Mock drill video from Ambadevi temple, Maharashtra shared as terrorists arrested - Alt News

 A video of a group of men dressed in army fatigues rounding up people is being shared on social media with the claim that these were terrorists arrested in Ambadevi temple, Maharashtra. In the video, several policemen can also be seen in the video while a few others are filming the incident. …Read more at ...... Read More
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Crocodile rescued in Ratnagiri viral as Mumbai - Alt News

 A 54 second video of a crocodile being rescued from a drain has gone viral on social media platforms with the claim that this crocodile was rescued from Dadar area of Mumbai. #Crocodile found in a gutter in Dadar #India ! #MumbaiRains #CrocodileHunter @WWFINDIA @RobertIrwin pic.twitter.com/kyzPf5B6Ia -- Ravi Karan Malho...... Read More
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Shooting stones on Jammu-Srinagar NH shared as landslide in Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra - Alt News

 A video is floating across social media platforms with the claim that a landslide occurred in Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra. It is noteworthy that the state is currently experiencing heavy rainfalls. The message most commonly used to share the video says, “Malshej Ghat..plz Do not travel in this side . forward a...... Read More
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Pak army spokesperson tweets old, doctored video of former Indian Air Marshal - Alt News

 Spokesperson of the Pakistani Armed Forces Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a video of former Indian Air Marshal Denzil Keelor to suggest that the latter had admitted about India’s loss in Balakot airstrike. Ghafoor posted a 103-second clip on Twitter with the message, “Admission of Indian failure and los...... Read More
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Shiva idol in Maharashtra vandalised by Muslims? Initial probe says damage by lightning strike - Alt News

 A viral claim on social media suggests that a 400-year-old Shiva statue in Pratapgarh, Gondia district in Maharashtra was desecrated by members of the Muslim community. One of the firsts to float the claim was Twitter user @craziestlazy (archive). But today afternoon I got news by local media that the Statue of &he...... Read More
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Old video of baby with rare birth defect shared as advent of 'Antichrist' born in Israel - Alt News

 “ …… ” Translation: “In the Quran, Allah has decreed that ‘dajjal’ will be born in Israel, who will ...... Read More
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Did Mani Ratnam Sign A Letter Protesting Mob Lynchings? A FactCheck

 News outlets cited unverified sources to claim that Mani Ratnam denied signing any such letter and that his signature was forged.Read more at ...... Read More
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Photo showing school students sitting in open amidst filth is not from Gujarat

 A viral photo, where students are sitting in the open amidst filth, also claims that the government spends Rs 4,000 crore on Kumbh festival but spends Rs 400 crore on education in the country.Read more at ...... Read More
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Child Kidnapping Rumours Fuelled In Madhya Pradesh With Unrelated Videos And Images

 A host of old and unrelated videos and images are being used to spread rumours of child abductions across the state.Read more at ...... Read More
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Crocodile Rescued From Ratnagiri Drain Shared As Mumbai

 BOOM spoke to Divisional Forest Officer, Chiplun who clarified that the crocodile was rescued from Dadar in Chiplun and not Mumbai's Dadar area.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Are these photographs of Earth really sent by Chandrayaan-2?

 India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim with the viral images is not true. So far, Chandrayaan-2 has not sent any pictures of the Earth.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: The emotional story behind this photo is fake

 AFWA found that the whole story with the photo is cooked up. There is no relationship between the policewoman and the old lady. Therefore, the claim that the old woman has worked so hard to secure the future of her granddaughter is also false.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: No, this disturbing video of a youth being thrashed is not from any Kendriya Vidyalaya

 The 72-second video that has been doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter shows a man lying face down on the ground, and several young boys thrashing him with sticks and bricks ruthlessly.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Russian rocket crash passed off as Iran's failure

 Netizens have claimed that the rocket belonged to Iran and sarcastically commented that it's the best the country has produced so far. The video spread like wildfire on Facebook.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: This old Muslim man being thrashed by police is not from India

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading. The viral video is not from India. It is a five-year-old video from Lahore in Pakistan.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Did PM Modi send his chopper to ferry Dera chief Ram Rahim?

 A collage of two pictures has been doing the rounds on social media claiming that PM Modi sent his helicopter to ferry rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found this claim to be misleading.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Viral photo of the flood is not from Bihar but Australia

 India Today TV's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral image is not from Bihar but Australia where the flood had wreaked havoc in February this year.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Viral claim of MP police busting a child kidnapping ring is not true

 India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim with the viral photo is not correct. The photo is related to a case where MP police arrested 23 members of a sex racket - 15 men and 8 women.Read more at ...... Read More
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