Incident of 2016 passed off as harassment of pastor by Hindu Yuva Vahini workers in UP - Alt News

 “This is India… In Uttar Pradesh a Christian pastor is being given a donkey ride after shaving his head in half. This inhuman act was done by the activists of a youth organization, Hindu Yuvavahini Bajrag Dal founded by Yogi Adityanath.” This message has been shared along with a photograph which shows &he...... Read More
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BJP rally in Kolkata? No, this is a digitally generated crowd - Alt News

 “This is not sand in front of the two bald heads. it is human crowd at the BJP Kolkata rally. Yesterday was an unusual day in Kolkata. Modi ji was in town! Mamta B was not! On the vast Brigade Ground was a massive crowd of 10+ lakh Karyakartas(figure given by the …Read more at ...... Read More
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Old Image Of Sundar Pichai Passed Off As Him Coming To India To Vote

 This viral image of him on Twitter was actually of his visit to his alma mater in 2017Read more at BOOMLIVE.IN...... Read More
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Video of alleged EVM malfunction during 2017 UP civic polls viral as that of Lok Sabha elections - Alt News

 A video widely shared on social media shows a man voting for the BSP but the EVM machine registers a vote for the BJP. It is being claimed that the incident occurred during the recent polling in Meerut. “* Inquiry …Read more at ...... Read More
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No, Google CEO Sundar Pichai did not vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls - Alt News

 With the conclusion of the second phase of elections on Thursday, a photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai is doing the rounds on social media. Majority of the users are sharing the image with the narrative that Pichai flew all the way from the USA to cast his vote in the Lok …Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Misleading Facebook post of 'Pakistani flags' in BJP rally goes viral

 A few days back, social media was abuzz with a similar claim that "Pakistan flags" were waved in Rahul Gandhi's rally in Kerala's Wayanad, the second seat the Congress president is contesting.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Viral video of EVM burning is not from ongoing Lok Sabha polls

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading. This video or the incident is not from the ongoing Lok Sabha polls but of a by-election that took place in Jammu and Kashmir in 2017.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Truth about this viral photo targeting Rahul Gandhi

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the Facebook post claiming Rahul Gnadhi was sitting as he filed his nomination is false.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: No, this viral photograph has no link with Kanhaiya Kumar's poll campaign

 India Today's Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be completely false.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Man beating up a cop in viral video is not Congress MLA

 A video, currently doing the rounds on social media, shows a man beating up a policeman in a restaurant. Certain posts claim the man to be Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay from Madhya Pradesh.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Karnataka BJP shares fake letter involving Sonia Gandhi

 India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the letter to be a fake. The organisations named in the letter do not even exist.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Shabana Azmi's controversial tweet is not completely fake

 India Today's Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that during Navratri in 2017, Shabana Azmi did make a similar remark. This has been pointed out by many in the comment section of her tweet.Read more at ...... Read More
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Old Prank Video Doctored And Revived With Anti-Congress Narrative | BOOM

 In the original prank video, a son tells his father that his girlfriend is pregnant. The video is edited to show the son saying he voted for Congress.Read more at ...... Read More
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False claim: Sadhvi Pragya has been acquitted of terror charges - Alt News

 Sadhvi Pragya, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, will be contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket. News of Pragya’s nomination from Bhopal, MP had sparked a furore. On social media, several netizens hit out at the BJP for nominating a terror accused. One of them was actor …Read...... Read More
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Viral Quote About Jawaharlal Nehru Attributed To Priyanka Chaturvedi Is Fake | | BOOM

 BOOM did not find any such tweet and contacted Chaturvedi who confirmed it is fake and she has made no such statement,Read more at ...... Read More
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No, This Little Girl Did Not Say 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' | | BOOM

 In the original video the little girl is reading snippets of the Ramayana.Read more at BOOMLIVE.IN...... Read More
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Smriti Irani degree row: ABP News anchor defends minister with falsehood - Alt News

 The controversy surrounding Union textiles minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification had recently snowballed after Irani, in her affidavit before the Election Commission ahead of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, had declared that she is not a graduate. This was contradictory to her earlier poll affidavits of 20...... Read More
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BJP MP Paresh Rawal tweets previously debunked fake newspaper clipping - Alt News

 BJP MP and actor Paresh Rawal retweeted a purported newspaper clipping (archive) according to which an Indian politician was arrested in Boston airport for possession of drugs. The politician was a son for a former prime minister, claimed the alleged clipping dated ‘September 30, 2001’. At the time of writing th...... Read More
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