This video does not feature Maulana Sajjad Nomani during the Maharashtra Assembly election campaign.

The video shows Maulana Arshad Madani, president of Jamiat Ulama Hind, during his recent visit to Bangladesh.  A video showing a group of men in a helicopter wearing skullcaps, typically associated with men belonging to the Islamic community is going viral on social media. The post claims that the person in the video is Maulana […]

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Ludhiana’s free ride scheme’s helpline number for the safety of women is viral as an initiative by the Maharashtra government.

The safety of women in our country has always been on priority. With many recent incidents of crime against women, the government has taken many measures to ensure their safety.  In the backdrop of this, a post is going viral on social media claiming that the Maharashtra government has taken an initiative called the ‘Free […]

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The viral video of a fight between two lawyers in a court in Uttar Pradesh is viral as an incident from Maharashtra. 

A video of two ladies fighting is currently going viral on social media. The ladies and people around them can be seen wearing lawyer’s uniforms.  It is claimed that this fight took place between an advocate and a judge in Maharashtra.  However, fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is an incident from […]

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Image from Thailand shared as visuals of newly inaugurated Samruddhi Mahamarg in Maharashtra

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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FAKE ALERT: Edited video shared as Uddhav Thackeray dissing Hindu Festivals

Amidst the growing pressure for reopening the temples in the state and the debate over the use of firecracker’s on Diwali, a video purportedly showing Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray dissing Hindu Festivals is going viral on social media.  Taking it at the face value, many people expressed their anger over Thackeray’s alleged disparaging comments about […]

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MOH has not issued Office Memo stating compulsory holiday in 4 states due to COVID-19

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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