Fact Check: Viral claim of Ambedkar statue damaged by BJP MLA is misleading

 This was posted on Facebook on April 6, 2019, just few days before the Lok Sabha poll. India Today Anti Fake News War Room ( AFWA) found this to be a misleading claim. This was a one year old incident and nobody in the name of Karni Singh, as BJP MLA was related to this incident.Read more...... Read More
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Fact Check: Know the truth behind Sadhvi Pragya's 'controversial statement'

 According to a viral post, Sadhvi said Manohar Parrikar died of cancer because he allowed the consumption of beef in Goa; India Today Anti-Fake News Room (AFWA) couldn't find any such statement made by Sadhvi publicly.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi jumps the gun, says Modi govt approves shooting of tribals

 The proposed changes in the forest law are just at the consultation level at present.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: News channel misreports common man as Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the man in the video is neither Anil Upadhyay nor associated with any political party.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Truth behind photos of man dressed as Hanuman shared as BJP candidate from Bengal

 India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the man in the viral photo is not a BJP candidate from Ranaghat.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: No, this young Muslim girl is not pregnant

 A viral post claims this 11-year-old child is pregnant but India Today's Anti Fake News War Room discovered the true reason for her medical condition.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Singer chanting Hanuman Chalisa in this viral video is not Madonna

 The vocalist singing Hanuman Chalisa is Uma Devi and not Madonna.Read more at ...... Read More
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Viral video showing Muslims protesting crackdown by Sri Lanka after blasts is false

 India Today's Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be false, as the viral video has no relation with the recent attacks. This is a video of a protest that happened in 2013 in London.Read more at ...... Read More
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Sri Lankan police torturing 'terrorist supporters'? Old video from Pakistan viral in India - Alt News

 A video of blindfolded men, who are flogged by a group of army personnel, is circulating on social media. The caption attested with the video reads, “Sri Lankan Police caught Terrorist supporters & watch treatment they gave to daily but no court / no Biryani but daily this hard beating. Watch. MUST &h...... Read More
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Did Amit Shah Ask People At A Rally 'To Stay Back For Five Minutes To Listen To Him'? A FactCheck

 Aam Aadmi Party's Ankit Lal tweets a video of Amit Shah claiming he asked people at the rally to listen to him for at least five minutes.Read more at ...... Read More
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Video From 2016 Cyclone Vardah Shared As Cyclone Fani; IANS Tweets Old Video

 The video is from Cyclone Vardah which struck Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in 2016Read more at ...... Read More
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Old images shared as RSS workers providing relief during Cyclone Fani in Odisha - Alt News

 Multiple images of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh karyakartas are being circulated on social media with the claim that the photographs represent recent relief work carried out by the RSS in cyclone-hit Odisha. Images 1 and 2 Shri Niwas, the National Joint Organising Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party’s student wing ABVP, twe...... Read More
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Congress tweets misinformation about Modi govt secretly transferring 200 tonnes of gold out of India - Alt News

 Did the Modi government clandestinely transfer over 200 tonnes of gold overseas, from the Reserve Bank of India’s gold reserves The issue of the nation’s bullion holdings has come to the fore on the basis of ‘reports’ which appeared in certain publications, which were then shared on social media and ...... Read More
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Support for BJP in Balochistan? No, this is a video of BJP Candidate's rally in Kashmir - Alt News

 “ (BJP’s flag being waved in Balochistan. Modi makes it possible -translated)” The above message, along with a video of a crowd which is seen waving BJP flags and shouting slogans in support of the party, was shared by a Facebook &helli...... Read More
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Congress MLA Hari SIngh fell off camel? No such MLA exists, Tik Tok video viral - Alt News

 “ .. (Congress MLA Hari Singh riding a camel during election campaign in Rajasthan. Now, even animals do not like Congress),” is a message viral on social media, accompanying a video …...... Read More
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Congress MLA Hari Singh fell off camel's back? No such MLA exists, Tik Tok video viral - Alt News

 “ .. (Congress MLA Hari Singh riding a camel during election campaign in Rajasthan. Now, even animals do not like Congress),” is a message viral on social media, accompanying a video …...... Read More
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March round up: Misinformation peaks over India-Pak tension - Alt News

 March was characterised by a torrent of misinformation, as military tensions between India and Pakistan rose in the early part of the month. From social media to mainstream media and messaging platforms, propaganda warfare was at its peak, seeking to sway public opinion. Misinformation over India-Pak tension Misinformat...... Read More
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Did Amit Shah exhort crowd to not vote for Meenakshi Lekhi? Ajay Maken tweets clipped, misleading video - Alt News

 Its very strange-BJP President Sh Amit Shah himself says that do not vote for Meenakshi Lekhi! Then why should anyone vote for Lekhi ji With the above message, Congress leader from Delhi Ajay Maken tweeted a video on May 2 of BJP president Amit Shah speaking at a rally. The video clip …Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact-check: Does Akshay Kumar hold honorary citizenship of Canada? - Alt News

 Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s recent ‘non-political’ interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised eyebrows with respect to the timing of the interaction. The interview was held mid-elections and telecast across mainstream news channels thus, drawing its fair share of criticism and reviving the controver...... Read More
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Old Photo Of RSS Volunteers Revived In Wake Of Cyclone Fani In Odisha | BOOM

 BOOM found that the image could first be traced back to a 2013 article by Samvada.org.Read more at BOOMLIVE.IN...... Read More
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