Unrelated video used to portray the killing of Dalit deputy sarpanch in Gujarat - Alt News

 A video of a man brutally thrashing another man supine on the ground is being shared on social media. Twitter user Aazad Parmar posted the video on June 20 with the message – “ @narendramodi BJP …Read more at ...... Read More
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Bengaluru's Modi Masjid Named After PM Modi And Other News You Almost Believed

 In this week's News You Almost Believed, we bring you the truth behind viral photos and videos.Read more at ...... Read More
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Murder Of Gujarat Police Informer Shared As Dalit Killing

 Gujarat police told BOOM that the victim is a police informant, who was hacked to death in Surat.Read more at BOOMLIVE.IN...... Read More
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Media celebrates PM Modi winning 'British Herald' readers' poll, but what is 'British Herald'? - Alt News

 The results of a 'readers’ poll' by a hitherto unknown website called ‘British Herald’, declaring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the most powerful world leader, are being widely shared on Indian social media. Among those circulating the poll are BJP leaders and supporters, and a few media out...... Read More
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Fact Check: Viral message claiming Kiran Bedi as new Governor of J&K is false

 India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral message is totally false. Kiran Bedi has been serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry since May 2016.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: No, this is not an ancient Bible that was found undersea

 A Facebook post went on to claim that an ancient copy of the Bible has been discovered undersea in a legible condition. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim is completely false.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: An old meme resurfaces with a new twist on India-Pak match

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral photograph that shows protesters holding a banner saying, "We Don't Want Kashmir, Give Us Virat Kohli", is doctored. Everything is the same in the original photo except the text on the banner which reads: "We Want Azaadi".Read more a...... Read More
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Fact Check: No, these school children are not touching the feet of an Indian soldier

 A video of school children touching the feet of a soldier is going viral on social media, and users 'hope' that stone pelters in Kashmir behave the same way. India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found it to be a misleading claim. The viral video is not from India, but Sri Lanka.Read more ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Simulation of underwater volcanic explosion passed off as Mount Sinabung eruption

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the video showing a series of underwater explosions which leads to a huge plume of thick ash, is an animation which was made by a geologist to show underwater volcanic eruption just off the coast of New Zealand. It has nothing to do with the Indon...... Read More
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Fact Check: Pakistan cricket fans use two-day old video to bash up team after loss to India

 India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the night-out was not before the match but two days prior to it, i.e. Friday, June 14.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Truth behind US woman giving birth to 17 identical boys in single pregnancy

 The viral post was shared by Richard Camarinta Dy on May 30. It has already been shared by more than 33,000 users at the time of filing this story.Read more at ...... Read More
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Did A Bridge, Inaugurated By PM Modi, Collapse? A FactCheck

 BOOM spoke to the chief engineer, Roads and Buildings Department of the Gujarat Government who informed that the bridge was more than 40 years old and PM Modi never came to inaugurate it.Read more at ...... Read More
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Were School Students in Kathua Possessed By Ghosts? A FactCheck

 Viral post claims students of a school in Haryana were possessed by spirits. BOOM found out that the original clip was from Kathua, J&K, and confirmed with officials that all the students were medically fitRead more at ...... Read More
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2017 video simulation shared as 2019 Mount Sinabung volcanic eruption in Indonesia - Alt News

 On June 9, Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted and sent a huge plume of thick ash into the sky. A video floating across social media platforms is being shared with the claim that it depicts the calamity. Among those who circulated the video was chairman of RPG Group Harsh Goenka. …Re...... Read More
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Bengaluru's Modi Masjid Not Named After PM Modi

 Modi Masjid was originally built 170 years ago, and named after Hazrat Modi Abdul Ghafoor, a wealthy donor.Read more at BOO...... Read More
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Did Sri Lankan Muslims demolish mosque and convert to Hinduism? - Alt News

 A message viral on social media claims Muslims in Sri Lanka converted to Hinduism after demolishing mosques across the country. “ . …Read more at ...... Read More
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No, Muslims in Sri Lanka are not demolishing mosques and embracing Hinduism - Alt News

 A message viral on social media claims Muslims in Sri Lanka converted to Hinduism after demolishing mosques across the country. “ . …Read more at ...... Read More
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No, Chandrashekhar Azad's real name is NOT Naseemuddin Khan - Alt News

 A claim viral on social media suggests that Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan’s real name is Naseemuddin Khan. “ . (Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Ravan’s real name is ...... Read More
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Simulated Video Of Underwater Volcanic Eruption Shared As Real

 BOOM found that the simulated video was made by geologists to portray the destructive nature of underwater volcanic eruptions.Read more at ...... Read More
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