Work-from-Home Opportunities for Nataraj Pencils! Find out the facts…

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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This video does not show police attacking pro- Palestine student protesters at American Universities

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 Old, Unrelated Video From Kerala Is Being Shared as Congress Workers In Karnataka Catching Fire While Burning The Effigy Of PM Modi.

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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Pakistan Video Falsely Shared as Meat Shop Running in a Ram Temple in Rahul Gandhi’s Constituency of Wayanad

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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No, Congress Did Not Promise ‘Muslim Chief Justice of India’ In The Manifesto

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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Did CM Eknath Shinde Eat Non-Veg On The Day Of Ram Navami? Read The Fact

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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Old video goes viral as visuals of police catching fake voters during the first phase of general elections in Uttar Pradesh 

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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An old video from Bengal is falsely shared as an attack on BJP supporters campaigning for votes in Gujarat for the 2024 General elections.

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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Old video of the Holy Week celebration in Guatemala shared as Jesus Christ celebration in the United Arab Emirates

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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Old video of opening ceremony of the Gotthard base rail tunnel in Switzerland shared as CERN event

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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An old image of Akhilesh Yadav and his wife paying respect to Mulayam Singh Yadav goes viral again linking to Mukhtar Ansari

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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Was Arvind Kejriwal accused of rape during his engineering days in IIT Kharagpur? Know the truth. 

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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Old video of TMC leader being attacked shared linking to the 2024 Lok Sabha election

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 fake gazette notification goes viral regarding the appointment of Election Commissioners

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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Did a dalit Hindu lady from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh beheaded six Muslims after they threatened her to convert the religion?

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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Are the locals in Andhra Pradesh fighting with Christians after they held a prayer meeting inside Ram Temple? Know the truth.

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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Has The Election Commission Of India Fixed The Dates For The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections? Know The Truth. 

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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Is this a video of Bengaluru people riding bikes through a pipe to avoid traffic? No. The viral claim is false

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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The viral image does not show a man hurt by a bullet during farmers’ protest

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 from Croatia shared as recent election celebration in El Salvador after Nayib Bukele win

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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Is this a video of Muslim gathering in Haldwani after the recent incident? Know the truth. 

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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12 Golden vahanas donated to Bhadrachalam temple by NRI association goes viral linking to Ayodhya Ram Temple

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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Old video from Belgium shared as the current French farmers’ protest

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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Is this the video of different world leaders arriving in India for Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha? 

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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Did this photographer have tears of joy after seeing the idol of Rama in Ayodhya? Read the truth

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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A scuba diver from Gujarat raises a saffron flag underwater to celebrate the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, not Indian Navy

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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Old video of Ganpati celebration of SRK and Salman Khan goes viral linking to Ayodhya Ram Temple.

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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