Fact Check: Beach photo of Zaira Wasim goes viral with claim she has returned to Bollywood

 Social media is abuzz with claims that Zaira Wasim who quit acting in June citing religion is making a comeback to Bollywood.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Old video from Pakistan passed off as Indian Army thrashing Kashmiris

 A video of soldiers beating up some people wearing traditional kurta-pajama and skull caps is being widely shared on social media as of Indian Army beating up Kashmiris.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Ballet performance by Chinese couple goes viral with wrong claim

 This is not a grandma dancing with her grandson, but a Chinese ballet couple who performed in popular reality TV show "World's Got Talent".Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Misleading video resurfaces with claim that cops stopped ambulance for Manoj Tiwari's convoy

 India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading. The traffic seen in the video was stopped for the convoy of Malaysian Prime Minister in 2017.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Maharashtra elections not announced yet, but schedule goes viral

 Many social media users claimed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared the dates for Assembly polls in Maharashtra. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the dates for the upcoming elections in Maharashtra have not yet been declared.Read more at ...... Read More
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Old video of youth allegedly assaulted by UP police viral after new traffic rules - Alt News

 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into effect on September 1. Since then, social media has been brimming with videos which attempt to show alleged police brutality on commuters violating the new traffic rules. A video currently viral on Facebook has been circulated with the claim that a motorcyclist died on …Read more at ...... Read More
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Video of policemen beating a woman depicts an incident from Haryana last year - Alt News

 A video of a man belting a woman in the presence of policemen is viral on social media with the claim that the incident took place inside a police station and the man thrashing the woman is a cop. …Read more at ...... Read More
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Old video of Mexico gas plant explosion shared as attack on Saudi Arabian oil refinery - Alt News

 On September 14, two key oil installations in Saudi Arabia were struck by drones, with Houthi rebels in Yemen claiming responsibility for the attack. One of these installations is the Aramco oil refinery at Abiqaiq. Now, a video has gone viral, showing a massive explosion. Recent Aramco Refinery Blast ( Saudi Arabia …Read more at ...... Read More
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Chinese dance video edited and passed off as Indian performance on Hindu devotional song - Alt News

 “Magical performance to the tune of a bhajan sung by two tiny tots–pupils of the one and only”, is the message posted along with a video by Madhu Kishwar. The video clip is 2:20 minutes long. A Hindu devotional song with chant of Lord Ram plays in the background, with breathtaking choreography &hell...... Read More
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Old video from Pakistan viral as Indian army brutality on Kashmiri Muslims - Alt News

 A video showing uniformed men beating and kicking people is viral on social media with the claim that the Indian army is persecuting Kashmiri Muslims. Please send this to all the people you know around the world to show them what the Indian ARMY is doing to the kashmiri Muslims. ( Muslim …Read more at ...... Read More
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Gorakhpur police warning against false child-lifting rumours clipped and shared online - Alt News

 A video of a police officer speaking on camera, while the narration in the background warns of ‘child-kidnappers on a prowl’, is circulating on WhatsApp. The narrator, who asks people to be aware of gangs of 500 people involved in illegal organ trade, ascribes the ‘warning’ to ASP (city) Gorakhpur, Kaustab. The …...... Read More
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Old video of police excess in UP shared as recent after implementation of new traffic rules - Alt News

 A video massively viral on social media shows policemen beating and dragging a man into a police station. It is being claimed that Gaur police in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti beat up a motorcyclist in the name of ‘vehicle checking’.“ …Read more at ...... Read More
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Old image from Muharram procession passed off as Indian army's atrocities on Kashmiris - Alt News

 “ #Save Kashmir#Save kashmri (In Kashmir, where you could see army of Yazeed, where we could see better. No one sees our dead …Read more at ...... Read More
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Selling fear for YouTube views: Staged child-lifting videos viral - Alt News

 Child-kidnapping rumours are rampant in the country, with frenzied mobs taking the law in their own hands and thrashing people on the streets over unfounded suspicions of child-lifting. Mentally-challenged people, unable to defend themselves either by words or action, have become the most common victims of the violence. A majority of the …Read ...... Read More
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Old video of brawl between policemen shared as recent dispute over traffic penalties - Alt News

 After clauses of the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into effect from September 1, videos of clashes involving policemen have been posted on social media with false contexts. A video showing a brawl between men in khaki uniforms has now been shared on Twitter and Facebook, with the caption, “ …Read more at ...... Read More
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