A passenger aircraft operated by Angara Airlines crashed in Russia, killing all 49 people on board on 24 July 2025. Angara, a Siberian regional airline, was en route from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda, an important railway junction in the Amur region, carrying 42 passengers, five children, and six crew members. Against this backdrop, an image of […]
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A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 30 July 2025 triggering a tsunami alert across the Pacific. Against this backdrop, a video of a compilation of several clips went viral on social media linking it to the recent earthquake in Russia. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came […]
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This viral video is from 2023 and it has no connection to the recent earthquake in Russia. It is commonly believed that animals can detect natural disasters before they occur. Stories about animals and birds sensing storms and earthquakes abound in the aftermath of natural disasters. Following the earthquakes in Russia videos purportedly depicting this […]
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This is an old video from Greenland and it dates back to 2017. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, 30 July 2025, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning. Destructive tsunami waves could reach areas along the coasts of Russia and Japan in the next three hours, according to […]
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This video shows a CCTV footage from an electronics store in Myanmar when the earthquake hit the country in March 2025 A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday 30 July 2025, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning. Destructive tsunami waves could reach areas along the coasts of Russia and […]
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This video shows a heavy tidal wave on a beach in Durban, South Africa, and it dates to back to 2017. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday 30 July 2025, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning. Destructive tsunami waves could reach areas along the coasts of Russia and […]
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This viral image is from the Air India Express plane crash in Mangalore in 2010. An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia’s far east on 24 July 2025 as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board. Angara, a Siberian regional airline, was en route from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda, an […]
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This viral video shows Russian missile strikes on Ukraine A long-running border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia escalated on 24 July with Thailand launching airstrikes on Cambodian military targets and accusing Cambodia of firing rockets and artillery. The death toll on both sides now stands at 32, as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out […]
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On June 15, a helicopter operated by Aryan Aviation crashed near Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, killing all seven people on board, including the pilot and six pilgrims. Against this backdrop, a video is going viral on social media in which a helicopter is seen crashing while landing followed by a massive explosion. It […]
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The video depicts a team of Russian gymnasts who are not related to each other. The video was shot at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. A video featuring the performance of three Russian female gymnasts has gone viral on social media with the claim that these gymnasts represent three generations from the same family. The caption […]
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The video shows a gas explosion in Volgograd, Russia and dates to back to 2020. At least 37 people have been injured, four of whom are in a critical condition, after a gas explosion sparked a blaze in buildings in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The explosion tore through Rue Saint-Jacques, which runs from the Notre-Dame […]
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The image depicts a fire at a Moscow oil refinery in 2018. A fire broke out at the machine building plant named after VV Chernyshev in Moscow, which produces engines for MIG fighter jets. Three people were injured as a result of the incident. The fire occurred in an administrative building on Cherry Street. As per […]
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The viral video is from the Soviet-era Russian film “Eighth World Wonder” of 1981. A video of a basketball match is going viral on the internet with users claiming that it shows a match between France and Russia. The scenes appear to show female basketball players competing in a match. The camera focuses on a tall player in a red […]
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The video dates back to 2014 showing a helicopter Crash in Gelendzhik, Russia. It has no relation with the recent helicopter crash in Kyiv, Ukraine. Fourteen persons including Ukraine’s Interior Minister and a child were killed when a helicopter crashed in fog near a nursery outside Kyiv on 18 January.The casualties included the three helicopter […]
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The video shows a Russian military transport plane crash in Moscow in 2021. The video does not show the recent Pokhara plane crash. Nepal witnessed one of the most deadly airplane crash in Pokhara killing 68 people on 15 January 2023. Several videos and images have crawled up on social media claiming to show the […]
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A video of few helicopters being shot down is widely circulating on social media. The users are claiming that this video shows that Ukrainian defenders air systems are firing at Russian Ka-52 helicopters. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The video is actually visual from Arma-3 video game and not a real […]
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A video showing a drone bombing a village to destroy troops stationed there is being circulated widely on social media with users claiming that this is a video from the Russia- Ukraine war. The captions claim that the video shows a Bayraktar TB2 Drone destroying an entire village. Here is one such post: Facebook Link […]
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This video is not a real footage of Ukrainian military taking down a Russian Helicopter. These are visuals of the game Arma-3. A video showing guns shooting down helicopters is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it shows Ukrainian army destroying Russian helicopters. The caption of the post mentions, “Direct hit from […]
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The video does not show a Ukrainian drone attacking a Russian Military Airfield. The video is a simulation made using a video game named Arma-3. In 2021, the Ukrainian military conducted an exercise involving the Baykar Tech Bayraktar TB2 drone, it is now being used to fight Russia’s invading force amidst the ongoing war between […]
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A plane Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying more than a hundred passengers crashed in Guangxi province in southern China on 21 March. Soon after the news of the crash went viral, a clip of a plane bursting into flames surfaced on social media claiming to be of the plane crash in China. However, Fact Crescendo […]
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, social media is getting flooded with posts about it. Fact Crescendo has debunked a number of posts containing misinformation pertaining to the war. We have come across yet another video that has gone viral on social media with captions claiming the scenes to be of Russia-Ukraine war. […]
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A video which looks like the clipping of a television news report is going viral across social media as the captions claim, it shows a “dead person waking up to adjust the body bag” during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The captions also suggest this is how Ukraine is faking the deaths of people […]
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In the light of Russian aggression, the country of Ukraine has been converted into a war zone. The Ukrainian skies have also been closed due to aerial attacks from Russia. Thus, the area was converted into a no-fly zone. A short clip is however being shared claiming Air India is the only airline that was […]
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The image dates back to 2019 when a couple decided to click a picture with their national flags at a concert. As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images were found to […]
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A video is being shared on social media in which some soldiers can be seen hugging and kissing their wives/girlfriends before leaving for war. The video is being shared widely as Ukrainian soldiers bidding farewell to their loved ones before joining the war. However, when we fact checked the video we found that the video […]
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An image of a female soldier with an assault rifle is doing rounds on social media with a claim that she is the wife of Ukraine’s Vice President on the battlefield resisting the Russian aggression. However, we found out that the image is old and is not of the wife of the vice-President of Ukraine. […]
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Social media has been flooded with images and videos related to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. Fact Crescendo has spotted and has been debunking a lot of such posts. Another such video with clippings of war footage is gong viral on social media platforms with the claim that it is of the ongoing […]
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The image is not from Ukraine. It shows Sikhs offering Langar in Canada in 2016 As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images were found to be old and unrelated to the […]
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As Ukraine battles the Russian troops to defend its sovereignty and autonomy, a barrage of images and videos claiming to be from the warzone can be seen on mainstream and social media. Over the last few days, fact checkers across the world have debunked hundreds of fake claims made on videos and photos purported to […]
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This video is from Rome showing a malfunctioning escalator in 2018. It has no relation with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded the social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images […]
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The video does not show Russian military paratroopers landing in Ukraine. This video is available on the internet since 2014. As Russian troops enter Ukraine and march towards its capital Kyiv, videos and images of blasts and attacks are being populated on the social media. Many of such videos and images are old and unrelated […]
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The image has no relation with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The image is of a 2021 Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Russia attacked parts of Ukraine today in the warning sending the whole world into frenzy. In a televised speech, Mr Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. As the […]
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The video does not show a blast in Luhansk Power Plant in Ukraine. This video is almost 7 years old showing a blast in a factory in China. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a televised speech, Russian President […]
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The video is not a footage from the clashes between the Russian and Ukrainian army. The video originally shows US Special Forces raiding the Golden Mosque in Iraq in 2004. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a […]
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As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine, a video is circulating in social media. In the video people with military uniform are dancing. It is claimed that the video shows Russian soldiers dance in preparation for war However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The video is from Uzbekistan and has no connection […]
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The image is digitally altered. The original image does not have lord Krishna’s image put up on it. An image showing a painting of Lord Krishna on the engine of a train is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the devotees of ISKCON temple have painted the image of Lord Krishna on a […]
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A photo of a meeting is being shared on social media with captions claiming that shows intelligence agencies from 5 nations including India’s RAW, Israel’s Mossad, America’s CIA, Russia’s KGB and England’s MI6 met at Delhi recently. The photo went viral on social media, leaving many users believing that there was a meeting in New Delhi […]
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A picture depicting Hindu deities on a hospital bed remains the subject of discussion on social media forums, with social posts claiming that the picture shows priests treating coronavirus-infected deities in India. It is being said that it is a quarantine centre. The title of the post states that- “Country of fools. Even God has […]
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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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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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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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