Fact Check: Is this fingerprint-shaped building for real?

 A photo of a 'fingerprint building' in Thailand has gone viral on social media. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the structure in the viral image is not a real building.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Viral image of PM Narendra Modi wearing keffiyeh is photoshopped

 In the original photograph, PM Modi is not seen wearing the keffiyeh.Read more at ...... Read More
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Digitally-created video viral as 'robot' used by US to take down IS chief Baghdadi - Alt News

 “This is not a CG Robo made for film fictiom. It’s real US Delta force “Robot” Training practice used in yesterday operation to kill Terrorist Al bagdi in Syria. Hats off to these soldiers taking part in the demo with live amunition. Total faith in the robot …using AI, Machine Learning…Technolog...... Read More
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UP govt approved estimated budget of Rs 1.33 cr NOT Rs 133 cr for 'Deepotsav'; media misreports - Alt News

 On October 26, 5.51 lakh ‘diyas’ were lighted as part of the “Deepotsav” in Ayodhya, an event which was declared an official function where the expenses will be borne by the Uttar Pradesh government. Media outlets reported that the state government sanctioned Rs 133 crore for the event. Nearly every mainstr...... Read More
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Website impersonates official EPFO portral, 'offers' Rs 80,000 benefits - Alt News

 A message about Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) offering benefits worth Rs 80,000 is being shared on social media. It claims that workers who have worked between 1990 to 2019 will be able to avail the benefit, provided their name is listed on the website (https://socialdraw.top/epf). “The workers who worked between the …Re...... Read More
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Video from Pakistan falsely shared as armed robbery of Hindu family - Alt News

 “Hindu women in car. #DesertGOats caught Hindu man, they started threatening the family Horror situation, 4-5 #GOats, one hindu man and hindu woman, fear of murder of Hindu man and rape, murder of Hindu woman. They looted the Hindu man and women and ran away, This could be YOU..” A video showing …Read more at ...... Read More
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ANI shares old video of firecracker explosion in Maharashtra as Telangana - Alt News

 On October 28, news agency ANI tweeted a video of firecracker shops engulfed in flames supposedly at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Khammam, Telangana. The tweet informed that there were no injuries or casualties. Several Facebook and Twitter users have posted the same video with an identical claim in Telugu, “ …Read more at ...... Read More
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Neither Mumbai nor Japan; digital creation shared as fireworks display - Alt News

 “1 min, 45 seconds of fireworks in Borivali West, Mumbai. This show is the first of its kind in the world (spherical pyrotechnics) Worth seeing …one of the World’s best fireworks display” The above message has been shared on social media, along with a video which shows an extravagant display of fireworks. …Read more ...... Read More
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Fact Check: All that glitters is not Diwali

 A graphic image is being shared on social media with the claim that it is the night view of an illuminated India captured by NASA during Diwali.Read more at ...... Read More
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Photoshopped News18 graphic credits PM Modi for death of IS leader Baghdadi - Alt News

 A purported graphic of News18 show ‘Aar Par’ is circulating on social media. The text on the graphic credits PM Modi for the death of Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. It says that Baghdadi was taken down by US president Donald Trump after pressure from the Indian prime minister …Read more a...... Read More
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Fact Check: Viral video of raging fire is not from Mumbai

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the video of the raging fire is not from Mumbai but Indore. No one was injured in the fire.Read more at ...... Read More
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Top sportswomen made to push identical tweets to laud PM Modi on 'women empowerment' - Alt News

 "I thank @narendramodi for his initiative to honour and empower women this Diwali. Acknowledgement motivates us to work harder and make India proud. #bharatkilaxmi." From Mary Kom to Pooja Dhanda, from P.V. Sindhu to Saina Nehwal, India's top sportswomen were assigned to tweet the above text this Diwali eve. The result is …Read mo...... Read More
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Top sportswomen made to tweet identical text to laud PM Modi - Alt News

 "I thank @narendramodi for his initiative to honour and empower women this Diwali. Acknowledgement motivates us to work harder and make India proud. #bharatkilaxmi." From Mary Kom to Pooja Dhanda, from P.V. Sindhu to Saina Nehwal, India's top sportswomen were assigned to tweet the above text this Diwali eve. The result is …Read mo...... Read More
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Fake quote on mohalla clinics attributed to BJP MP Manoj Tiwari; Aaj Tak logo misused - Alt News

 A screenshot of Aaj Tak has been shared on social media, according to which a statement is ascribed to Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari. In the screenshot, the title of the Aaj Tak report is, " : …Read more at ...... Read More
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