Were sloth bears spotted in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 lockdown?

 A viral video is being circulated with captions stating that the video was captured in Sri Lanka during the curfew implementation due to Coronavirus. a few screRead more: ...... Read More
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Old photo is viral falsely claiming HM Amit Shah has been arrested, hiding handcuffs under handkerchief.

 A photo of Amit Shah went viral recently garnering thousands of shares on Facebook falsely claiming he has been handcuffed, hiding it under the Handkerchief . IRead more: ...... Read More
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Fake tweet portrays Rahul Gandhi suggesting odd/even method to reopen schools - Alt News

 A screenshot of a tweet supposedly put out by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is doing the rounds on social media. “Schools and colleges should reopen from 1st June on odd/even basis. Odd days teachers will come and even days, students will come,” reads the tweet. It suggests that Gandhi proposed the odd-even […]...... Read More
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False claim that PM Modi was appointed the 'chairman' of WHO - a position that does not exist - Alt News

 A message widely circulating on social media claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been appointed as the chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The tweet below by @RealPushpendra attracted 6,500 likes and close to 2,000 retweets as of this writing. Several users have also shared a graphi...... Read More
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Pornographic image used to target JMI student Ladeeda Farzana - Alt News

 A Twitter handle @GahlotKanpur whose bio reads “active BJP worker” shared two photographs -- an image of Muslim women talking to AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi juxtaposed with a picture of a topless woman. One of the women in the first image, highlighted in red, is being claimed to be the semi-naked woman...... Read More
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Pornographic image used to target JMI student Ladeeda Zargar - Alt News

 A Twitter handle @GahlotKanpur whose bio reads “active BJP worker” shared two photographs -- an image of Muslim women talking to AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi juxtaposed with a picture of a topless woman. One of the women in the first image, highlighted in red, is being claimed to be the semi-naked woman...... Read More
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Gopalganj case: OpIndia blames victim's father, accuses him of lying to give itself a clean chit - Alt News

 In an article published on May 9, OpIndia claimed that a 15-year-old boy Rohit was sacrificed in a mosque in Bihar’s Gopalganj. Our investigation found that the story was false. Gopalganj police has also filed an FIR against the outlet for publishing a fabricated report. On May 19, OpIndia’s CEO Rahul Rousha...... Read More
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Fact-check: Did Rajasthan govt halt buses transporting students to UP for Rs 19 lakh fuel dues? - Alt News

 On May 16, Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote a letter to BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh government seeking permission to send 1,000 buses from Rajasthan for labourers from UP to travel back to their respective native states. Since then, politics has taken over the humanitarian crisis. On May 17, Outlook reported that 500...... Read More
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Viral video of mob vandalising vehicles is not from Kanpur

 A video of mob violence is going viral on Social media with the claim that migrant labourers damaged vehicles near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. A video is beingRead more: ...... Read More
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No, people did not chant "Chowkidar Chor Hai" when PM Modi visited West Bengal

 A 50-second video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walking with their security detail is going viral on social medRead more: ...... Read More
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There is no 24-hour lockdown in Telengana from Tuesday following Eid.

 Claim: A claim has been going viral on social media that states that a 24- hour lockdown has been announced in the state of Telangana from this Tuesday, followiRead more: ...... Read More
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The viral picture of a boy is not taken during Cyclone Amphan, the picture is 7 years old

 Claim: "Once in a while you come across such pictures and realise just how privileged you are, we are. Aftermath of cyclone Amphan, Bengal." A photo of a cRead more: ...... Read More
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Screenshot of an animated video is viral claimed as of real PIA plane crash.

 The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) airplane crashed in Karachi while it was attempting to land. The flight PK 8303 which was flying from Lahore to KarachiRead more: ...... Read More
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Old unrelated video shared with the claim it is police beating up migrant worker.

 Ever since the Covid-19 lockdown migrant labourers in India are suffering. Many migrants are stuck in various parts of India and are desperate to get back to thRead more: ...... Read More
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Did RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat say he lost his faith in religion? No, the graphic is morphed

 A Hindi newspaper article clipping reporting that RSS (Rashtriya SwayamSewak Sangh) Chief Mohan Bhagwat has lost faith in religion over COVID-19 pandemic, is beRead more: ...... Read More
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Video of trucks overturning is not because of Cyclone Amphan, but Cyclone Titli of 2018

 Claim:Location: "Singur, Hooghly District, West Bengal along Durgapur Expressway. These are huge container articulated trucks. And they are overturned... WhatRead more: ...... Read More
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Old video of lightning being shared in the name of Cyclone Amphan

 A video of lighting and thunder is going viral on social media with the claim that the visuals are from Cyclone Amphan that made landfall in West Bengal on MayRead more: ...... Read More
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No, Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah did not die in the plane crash in Karachi

 Claim: False claims are spreading around that Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah was in the Pakistan Airlines flight- PK 833 that crashed in Model Colony near JinnaRead more: ...... Read More
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