Currently, an image of a newspaper clip is going viral on social media. There are controversial statements about Ram Temple and Muslim people along with the photos of Amit Shah and Prime Minister Modi in the clip. It was mentioned that Amit Shah had said to have declared that the Ram temple could never be […]
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Currently, a screenshot of a tweet by Kapil Sibal is going viral on social media. The tweet dated back to 29 July 2020. It was written on the tweet that Kapil Sibal will commit suicide before the construction of Ram Mandir is over. Users are currently claiming that Kapil Sibal tweeted this and now it […]
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The viral video is not recent, it is from December 2021. It has no link to pro-Palestinian demonstrators. A video of a large Christmas tree being set on fire outside the Fox News headquarters in New York has recently gone viral on social media with the claim that it was set on fire by pro-Palestine […]
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The video is two years old and the people seen in the video are not members of Sangh Parivar A video showing Sangh Parivar activists protesting against Santa Claus has been circulating on social media since Christmas. In the video, people holding saffron flags are also seen chanting Santa Claus Moordabad. People assume it is a […]
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Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of their Lord Jesus on 25 December every year. Hindus also celebrate Tulsi Pujan Divas on the same day. An image of PM Modi lighting a candle in a Church is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is an image on the occasion […]
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The viral video is of the year 2021 when the holy relics of Lord Buddha reached India for exhibition, which is being said to be the stone sitting in the Ashok Vatika of Mata Sita in the name of being installed in the Ayodhya Ram temple. The construction work of Ram temple in Ayodhya is […]
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Currently, a photo of President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President and Lok Sabha Speaker with Prime Minister Modi is going viral on social media. The photo shows the President, Vice-President and Speaker standing with folded hands while Prime Minister Modi is looking at them. Users are claiming that while the President, Vice-President and Lok Sabha are […]
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The image is from 2021, it shows PM Modi having lunch with construction workers of Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi. It has no link to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated on 24 January, 2024. The construction activities at the temple are in full swing to […]
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The viral image shows SFI Mysuru leader, Vijay Kumar, not the co-accused in Parliament security breach. A shocking incident happened in the Parliament on 13 December wherein two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters, and shouted slogans before being overpowered by the […]
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After the recent Madhya Pradesh election result, Mohan Yadav was appointed as the new Chief Minister of the state. He took his oath on 13 December and held a press conference right after the ceremony. Against this backdrop, a video of a person is going viral on social media. The person can be heard warning […]
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The viral video is from 3 October, 2023 and shows Mahua Moitra, with several other TMC leaders being detained by the Delhi Police from the Krishi Bhawan during a sit-in protest. Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 over cash-for-query allegations, after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi accused […]
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Recently, the counting of votes of 5 states Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh was concluded. BJP won the elections in four states except Telangana. Against this backdrop, a video of BJP leader Subhramanian Swamy is going viral on social media. In the video, he can be heard saying that he contacted the Japanese […]
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Recently, Congress won the Telangana Assembly elections 2023 with 64 seats. It has elected TPCC chief Revanth Reddy as its leader. Revanth Reddy sworn as Chief Minister of the state on 7 December. Against this backdrop, a video of a huge rally is going viral on social media. In the video, people can be seen […]
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A video of Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social media, in the video he can be heard saying that there are women in Uttar Pradesh who can give birth to a child every week and 52 children in a year. However, Fact Crescendo found that this video is being shared without proper context. A […]
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Image of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is going viral on social media. She can be seen eating something. Users are claiming that she is eating seafood (non-veg) being a brahmin. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. In the image, Indira Gandhi is eating corn and not seafood. What’s the claim? Sharing […]
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The video shows a Congress rally following the party’s victory in the Rajasthan assembly elections in 2018.The supporters were not waving the Pakistan flag, which was debunked by Rajasthan police at that time. Today, on 25th November, voting is taking place for 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan. The incumbent Congress aims for a consecutive term […]
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The viral video was from the campaigning for the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, it is not recent. The month-long poll battle will come to rest with single-phase voting in Telangana on November 30. In Telangana the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS and erstwhile TRS), led by K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), is facing competition mainly from […]
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An image of the former PM Jawaharlal Nehru with a woman is circulating on social media. This is not the first time something like this has happened. Previously, Fact crescendo debunked many such images of Nehru with false and misleading claims. In this current image, it can be seen Nehru standing holding the neck of […]
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The viral video shows an incident that took place in Telangana in October 2022. The video has no link to Madhya Pradesh elections. Voting for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 was held on Friday, November 17. All the 230 assembly constituencies in the state went to polls in a single phase. A total of […]
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CWC 2023 final was played between India and Australia in Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November. Australia won the World Cup trophy defeating India. A video of the post match prize ceremony is going viral on social media. In this video, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins can be seen holding the trophy. PM Modi […]
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It is now common to spread baseless rumors about political leaders on social media. Recently, we have seen many posts going viral, defaming the life, name and character of many political leaders. Currently, an old post about former PM Jawaharlal Nehru has resurfaced again and is going viral on social media. In this post, it […]
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This video is from 2021, when the convoy of BJP candidate from Bolpur, Anirban Ganguly, was attacked in Ilambazar, Birbhum, during the West Bengal elections. Madhya Pradesh will hold elections on 17 November, 31 ministers of Shivraj government are in the election fray. Meanwhile, a video is being shared on social media, in which security personnel […]
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The viral video shows a mock drill conducted by Jharkhand Police. Madhya Pradesh will hold elections on 17 November, 31 ministers of Shivraj government are in the election fray. Meanwhile, a video is being shared on social media, in which some policemen are seen firing. Along with the video, it is being claimed that this video is […]
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Assembly elections of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan had been scheduled by the Election Commission of India. Campaigns and rallies for the elections had already started. Against this backdrop, many posts and videos are going viral on social media. In one such video, a man can be seen chopping his own finger in […]
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Elections of five states, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana are scheduled to take place in November. In the midst of this, a video of a man doing an Indian folk dance Garba, is going viral on social media. Social media users are claiming that the man dancing in the video is PM Modi. […]
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A recent incident of an attack on Pakistan air base in Mianwali in the Punjab province shook the nation. Few militants attacked an air force training base and destroyed three aircrafts and a fueling tanker. Three out of the nine militants were reported to be killed. Against the backdrop of this incident a video of […]
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Video shows a Palestine Solidarity Human Rights rally held in Kerala organised by IUML (Indian Union Muslim League). Shashi Tharoor attended this pro-Palestine rally, but did not extend his support to Hamas. A video of a rally took place in Kerala has gone viral on social media with the claim that Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament Shashi […]
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Prior to the Chhattisgarh election, political parties engaged with rallies and campaigns. Recently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also addressed the crowd in the state. A video of his speech is currently going viral on social media. He can be heard saying, “You had implemented the law to snatch money from the farmers. You formed the […]
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Prior to regional elections scheduled this month, an old video of PM Modi has resurfaced on social media. In the interview PM Modi can be heard saying that Hindutva was never the motto of BJP. It is just a card to be played during elections. Users are claiming that Pm Modi had said that Hindu […]
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The students of Government College in Kasargod, Kerala were arguing with a woman over a bus that did not stop for them. The incident has no communal angle. A video of an argument between a group of burqa clad girls and an elderly woman while travelling in a private bus is going viral with a […]
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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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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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Currently, a post with the birthdays of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that Dr. Manmohan Singh’s birthday coincides with the day of celebration of International Deaf-Blind Day on September 26. The birthday of Sonia Gandhi falls on […]
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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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Recently Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi and met on-duty porters. He wore the porters’ red t-shirt and sat among them and discussed their problems. Rahul Gandhi was also spotted lifting up luggage. In the backdrop of this, an image of Rahul Gandhi wearing the porters’ shirt and badge is […]
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After the assassination of Khalistani separatists in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of having a hand in the murder. On the other hand, the Ministry of External Affairs called this accusation absurd. Canada expelled an Indian diplomat posted in Ottawa. In response to this, India expelled a Canadian diplomat based in […]
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A video of Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social media. In this 28-second video, Rahul Gandhi can be heard saying, “Tell me what are these eagles doing here? Why are these eagles hanging around here? They are not getting any job for last 5 years. It is because of Narendra Modi, RSS and BJP.” […]
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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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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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The woman officer seen in the video is vice chairman of the District Development Council in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir A video of a burqa-clad woman, being accompanied by uniformed police officers during a flag hoisting event is going viral on social media with the claim that the she is a collector from Karnataka state. The users […]
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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 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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A video of Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis is going viral on social media. In the video, Fadnavis can be seen making derogatory remarks about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The video is being shared with the claim that Fadnavis insulted the Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar in the Maharashtra Assembly. Fact Crescendo received this video with […]
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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 video shows a raid by Karnataka’s Anti-Corruption Bureau at the residence of an engineer with the Public Works Development in November 2021. Not related to Delhi. A video of some people removing cash from a pipe is going viral, with the claim that it shows a recent raid in Delhi at an engineer’s house […]
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The video shows an attack on BJP leader Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling in 2017. It is unrelated to the ongoing violence in Manipur Manipur has been shaken by massive violence following an ethnic conflict between the state’s Meiti and Kuki communities. A disturbing video of two Kuki women in Manipur being paraded naked and sexually […]
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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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This viral video of Akshay Kumar is from the year 2017. He had released this video on the occasion of New Year regarding molestation in Bengaluru. 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 […]
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The video of two Kuki women being paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Manipur has led to widespread outrage across the nation. The violence between the ethnic groups of Kuki and Meitei in the state has manifested itself in such an ugly fashion, leaving citizens numb. Manipur Police has clarified that […]
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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 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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The distance between Coimbatore to Thrissur is 114 km and the time taken to travel this distance is nearly two hours 30 minutes using the tunnel. A video of vehicles passing through a tunnel has gone viral on social media platforms, with the claim that the Kuthiran Tunnel has shortened travel time between Coimbatore (A city […]
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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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This video shows Howdy Modi program held in Houston, USA in the year 2019. It has nothing to do with PM’s recent US visit. A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with several people on stage has gone viral with a claim that the audience was hurling abuses at PM Modi during his […]
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In the last few days, PM Modi’s US visit has been in the headlines. He met President Joe Biden and addressed the US Congress. Many posts and videos related to Modi’s US visit are going viral on social media. Recently, we came across a video where a crowd was seen protesting against PM Modi on […]
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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 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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A video showing Karnataka Football team sitting on footpath with the Santosh Trophy is going viral on social media platforms. It is alleged that the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meted out this mistreatment to the Champion footballers. However, when we investigated the video, we found that the incident is three months old and Siddaramaiah was not […]
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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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A video clip featuring former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, social activist, and psephologist, Yogendra Yadav is making buzz on social media platforms. Citing this clip, some users have claimed that the AAP co-founder and a popular face in the India Against Corruption movement is actually a Muslim named Salim. The posts also allege that […]
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This is a digitally edited image. In the original picture, Yogi Adityanath is seen paying his respects to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, not Tipu Sultan An image of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bowing and paying tribute in front of a portrait of Tipu Sultan has gone viral on the internet. Twitter link |Archive link […]
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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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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is once again in the limelight on social media. A video of him is currently going viral on social media where he can be heard commenting on eating beef. In this video, Digvijaya Singh is saying that there is nothing wrong with eating beef. He also said that cows lie in […]
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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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A fabricated document stating terms for Imran Khan’s arrest is going viral as real. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on corruption charges on 9 May, 2023. Following his arrest, there were widespread protests, and social media saw an increase in misleading photos, videos, and narratives. In this scenario, an image of a […]
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Prime Minister Modi held many rallies in Karnataka before the election. During that time he had also done many road shows. The Prime Minister also met some children in Kalaburgi district of Karnataka. In the same meeting, there was a barbed wire fence between him and the children. Opponents took this as an opportunity to […]
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Viral video has been digitally altered to add the audio of Akshay Kumar condemning the arrest of Imran Khan. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on corruption charges on 9 May, 2023. Following his arrest, there were widespread protests, and social media saw an increase in misleading photos, videos, and narratives. Amidst this, […]
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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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American film director David Fincher is renowned worldwide for his thought-provoking and soul-stirring movies, including “Seven,” “Fight Club,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Gone Girl,” and “The Social Network,” among others. He has also received critical acclaim for his work on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and “Mindhunter.” A news card attributed to […]
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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 old and has nothing to do with Imran Khan’s arrest Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday in a corruption case. Following this protests and clashes erupted between Khan supporters and police. Amidst this, we came across a video that shows a massive crowd […]
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The viral video is from 2019, when Prakash Raj was contesting as an independent candidate in the Karnataka elections. Voting for the Karnataka Assembly Elections will be held on Wednesday, 10 May 2023, and the results will be announced on May 13. In this context, a video featuring actor and politician Prakash Raj criticising the […]
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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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Currently, a video of PM Modi is circulating on social media. In this video he can be heard saying, “Even most educated nations during elections, read names in ballot paper and cast their votes, even in America.” With Karnataka elections at the door, social media users are sharing this video saying that PM Modi once […]
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The viral video has been edited and was not a campaign video urging people not to vote for the BJP. CEAT Tyres uploaded the original advertisement on 8 June, 2017 which has nothing to do with the Karnataka elections. Karnataka’s assembly election has been scheduled for 10May, 2023, in a single phase, with the vote counting […]
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The video shows an anti-BJP campaign that was carried out ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections in 2021. A video shows several people holding up placards and urging to not vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The video is going viral with the claim that it shows a worldwide protest against the BJP […]
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An old image of a loco pilot holding an umbrella inside a train running in Jharkhand is being shared as the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express in Kerala after reports of leakage in its executive coach. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this week. Following this, reports of […]
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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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A video is going viral on social media showing former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh being asked by a guard to vacate his seat, which is later occupied by Sonia Gandhi. The video is shared as a proof of how Sonia Gandhi controlled the then PM and at times even insulted him in the process. […]
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A video of PM Narendra Modi is going viral on social media. In this video PM Modi can be heard saying a few lines about the poor people of the country. He is saying, “Show only dreams to the poor, tell them lies, make them fight among themselves and rule (Gareeb ko sapne dikhao, jhut […]
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The video shows PM Modi washing sanitation workers’ feet in Prayagraj in order to honour them in 2019. Easter known as great example of pain and sacrifice,was recently celebrated by believers all across the world. In connection with it, the fifth day of Holy Week, known as Maundy Thursday, was observed on April 6 to […]
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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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A video of renowned legal academician G. Mohan Gopal is shared as Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon’s remarks on theocratic judges in the Indian Judiciary. A video clip of a person delivering a speech has been making the rounds on social media. Here, the speaker expresses his concern at the sharp rise in theocratic, traditionalist […]
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The images are unrelated to the raids on the residences of former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. The images from the raids have not yet been released by the Enforcement Directorate, but an investigation into the scam is underway. Following the raids on the residences of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Railway Minister […]
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The Turkish government issued a commemorative postage stamp for all leaders who attended the G20 Antalya Summit in Turkey in 2015. Turkish government has not issued a postal stamp in gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for his assistance during the recent earthquake An image went viral on social media, claiming that the Turkish government has […]
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The picture was taken when PM Meloni had her hands folded while PM Modi offered his hands for a handshake but the confusion was quickly cleared and both shook each other’s hands. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently paid her first state visit to India on 2 March, 2023. Soon after she met Prime Minister Narendra […]
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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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Social media users are sharing a video that appears to show Uddhav Thackeray referring to one Aurangzeb as his brother. It has been claimed that Thackeray praised Mughal emperor Aurangzeb by calling him a patriot and martyr. Fact Crescendo received the viral video on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check requests. We found that the purported video […]
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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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Vijay Singh IAS is not speaking in the video.The historian and journalist Vijay Prashad was speaking at the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021. A video of a person speaking about the climate movement and laying down a severe criticism of the West for its effect on climate change is going viral across social media. […]
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The people in the viral image with Rahul Gandhi are Britain’s former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Indian investor Sam Pitroda. The recent BBC documentary, “India: The Modi Question”, which explores the involvement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots, has sparked outrage both in India and abroad. Whereas the Indian […]
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The man in the video is not Nirmala Sitharaman’s father instead is KV Krishnan, nephew of Tamil poet SubramaniamBharathi. A video showing the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman greeting an aged man is widely circulating on the internet. In this video, Nirmala Sitharaman can be seen greeting and speaking with an elderly person. Users claim […]
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Originally, Rahul Gandhi was saying no to a woman who was asking for a photograph. He did not say no to tying a dastar. Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra has now reached Punjab. Meanwhile, a video showing Rahul Gandhi interacting with the people of Punjab is widely circulating on social media. In this video, one […]
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The image is not from Haldwani, Uttarakhand. It is a ten-year-old image taken in Kolkata. The Uttarakhand High Court ordered the residents of Haldwani to evacuate the area with the claim that the land belongs to the Indian Railways. This order instigated heavy protests in Haldwani. After this, the Supreme Court ordered to halt the […]
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Recently, during Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi was seen not wearing any winter clothes. Upon being asked by a reporter if he doesn’t fill cold, he replied, he is not scared of cold so he does not wear sweaters. Social media users took it as an opportunity to troll him. In the backdrop of this, […]
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The viral video is a compilation of three earthquakes, only the first of which is from Nepal and dates back to 2015. The other clips are old and not from Nepal Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.7 and 5.3 struck Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday December 28, 2022. While no deaths or […]
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Different angles of the video shows Jitendra Singh tying his own shoelace. Rahul Gandhi is not wearing shoes that has shoelaces. A video showing the former Union Minister Jitendra Singh bending in front of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is circulating on social media. Users claim that Jitendra Singh was spotted tying Rahul Gandhi’s shoelace while the Bharat […]
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Mahavikas Aghadi, the coalition of Shivsena (Uddhav Thackeray group), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Indian National Congress (INC), took out a ‘Halla Bol’ protest march on 17 December in Mumbai. It was organized against the Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state on various issues including Governor BS Koshyari’s controversial remark on Chhatrapati […]
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The man in the video is NOT PM Modi but shows Kerala Governor Arif Muhammed Khan’s visit at the Sabarimala temple in 2021. A video of a man praying at the Sabarimala temple is circulating on social media, with the claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi secretly visited the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The caption […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his penchant for cameras. Now, a video of him apparently pushing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde away from the camera is going viral. It has been shared to claim that PM Modi insulted CM Shinde because he had come in between him and the camera. Fact Crescendo received the […]
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A reel showing some women displaying their wounds and alleging that Police stopped them from casting their votes is going viral on Facebook. Text etched over the video says that this incident happened in Gujarat during the recent assembly elections. However, when we investigated the incident, we found that the incident happened in Uttar Pradesh […]
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The image of a huge crowd is going viral on social media claiming it to be from Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Joda Yatra. It has been shared with the claim that Rahul Gandhi’s initiative received such massive support when it entered Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district on 4 December. Fact Crescendo received the viral video on our WhatsApp Tipline […]
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Since Congress started Bharat Jodo Yatra, many images and videos related to the event are being shared by social media users with different claims. Recently, Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Rajasthan after crossing 6 states. In the backdrop of this, an image of Rahul Gandhi in a monk’s attire is going viral on social media. Rahul […]
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Aerial view of the Mittraphap road in Thailand falsely shared as visuals of Samruddhi Mahamarg in Maharashtra A graphic card with the image of a highway alongside the image of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is widely circulating on social media. Sharing this image, users claim that the graphic card shows an aerial view of […]
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Currently, a video of Azam Khan is going viral on social media. In the video, Azam Khan along with a few other leaders can be heard praising UP police. In this few seconds video, Azam Khan can be heard saying, SP saheb zindabad, CO sahib zindabad, police walon zindabad, tumhare dande zindabad. It is being […]
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The image was taken in Dhaka in 2017 after Bangladesh won a Test match against Australia, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was present at the time, cheered the team on by waving their national flag. The picture of holding the Brazilian national flag has been edited. A photo of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina […]
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Pushpak Sen confirmed to Fact Crescendo that he is not a student of JNU and his images are falsely being shared linking with the recent JNU context. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is making headlines again. This time there is anti-Brahmin graffiti on the walls of the university. On Thursday several walls of a building at […]
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The video dates back to 2018 showing a BJP candidate in Madhya Pradesh who was present with a garland of shoes by the voter to express displeasure for the mismanagement of the water system. As Gujarat heads towards the second phase of its assembly election scheduled on 5 December, a video is widely circulating on […]
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Journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV as the Adani Group neared a takeover of the television channel. Social media users are now speculating about who will host Ravish Kumar’s popular news show Prime Time. One thing that netizens know well is how to have and make fun of everything. A video apparently showing BJP Spokesperson […]
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The image was not captured in Bali, Indonesia neither it is a part of a Go Back Modi protest. The viral image is edited. Several leaders of the world including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Bali in Indonesia to participate in the Food and Energy Security Session at the 17th G20 Leaders Summit. […]
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Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is passing through Maharashtra. After covering Nanded and Hingoli districts, it headed for the Washim district today. Amidst it, an image apparently showing Rahul Gandhi carrying a photo of BJP leader late Gopinath Munde is doing rounds on social media. Believing it to be true, people are praising Gandhi for […]
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The video shows footage of a deadly earthquake in Kathmandu’s Tripureshwor Chowk in 2015. It has no relation with the recent earthquake in Nepal An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday November 9, 2022, sending tremors to parts of north India, including Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Lucknow. […]
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SRK is not endorsing Kejriwal led government or AAP. AAP created the video using footages of a commercial that Shah Rukh Khan did for Godrej. Image Credit- News18 A video posted by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on their official Instagram and Facebook handles is widely circulating on social media. The spliced video shows Bollywood […]
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A video of a man apparently saving people from drowning is doing rounds on social media. It has been claimed that the man is Congress MLA Brijesh Merja who jumped in the shallow water just to show off as if he was rescuing victims of a suspension bridge collapse in Morbi. People are slamming Merja […]
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A photo was posted on Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s official Twitter account in 2014 and does not show the aftermath of the shooting of Imran Khan in November 2022. Imran Khan, Pakistan ex-Prime Minister got injured in the leg when unidentified gunmen fired during a protest march rally in Wazirabad in Pakistan. In […]
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An image of a man greeting Narendra Modi is going viral on social media. It has been shared with a claim that the man seen with PM Modi is the owner of the company which had been given the contract to repair the recently collapsed bridge in Morbi village of Gujrat. Many people have shared […]
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The first images shows a Metro inauguration in 2019 and another one is Vande Bharat Express inauguration in 2022 A photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a train has gone viral on social media. Social media users who shared this image claim that he inaugurates the same train twice: once in 2019 and again in 2022. The […]
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This raid does not have any relation with the recent PFI office raids in Kerala. The video is from and ED raid at a gaming firm in Kolkata. A video showing officers counting bundles of cash is widely circulating on social media. Users sharing this video claim that it shows the National Investigative Agency (NIA) […]
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Originally, the image does not show a photographer clicking images of PM Modi while he was paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti. An image showing a photographer lying on the ground and clicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd […]
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Originally Rahul Gandhi was presented with his own portrait sketch instead of Sachin Pilot’s. The viral image is digitally altered. Amidst the ongoing Rajasthan political crisis and the Bharat Jodo Yatra organized by Rahul Gandhi, a photo is becoming quite viral on social media. In the photo, a girl is seen giving a framed handmade […]
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Prime Minister Modi was unable to attend the Mandi rally due to heavy rain. He did, however, virtually attend the rally. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) organised the ‘Yuva Vijay Sankalp Rally’ at Mandi’s Paddal Maidan ahead of the Himachal Pradesh assembly election later this year. It was announced that PM Narendra Modi will […]
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This video is from August 2015. It shows an explosion in a chemical warehouse in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. There were rumours of a coup in China due to which President Xi Jinping was removed from the control of military and placed under house arrest. A video of a massive explosion, allegedly recorded […]
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The Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra has been in the headlines since it has started. It has also managed to create a buzz on the social media circles as well. As the coverage of the Yatra increased, misinformation around the Yatra and Rahul Gandhi also began to surface. We have fact checked many false claims […]
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We all know Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal. But do you know what’s faster than this wild cat of the jungle? You guessed it right! Memes and Misinformation run faster than Cheetahs. Launching the world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project, the Indian government brought 8 Cheetahs from Namibia to India. They arrived on a […]
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The images date back to 2013 and has no relation with the Bharat Jodo Yatra initiated by Congress. As the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, led by Rahul Gandhi, completed a week, the party indicated that it could embark on another yatra from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh next year. The party said […]
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Khaleej Times published this special edition related to PM Modi in June 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 72 on Saturday. World leaders greeted the PM on his birthday. According to a video circulating on social media, UAE media house- Khaleej Times has released a 50-page special edition on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his […]
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As people from all over the country poured in wishes on social media on the occasion of PM Narendra Modi’s birthday on 17 September, some users shared an image of the PM with a misleading claim. The image shows PM Modi clicking photographs with a Canon camera without removing its lens cap. While some users […]
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The video does not show the Bharat Jodo Yatra rally organized by Congress. As the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, led by Rahul Gandhi, completed a week, the party indicated that it could embark on another yatra from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh next year. The party said that the objective of the […]
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The image is manipulated; the image originally dates back to 2020 showing Smriti Irani attending an online meeting. As the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, led by Rahul Gandhi, completed a week. The party indicated that it could embark on another yatra from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh next year.The party said that […]
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PM Modi was originally describing a childhood tale and not confessing that he was a thief. A video showing PM Modi addressing a crowd is widely circulating on social media. PM Modi can be heard saying, “When I used to do petty theft, if my mother had stopped me at that time then today I […]
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BBC Hindi has clarified that the viral image is fake and the BBC’s logo has been misleadingly added to the viral image. The Boycott Bollywood trend has now started engulfing actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor starrer Brahmastra. Amidst this, an image published by BBC News Hindi claiming to show a comment given by Alia Bhatt is widely […]
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The video has been edited. Nitin Gadkari was speaking about an experience he had in 1996 as Maharashtra’s PWD Minister. There is no news of BJP leader Nitin Gadkari leaving BJP. The surprise decision to drop senior BJP functionary and transport Minister Nitin Gadkari from the party’s parliamentary board was taken with the consent of […]
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Rahul Gandhi did not say that he spoke with Mahatma Gandhi. The viral video is clipped. Social media users have often targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and shared clipped and edited videos related to the speeches he has given. In the backdrop of this, a viral video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is widely circulating on social […]
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BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya has shared a clipped video without a proper context. In the original video, Gandhi speaks about the decline of India’s democratic institutions. Social media users have often targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and shared clipped and edited videos related to the speeches he has given. Keeping the trend alive, […]
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The viral video is edited. Priyanka Gandhi is not singing songs in the video. A few days after the Congress leaders staged a protest against the issue of unemployment and the inflation (price rise protest) in the country, a video showing the Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is widely circulating on social media. In […]
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Video from 2019 video of Raveena Tandon dancing with TMC MP shared as Arpita Banerjee… According to reports, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids across West Bengal in connection with its probe into the state’s School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment scam and recovered Rs 20 crore from the house of Arpita […]
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Four images claimed to be of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in their youth are going viral on Twitter. However, we found the images to be either altered or unrelated. Let’s check out the reality of these photos. Viral Photographs Four photos […]
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The video originally shows her grooving to the song “Looking at me” by Sabrina Carpenter According to reports, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids across West Bengal in connection with its probe into the state’s School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment scam and recovered Rs 20 crore from the house of […]
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A photo showing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from Tamil Nadu pasting posters of PM Modi with ‘GO BACK MODI’ written on it is going viral on social media platforms. However, when we checked the viral photo, we found it to be altered. BJP leaders seen in the photo are not pasting posters of ‘GO […]
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A majority of the attendees of the World Cities Summit 2022 are city leaders & mayors however it is not an exclusive event for mayors. A post on Twitter has started trending regarding Arvind Kejriwal’s upcoming visit to the World Cities Summit in 2022. This summit is to be held in Singapore. BJP National Secretary […]
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The original image was posted in 2014 when Narendra Modi was elected as the Prime Minister. Previously several topical made by Amul were edited to falsely represent the brand. This time, social media users are back with another such image showing the Amul topical. This viral image claims that the Amul Company created a topical […]
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After the announcement of Droupadi Murmu as the presidential candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, hundreds of Twitter accounts pretending to be her turned up on social media. Some of them even garnered a considerable number of followers. One such account by the Twitter handle “DroupadiMurmu__” has more than 45 thousand followers, of which […]
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The image has been created by using two different images. The viral image is edited. An image showing National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu praying in front of an image of a Hindu goddess with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is widely circulating on social media. Draupadi Murmu is the former Jharkhand governor who was announced […]
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A video is going viral on social media with a claim that social activist Teesta Setalvad spit on Police personnel who are seen trying to arrest her. However, the woman seen in the video is not Teesta Setalvad but Netta D’Souza, the President of Mahila Congress. Let us learn more about the false narrative on […]
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The original image shows Rahul Gandhi standing with Hardik Patel in 2019. The viral image is edited. The barbaric murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur has sent shockwaves across the nation. Riyaz Attari and Mohammad Ghaus, the two accused, were arrested soon after. Kanhaiya’s death has stirred a communal unrest in the […]
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A video of people attacking police is widely circulating on social media. Users are claiming that this video is from Bihar during the Agneepath protest. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim is false. This is an old video from Odisha where an angered mob attacked police after the death of a youth. What is the […]
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The video was shot during the inauguration of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj on Shiv Jayanti in Aurangabad. The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government on 29 June cleared a proposal to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv. Amidst this, a video is going viral on social media, which shows a huge crowd singing dancing and […]
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The video has been edited with the help of a snapchat app to portray Sanjay Raut crying amidst the Maharashtra political crisis. As the political crisis in the party deepens, several Shiv Sena workers took to the streets against the party rebels across Maharashtra and Delhi. The Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and the state minister […]
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The video shows Mamata Banerjee driving an electric scooter as a protest against the rise in fuel prices in 2021. A video showing West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee driving a two-wheeler and later misbalancing her scooty is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video shows Mamata Banerjee learning how to ride […]
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The image shows Balasaheb Thackeray giving his blessings to Shinde’s mentor, the late Anand Dighe. As the political crisis in the party deepens, several Shiv Sena workers took to the streets against the party rebels across Maharashtra and Delhi. The Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and the state minister for urban development, Eknath Shinde, are engaged […]
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A video of a woman in police custody is going viral on social media with a claim that police arrested former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her objectionable comment on Prophet Muhammad. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. A viral video is a clip of a Pakistan TV serial shooting. WHAT’S THE […]
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The spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense clarified to us that the viral letter is Fake. Indian Army has come up with a new recruitment scheme known as “Tour of Duty” or Agnipath scheme in which civilians can be inducted into Indian Airforce, Army or Navy for four years. It is a short-term recruitment plan […]
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The viral video is not related to the ongoing protest against the Agnipath scheme. It’s an old video from Kashmir. Indian Army has come up with a new recruitment scheme known as “Tour of Duty” or Agnipath scheme in which civilians can be inducted into Indian Airforce, Army or Navy for four years. It is […]
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The video is not related to the protests related to the Agnipath scheme. The video is from Pakistan shot in January 2021. Indian Army has come up with a new recruitment scheme known as “Tour of Duty” or Agnipath scheme in which civilians can be inducted into Indian Airforce, Army or Navy for four years. […]
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A Time magazine cover showing Adolf Hitler’s face partly juxtaposed over Prime Minister Modi’s face is going viral on Twitter. However, when we checked, we found that this poster is an edited one. Let us see the viral illustration and its truth. Viral Tweet Archived Link We can see in the above tweet, the TIME […]
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The video is not from Jaipur but from Lahore in Pakistan. It has no relation with the controversies related to Nupur Sharma. As reports of protests and violence emerge from different parts of the country over the controversial comments made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, several videos and images of protests have started popping […]
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Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial comment on Prophet Muhammad during a TV debate led to a communal rift in the nation. In the backdrop of this, a video is going viral on social media in which a mob can be seen rallying. Users are claiming that the video is from Jammu and people came […]
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The images date back to 2016 during Akhilesh Yadav’s regime in Uttar Pradesh. Three images showing debris of buildings is widely circulating on social media. We can see bulldozers and police officers standing near the ravaged buildings. Social media users claim that the image of wrecked buildings is from Unnao and Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh. […]
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This video does not show Naga Sadhus out on the streets in support of Nupur Sharma. The video dates back to the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in 2021. As Islamic countries condemned former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s recent comments on Prophet Muhammad, a video is widely circulating on social media. The video showing a crowd […]
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The video has no relation with Nupur Sharma’s comment. The video is 3 month old. In the light of Islamic countries expressing their displeasure over BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s recent comment on Prophet Muhammad, a video is widely circulating on social media. The users claim that the Gulf companies are sending back the Indian employees […]
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The image is from Telangana in which a BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) flag has been digitally altered to make it look like a BJP flag. An image showing four men standing on each other’s shoulders hoisting a flag of BJP on an electricity pole is widely circulating on social media. Social media users claim that […]
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An old post resurfaced on social media claiming that all the Education Ministers of India from 1947 to 1977 were Muslims under Congress’s government. However, Fact Crescendo found that there were ten education ministers from 1947 to 1977. Out of which four were non-Muslims. Facebook | Archive FACT CHECK Department of School Education and Literacy […]
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This is not Sidhu Moose Wala’s last interview before he was brutally murdered. The video is a part of a talk show that took place in 2021. Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala passed away in an attack near Jawaharke village of Mansa district in Punjab on 29 May 2022. According to Punjab Police, Goldy Brar is responsible for the […]
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The viral image does not show “Go Back Modi” written on the railway sign board but originally is the signboard at Kanniyakumari railway station. Prime Minister Modi is going to visit Hyderabad and Chennai on 26 May to lay the foundation stone of 11-infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 31,500 crore in Tamil Nadu. In the […]
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The Bhajan is sung by Prembhushanji Maharaj and not PM Modi. A video with the audio of man singing Ram Bhajan is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the singer of this Bhajan is PM Modi. The caption of the post states, “If you come to know who is singing this Goddess […]
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Social media posts claiming Justice Dalveer Bhandari was elected as Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) revive from time to time. In its latest reiteration, users are loading PM Narendra Modi’s strong relationships with various world leaders which resulted in the election of Justice Bhandari as Chief Justice in ICJ. However, the […]
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A decade-old photo of Muslims offering Namaz in front of Bandra Railway Station as police stand guard is going viral as a recent incident. The users sharing the image are taking a dig at Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray accusing him of minority appeasement. A photo of Muslims offering Namaz is being shared on social media […]
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A video of people pledging not to vote for Congress in Rajasthan is going viral on social media. It was claimed that people decided not to vote for Congress after violence erupted during the Ram Navami celebration in Karauli, Rajasthan. Fact Crescendo found that this is an old video and has no connection with the […]
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A video which shows a considerable number of uniformed participants rallying in a disciplined manner is being shared on social media with captions stating that they are members of the Muslim Private Army marching in Kerala. The participants can be seen holding a banner reading “Unity March” in Malayalam. The same video was shared with […]
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An image of Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal is going viral on social media with a claim that Arvind Kejriwal did not remove his shoes while paying respect at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This viral image is from the Jallianwala Bagh visit and he was not […]
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The video shows an accident from Orissa when a bus caught fire after coming in contact an overhead power transmission wire in 2020. The video has no relation with the political violence in Bengal. On 22 March, six women and two children, were burnt to death in the violence that erupted at Baktui village in […]
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The viral image is edited. Zee News’ exit poll did not claim that Samajwadi party is going to win the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. A screengrab of an exit poll attributed to Zee News is widely circulating on social media claiming that according to Zee news’ exit poll Samajwadi Party is going to win […]
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BSP has called out the viral press release as Fake. In the backdrop of the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, an image of a press release of the Bahujan Samaj Party’s central camp office is widely circulating on social media. The press release states that the winning prospects of the BSP candidate of Pratappur […]
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In the original video, Rahul Gandhi thanks the crowd for taking the trouble to come from far off places. This part has been cropped out from the viral video. A video showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attending a rally and thanking people for bearing difficulties due to heavy rainfall is widely circulating on social media. […]
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A blur version of the original video is falsely shared claiming that PM Modi is waving at an empty field in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi was addressing a rally in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh on February 20, 2022. After this rally, a video started circulating widely on social media, which shows PM Modi after […]
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A video clip of a man clashing with police is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar arguing with police to remove barricades to open the road that was closed for Namaz in Kandivali, Mumbai. In the video, the man in whites, said to be Yogesh Sagar, can be […]
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The original video has been edited and is being shared misleadingly. In the original video Kejriwal is appealing to voters to vote for AAP and not SAD. After voting in Punjab started on 20th February, an edited video of Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is widely circulating on social media. In […]
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Upon hearing the video carefully it is clear that the crowd actually raised “Congress Murdabad” slogans at Amit Shah’s rally and not “Zindabad”. As UP elections are in progress, a video of Home Minister Amit Shah speaking at an election rally with the crowd shouting slogans is widely circulating on social media.Users claim that when Amit Shah […]
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Amidst Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022, the image of a signboard calling for a boycott on BJP leaders is doing the rounds on social media. Assuming it to be the latest development, people are sharing this image claiming that villagers in UP have banned BJP leaders from entering the village. Viral posts further state that […]
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Muskan Khan clarified to Fact Crescendo that this is not her image. The woman seen in the image with Rahul Gandhi is Amba Prasad who is an MLA from Jharkhand. As the Hijab row in Karnataka intensifies, an image is being widely circulated on social media that shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a woman wearing […]
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Samajwadi Party leader Rajesh Yadav’s PRO has provided Fact Crescendo the original video. The video getting viral is edited and a complaint against it has been registered with the police. As voting began in Uttar Pradesh, a video is being widely circulated on social media claiming a Samajwadi Party leader is making provocative statements against […]
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The image shows the prediction for only second phase of elections. The final opinion poll survey predicted a majority of 205-221 seats for BJP and 144-158 seats for Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh elections. As the phase one voting for Uttar Pradesh has begun from today (10 February 2022), an image showing TV9 Bharatvarsh opinion […]
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As Phase-1 voting of the UP assembly election 2022 began today, videos of alleged public outrage are making rounds on social media. One such video of a clashing mob is going viral with a claim that people are thrashing BJP workers during UP elections. We can see in the video that a large mob has […]
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The viral graphic cards are made after digitally altering India TV opinion poll survey results. With the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, two graphic images are circulating on social media that showing an opinion poll prediction for the upcoming winners and losers for Uttar Pradesh Elections. The first image shows SP winning all the 403 […]
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on the Punjab tour last week for campaigning in the upcoming assembly polls. During which he had also partaken langar at Golden Temple in Amritsar. Video of him attending the langar with keeping the mask on is going viral on social media. Users have been sharing this video with a […]
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An Indian political cartoonist Amal Medhi created the original cartoon. Ben Garrison has not drawn any cartoon related to the Indian politics. A caricature of a cow depicting Congress party exploiting the country for the Gandhi family is being shared widely on social media. Social media users claim that this image is a cartoon that […]
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The old man in the video clarified that he is the uncle of the BJP councilor and they created the video as a joke. A video showing a man threatening an old man forcing him to support and vote for BJP is widely circulating on social media claiming that this video shows a BJP leader […]
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The video is from 2017 when Bengal’s BJP President Dilip Ghosh was attacked during his visit to Darjeeling. As the dates of polling in UP are coming closer, political misinformation has mushroomed on social media platforms. In the past few days, we have seen many a posts targeting the ruling BJP by sharing purported videos/images […]
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The viral image is digitally altered. The original image shows Akhilesh Yadav holding a placard that mentions jobs and employment. Leading up to the assembly elections in UP, social media has witnessed many viral content showing opposition leaders promoting the incumbent BJP government. Fact Crescendo has earlier debunked such images and videos and found them […]
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The video has no relation with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election. The video is of Congress workers protesting against the Hathras case blocked Smriti Irani’s car in 2020. Social media has witnessed several videos and images of political nature ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Elections scheduled next month. In the past few days, we have […]
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The image of the filthy beach shared by Goa Congress in an attempt to attack the ruling BJP government is actually from the Hawaii islands in the United States. The official Twitter handle of Goa Congress tweeted an image as a report card of the Pramod Sawant led BJP government’s performance in Goa, ahead of […]
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The image is from January 2021 when Rahul Gandhi had his lunch with women weavers in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He took off his mask after the food was served. An image showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wearing a mask and sitting along with women on a dinner table is widely circulating on social media. Social […]
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Video originally shows an incident from 2021 during Bengal assembly elections when BJP leader Locket Chatterjee was chased away by people in Hooghly. In the context of the upcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh, a video showing a group of villagers chasing BJP leader Locket Chatterjee is widely circulating on social media claiming that the […]
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The narrative going viral with the video is false. The SPG did not fire at a beggar but a man named Karamjit Singh who tried to attack Rajiv Gandhi. The SPG did not kill him. A 2-minute video of India’s former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi’s regime at Rajghat is widely circulating on social media. […]
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The image has no relation with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Elections. Image shows BJP leader Kailash Meghwal whom farmer in Rajasthan allegedly attacked in 2021. As the election dates for Uttar Pradesh approach closer, social media platforms are witnessing more and more misleading and false content. In this series, an image showing a man with […]
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The Congress Manifesto launched on 21 January is named Bharti Vidhan and not after AAP or BJP. An image of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi holding booklets endorsing AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann in their hands is widely circulating on social media ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections. The AAP Gurgaon Facebook […]
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