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Did Shankaracharya Slam Yogi Adityanath Over Maha Kumbh Stampede? A Fact Check

February 15, 2025 admin

CLAIM: Video shows Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand reprimanding CM Yogi Adityanath for Maha Kumbh stampede. FACT CHECK: The video is part of an interview Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand gave to a Gujarati news channel where he criticised the Kumbh mismanagement and questioned Uttar Pradesh government’s efficiency. A video of Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Jyotishpeeth in Uttarakhand, has surfaced with…

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Does Trump’s Citizenship Order Specifically Targets Indians?

January 31, 2025 admin

Shortly after his swearing-in as the United States President, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order cancelling the provision of ‘citizenship by birth’. Soon after, several social media users claimed that the executive order specifically targeted Indians, and “children born to Indian couples will not be eligible for automatic USA’s citizenship”. However, an investigation by the…

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Does Trump’s Citizenship Order Specifically Targets Indians?

January 31, 2025 admin

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Did Dimple Yadav Take Dip at Maha Kumbh Mela? A Fact-Check

January 31, 2025 admin

Claim: A video shows Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav participating in a ritual bath at the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2025. Fact: The claim is false. The video is from October 2022, shot during the immersion of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ashes in Haridwar. Recently, discussions have emerged about comments…

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Did The US Spend $50 Million On Condoms For Gaza Aid? A Fact Check

January 30, 2025 admin

Did The US Spend Million On Condoms For Gaza Aid? A Fact Check

President Donald Trump blocked a $50 million foreign aid programme intended for condoms in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. During her first official briefing, Leavitt argued that Trump’s decision to pause foreign aid had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” But the claim quickly came under fire, with experts,…

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Saif Ali Khan’s Face, Eye Injured During Knife Attack?

January 25, 2025 admin

Hyderabad: Actor Saif Ali Khan was admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital after being attacked with a knife by an intruder at his home. The Mumbai Police apprehended the attacker in Thane city on Sunday. They identified him as 30-year-old Bangladeshi resident Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad. He was later presented before a metropolitan magistrate’s court that…

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Did RBI Issue Guidelines About Ink Colour For Writing Cheques?

January 19, 2025 admin

A post (here, here, and here) going viral on social media platforms, claims that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the guidelines for filling out cheques. The post reads: “According to the new guidelines, cheques written in black ink will no longer be accepted from 01 January 2025, and cheques must be written in blue or…

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How Meta’s Fact-Checking Programme Works

January 10, 2025 admin

Paris: Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking programme aims to counter false information on its social platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — with the help of media organisations, including AFP. Here is a guide to how it works, following Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on January 6 that he was halting the programme in the United…

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Does Viral Video Shows Aftermath Of Tibet Quake In Nepal? A Fact Check

January 9, 2025 admin

What’s the claim? Following a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet near the Nepal border on January 7, 2025, a video has gone viral on social media showing a road with large cracks running through it. Several users claimed the video depicts destruction caused by the recent earthquake in Nepal’s Lobuche. One such post…

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Trump On Meta’s Decision To End Fact-Checks In US

January 7, 2025 admin

Palm Beach, Florida: US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta’s abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States, was “probably” motivated by his threats against CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump expressed satisfaction with Meta’s move, and when asked if he believed it…

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