The video depicts the production of the BBC crime drama series Bloodlands in Northern Ireland in 2020. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, a video of men attacking a police car with what appear to be Molotov cocktails is going viral on social media with the claim that Jihadists attack British police officers with Molotov cocktails in the […]
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The claims that Syrian singer Sariya al-Sawas has children with men of various nationalities are false. A post claiming Sariya al-Sawas, a Syrian singer, has children with different husbands from various nationalities has gone viral on social media. The post has an image of Sariya al-Sawas, standing alongside four children. It further states “Her eldest […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo has not been punished by Iran. The Iranian Embassy in Spain denied any such court ruling against any international athlete in their country. The legendary Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is constantly in the news. There has recently been a lot of misleading information about Cristiano. The most recent is that an Iranian court condemned […]
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The video was shot in Jordan in 2020 and is unrelated to the Hamas-Israel conflict. As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, there is a video going viral claiming to be footage of Palestinians performing a fake funeral. The video shows a group of youths carrying a small boy’s “body” that has fell victim to Israeli airstrikes. However, […]
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The image shows Russian convoy carrying humanitarian aid close to the Ukraine border and it dates back to 2014. No link to the recent Hamas- Israel war Amidst the ongoing Hamas- Israel war, Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and others to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza Strip but rejects […]
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In the midst of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, social media have flooded with misinformation and misleading content. A common issue is the manipulation of online videos, often taken out of context to spread a false narrative. One such video showing people putting on make-up is going viral with a claim that people […]
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The viral video is not related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. It is from June 2023 in South Korea. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, a video of a paraglider crashing into a high-voltage electric power line and bursting into flames has gone viral on social media. Paragliders were one of several modes of transportation that Hamas used […]
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Currently, a video of a multitude of people on the streets is going viral on social media. The crowd can be heard chanting ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna.’ Users are claiming that this video is from the US where the citizens converted to Hinduism. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This video is […]
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This viral video is from Vuhledar, Ukraine, after an attack by Russian forces in March 2023. Amid ongoing airstrikes that continue to bombard the Gaza Strip, reports have emerged alleging that Israel used poisonous white phosphorus bombs. White phosphorus is a chemical substance dispersed in bombs and other weapons. It ignites as soon as it […]
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LuLu Mall Kochi, Kerala clarified that flags of all countries participating in the ongoing Cricket World Cup were displayed at the same height at the mall. The World Cup Cricket 2023 got underway on October 5th, following this, flags from the ten World Cup participating countries were displayed at LuLu Mall in Kochi, Kerala. Meanwhile, […]
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The person waving the Palestine flag is Moroccan footballer Jawad El Yamiq, Not Cristiano Ronaldo. Amid the conflict between Israel and Palestine, a video of a footballer holding up a Palestinian flag on the football ground has gone viral on social media with a claim that it shows footballer Cristiano Ronaldo showing his support for the country. Caption states, […]
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Viral video does not show Hamas militants entering Israel territory instead the video is from Egypt. The Palestinian armed group Hamas has launched the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas in the south of the country following a barrage of more than 2,000 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. “We are at war,” […]
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On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian extremist organization Hamas launched a missile attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 4,000 rockets were reportedly used by Hamas in the attack . Hamas named the attack Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. In response to this attack, Israel launched a rocket attack on Gaza City the next day. […]
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The image dates back to 2021 and it shows aftermath of an explosion in the northern countryside of Aleppo province in Syria. On 5 October 2023, at least 100 people were killed and 277 others injured following a bomb attack used with the help of weaponised drones at a Syrian military academy shortly after a graduation […]
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A few days back, North Sikkim faced a devastating flood situation. Many people were reported dead and missing. Due to severe rain, a glacier lake situated in the northern part of Sikkim burst. This resulted in the rise of the water level in the Teesta River which caused the flood. Four districts of Sikkim Mangan, […]
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The viral video shows floods in Auckland, New Zealand in January 2023, not from recent flood in New York. A state of emergency was declared in New York after severe storms led to flash floods in several parts of the city in late September.On this backdrop, a video of several people walking in a flooded […]
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A few days back, an 18-year-old boy from a minority community lost his life in a fight after an accident in Rajasthan. The state government announced a compensation of 50 lakhs rupees and a contractual job for the victim’s family. In the backdrop of this, an image of a cheque of 50 lakh rupees issued […]
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The video depicts a team of Russian gymnasts who are not related to each other. The video was shot at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. A video featuring the performance of three Russian female gymnasts has gone viral on social media with the claim that these gymnasts represent three generations from the same family. The caption […]
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No such notice was issued, governing body of the Golden Temple (SGPC) clarified that it was fake. A notice allegedly from Amritsar’s Golden Temple (Sri Harmandir Sahib)has gone viral on social media, amid rising tensions between India and Canada over the Khalistan issue, particularly among the Sikh community in Canada. According to the viral notice, […]
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The woman in the viral video is Sunila Ashok, a former teacher and a passionate dancer, not actress Waheeda Rehman A video of an elderly woman dancing to the Bollywood song ‘Aaj phir jeene ka tamanna hai’ rapidly went viral on social media in the name of Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman, performing after receiving […]
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Canada has not banned RSS. The viral video shows the CEO of the National Council for Canadian Muslims making some demands. He has no link to the Canadian government. Diplomatic relations between India and Canada have been affected by the recent assassination of a Sikh leader in Canada. Canada has filed a charge sheet against […]
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The video shows an incident that occurred in a school in Indonesia in February 2020. Recently in the Khubbapur village in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, a case was filed against a private school teacher who is accused of instructing children to strike a Muslim classmate who is seven years old. Teacher is shown […]
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The singer in the viral video is Jonita Gandhi, a Canadian playback singer of Indian origin. Not Priyanka Gandhi’s daughter. A video of a singer sitting opposite to an interviewer singing songs in various languages with effortless ease as requested by the interviewer has gone viral on social media. Users who share the image claim […]
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A video of ABP news reporting on the president’s rule in the state of Maharashtra is going viral on social media. It was reported that till the next chief minister of the state takes the oath, the president’s rule has been imposed in Maharashtra. All the decisions will be taken by the governor of the […]
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An image of actress Sai Pallavi with director Rajkumar Periasamy taken during the pooja of the new Tamil film ‘SK 21’ is shared falsely to claim that she got married. An image of the famous South Indian Actress Sai Pallavi has gone viral on social media. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, awards and […]
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The viral video is related to World Youth Day, a Catholic festival which took place in Lisbon, Portugal. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. After the earthquake that shook Morocco, many videos and pictures are coming out through social media. […]
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The viral video shows the interiors of the Ramayana Cultural Center established by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sanskritik Kendra at Koradi in Nagpur. A video showing the interior of a building, decorated in a traditional and ornate manner has gone viral on social media. The video shows a large hall with golden decorations and detailed paintings […]
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The viral video shows a controlled demolition of a building damaged by an earthquake in Turkey in February 2023 A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of the […]
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Recently, Libya faced a catastrophic natural calamity. A few days back, storm Daniel hit the Derna city of the country followed by a massive flood that killed more than 5000 people. According to the reports, more than ten thousand people are missing. In the backdrop of this, a video of a flood washing away vehicles […]
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The viral video shows floods in Zaragoza, Spain in July 2023, not from recent flood in Libya. Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern […]
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This gold bust of PM Modi was made in Gujarat by a gold merchant and has no links to Saudi Arabia. A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bust in gold is going viral on social media, with the claim that a gold statue of Modi has been installed in Saudi Arabia. In the footage, […]
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Shivanarayana Jewellers created this Ananthasayana idol for Bhima jewellers Chairman Dr. P. Govindan. They created this idol solely for display. The media frequently reports about worshippers presenting items worth millions and crores to the Gods in places of worship. Now it has come to our attention that a video has been circulating claiming that the […]
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The viral video shows a building collapse in the Moroccan city of Casablanca in August 2020. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of the city of Marrakesh. After the […]
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On 8 September 2023, a strong earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit the southwest region of Morocco. According to the latest report, around 2,000 people lost their lives and 2059 people were seriously injured. A rescue operation had been initiated to take out the people trapped under the ruins. In the backdrop of this, a video […]
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The video was a theoretical work of art by Regina Jose Galindo, a Brazilian performance artist. It was meant to draw attention to the suffering of Latin American women. It dates back to 2013. A disturbing video of two men and a woman urinating on a naked person sitting on the ground with their legs […]
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Recently, a video of a leopard walking along with a crowd is going viral on social media. It can also be seen that people are touching the leopard and taking selfies with it. The most surprising thing is that the leopard is not reacting to anything. Social media users are claiming that this is an […]
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Viral video is from a Balenciaga fashion show held in October 2022, it has no link to the Burning Man festival. Burning Man 2023 was a week-long gathering in the Black Rock Desert in Pershing County, Nevada. The 35th Burning Man event, it took place from August 27 to September 4, 2023. An estimated 73,000 […]
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The viral image was captured during the ICC World Test Championship final between India and Australia in June 2023 On 2 September, 2023, the Indian cricket team met Pakistan in their first Asia Cup 2023 One-Day International (ODI) match at the Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka. Later the match was called off due to […]
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A video of a few police personnel trying to catch a woman is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that the woman is holding knives in both of her hands. Police are trying to catch her with shields and plastic boxes. It was claimed that this incident was from […]
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On 23 August, Chandrayan 3 landed on the surface of the moon. Soon after it started sending images back to the Earth. Many social media users are sharing the images of the Earth and moon claiming it to be captured by Chandrayan 3. One such image is now circulating on various social media platforms. It […]
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This video was taken during an event hosted by The European Veda Association in Croatia in 2018. A video has gone viral on social media stating that a ‘Sri Rudram Stotra’ recital was held at the White House in the United States. The video shows foreigners wearing traditional Indian costumes, setting up a beautiful colourful display, […]
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Chandrayan 3 landed on the moon on 23 August. After that, the Pragyan rover started sending images of various locations on the moon. Many social media users are sharing images and videos claiming the visuals to be of the moon sent by Chandrayan 3. Fact Crescendo previously debunked many such videos. Currently, another video is […]
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Viral video shows floods in Venezuela in October 2022, not recent flood in Santiago, Chile. Two people are dead from flooding in the central-southern region of Chile on 21 August, 2023 while thousands others have been evacuated or left homeless from dangerous rains pounding isolated communities. President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe after visiting one […]
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After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander on the moon on August 23, everyone is curious to know what the Earth will look like from the moon. A few photos have gone viral on social media claiming to be of the Earth from the lunar surface. The images are being shared on social media […]
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The video shows two dancers named Sophia Salingaros and Isha Parupudi performing Bharatanatyam, not robots A video of an Indian classical dance performance by two women is being shared on social media platforms with the claim that they are actually robots who can be seen performing at China’s Shanghai. The caption of the video states […]
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This image is after the success of Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) in 2014. It has nothing to do with Chandrayaan-3. The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon on 23 August has created an atmosphere of joy across the country. India achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the first country to land near the south pole of […]
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This is an AI-generated image, not the specially decorated Kerala railway station and train for Onam festival Onam is Kerala’s national festival, lasting ten days and featuring pageants, boat races, flower carpet competitions, and a variety of tourist attractions. Flowers and flower carpets are an important feature of this festival. The entire state is preparing […]
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The viral image is digitally created using the photo editing tool, as confirmed by its creator. The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon on 23 August has created an atmosphere of joy across the country. India achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon. Following this […]
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a milestone on 23 August as the Vikram lander from Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface. India has become the first country to successfully land in the southern polar region of the Moon and the fourth one to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, […]
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Recently, The US and Mexico were hit by Tropical storm Hilary. This storm made landfall on the Baja California peninsula in Mexico on August 20. Its effect was felt in many places in the US. The speed of the wind was recorded to be 119 km/h. Many people had to be evacuated. More than 1000 […]
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This video is from the set of the 2005 Hollywood movie “War of the Worlds” at Universal Studios in California, United States. Tropical Storm Hilary hit southern California on 20 August, 2023, triggering flash floods, mudslides, and severe winds across the state and prompting to declare a state of emergency. Tropical storm warnings were also […]
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The woman in the video is a member of the Hindu Sena and not the Manipur Governor, Anusuiya Uikey. And the event was not organised by the RSS. A video showing a woman attending a protest against alleged Narco terrorism by the Kuki community of Manipur has gone viral on social media. The video depicts […]
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The person featured in the video is not the Prince of Dubai. His name is Iqbal Hatboor, a social media influencer. A video of people in Dubai celebrating India’s Independence Day has gone viral on social media with the claim that the Dubai prince along with Dubai police organised a celebration for India on 15 August. The […]
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The video was captured from the International Space Station in October 2022, months before the launch of Chandrayaan-3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shared new updates on its historic mission Chandrayaan-3 as the spacecraft inches closer to the Moon gradually. Chandrayaan-3 will make its first soft-landing attempt to the Moon’s South Pole region […]
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Video shows a fire breakout in Ohio’s Cleveland and it dates back to June 2022 In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are the deadliest the United States has seen in over a […]
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The video is from Carolina Tiger Rescue sanctuary in North Carolina, US, and it dates back to June 2020. Tigers are some of the most amazing creatures on the world, as well as one of nature’s most powerful and feared predators. A video of a tiger sitting in a rubber tub filled with water in a […]
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The video shows the lives of a nomadic family and their journey across the Iranian mountains, not people illegally entering Manipur from Myanmar. Manipur is still raging amid ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis. While addressing the violence in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that the conflict in Myanmar led […]
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The image is from demolitions that followed the communal violence in Khargone, MP, in April 2022. Amidst the violence in Haryana’s Nuh, to crack down on the rioters, the administrators demolished illegally constructed buildings. The bulldozer had already thundered about 753 constructions to the ground. However, last day the High Court reprimanded the Haryana government […]
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The viral video shows Shekinah Mukhiya, a singer from Uttarakhand, with her father. They have no association with the Kuki or Meitei communities. Manipur is still raging amid ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis. On this backdrop a video showing two singers singing an old Hindi song ‘Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein’ […]
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The person seen motionless in the video is not dead. Due to excessive alcohol consumption, he reached an unstable state like death A video of a person claiming to have died in a standing position has gone viral on social media. This is a video of a person standing still. Even the eyes are still, even though […]
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The viral video shows a game called Slap Kabaddi and is from Pakistan, not India. A video of an unusual sport showing a slap fight between two individuals is going viral on social media with the claim that it is from India. In the video, we can see two men slapping each other with the […]
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Recently, communal violence broke out in the Nuh district of Haryana where a procession organized by VHP and Bajrang Dal was attacked by another community people. It was also reported that the people who participated in the procession were carrying weapons. In the backdrop of this, a video of a Muslim man being chased and […]
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The video was shot in September 2022, when heavy rainfall produced flooding in the Colombian city of Barranquilla. Not related to India. Jayati Ghosh, a famous development economist who teaches at the University of Massachusetts and serves on two high-level United Nations advisory boards, uploaded a video on Twitter showing a guy ferrying passengers on […]
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The viral video is from a gas cylinder explosion in Moscow and it dates back to 2013. A video has gone viral on social media with a claim that it shows two electric vehicles colliding and causing a huge blast because of the batteries present in them. Caption states that “An incredible video, showing what […]
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The unrest that erupted two months ago in Manipur is still continuing. The clash between Kuki and Meitei people had turned violent and incidents of death, vandalizing of buildings and vehicles, protests, etc are everyday news now. In the backdrop of this, a video is going viral on social media. In the video, a few […]
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The viral video does not show a Christian woman in Manipur hacked to death by a RSS mob. The video is from Brazil. On 19 July 2023, a video surfaced on social media showing two Kuki women stripped naked and groped by a violent mob. This video angered social media users questioning the law and […]
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The image does not show the accused of the Manipur viral video incident where two naked women from the Kuki community were paraded by angry mob. On 19 July 2023, a video surfaced on social media showing two Kuki women stripped naked and groped by a violent mob. This video angered social media users questioning […]
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Recently, a moment of joy turned into sorrow for some people in Mumbai. A couple visited a beach in Mumbai along with the family. Suddenly they got swept away by a huge wave. The wife drowned in the sea immediately leaving behind her family. In the backdrop of this, a 26-second video of few people […]
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The video shows an attack due to a political rivalry between IUML & CPI (M) in 2016 in Kerala. It is not a Muslim-led attack on Hindus, and there is no communal angle A video showing some people throwing stones at a building has gone viral on social media. Those who shared the video claim […]
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The video shows youths protesting naked against people getting jobs on fake caste certificates in Chhattisgarh. A disturbing video of two Kuki women in Manipur being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a large mob of men has sparked widespread protests across the country. As per the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), the incident is said to […]
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Amidst the nation’s outrage over a disturbing video from Manipur, a misleading tweet from the news agency Asian News International (ANI) introduced a communal angle to the incident. ANI falsely tweeted that a Muslim man named Abdul Khan was arrested in connection to the viral video of two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted […]
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A strange thing happened recently. A Pakistani woman, Seema Haider, fell in love with a young man from India through the mobile game PUBG. She entered India illegally from Pakistan to meet the boy. Discussions are going on in our country about this incident. Police are currently investigating the case. Many posts about this are […]
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This viral video does not depict the launch of Chandrayaan 3. This is a video of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch that took place in December last year. Recently on July 14, India has launched Chandrayaan-3 . Adding to this, a video of the launch of Chandrayaan 3, filmed by a passenger from a Chennai-bound flight, has gone viral […]
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Video shows a 2021 police chase in Brazil, not Srinagar. A video of a man being bravely subdued by the army is now circulating widely on social media. The content of the video shows an SUV making a U-turn with its beacon light and siren sounding and the officer getting out of it jumps and kicks […]
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Video shows a church on fire in France and is not related to the violence in Manipur. Manipur is witnessing an ongoing conflict between the tribal communities of Kukis and Meiteis, which has resulted in the deaths of over 150 people so far. In this context a video of a burning church in a massive fire is going […]
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The video shows a man falling into an open drain in Hosur, Tamil Nadu in August 2022. It is not related to the present rainfall in Mumbai. A video has gone viral on social media in it a man walking unsteadily and falling into what seems to be an open drain. The video is being […]
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The video shows shooting stones at Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district in 2019. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the past week triggered landslides and flash floods which disrupted the life of Himachal Pradesh. In the wake of this several unverified images, videos, and claims have surfaced on social media. One such 14-second-long video of huge […]
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This video shows Jog Falls located in Karnataka. IMD has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Kerala on July 13-14. A yellow alert has been issued for several states. Amidst this a video of a huge waterfall is being shared online with the claim that it shows Athirappilly water falls in Kerala that swelled up after receiving […]
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The relationship between the man and woman seen in the viral video is not that of father-daughter and the woman is her husband’s fourth wife and not his daughter. A video of a married couple has gone viral on social media with the claim that a girl married her father in Pakistan. In the video, the woman […]
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A video of a man selling Panipuri is going viral on social media. In the video, it is seen that a woman and her daughter have arrived at a panipuri stall. While the girl was eating, a policeman also arrived at the stall and started eating. When the shopkeeper asked him for the money, the […]
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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 has gone viral that shows a group of people surrounding a car which drives over the Indian flag. In the video we can see a bunch of cars driving over […]
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Video shows when animals at a circus had escaped onto the streets in the town of Ormesson-sur-Marne in France, and it dates back to 2020 Amid protests that erupted after a 17-year-old named Nahel Merzouk was fatally shot by a police officer in France last week, social media users are sharing an animal video claiming that they […]
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The viral video shows a massive fire at the Manila central post office in Philippines. It does not show the Alcazar library in France. A series of civil disturbances in France began on 27 June 2023 following the killing of Nahel Merzouk by a police officer. In Nanterre, residents started a protest outside the police […]
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The viral video showing plastic eggs being manufactured are actually toy eggs made for children. We have already done several fact checks on top of the adulterated food notifications. A video is currently going viral that shows a person scooping out an artificially manufactured substance and pouring it into a mold of an egg The […]
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Recently, an image of a beautiful road passing through multiple tunnels in a hilly region is going viral on social media. It was claimed that this road is located in the state of Himachal Pradesh. However, fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is an image of a road from Italy and not […]
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The video dates back to June 2020, which shows firing between rival gangs in Dijon city A video of several masked men brandishing axes and firing automatic weapons has gone viral on social media as part of the ongoing turmoil in France caused by the police killing of a teenager. The caption of the viral video states, […]
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Hyderabad Police issued a clarification stating that the viral message is fake. Time and again social media users have revived old claims and circulated then online. This time again, a message claiming to be purportedly written by the National Health of India and Hyderabad Police who warn people to not consume soft drinks such as […]
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A fire accident video from UAE is being shared as Muslims rioting and setting buildings on fire in France. A series of civil disturbances in France began on 27 June 2023 following the killing of Nahel Merzouk by a police officer. In Nanterre, residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on 27 June, which […]
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The viral video shows a Louis Vuitton store was vandalized in Portland in United States, following the protests of George Floyd’s death in 2020. Riots started in Nanterre, a suburb of France’s Paris, after the police shot a 17-year-old boy named Nahel during a traffic stop. As many as 40,000 police personnel and riot officers […]
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The press release is fake. Despite the violence in Paris, the French government has not ordered total or partial internet shutdowns. Riots started in Nanterre, a suburb of France’s Paris, after the police reportedly fatally shot a 17-year-old boy named Nahel during a traffic stop. As many as 40,000 police personnel and riot officers have […]
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Recently, a video of a clash between groups of people went viral on social media. We can see mobs thrashing each other with sticks in the streets. Social media users are claiming that this clash took place in France where locals are fighting with the migrants. However, fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. […]
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This video shows a fight between few mothers of children studying in the Beddawi School in Tripoli, North Lebanon. Not from India. Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has reignited the political debate following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks ahead of the elections in Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi said that India cannot run on two laws […]
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Recently, a sculpture having the body of a man and the head of a lion is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is the sculpture of Lord Narasimha (Indian Deity) that was found in Germany during an excavation process. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is not […]
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This video shows a 2019 incident from China and it has no link to Spain. A disturbing video of a lady being brutally assaulted by a man on street is going viral on social media. The video shows a man punches the woman and then attacks her while trying to tear her clothes apart. The […]
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The viral image of boots on seabed shows Titanic wreckage, not Titan submersible debris The Titan submersible, a deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard. The U.S. Coast Guard announced it on Thursday. The Titan, […]
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The viral image featuring anti Modi placards shows a protest Against Modi in Berlin in May 2022 by Amnesty International and other Human Rights Groups Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on June 20 on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the U.S. Modi led the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at […]
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The woman in the viral image is journalist Sheela Bhatt interviewing underworld don Dawood Ibrahim at Pearl Building, Dubai in 1987 An image of a woman sitting opposite Underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim in an office has gone viral on social media. Users who share the image claims that it shows the former journalist and current […]
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The viral video shows an old incident from Kerala not from Puri in Odisha. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Biparjoy. Though Cyclone Biparjoy weakened into a depression still many fake videos and pictures are being shared on social media. Now a video showing a shoal of fish reached on Puri beach in Odisha […]
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The viral image does not show the wedding of Nirmala Sitharaman’s daughter. The couple in the image are Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and his wife Rachana. In a private wedding ceremony held in Karnataka on June 8, Parakala Vangamayi, the daughter of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, tied the knot with Pratik Doshi, an official from […]
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Currently, a video with multiple clips showing massive destruction in a cyclone is going viral on social media. In these clips, you can see a bus turning over, a petrol pump getting destroyed, roofs and windows of buildings blown away, breaking of doors, etc. Social media users are claiming that these clips are the visuals […]
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The viral video shows an old incident happened in Atlantic Ocean According to the IMD, Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions and the adjoining Pakistani coasts on June 15. Other parts of India are receiving significant rains as a result of the cyclonic activity. Amidst this we have […]
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This is an old video from Paseo Nuevo in San Sebastian, Spain. The video has nothing to do with Cyclone Biparjoy. Cyclone Biparjoy, which became an extremely powerful cyclonic storm on June 11, is just the third cyclone to impact the western coast in nearly 60 years. According to Sunil Kamble, IMD chief Cyclone Biparjoy […]
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An old post on Article 30 and Article 30(A) of the Constitution of India has resurfaced again on social media. The post differentiates between the two clauses and proves how our constitution is biased in providing provisions for education of minorities and Hindus. As per the claim, according to the Article 30(A) of the Constitution […]
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A post circulating on Facebook shared images of two women who were arrested by Assam Police for drug trafficking. The post claimed that these women belonged to the Kuki tribe of Manipur. It was accompanied by a caption in Meitei, amidst the tensions brewing between the Meitei and Kuki communities. Facebook Archived Link However, when […]
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The video shows collection of money from Pagla mosque’s donation box in Bangladesh. A video which shows a group of people transferring money from a large box to sacks and transporting them to another location where it is counted by a group of people including children has gone viral, with the context mentioning that the […]
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The image of a storm in Jupiter’s atmosphere is an illustration, not a picture captured by the James Webb Telescope. Fifth in line from the Sun, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Recently an image of thunderstorm on Jupiter has […]
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Images are from Gujarat’s Morbi civil hospital taken in 2022, ahead of the PM Modi’s visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore in which more than 275 people lost their lives, and around 1,000 got injured, many of the severely. After taking stock of the station […]
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Many posts and videos related to love jihad are going viral on social media. These posts claim how Muslim people lure Hindu girls to fall in love with them and later they torture those girls or kill them. Currently, a photo of an injured lady is going viral on social media. This image showed the […]
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The video dates back to 2019 and shows a train collision in Hyderabad, not recent train accident in Odisha. A devastating crash involving three trains in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has killed 275 people and more than 1,000 injured many of them seriously. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Railway board has recommended a […]
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An image of a half naked man tied to a pole and being tortured by a British officer has resurfaced again on social media. It was claimed that the man tied to the pole is no other than Bhagat Singh. It was written with the image that this is a rare image of Bhagat Singh […]
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Last month, in the north-east state of India, Manipur, clashes between locals belonging to two different community people, Meitei and Kuki tribe erupted. Many people lost their lives and many were found wounded. Indian army and paramilitary forces had to step in to control the situation. Social media are flooded with posts and videos of […]
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The viral video of Arunachal Pradesh girls riding a bike on top of a mountain is actually from China. A video of Arunachal Pradesh girls riding bikes on dangerous roads atop mountains is doing the rounds on social media. In the video we can see the adventurous scenes of some girls riding their bikes through […]
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A video has gone viral on Twitter. The Twitter user who shared the video claims that a shark can be seen helping humans rescue a severely injured sea turtle. However, upon investigating the video, we found that it was created by combining footage from two unrelated incidents. Here’s the fact check. Viral Video Archived Link […]
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The person in the image is Ranjit Singh, who was pinned down during the farmers’ protest in 2021 for attacking police personnel. Amid the inauguration of the new parliament building on Sunday wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar were detained by security personnel as they tried to march the venue. Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and Sakshi […]
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Amul had issued a statement clarifying that the viral video is fabricated and intended to spread misinformation and unnecessary fear among consumers. A video showing contaminated Amul Lassi is doing the rounds on social media platforms. In the viral video, we could see that the lassi packet was contaminated with fungus even before its expiry date. […]
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Currently, a video of a beautiful sunrise-like visual is going viral on social media. Many users shared this video claiming that this is a rare scene that sometimes takes place in the Himalayas when sun rises at 3.30 in the morning. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is not a visual […]
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An old video of 2014 assault between two women in New Jersey. A disturbing video of a lady being brutally assaulted is going viral on social media. Many people on social media claimed that a Black man beat up a White woman in a park in front of her terrified children in the video. The […]
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Currently, a video of a concert in a huge auditorium is going viral on social media. It was claimed that this event was held in New Zealand with their recent anthem on 99 different names of Allah. It was also claimed that this anthem was created by NewZeland government. However, fact Crescendo found the claim […]
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A clip showing a traffic police officer assaulting a man has sparked a controversy on social media. The viral clip has been linked to multiple cities, including Mumbai and Surat, prompting intense criticism of those respective city’s authorities. Fact Crescendo received this video with fact-check requests on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770). We confirmed that the video […]
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The viral video shows the industrial aspects of the recycling process of thermocol into plastic granules. Not artificial sugar production. We have already done several fact checks on top of the adulterated food notifications. A video is currently going viral that purports to show thermocol being used to make artificial sugar. The video shows thermocol […]
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After a massive victory of Congress in recent Karnataka elections, a video is going viral on social media. This video has two clips. In the first clip, newly appointed CM Siddaramaiah can be seen drinking champagne and in the second video, a person can be seen dancing to a song in front of people. It […]
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A video clip of a woman apparently desecrating a Hindu deity has gone viral on social media. It has been claimed that a Burqa-clad Muslim woman hurled eggs at the poster of Lord Ram in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). Fact Crescendo received this video with fact-check requests on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770). We found out that the […]
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The viral image of the road is from a park in Patuakhali town in Bangladesh. Jammu and Kashmir is hoisting the third tourism working group meeting of G20 countries in capital Srinagar from today amid tight security. This is the first such international event in the region after Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status […]
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The video is more than a year old and it shows visuals from a pooram festival of Kerala’s Kavassery. At least nine people were killed and multiple others sustained injuries after an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district of Khadikul village earlier this week. As per reports the illegal factory was run by […]
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The video is more than a year old and has no relation to the Karnataka Assembly elections. The celebration of the Congress winning 135 seats in the Karnataka assembly elections is still going on in Karnataka. Meanwhile, a video is circulating in Karnataka claiming that BJP flags are being removed from a BJP worker’s house. In […]
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The image depicts a fire at a Moscow oil refinery in 2018. A fire broke out at the machine building plant named after VV Chernyshev in Moscow, which produces engines for MIG fighter jets. Three people were injured as a result of the incident. The fire occurred in an administrative building on Cherry Street. As per […]
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A video showing a person casting votes multiple times inside a polling booth is going viral on social media platforms. It is being alleged that this video is from Gulbarga North, where the Congress party is accused of committing fraud to win the assembly elections. https://www.twitter.com/Himanshi_mehra_/status/1658007671348543489 Archived Link In the viral tweet given above, we […]
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With a striking tally of 135 seats, the Congress party triumphed over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka assembly election 2023. The incumbent BJP suffered a major blow as it managed to secure only 66 seats. Soon after the election results, videos of the celebrations of Congress supporters began surfacing on various social media […]
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A video of a woman lambasting the BJP government is being widely shared on social media platforms. The video is accompanied by a caption on Twitter claiming that the woman is Menaka Kumari, a BJP Member of Parliament, who is criticizing her own party leadership. Archived Tweet The text etched on the Kannada video claims […]
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A video showing a team of police officers nabbing a man disguised in a burqa is being widely shared on social media. It is being claimed that the police caught a BJP worker, disguised in a burqa, throwing stones at police in Karnataka. A tweet with a caption that reads, “Many people in Hijab threw […]
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The video is from Saudi Arabia and not from Karnataka, it dates back to 2018. With Karnataka’s Assembly elections taking place today, false news and videos from the state have been widely circulated on social media in recent days. Amidst this a video has gone viral with the claim that some women, all clad in […]
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The man seen in the video is Joseph Rakesh, popularly known as ‘Malaysian Sari Man’ and the video is from an old fashion show held in Malaysia. A video of a man draping a saree on a woman goes viral across social media. The video went viral with the claim that the video shows a […]
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The viral image was taken in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district in 2014, not in Kerala. In the context of Sudipto Sen’s movie ‘The Kerala Story’many posts are circulating on social media spreading misconceptions about Kerala. A picture of a few youths wearing a black t-shirt with ISIS written on it is circulating on social media […]
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The image dates back to 2022 showing an honor killing incident from Mathura. It has no relation with the ongoing violence in Manipur. An ongoing ethnic clash between the non-tribal Meitei people and Christian tribes, the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur has resulted to a lot of violence in the state. The violence erupted on 3 May 2023 in India’s north-eastern state […]
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This video was taken at a secondhand goods store in Lucena City, Philippines. On February 24, a large crowd streamed into the shop during a special sale. Violence erupted in Manipur on 3 May after the Naga and Kuki tribes organised a Tribal Solidarity March against the move to give Scheduled Tribe status to the […]
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The video shows Jai Kisan March organized by the Youth Congress of Palakkad, Kerala in solidarity with the nationwide strike of farmers in 2021. It has no link with the recent wrestlers’ protest. India’s ace wrestlers continue to protest in the capital against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over the sexual harassment […]
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Images of a submerged wreckage of an airplane are being shared widely on social media as the wreckage of MH-370, the Malaysian Airline plane that mysteriously disappeared in 2014. The mystery of MH-370 continues to be one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the last decade. Hence, the news of discovery of its remains went […]
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The viral video was shot in March 2019, during Sonam Kapoor’s appearance at a fashion show in Mumbai. Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has been invited to the coronation of King Charles III. She will be the only Indian celebrity there and participating in the event, alongside worldwide icons such as Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. […]
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Rhea Bullos, an 11-year-old girl from the Philippines, captured the attention of the world a few years ago when images of her running barefoot in a school race with only bandages wrapped around her feet went viral. Unable to afford expensive shoes, the impoverished girl drew Nike’s “Swoosh” logo and the word “Nike” on the […]
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Whenever it is time for a vacation, whether it is a family vacation or a solo trip, people search for beautiful places to visit. Imagine you came to know about a tourist place with a beautiful scenic view and made all arrangements for the trip. How much disappointing it will be when you reach the […]
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The viral video is not related to Skybags by VIP. It is edited by adding the Skybags logo to its end. The video is a recreation video of a song from a Malayalam movie. Recently social media has witnessed an increase of several allegations of ‘Love Jihad’ claims. A video showing a love story between […]
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A reel is going viral on social media featuring a bikini-clad woman walking on a beach. The caption shared along with the reel claims that the woman is the tallest in the world and is 8’7” tall. However, we found that the woman in the video is not the tallest woman in the world through […]
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An image of a girl celebrating the birth anniversary (Jayanti) of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is going viral on social media. It has been claimed that the girl seen in the image is an IAS officer (District Collector) who attributed her success in the civil service to Dr. Ambedkar. Fact Crescendo received the image on […]
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In 2023, there was no recent news of a cockroach attack in Mecca. An old video of a locust infestation in 2019 was posted as a recent cockroach invasion in Mecca. A video has gone viral on social media showing cockroaches attacking Muslims in Mecca. The Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s historic city of Mecca […]
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a video of some police officers dancing on the street is going viral on social media. In the video, some police officers are seen dancing to the Jai Shri Ram song during a religious procession. It is being claimed that this is a video of Jharkhand police dancing during Ram Navami this year. However, Fact […]
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Violence was seen in many parts of the country on the occasion of Ram Navami. There were also reports of vandalizing of shops and stone-pelting on processions. Violence raged in West Bengal, Bihar and other places as well. According to the police, the violence was planned through social media. Currently, a video of police barging […]
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An old video of a cell phone tower that caught fire in 2018 Misinformation about 5G technology has been spreading across countries on social media, alleging that it poses an immediate threat to health and well-being. Those who have sharing such information are linking them to several unproven conspiracy theories, and have called for destroying […]
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The woman in the video is not Bollywood actress Vyjayanthimala,viral video is edited. In original video an old lady is dancing on Hindi song. A video of an elderly woman dancing rapidly went viral on social media in the name of Bollywood actress Vyjayanthi Mala, in which an elderly woman can be seen dancing. And some women […]
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A graphic poster is circulating on social media claiming that all Cadbury Dairy Milk products are manufactured using beef. Sharing this poster, users are claiming that Cadbury Dairy Milk itself has agreed that its products contain beef and that all their products are Halal certified. It was mentioned in the poster that Cadbury company itself […]
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This is a prank video features Rick Lax, a magician who regularly creates similar videos. A video of a man performing various tricks with energy drinks is being circulated, with a claim that he is exhibiting the harmful effects of these drinks on one’s body. The video is being shared with the caption, “Please spread […]
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The viral video shows Hindu monk and Guru Paramahansa Yogananda during a visit to New York in 1923, not Swami Vivekananda. We are all familiar with Swami Vivekananda as a Hindu monk and one of India’s most recognised spiritual gurus. A black-and-white film of a person dressed as a monk strolling down the street with a […]
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Prime Minister Modi recently visited the new Parliament Building in Central Vista. The Prime Minister spent over an hour inspecting the various works going on and saw the facilities being constructed in both Houses of Parliament. He also interacted with the workers at the construction site. A post is currently going viral on social media […]
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The viral image featuring a billboard demanding “no entry” to PM Modi was actually erected in Andhra Pradesh ahead of the PM’s visit in February 2019. It has no link to his recent visit to Tamil Nadu and is edited. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu last week to inaugurate a new terminal building […]
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The woman in the video is Kathy Poirier, who was diagnosed with ALS, sharing an emotional moment during her son’s wedding. A video of a woman in a wheelchair dancing at a wedding is going popular on social media, with the claim that it shows famous singer Celine Dion being aided to dance at her […]
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Tensions were high in Hyderabad as the city celebrated Hanuman Jayanti in the wake of communal violence that had marred Ram Navami celebrations in several states. Now a video has gone viral on social media that shows a massive procession making its way through the streets. The video is being claimed as footage of the […]
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The viral video of a ship being attacked by a giant shark in Canada is an animated video created by a digital creator named Alexi and does not show any actual incident. A 40-second video of a boat being attacked by a giant shark and split in two in Canada is going viral on social […]
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A 4300-year-old tomb artwork that depicts ancient life discovered near Giza’s Great Pyramid is shared falsely claiming that a Hindu temple was discovered under the temple. An image showing an excavated site under a pyramid is widely shared on social media claiming that it is an ancient Hindu temple found under the pyramids in Egypt. The image is shared with […]
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This video of Salman Khan dancing as a background dancer is from Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani’s sangeet ceremony in December 2018, when she married Anand Piramal. Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was recently inaugurated in Mumbai on 31March. NMACC, located in Mumbai’s commercial Bandra Kurla Complex, will hold art shows, exhibitions, and theatre […]
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There have been controversies and debates surrounding the educational qualifications of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Recently, the Gujarat High Court fined Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal ₹ 25,000 for using the Right to Information (RTI) to obtain PM Modi’s degree. Now, a claim is circulating on social media alleging that Gujarat University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor K. S. Shastri […]
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The Rs.500 currency notes in the image are fake. Notes Were added to a dessert Daulat ki Chaat’ as a part of the culinary presentation. Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was recently inaugurated in Mumbai on 31March. NMACC, located in Mumbai’s commercial Bandra Kurla Complex, will hold art shows, exhibitions, and theatre in the future.Several […]
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Communal clashes erupted during Ram Navami celebrations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (formerly Aurangabad). An argument between the two groups turned into stone pelting and setting police vans on fire. The police have lodged an FIR for arson and rioting against 500 people. Now a video clip depicting police arresting a couple of people is making […]
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The video is from a French film, L’Ours (Translation: The Bear), released in 1988. Though the film earned nominations at prestigious award functions, it did not get nominated for Guinness Records. Beautiful videos shot inside the jungles at times go viral on social media. A video of a bear cub daringly escaping from the clutches of […]
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A CCTV video capturing an explosion at a fuel station making the rounds on social media with captions that insinuate an electric car had blown off while being charged in India. The chilling viral clip is being used to raise doubts over the safety of electric cars. Fact Crescendo received the viral image on our WhatsApp […]
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None of the women in the photographs were part of the Bangladesh Liberation War. A series of two images depicting four women sitting in a jeep over the course of several years has gone viral on social media. The images are claim that the four women are freedom fighters from the Bangladesh Liberation War of […]
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Popularly known flower Fox Tail Lily is widely being circulated as the Mahameru flower found in the Himalayas. The Himalayas are home to many natural beauties. According to some research, several rare medicinal plants and flowers can only be found in the Himalayas. A video of a flower blooming is presently trending on social media. […]
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Photo of a Transwoman model, Meera was falsely shared as a man who won the first prize for posing as a woman in the annual Chamayavilakku festival in Kottankulangara temple in Kollam district of Kerala. A photo of a person wearing a Saree has gone viral on social media. Social media users claim that the […]
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The video is not from Turkey but shows an incident of mass massacre in Syria in 2013 More than 50,000 people died in a devastating earthquake in Turkey in February. Thousands of buildings collapsed due to strong tremors that occurred one after the other. A video is now going viral on social media in which […]
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According to ANI, a small test run of a train on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link was conducted on 21 March 2023. In the backdrop of this, a short video of a train running on a high altitude bridge connecting two mountains is going viral on social media. Netizens are claiming that this is the video of […]
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The set of images shows aftermath of an earthquake that jolted Pakistan on 24 September, 2019 An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on 21 March, 2023.As per USGS, the earthquake hit 40 km SSE of Jurm Afghanistan, at a depth of 187 kilometres.There was no immediate report of any […]
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According to a report, an earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Kashmir a few days ago. The tremor of the earthquake was felt in Pakistan as well as many parts of North India including Delhi. In the backdrop of this, a video of a collapsed building is widely circulating on social media. […]
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The viral video shows a “mini tsunami” in a hotel swimming pool during the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015 The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region on March 16, Thursday. The depth of the quake was estimated to be 10 km (6.21 miles), […]
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A video of a man catching a kidnapper guised in a Burqa is going viral on social media platforms as a real incident of a Muslim man kidnapping a Hindu child. However, we found that this video is scripted and the incident shown in it is fictitious. Here is the fact-check. Viral Video Archived Tweet […]
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Over the last few days, rampant disinformation about fatal attacks on Hindi-speaking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu is going viral online. Countering the false narrative, the Tamil Nadu government and police have taken strict action against fake news peddlers. In continuation to this misinformation trend, a video of a group wielding swords and machetes is […]
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The barrage of disinformation on how Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu are being targeted and lethally assaulted does not seem to cease. This onslaught of disinformation has made migrant labourers stay away from work in panic. As per a report by the Hindu, the MSME sector in Tamil Nadu has been deeply affected by […]
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An image of a soldier sitting on the ground with wrinkles on his feet due to sweat after long duty hours is going viral on social media. According to the claim, these are the feet of an Indian soldier. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. These are the feet of a US […]
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Till 2014 there were three bridges over the Brahmaputra River, not one Bridges have a special place in transportation infrastructure due to its direct relationship with other places, they symbolize change and flexibility. Recently, we came across a tweet from a Twitter account. Till 2014, there was just ONE bridge across Brahmaputra The river cuts […]
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Recently, miscreants have circulated many false videos as acts of violence perpetrated on North Indian migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Police has called these videos a part of the false propaganda spreading among the migrant workers in the state. Police have dismissed rumors of attack on North Indian migrant workers in Tamil Nadu […]
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The viral video is from Gorakhnath temple ceremony where Yogi Adityanath smeared ashes on his forehead after participating in last year’s Holika Dahan ceremony. A video of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has gone viral on the internet, with the claim that he attended a soldier’s funeral and wore ashes on his forehead. Yogi Adityanath […]
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This incident was only a conflict between two students that happened outside the school in Iran and dates back to March of last year. Not related to the assault over Hijab. A disturbing video of a girl with blood on her face has gone viral on social media. Users claim that the girl in this […]
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A video of a group of men mercilessly beating a man with iron rods on a street is going viral on social media as attack on Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. However, when we investigated, we found the video is not from Tamil Nadu but from Punjab. Let us know the truth behind this […]
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Hindi news media have been reporting about Bihari migrant workers fleeing Tamil Nadu because of constant attacks on them by the locals. According to a report by Jagran, the migrant labourers have been facing attacks from the locals in Tamil Nadu and some have even died in these attacks. Subsequently some videos also went viral […]
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Multiple disturbing videos depicting violence have surfaced online amidst allegations of attacks on labourers from North India in Tamil Nadu. Among these, a video showing three attackers brutally assaulting and murdering a man on the road is being claimed as the murder of a Hindi-speaking man in Tamil Nadu. Fact Crescendo received the viral video […]
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A viral video is being shared widely on social media platforms claimed to be of the earthquake that hit Japan recently. However, the video is not of the recent earthquake that struck off the Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Viral Video Archived Link The tweet above shows us a video of a building experiencing tremor. […]
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Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021. Tajikistan was hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake on 23 February and its tremors were felt in China and other neighbouring countries. Following this incident, social media users shared a video claiming that the visuals were from an earthquake that struck Tajikistan. In the viral video, it […]
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Viral video is from Pinglu County, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in China. On February 20, just two weeks after a series of earthquakes killed thousands and displaced millions in Turkey and Syria, a 6.4-magnitude tremor struck the two countries’ border region. Following this, several people on social media have begun to share aerial footage of a […]
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An old video that has been around for a few weeks on the internet is going viral as the damage done by recent earthquake in Tajikistan. A massive earthquake hit the central Asian country of Tajikistan yesterday morning. The epicenter of this earthquake was reported to be in the Gorno-Badakhshan semi-autonomous region that borders Afghanistan […]
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This is an old video from 2021 captured in London on the occasion of Independence Day .The video has nothing to do with the IT raids at the BBC offices. The Income Tax Department conducted an investigation at the offices of BBC in Delhi and Mumbai in India. Opposition parties criticized the probe as retaliation for […]
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Now a photo is going viral on social media. This photo is from the year 1920 during Shivratri celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. The post claims that Hindus have not been allowed to celebrate Shivaratri in Pakistan for the past 100 years. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. Hindus in Pakistan are celebrating […]
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Both packets of Amul Butter shown in the video are genuine and manufactured in India by Amul A social media post claiming that fake Amul butter products have entered the market has gone viral. The post is accompanied by a video that explains the significant differences between the original pack and the allegedly Chinese-made duplicate […]
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The viral video is from the Soviet-era Russian film “Eighth World Wonder” of 1981. A video of a basketball match is going viral on the internet with users claiming that it shows a match between France and Russia. The scenes appear to show female basketball players competing in a match. The camera focuses on a tall player in a red […]
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The image shows two well-known characters from the series Game of Thrones, not victims of earthquake in Turkey. According to the most recent reports, the death toll from Turkey’s earthquake has surpassed 37,000 people. Many people shared real photos of the devastation and ongoing rescue efforts in the days that followed. Parallelly, some videos shared […]
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CCTV footage of an explosion is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that a moving vehicle exploded while running on the road. This video has been shared and claimed to be the scene of the terrorist attack that took place in Pulwama on 14 February 2019. However, Fact Crescendo […]
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The video shows Hurricane Fiona which struck Puerto Rico in September 2022. Atleast five people have died and evacuations are continuing as fresh storm warnings are announced in regions of New Zealand already devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle and the government warns of the likelihood of further fatalities. The storm’s damage has been most extensive in coastal communities […]
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The video does not show the wreckage of Chinese spy balloon. The video dates back to 2017 and showing a satellite crash in Brazil. A large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance drifted across a huge swath of the U.S from Montana to the Carolinas, in early February. A fighter jet flying at about 58,000 feet fired a single […]
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Social media has made it easier than ever to share information and updates during natural disasters. However, this same convenience has also given rise to a new problem: the spread of misinformation. In the aftermath of an earthquake or flood or any other natural calamity, it is common for people to share videos and images […]
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The person in the viral image with Rahul Gandhi is German politician Niels Annen, not Hindenburg Research’s founder Nathan Anderson. Hindenburg Research, a New York-based short-selling firm, published a report recently accusing Asia’s then-richest man, Gautam Adani, of stock manipulation and accounting fraud. Adani’s market cap was reduced by $100 billion as a result of […]
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Last week, a POCSO court in Gurugram issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against journalist Deepak Chaurasia when he failed to appear at the hearing. Against this backdrop, a video of Chaurasia walking while people yelled accusations that he had ruined the life of a minor girl has gone viral. This has sparked speculation on […]
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Salman Rushdie has himself clarified through twitter that he did not state the quote and it is fake. British author Salman Rushdie released “Victory City, an epic tale of a 14th-century woman who defies patriarchy to rule a city. The novel is based on a historical epic written in Sanskrit. The book was written before the US […]
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Two major earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 recently hit Turkey and Syria, destroying many infrastructures and killing thousands of people. Many posts and videos are going viral on social media about this incident. Now a video of a building collapsing is going viral on social media. The video is claimed to be an incident from […]
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The devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on 6 February have killed more than 22,000 people leaving tens of thousands of others injured. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning. More than 125 aftershocks have been recorded so far. Soon after the news made the headlines all around the […]
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