A video is going viral on social media in which we can see a truck and a helicopter colliding with each other. Through this video, it is being claimed that this video is of an accident at Ratan Singh Chowk in Amritsar, Punjab. In the video, we can see the rotating blade of a helicopter […]
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There is a wave of misleading information on the social forums as the foundation stone (Bhoomi Pujan) of the Ram Temple was laid in Ayodhya on 5th August. In this context, a video on social media is doing the rounds, in which a group of people with foreigners can be seen carrying out a procession […]
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This video that is going viral on social media shows an encounter between the police and terrorists in Karol Bagh, Delhi. The video claims that a terrorist has been arrested in Ghaffar market of Delhi’s Karol Bagh. In the viral video, a PCR van belonging to the Delhi Police can be seen standing in front […]
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Amidst the ongoing police tussle over the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput and the handing over of the investigation to the CBI, a claim is being made on social media through sensational news that the DGP of Bihar, Gupteshwar Pandey has resigned from his post. Maurya News18 was the first to publish this […]
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A video showing a massive flood engulfing the city roads have been doing rounds on social media. Many users are claiming that this video is of the recent flood situation in China. Some even took this as an opportunity to express their anger towards China by saying that it is Nature’s revenge on China for […]
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On social media, we can see a viral picture in which some school children are seen crossing a river with the help of a rope. This picture has been posted sarcastically and labeled ‘development model of Uttarakhand government’ on social media forums. The title of the post reads, “These pictures are from the same country […]
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Due to torrential rains in Delhi and its surrounding areas, many posts are going viral on social forums. One such post shows a video on how the homes of people have become swimming pools due to the negligence of the present Kejriwal government in Delhi. In the video, we can see a woman swimming by […]
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After the heinous crime in Nepal in 2018 in which a 13-year-old girl was raped and murdered, many voices were being raised in Nepal to demand justice for this girl and strict punishment for the criminals involved in this incident.The incident took place in Kanchanpur area of Nepal, where a 13-year-old girl was forcibly taken […]
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Protests have been going on at several places across Belarus for the last 10 days. People in Belarus are asking for the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, over disputed elections. According to a news report, thousands of people went on strike and called for the President, in power since 1994 to step down and resign. […]
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Recently, Russia has launched the world’s first vaccine for Covid-19. A picture has surfaced on various social forums, with a claim that the girl shown taking the vaccine is the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin an that she is the first person to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in the world. The message in the […]
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A video is doing the rounds on social media in which a burqa-clad woman can be seen smashing Ganesha idols. This comes just ahead of the upcoming festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Indian social media users have shared this video claiming that this video is from India, where a Muslim woman can be seen breaking Ganesha […]
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Many wrong and misleading news related to organ trafficking of patients admitted in hospitals due to the Corona epidemic has been gaining traction on social forums. One such video is currently doing the rounds on social media, through the video it is being claimed that the medical hospital of Nagpur, conducted a postmortem on a […]
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A video of the US army playing the Indian national anthem is going viral on social media claiming that this is the original footage from West Point officer academy in USA on Independence Day 2020. This video was tweeted by Raveena Tandon on Twitter with the caption “Today at West Point officers academy USA.” Archive […]
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A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, 4th August 2020, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. The explosion appeared to be centred around Beirut’s port and caused wide scale destruction and shattered windows miles away. Amidst this a viral photo of […]
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A video is being shared on social media with a claiming that the King of Bahrain arrived in Dubai with his robot bodyguard. Additionally, it is being said that the robot is fitted with 360 cameras and inbuild pistols. In the video one can see a man walking ahead of a huge robot who is […]
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A stunning video of fireworks lighten up the sky against Mount Fuji is doing rounds on social media. Many people have been sharing it with the claim that it is a video of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics fireworks. According to a viral message received via a request on Fact Crescendo’s Chabot helpline (9049053770), “The Olympics […]
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A viral video supposedly of Captain Deepak Sathe singing a popular Hindi song went viral on social media. Many users are sharing this video as a tribute to Captain Sathe who died while piloting an Air India flight from Dubai to Kozhikode that crashed during landing at Kozhikode airport. Fact Crescendo found that the man […]
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An order issued by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Shaleen Kabra about the resumption of 4G Internet services in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on July 27th 2020 is becoming increasingly viral on social media platforms. The claim allegedly contains a PDF of a government order clearly stating that 4G internet connection […]
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As heavy rain’s lashes out in Mumbai, several videos emerged on social media showing the sorry state of the flooded city. A particular video of vehicles hitting a huge water-filled pothole has caught the attention of netizens. Many have been sharing this video claiming that it is from Mumbai. Fact Crescendo’s investigation revealed that the […]
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A WhatsApp forward is being circulated on various social media platforms which states that apparently ISIS is planning on stealing profile pictures from WhatsApp in order to misuse these for terrorist activities. Fact Crescendo received this message for verification on our WhatsApp Fact-Line number 9049053770. According to the message, WhatsApp’s CEO appealed to all users […]
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A post on Twitter about the death of a young doctor due to COVID-19 took Twitter users by an emotional storm. The post made from the account @Aisha_must_sayz has gone viral with an emotional outpouring from across the world. “Dr Aisha” became one of the “Top Trending” stories on Twitter. The tweet read “Haya friends […]
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It is being claimed through a viral post on social media that a person was declared Corona positive and forcefully admitted to a hospital in Gorai, Mumbai. A few days later, he passed away. The hastiness shown by the hospital to cremate the deceased caused suspicion amongst his relatives and they registered their objections with […]
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The World Health Organization is playing a major role during the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, social media is flooded with misinformation related to WHO such as misleading WHO guidelines on COVID-19. Amidst this, a viral message claim’s that the World Health Organization (WHO) is offering a remote working opportunity. The posts also claims […]
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Veteran Actor Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on July 11th after testing positive for COVID-19. While Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan have been hospitalised since July 11th, Amitabh Bachchan has been sharing regular updates about his family and his health on his social media accounts. He has been thanking […]
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Facebook Link | Archived Link At a time when racism and issues relating to skin colour are being debated upon and discussed in societies across the world, a post with the photo of a Dark Skinned Model is getting viral on Facebook in Assam. The post bears a caption saying: “Sudanese model, Nyakim, enters Guinness […]
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Social media is flooded with several screenshots, messages and audio claiming to be transaction requests from banks, apps such Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm. Recently we came across two such viral posts one claiming to be from Paytm which is a KYC expiration message which says that the user’s account will be blocked. The second […]
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Amidst the escalated border tensions with China and Nepal, a viral video on social media platforms is doing the rounds where a huge number of people can be seen protesting. It is being shared with the claim that people in Nepal have started to revolt and come out on the streets against their Prime Minister KP […]
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With increasing tensions between India and China, thousands of people in India have started a movement to boycott of Chinese products. Social media is flooded with images of Indian’s throwing away any Chinese products in support of the movement. With every passing day, the boycott Chinese products movement is getting stronger we found posts showing […]
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A picture apparently showing a skeleton of a gun-holding soldier is doing rounds on social media. Users are claiming that it is the body of a brave Indian soldier who sacrificed his life defending his motherland during the Kargil war. Fact Crescendo’s investigation revealed that it is not the body of any real soldier. It […]
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As the trust in news media is falling all over the world, people are questioning the credibility of news organizations. India is no exception to it. And what better way to do it than a scathing cartoon? Many social media users are sharing a cartoon depicting the sorry state of Indian news channels. It is […]
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Facebook Link | Archived Link A media organization from Assam has published a post sharing a link from its website on its official Facebook Page claiming that the Assam University has cancelled its Post Graduation, Under Graduation and Semester end examinations. The post, shared on June 26, 2020 at 10:11pm has the caption: “REGIONAL | […]
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Facebook Link | Archived Link Following the recent Indo-China faceoff in Galwan Valley speculations are rife on media and social media regarding movement of troops and military equipment along LAC. We found one such Facebook post with a caption suggesting the above, along with a video getting viral gradually, claiming that the Apache Helicopters seen […]
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Social media is flooded with a video showing a massive accident claiming to be a recent incident that took place on Mysore Road, near Bengaluru. The 30-second video clip, taken from a CCTV camera shows a truck crashing into a car in front of it and it demolishing three cars stuck ahead of it in […]
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Facebook Link | Archived Link A Facebook post with a collage of two photos and a caption stating that one of the persons in the photo is the third rank holder in IAS exams is slowly going viral in Assam. The post, shared on June 27, 2020 at 8:24 am says: “IAS Topper 3rd Rank […]
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Facebook Link | Archived Link Recent news reports have claimed that India’s neighbouring kingdom Bhutan has stopped the flow of water for irrigation to Assam. The canal, they say, has been a source of water for irrigation to the farmers living along the bordering areas in Assam since the 1950s. Various posts related to this […]
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An image of a solar eclipse is being circulated after a solar eclipse was visible in India on June 21st between 9.15 am to 3.04 pm. NASA defined this solar eclipse as a phenomenon that happens when the moon is farthest from Earth and doesn’t block the entire view of the sun, leaving a ‘ring […]
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There is a severe tension between India and China due to border issues and social media is flooded with posts about the recent face-off between the two sides. There are several unverified claims circulating on social media. Amidst this, a viral image showing soldiers lying dead on the ground claims that it shows the martyred […]
Continue ReadingA video showing several unconscious people lying on the ground is doing rounds on social media with two different claims. The first narrative claims that the video shows the COVID-19 condition in India where people infected with the virus is lying dead on the ground. The second narrative claims that a lethal sting by an […]
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A video is circulating on social media in the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protest in the United States sparked after the death African American citizen George Floyd’s. Amidst this a viral video on social media claims that the US President along with his wife visited Former US President Barack Obama and his wife […]
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There are widespread protests throughout America following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man in police custody in the city of Minneapolis. Images and videos of these protests are being widely shared on social media, along with misleading interpretations about these demonstrations. A similar video is being circulated on social media forums with the […]
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As the George Floyd protests intensify across the globe, social media is abuzz with videos of innovative ways of protest. The latest one is of a police man who has been set on fire by the protestors. The video begins with a police officer getting on a bike. A protestor pours something from a bottle […]
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A viral message on social media claim’s that Thyrocare, a private test lab, has been sealed by government authorities over COVID-19 test report lapses. A link of a Mumbai Mirror news report is being shared in the message to support this claim. After the message went viral, Mumbai Mirror and Thyrocare denied the claims made […]
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As the George Floyd murder protests intensify across the globe, social media is abuzz with videos of innovative ways of protest. The latest one is of a man who can be seen playing the Imperial March theme from Star Wars in front of the police. With the tension growing between protesters and police in the […]
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Posts lamenting the loss of the life of a pregnant elephant and her unborn calf in a heart-wrenching incident that unfolded in Kerala, have flooded the social media. Be it on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or any other platform, netizens and celebrities raised their voices to condemn the incident. However, the initial reports by the media […]
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An alleged Time magazine cover comparing US President Donald Trump to Hitler has become the talk of social media. “Racism – the greatest virus”, reads the headline of this so-called cover story. Many people have been sharing this cover-photo believing it to be true. Upon an investigation, Fact Crescendo found that the viral artwork is […]
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A video of an argument between the Chinese and Indian soldiers is doing rounds on social media. Since the video is a live video it claims that it shows recent borders tensions among the two countries. The viral video is 8 hours long, which is claimed to have been recorded live. The caption of the […]
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A forest fire broke out in Srinagar of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand on May 23. Destressed about the flora and fauna gutted by fire in the state, netizens started posting videos and photos of the wildfires. A collage of images is circulating on social media with the claim it depicts the recent forest fires […]
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A viral message on social media regarding COVID-19 claims that Italian doctors have found that WHO has hatched a conspiracy to mislead people about the disease, vaccinate everyone and reduce world population. The message further claims that Italian doctor’s have finally found a cure for the virus. The viral message further goes on to claim […]
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Amidst devastating footage from West Bengal after the super cyclone struck the state another video showing a natural calamity is doing rounds on social media. A video of a massive landslide is viral on social media claiming that it shows a landslide that took place in Shillong (Meghalaya). Facebook Post | Archive Link Fact Check- […]
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An “exclusive” report telecasted by Republic TV recently shows how the Pakistan Army is hiding in civilian houses and using civilian areas for rocket attacks in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to target the Indian territory. This news bulletin which is available on Republic TV’s official YouTube channel on 20th May 2020 which shows few footage that speak about how Pakistan […]
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Super Cyclone Amphan struck land on Wednesday, 20th May 2020 lashing coastal areas of West Bengal with ferocious wind and rain. Thousands of trees were uprooted, electricity and telephone lines brought down and houses flattened. The storm is the first super cyclone to form in the Bay of Bengal since 1999. As the city is […]
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As the world is fighting together against the COVID-19 pandemic, social media on the other hand is filled with misinformation related to the virus. The most recent misinformation going viral in the form of a news bulletin clipping claims that US President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. In the viral video we can see […]
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A viral message on social media claims that the government has a roadmap to ease COVID-19 restrictions in 5 phases through a three week review process and would be on the dates of May 18, June 8, June 29, July 20, and August 10. The message then details every phase and the easing of relaxations […]
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With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening every passing day, it has eventually created havoc in the lives of doctors and health workers. With the cases of violence against the medical fraternity becoming daily headlines, a CCTV footage of a man physically assaulting a woman is doing rounds on social media with a claim that a DMK party […]
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We are into the last week of Lockdown 3.0 and the situation in many parts of the country still appears grim, especially in states like Maharashtra and Gujarat. As Indians struggle with the challenges posed by the lockdown, fake news peddlers and fear mongers have been spreading rumors regarding COVID-19 and the lockdown. Even though […]
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A viral video related to the current nationwide lockdown is in great discussion on social media, in the video some people can be seen beating a person. Through this video, it is being claimed that a Muslim youth is being beaten by Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P) workers in Madhya Pradesh during the lockdown. The title […]
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At present, many types of viral posts can be seen on social forums related to sadhus. Soon after the killing of two sadhus in Palghar, Maharashtra, followed by the incident involving 2 sadhus in Bulandshahar,Uttar Pradesh there is a lot of discussion around these incidents in the country. The picture of a dead sadhu is […]
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A video of a heavy hailstorm is doing rounds on social media. The viral video shows golf ball-sized hail falling in the field as if someone is bombing the area. These unusual visuals of the video are attracting netizens across the globe. But the users and media both are clueless about the location of this […]
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Social media is filled with debates on is the origin of the Coronavirus which has been declared as a pandemic and has claimed thousands of lives in the world. Amidst this a viral message on social media claims that ‘Japan’s professor of Physiology or Medicine’, Professor Dr Tasuku Honjo, while addressing the media said that […]
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Doctors and health workers around the world are fighting the coronavirus pandemic by putting their own life at risk. According to viral posts on social media, one such corona warrior Dr. Manish Patil has died while saving patients. A viral photo of a lady doctor is claimed to be that of Dr. Manisha Patil from […]
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There are several vaccines being tested during the COVID-19 Pandemic around the world. Amidst this, an online news website claimed on Sunday that the first volunteer for a human trial of the coronavirus vaccine in the United Kingdom has died. According to the article Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in the UK’s human trials […]
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Many wrong videos and pictures related to coronavirus are being shared on social media with the aim of spreading panic among people. We found one such video doing the rounds on social media. Through this video, it is being claimed that a coronavirus infected patient is being tortured without treatment outside a hospital in Kanpur. The […]
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A screenshot of a tweet by actor Javed Jaffrey is going viral on social media. The tweet is about the claims made in the viral videos that Muslim fruit and vegetable hawkers are spitting on the fruits and vegetables before selling them. It is also mentioned in that tweet that there is no evidence that […]
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Many videos are being made viral with claims that these videos are from different parts of the country where the people appearing in the videos are trying to spread Coronavirus. Another such video is going viral on social media, claiming that a woman who is believed to be infected with coronavirus has entered Reliance Mall […]
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A video that is going viral on social forums shows a person coughing and sneezing on the floor, police officers can be seen around this person, this video is being shared online with the claim that a police officer in Bihar’s Bhagalpur Central Jail has been infected with Coronavirus. The title of the post reads, […]
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A picture is being shared on social media with the claim that a Muslim boy Rizwan has died after being beaten up by the Uttar Pradesh Tanda police as he went out to buy biscuits and other household items during the lockout. The title of the post reads that “A Muslim boy, Rizwan, was killed […]
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A photo of a young nurse is being shared in the name of Komal Mishra with the claim that she died from a coronavirus while conducting her duty in a Pune hospital. It is also being claimed that she hailed from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. Upon the investigation, Fact Crescendo found this claim as false. […]
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Many events are being spread on social media with the aim of misleading people by giving them a communal form. Meanwhile, while sharing a highly objectionable video on social media, it is being claimed that a person named Mukesh Suri of Bhopal hired a Muslim maid named “Hasina”. The woman was caught on CCTV footage […]
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Considering the readiness to fight Coronavirus, various government departments are conducting mass exercises to test their preparedness, videos of these exercises are being shared on social forums by many social users with incorrect details. In this sequence, a video has been spread on social media claiming that the first Coronavirus patient was taken to Central […]
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Social media has been one of the major mediums to spread Fake News about the pandemic disease COVID-19. Almost every country has called for a lockdown or has asked their citizens to stay indoors in order to contain the situation. Amidst this, an image is going viral on social media where men and women are […]
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Many misleading and unrelated videos related to Coronavirus are being spread on social media. Another such video has been circulating on social media. In the video, we can see a policeman coughing and falling on the ground, after which a team of doctors goes to him and treats him carefully. Through this video, it is […]
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Many misleading and inaccurate videos and pictures related to coronavirus are being spread on social media. Some misleading claims about spreading the infection of this virus and the attempt to spread communal hatred among people is also become a new trend on social forums. One such video where 2 policemen are seen beating a person […]
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A video has been found in considerable discussions on social media due to various rumors and misleading claims about coronavirus. A group of policemen are seen in the video killing the people who are running during the blockade. Through this video, it is being claimed that this video is from the city of Ayodhya in […]
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In a 6 minutes and 42 seconds viral audio clip on social media, the speaker calls himself a resident of City Light Area in Surat and appeals to people asking them not buy vegetables from Muslim hawkers. He makes his audio message a communal issue, and claims that the hawkers are selling vegetables at low […]
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During the Coronavirus pandemic around the world, Italy has been one of the most affected areas in the world. It has recorded almost 20,000 deaths according to the Situation Report published by WHO on 13th April 2020. Doctors and nurses in Italy who are treating the COVID-19 patients have also been infected and have lost […]
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In India, the fear of coronavirus has spread so much that these days people have started to view general incidents in context to the COVID19 situation. In the same context, it is being claimed through a viral video on social media that a few currency notes of a coronavirus-infected person were scattered along the road […]
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In relation to the corona virus epidemic, a popular video is being shared on social media in which two men are seen attacking a man with an axe. Through this video it is being claimed that the video is of a recent incident in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, where a man named Revat Singh was brutally murdered […]
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Social Media users are posting a content attributed to Indian industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata which deals about experts predicting major economic downfall due to coronavirus is circulating on social media. The post allegedly claims to be Ratan Tata’s view on how Indian Economy will bounce back if there is an economic downfall due to […]
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Social media is filled with several misleading and false narratives related to COVID-19. Amidst this we came across a post on social media claiming that government would slash employee pension to by 30%. A website link is attached along with the viral post which leads us to a news published by news.rediff.com. According to the […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown on the 24th March 2020 to control the Coronavirus situation. Social distancing is one of the major precautions to be followed amidst this pandemic so that there is no community spread. In order to follow social distancing all the movie theatres, restaurants, hotels, malls etc […]
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Instead of creating awareness, the constant barrage of messages about the coronavirus has caused panic among the general public. It has led the WhatsApp University experts to come up with a number of homemade remedies to ward off COVID-19. A fine example of a so-called “cure” is theadvice to eat more alkaline food items of […]
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Social media is filled misleading videos and images related to COVID-19. This pandemic virus has claimed about 72,614 lives as per the situation report published by the WHO on 7th April 2020. USA is one of the major countries to have recorded thousands of people infected with the Novel Coronavirus. According to the WHO Situation […]
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Social media users have flooded the internet by sharing misleading videos of how people are spreading the infection during the COVID-19 outbreak. Amidst this we received a WhatsApp message for Fact Check on our WhatsApp number 9049053770 claiming that the man in the video is spitting into bottles to spread COVID-19. The video shows a […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a plethora of fake news on social media. A recent example of it is a viral video of a person jumping off a tall building. It is being claimed that the person in the video was an Italian billionaire who committed suicide after his whole family died due to COVID-19. […]
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Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, India has gone for a complete lockdown for 21 days. Amidst this we found a viral message that claims that all social media group admins are requested to close every group for 2 days. If one fails to do so then they are punishable by the […]
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A video clip showing giant creatures swimming through clear blue water claims to be from Mumbai. A video of a pod of whales swimming is going viral with a claim that they were spotted near Bombay High and was filmed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employees working at the offshore installation. Circulated widely, […]
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India’s PM Narendra Modi announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown on the 24th March 2020 to control the spread of Coronavirus . Now several social media users claim that this lockdown may be extended. Fact Crescendo earlier debunked a similar claim of the lockdown extension till 4th May 2020. Now, a viral post on social […]
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Social Media users have suggested several home remedies to prevent and cure Coronavirus. Amidst this several users on social media claim that Ultraviolet Rays from the sun can kill Coronavirus because melanin in our skin absorbs it. Several social media users have advised people to stand under the sun to prevent or kill the virus. […]
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Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, India has gone for a complete lockdown for 21 days. Amidst this we found a viral message that claims that from midnight onwards (no date mentioned), the Disaster Management Act has been implemented across the country, as per which apart from government departments, no other citizen […]
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Social media platforms are filled with misinformation related to COVID-19 that is increasing panic and fear among the common man. On the 24th of March 2020 PM Modi announced a complete lockdown in India for the next 21 days in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease. A viral screenshot of a news […]
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COVID-19 pandemic has brought down the world to an unprecedented halt momentarily. The deadly novel coronavirus has so far infected over 8 lac people across the globe with COVID-19 related deaths approaching 40K. The Pandemic has hit almost every country on the globe with a few exceptions like North Korea. While the world is battling […]
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A video of a woman claiming India has entered stage-3 of COVID-19, citing a source in the government, is doing rounds on the social media. The woman, speaking in Bengali, asks people to stock up on food, medicines and baby food so that they don’t have to step out for at-least one month. She also […]
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Social Media is flooded with misinformation related to Coronavirus. Amidst this we received a request for a fact check on our WhatsApp number 9049053770. According to the message it claims that Chinese experts have suggested that inhalation of steam from hot water will kill the Coronavirus. The message reads “A Chinese expert assures everybody that […]
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Social media users claim that a viral video showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife in a hospital bed urging people to stay home to avoid ending up seriously ill with COVID-19. A woman patient in the hospital bed says “If anyone is thinking of taking any chances, just take a look at me,” we […]
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In the on-going chaos surrounding COVID-19 social media is filled with a lot of misleading videos and photos related to the virus. One such image which appears to be a screenshot of a popular news channel’s news bulletin which claims that PM Modi has announced closing of internet facilities in India from midnight due to […]
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Social media have come up with several home remedies to cure and prevent Coronavirus. This time social media users claim that there is home remedy to check whether you are positive for Coronavirus or not. An advisory attributed to the Stanford Hospital Board, claims that if you can hold your breath for more than 10 […]
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Social media is abuzz with the claim that the world’s cutest baby has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Photos of a beautiful girl child are being shared with the caption: Pray for the cutest baby in the world. She is suffering from coronavirus. Plz pray for this baby. Believing it true, many users are commenting for […]
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After the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the country has come together to fight against the virus. Countrieshave been put into lockdown, schools closed, events canceled, factories shuttered, millionstold to workfrom home and emergency funds released. Amidst this we came across a viral message circulating on social media claiming that from 24th March 2020 during lockdown all grocery, milk, chemist, vegetable […]
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In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among the citizens of different countries. Amidst this a viral image on social media claims that doctors and nurses in Italy are dying and are lying dead on the ground due to the Coronavirus […]
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Social Media is overflowing with home remedies regarding the cure of Coronavirus. Scientists all over the world are working to develop a vaccine for coronavirus that has already claimed 12784 people and infected almost 3 lakh globally according to the WHO’s situation report on 22 March 2020. Amidst this a post on social media is […]
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Social Media is flooded with absurd claims regarding Corona virus. The best way to prevent this disease is social distancing where people are requested to stay at home and not come out in public or take part in large gatherings. Several districts in India have gone under a lockdown as a practice of social distancing. […]
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After the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the country has come together to fight against the virus. Countries have been put into lockdown, schools closed, events canceled, factories shuttered, millions told to work from home and emergency funds released. Amidst this we came across a viral message circulating on social media claiming that BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) has requested people not to […]
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There has been a situation of panic among the citizens due to the outbreak of COVID-19 amidst which the social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the disease. COVID-19 has claimed 8778 lives until now as per the Situation Report published by the WHO on 19th March 2020. Recently we came across a viral […]
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Social media is playing a major role in creating panic among the masses by instigating fear about the country going into a lockdown due to the Coronavirus outbreak. We came across few images circulating on social media with similar claims. The images of a viral Press Release is circulating on social media claiming that this […]
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Coronavirus has claimed 7426 lives until now globally according to the situation report published by WHO on 17th March 2020. Social media is flooded with absurd home remedies for treating the Coronavirus infection. Amidst all the viral misinformation and chaos regarding Coronavirus, we came across a video, which claimed that COVID-19 could be killed by […]
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The World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a pandemic and health emergency on 11th March 2020. Social media is flooded with misinformation about Coronavirus and its cure. This virus has claimed 7426 lives until now globally according to the situation report published by WHO on 17th March 2020. Recently we came across a video, which claimed […]
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The World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a pandemic and health emergency on 11th March 2020. The virus has taken about 6606 lives globally until now. On 17th March 2020 we received a scanned copy of the printed edition of a leading english daily, Economic Times which claimed that “WHO has approved anti-malarial drug Chloroquine for the treatment […]
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There has been a situation of panic among the citizens due to the outbreak of COVID-19 amidst which the social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the disease. Recently we came across a viral audio sent to Fact Crescendo on our WhatsApp Number 9049053770 for verification. The audio clip in question is a recording […]
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Social media users are actively reporting number of Coronavirus patients in India. With the increasing number of Coronavirus patients, social media is filled with misreports of positive tested patients in India. Currently, as of 13th March 2020, 5 pm there are 81 confirmed positive coronavirus patients in India. We came across a viral post claiming […]
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We received a viral image on our WhatsApp number 9049053770 for Fact Check which claimed that Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as issued an office memorandum declaring compulsory holiday for the states of Maharashtra, Sikkim, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. The viral government office memorandum mention’s that, as a step towards containing the COVID-19 disease […]
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The World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a pandemic and health emergency on 11th March 2020. The virus has taken about 4292 lives globally until now. Amidst all the absurd social media posts claiming about different precautionary measure, remedies and cure for the virus.A viral message is doing the rounds on social media. According to the […]
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Social Media users have come up with very absurd claims regarding precautionary measures, remedies and cures for Coronavirus. Recently we came across several posts on social media, which claimed that eating onion with a pinch of salt followed by drinking one full glass of water after half an hour could cure Coronavirus immediately. The man […]
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Social Media users have come up with very absurd claims regarding precautionary measures, remedies and cures for Coronavirus. Recently we came across several posts on social media, which claimed that Japanese doctors have come up with a new way to treat patients infected with COVID-19. This treatment can also be used as precautionary measure for […]
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Social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, which has taken 4012 lives until now. Let us make it very clear that Coronavirus has nothing to do with religion. The Novel Coronavirus 2019 can affect people belonging from any religion. Poynter says “There is no scientific data to […]
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The internet is flooded with misinformation and panic since December 2019 when the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak started. There is no cure for this rare and new virus that has taken more than 3000 lives till now worldwide. Internet is filled with cures and causes for this disease, while the most recent cure for this disease […]
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The internet is over flowing with social media users claiming that after the outbreak of Coronavirus in China, the Chinese government has started a mass extermination of human lives infected with coronavirus. We came across several videos, which claimed that the Chinese government has quarantined and locked up infected patient’s in their homes. As of […]
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Several clashes erupted in various parts of northeast Delhi over the new citizenship law on Monday. Five people were killed yesterday including a police head constable and more than 50 injured. Social media is now flooded with the videos allegedly showing the violence in Delhi with a communal spin. A video of an attack on […]
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The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. WHO has reported more than 2000 deaths from China due to COVID-19.We came across a lot of misinformation on social media, which claimed that the Chinese Government has locked up residents in Wuhan, which is the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic; […]
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The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern, the internet is flooded with old and unrelated content adding up to the chaos among the masses. The internet is filled with content claiming to have the cure, cause, precaution of COVID-19. Wuhan, a Chinese city is believed to be the epicentre […]
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The internet is filled with various stories and claims related COVID-19 or Coronavirus. Social media users have also shared several advisories against buying Chinese products since China is the epicentre of the virus. World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. According to WHO’s daily Situation Report on 20 […]
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Ever since the World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, the internet is flooded with old and unrelated content adding up to the chaos among the masses. Social media is filled with false narratives related to Coronavirus among which there have been narratives connecting the disease with religion. […]
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Just few weeks after the death of basketball legend Late Kobe Bryant and his daughter in a chopper crash, social media is flooded with the news claiming that Late Kobe Bryant’s wife has committed suicide. A YouTube video with BBC’s logo claims that Vanessa Bryant, the wife of late Kobe Bryant is no more. The […]
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A viral post has been doing rounds on Facebook with an image of toilets. The post claims that these toilets were built under PM Modi’s flagship scheme Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. Many Facebook users shared the post and thus it started gaining a lot of attention in terms of interaction. Many raised doubts about the veracity […]
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Social media is overflowing with several false narratives concerned with Coronavirus providing cures and causes of how the disease originated and spread around the world. There are several videos going viral of people falling sick claiming that it shows how people in China got infected with COVID-19. A video showing a bus driver vomiting blood […]
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Ever since, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern, the internet is flooded with old and unrelated content adding up to the chaos among the masses. Social media is overflowing with several false narratives providing cures and causes of how the disease originated and spread […]
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Ever since the nation-wide protests against CAA and NRC have begun, social media has been inundated with a multitude of posts. Some posts condemning the protestors while some are expressing solidarity with the protestors. Tamil Nadu has also seen a flurry of posts regarding Anti-CAA protests which has been a hot topic of political discourse […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern. There are several false narratives providing cures and causes of how the disease originated and spread around the world. A report by news agency Press Trust of India on Thursday, 13 of February 2020 said that two passengers who […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled with several false narratives claiming to have found the source and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, social media is filled is with several false narratives claiming to have found the source […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus.In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among the […]
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Novel Corona Virus, originated in Wuhan, China and has now been declared a global epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). With the latest reports showing over 20,000 confirmed cases from 24 countries and over 400 deaths. Social media is flooded with multiple posts containing home remedies for treatment of novel Corona Virus. However, a […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching the source of the virus. In light of the health emergency, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Scientists have mapped the genomic sequence of the virus but are still researching for the source of the virus. In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are […]
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Since the outbreak of a new strain of human infecting Corona Virus (also known as Wuhan Virus) in China, more than 300 people have died. This virus has infected thousands across the globe and most of the infected are in China. WHO has declared the outbreak of Wuhan Virus a global medical emergency and many […]
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Hours after India confirmed its first positive case of novel coronavirus on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which are creating panic among the citizens of […]
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Hours after India confirmed its first positive case of novel coronavirus on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. In the light of the health emergency concern, several false narratives are going viral on social media, which is creating a panic among the citizens […]
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The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is being widely opposed in many parts of India; these protests have been going on continuously 24X7 days in different places. The women protesting have made Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and Lucknow’s Ghantaghar the center of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which has led to many misleading and inaccurate […]
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The new coronavirus outbreak that emerged from China has killed more than two dozen patients and infected hundreds of people as of now. It has caused panic around the world and the social media is flooded with misinformation related to the spread of the virus. This new type of coronavirus first appeared in the Wuhan, […]
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On 12th January 2020, a picture was shared on Facebook by ‘Sanjay Gadhia’, which states that DSP Davinder Singh was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir along with the terrorists, but Fact Crescendo found that the truth of the picture is different. Let us know the truth behind this picture. Popular statement on social media: FacebookPost […]
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Three photographs of the notes recovered by the police are being shared by social media claiming that this consignment of notes has been recovered from Gujarat and these are fake notes. They were recovered from a car registered in the name Ketan Dave. The photos were shared on 14th January 2020 by a Facebook page […]
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There are agitations all over the country to protest and support the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Citizenship Register (NRC), and due to which many claims are being made on social media forums, many of which are fabricated and misleading. There are claims which are being shared through photographs and videos. In the same […]
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Movements related to CAB and NRC are going on across the country, due to which a live video by a Facebook page called “Fekuji” is doing rounds on social media. This video has been viewed by more than 1 million people and has been shared by more than 60000 people. It is being claimed through […]
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Sharing a video on social media, it is being claimed that Aam Aadmi Party MLA, Pankaj Pushkar, was missing for the last five years, after which he was beaten up a lot by the general public. In this video, we can see the Aam Aadmi Party MLA, Pankaj Pushkar being beaten by the people. in […]
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On 4th January 2020, a tweet was made by LG and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi of Puducherry in the morning, which contained a video. According to the video, ‘NASA has recorded the sound of the sun and NASA has received a reverberation of “OM” from the sun. Her tweet received thousands of responses and […]
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While protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are continuing in the country and violence is being reported in some states, many false reports are being spread about these protests on social forums. While sharing one such picture, it is being claimed that during Priyanka Gandhi’s protest at the […]
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A gruesome and violent video of police action in the night is being shared on social media as UP police attacking a Madarasa. A Twitter account had tweeted this 2-minute video on January 3 and claimed that: Indian Official Terrorists (#uttarpradeshpolice) attacked a Madrasa in UP and opened fire on peaceful students and teachers of […]
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On 1st January 2020 a video was shared by NoushadElambady’, in which the police is seen beating an old person with a stick. It is being claimed that this 42-year-old Maulana Syed Raza Hussaini was brutally beaten by the Uttar Pradesh Police with lathi in Muzaffarnagar. Is that really so? Let us know the truth […]
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One of our readers sent us a video of torture of inmates by officials on our WhatsApp number 9049046809 for verification. The video was followed by a message that read as follows: “The camp of detention. Modi’s counterfeit report. Death by brutal torture. To live as human beings; Are they still too lazy to fight […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi sparked a heated debate on social media. While attacking the opponents of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), he urged protesters not to damage public property; instead, burn his effigy to show their anger. Many news websites reported this speech under the title- “Hate Me, But […]
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फोटो क्रेडिट- starunfolded.com On 18th November 2019, a Facebook user named “Sunny Upadhyay” posted a video, which reads, “You did not come to the meeting called for increasing pollution in Delhi? Gautam Gambhir – My job is more important than attending this meeting. Then why did you become an MP? Just to accuse Kejriwal!” In […]
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This week, pictures of mass protests in the Northeast, especially Assam and other parts of the country, are being shared on social forums after the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) was passed in both the Houses of Parliament. In the above picture that went viral on social media, we can see the gathering of people from […]
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A post is being widely shared with a picture on Facebook claiming that the incident is from Telangana, where the young man seen in the picture was abducted and raped by three women. Fact Crescendo tried to verify the veracity of this claim. Facebook Post We started the investigation by conducting a Google Reverse Image […]
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On 31st October 2019, a Facebook user named “Siliguri 24×7 News” posted a video that reads, “Lighting this Diwali in Chandan Nagar, West Bengal”. In the video we can see an amazing light show presented on the walls of a tower. The light show gives a 3D effect to the walls of the tower. Chandan […]
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On 3rd November 2019, a Facebook user named “Lokenath Singha” posted a video captioned as “A bridge in the Pacific Ocean, located in Ecuador, South America. Feel the waves! What amazing engineering.” In this video, we can see a floating bridge over the water over which people are walking. Sharing this video, it is being […]
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On November 4th 2019, a Facebook user named “Parikshan Yadav” posted a picture and wrote in the headline that “Lamba madam jaante hai ki koee EVM par panja dabaane ki koshish na karega. Aisa ashleel prachaar chunaav ke vakt pratibandhit ho. Chunaav aayog turant sangyaan lein”. This picture is of Alka Lamba, Congress MP from […]
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On 27th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Hummayu Basharat” posted a video, captioned “Atrocities on Kashmiri Muslims by the Indian Police”. In the video, we can see the police arresting some people after hitting them with lathi sticks. Sharing this video on social forums rapidly, it is being claimed that this video shows the […]
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On 2nd November 2019, a Facebook user named “Dhiraj Kumar” uploaded a video, captioned, “Yesterday evening the sea in Mumbai Marine Lines was in fierce form, entire Marine Drive became a water tank.” A scene showing massive waves on the beach has been shared on social media with the claim that the scene depicts the […]
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On 29th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Vijay Pratap Singh” posted on Facebook. The title of the post read “If the news is to be believed, 6 lakh earthen lamps were lit on Deepotsav in Ayodhya and around Rs.133/- crores were spent. The cost of each earthen lamp is about Rs. 2217/-. Once again, […]
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On 31st October, a Facebook user named “Sonu Pandit” posted a video captioned as “rajadhani Delhi mein hua #allaah bahut bada chamatkaar, bheekh maangate hue vikalaang yuvak ke hue pair theek.” A man can be seen crawling through the street in the video. It seems that this man is physically challenged. A woman along with […]
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On October 29th 2019, a Facebook user named “RashmudinDehngalGuwalaya” posted a video that reads, “B.J.P. Vidhaayak Anil Upadhyay kay is bayaan par kya kahege Modi ji, in video ko itna viral karo ki ye poora Hindustaan dekh sake.” It can be seen in the video that many people are sitting on the road shouting slogans […]
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On 15th September 2019, a video was posted on a Facebook page called ‘Bollywood Blues’. In this video the police are seen beating two youths. It is written in the description of this post that, “A new movie called Mission Challan made by Modi ji’ on the new law is being released. This law is […]
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On October 10, 2014, a Facebook user named “Sumit Sarin” posted a video, which says, “A boy set his car on fire due to a challan of Rs. 35,000/- that was levied on him#Mathura and left his wife on the road after he handed her a pistol. Watch the full video ahead. The video shows […]
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On 29th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Jagatpal Singh” posted a picture, which reads, “ek aur avataar Hindu Hriday Samraat ka, pehele Kedaaraath me Baba bane the, aaj to Shekh Molavi ban gaye, matalab har roj naee nautanke aur ek naya role.” In this picture we can see Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing an […]
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On 23 October 2019, a Facebook user named “Braje ki Nagariya” posted a video and wrote in his headline that “A bullet has been stuck in his head, yet he has a smile on his face”. Such is our Indian Army, Jai Hind’s Army”. This video is of a soldier who has been shot on […]
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On 23rd October 2019, a Facebook user named “Sajid Hasan” posted a video which reads, “Mumbai Ghatkopar Hotel Golden just caught fire”. This video shows a building on fire. Sharing this video on social media extensively, it is being claimed that the accident occurred at Hotel Golden in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. Facebook Post | […]
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On 23rd October 2019, a Facebook user named “Mukul Dabholkar” posted a video, captioned “2009 song ‘Jai Ho’ choreographed by Chinese”. In this 45-second clip, many artists can be seen performing coordinated Martial Arts and shaping the Chinese national flag. This video has been made viral on social media, claiming that the performances of Martial […]
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On 28th August 2019 a Facebook user Aimim Varanasi shared a video in his post. In this video police are seen raiding the houses of some people. In the description of the post, it is written that, “Godi media is showing that people in Kashmir are at peace.” There are many types of claims on […]
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On 8th September 2019, a post was shared on a Facebook page named ‘United Andhbhakt’. In this post a video has been shown. In this video it can be seen that three men are being brutally beaten up by the police using sticks and 2 people are being taken to the police station in a […]
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‘Hindustan Muslims Ki Awaaz’, it was told that “4 people were caught by the Army for secretly putting up posters in support of ISIS during midnight hours in Assam. All four of them were district-level officers in BJP. They all are Hindus and a large amount of ISIS promotional material was seized in their homes. […]
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On 9th September 2019, a Facebook user named ‘Shoaib Zafar’ has shared a video on Facebook, in which a policeman is seen taking away a young man and crowd around them is calling the young man a ‘Bachcha Chor’. It is written in the description along with the video “7 September 2019 Aaj Subah Lal […]
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A picture of U-shaped road is being shared with the claim that an emergency road has been constructed in Japan to maintain the flow of traffic after a landslide within 24 hours. On 13 October 2019, a Facebook page called “Dontgetserious” uploaded a photo captioned “Emergency road was constructed within 24 hours after a disastrous […]
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On 23rd October 2019 a Facebook user named “Subhash Sharma Rampal” posted a video on Facebook. The title of the video was “Nusarat Jahaan ka durga pooja nritya, jis se mullaon ke pichvade mirchee lag gae the aur islaam khatare mein pad gaya tha, atyant sundar. Yahe sundarata is sanskrti ke hai, jaha kaale burke […]
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A video showcasing a Cha Cha Dance sequence has been circulating on social media with the narrative that, “This is a 23 year old Television clip. This video is interesting not only because of the dance sequence. But, also because this boy is the current President of France Emmanuel Macron and the lady dancer is […]
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On 13th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Ravindra Kumar” posted a video, captioned, “This is the reality of the Gandhi family! They think the public is their father’s property, and are threatening that they will move to London and their children will study in America! Send them to London today! Best will be to […]
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On 12 October 2019, a Facebook user named “Vineeth Elson” posted a video with the caption that said, “This is BJP’s Lok Sabha MP and Advocate, Bhanu Pratap Singh. Forward to all Indians 1.3 billion to expose the works of BJP” In the video, we can hear a person talking to media about the recent […]
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On 7th September 2019, a Facebook user named ‘Journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai’ shared a video on Facebook. In this video two policemen are seen assaulting each other and a third policeman is trying to stop them. In the description of this post it is written, “When the police were fighting amongst themselves on the distribution […]
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A Facebook user named ‘MD KuddushAlam’ has shared a picture of a child on Facebook on 7th September 2019. It is written in the description of the post – “This boy is a resident of Amethi, is missing since 2 pm yesterday afternoon. We will be very grateful if you share this photo further.” FacebookPost|ArchivedLink […]
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We received a fact check request on Fact Crescendo’s WhatsApp Number-9049053770 to verify the authenticity of a viral notification. In this message, we can see a notification issued by the Government of India. Now, this Notification is being shared on social media with the written message that says, “DoP&T has finalized proposals for implementation of […]
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On 20th September 2019, a video was posted on Facebook by a user named ‘Bhataia Ji’. In this video, the public is seen beating up a young man. In the description of this post, it is written, ‘Nafis, a resident of Ramgarh, Jharkhand, took his Hindu girlfriend and attacked her with scissors; he was caught […]
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On 3rd September 2019, a Facebook user named “sachchaee vahee dikhao jo sach hai indiya” posted a video on Facebook. In this post, a video of an old woman is shown and it has been said that “a child thief has been caught in Siwan”. In this post, it has been claimed that ‘the old […]
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On 29 August 2019, a video has been shared on a Facebook page called ‘Madhesh 24 Hours’, in which the crowd is trying to catch a woman nearby. The description of the video reads, “woman caught red-handed while kidnapping little children in Manda”. This post claims’s that the woman shown in the video is a […]
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On 15 September 2014, a Facebook user named “Mohammad Talib” posted a video, which captioned “Durga was a beautiful prostitute. Durga was a beautiful Sex Worker. Smriti Irani”. Union Minister Smriti Irani is being blamed for a highly derogatory quote about Hindu goddess Durga on social media. In the video, Smriti Irani is reading a […]
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On 12th September 2019, a Facebook user named ‘Krishna Rathi’ posted a video on Facebook. In this post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen sitting in front of a plastic pile, talking to a group of women. In the description of this post, it is mentioned, “2 camera men bulaakar kaaleen par kachara bichhaakar kaun […]
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On 17th September 2019, a Facebook user named “Dhananjay Paul” posted some pictures, captioned, “A baby thief was caught in Chas Bokaro main road, please be alert if you see such a woman”. In this post, we can see a woman sitting on the road. Sharing this post on social media, it is being claimed […]
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On September 14, 2014, a Facebook user named “Mohammad Ashraf Ansari” posted a video, which reads, “Today on Saturday, police personnel from Gaur police station, dragged the vehicle owner cruelly in the name of vehicle checking, and killed him. Today is 14th, the police personnel of Gaur police station in Basti district should take immediate […]
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On 13th September 2019, a Facebook page called “Indore News – IMJ” posted a video, captioned “Shree Onkareshwar Jyotirling ke Indira Saagar Baandh pariyojana se Maa Narmada Je ka vikaraal svarup. Narmadehar”. In this video we can see the opening of a dam. This video is being circulated on social media claiming that it is […]
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On 20th August 2019, a Facebook page called “SA Hindus” posted a video, captioned, “Yesterday the ISKCON temple was flooded due to heavy rains in Vrindavan, however Lord Krishna’s devotees kept reciting hymns. Jai Sri Krishna | Radhe Radhe | in this video, we can see the devotees of Lord Krishna worshipping in the courtyard […]
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On September 14th 2014, a Facebook user named “Romakkkar” posted a picture, which was titled “Speechless”. The picture is from a news article published in the newspaper, in which we can see the picture of a child injured during the war. In war, young children end up losing their childhood and a photo depicting this […]
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On 12th September 2019, a user named “Shekhar Ram” posted a video, captioned as “Live video of 11 September 2019 at 1:54 PM at Ghodhbandar Road, Thane”. In this video we can see a pride of lionesses walking on the road.This video was shared on social media claiming that this incident took place on Ghodbunder […]
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Many claims pertaining to child theft are becoming viral on social media these days. Often in such cases people are falling prey into misconceptions and beating-up old, poor, mentally challenged people. Many times they are mistaken for child kidnappers and taken to the police station. We have recently uncovered many such false claims. We shall […]
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A video was posted on September 9th 2014 by a Facebook page called Hyderabad Deccan News 5 captioned “Gold is now selling for Rs. 40,000/- neither there is any sale nor is there is any customer. Jewellery shop workers are enjoying themselves without any work. Thanks to all the voters. GDP is at 5%, all […]
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On September 2nd 2019, a Facebook user named “Mohammad Sharif” posted a video on Facebook. The title of the video was “another case of mob violence in Delhi. A pregnant woman, mute and deaf, was beaten up by a mob in North East Delhi’s Harsh Vihar area on suspicion of being a child kidnapper. Rumors […]
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Rumors are doing rounds on the social media regarding the NRC list.This video shows army personnel beating policemen. It is been widely shared on social media and it is being claimed that a clash took place between the Assam police and the Indian Army, allegedly related to the NRC list that was released recently. Names […]
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On 1st September 2019, a Facebook page called “Aah Chakk” posted a picture on Facebook. The picture was captioned “conductor who was suspected of being a child kidnapper was beaten up in Kullu #hp #child thief gang rumour. Kullu: people are horrified at the rumours of the presence of a gang of child kidnappers.There is […]
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On 13th August 2019 a Facebook user named ‘Himachal Diya Ronka’ shared a post on Facebook. In the post, pictures of five minor children were shown with their Aadhar cards and it was claimed that “in Nalagarh five children of a family are missing. It is suspected that they have been kidnapped by a gang […]
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