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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · May 26

#FactCheck: Shashi Tharoor slams Trump during all-party visit to US in 2025? No, find the facts here #Trump #ShahiTharoor

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Fact Check: Shashi Tharoor slams Trump during all-party visit to US in 2025? No, find the facts here

A video of Shashi Tharoor has been circulating, claiming he criticised US president Trump during the ongoing Indian delegation’s visit to the USA about the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation...

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Mar 27

#FactCheck: ATM withdrawal to cost ₹19, balance inquiry ₹7? Find the truth here
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Fact Check: ATM withdrawal to cost ₹19, balance inquiry ₹7? Find the truth here

A message has been circulating, claiming that a fee of ₹19 will be charged for withdrawals and ₹7 for balance checks at ATMs for every transaction.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Mar 13

#FactCheck: Tsunami hit Japan in 2025? No, video is from 2011

#Japan #Tsunami
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Fact Check: Tsunami hit Japan in 2025? No, video is from 2011

A video claiming to show the devastation caused by a tsunami in Japan in 2025 has gone viral.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 25

#FactCheck: Pakistani player cries in dressing room after losing to India in ICC #ChampionsTrophy? Here’s what happened

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Fact Check: Pakistani player cries in dressing room after losing to India in ICC Champions Trophy? Here’s what happened

A video claiming to show a Pakistani player breaking down in the dressing room after losing to India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is viral.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 25

#FactCheck: Woman food delivery executive assaulted by customers? No, viral video is scripted

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Fact Check: Woman food delivery executive assaulted by customers? No, viral video is scripted

A video has been circulating on social media with the claim that it shows sexual assault on a woman food delivery executive by customers at a house.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 21

#FactCheck: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match ends with India, Bangladesh players fighting on pitch? Here’s the truth
#ICCChampionship

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Fact Check: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match ends with India, Bangladesh players fighting on pitch? Here’s the truth

A video claiming to show cricket players from India and Bangladesh engaging in a heated altercation after their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match is going viral.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 20

#FactCheck: Aamir Khan slams India’s Got Latent over inappropriate content? No, viral clip is from 2015

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Fact Check: Aamir Khan slams India’s Got Latent over inappropriate content? No, viral clip is from 2015

A video of Aamir Khan has been circulating claiming to show the actor speaking against India’s Got Latent for promoting derogatory jokes.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 6

#FactCheck: Kejriwal, Atishi posters blackened by voters after Delhi polls? No, video is from 2024 #DelhiElection2025
#ArvindKejriwal

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Fact Check: Kejriwal, Atishi posters blackened by voters after Delhi polls? No, video is from 2024

After the Delhi polls, people are allegedly declaring AAP’s defeat by blackening the faces of Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi Marlena.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 5

#FactCheck: Photos of illegal Indian migrants deported from US? Know the truth here #Deportation #India #Migrants

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Fact Check: Photos of illegal Indian migrants deported from US? Know the truth here

Several photos purportedly showing Indian illegal migrants deported from the United States are going viral on social media.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Feb 3

#FactCheck: Stone pelting on Maha Kumbh train; viral claim of communal attack is false

#StonePelting #MahaKumbh2025 #NewsMeterFactCheck

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Fact Check: Stone pelting on Maha Kumbh train; viral claim of communal attack is false

A video is going viral on social media with claims that Muslims pelted stones on a train to Maha Kumbh.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 28

#FactCheck: Hindu woman raped, killed in Bangladesh? No, video is from West Bengal #Bangladesh #WestBengal

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Fact Check: Hindu woman raped, killed in Bangladesh? No, video is from West Bengal

A video of a dead body has gone viral as an attack on a Hindu woman who was raped and killed in Bangladesh in communal violence.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 28

#FactCheck: Onion juice reduces blood pressure? Viral claim is misleading #onionjuice #HealthForAll #healthmyths

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Fact Check: Onion juice reduces blood pressure? Viral claim is misleading

The instagram video claims that consuming onion juice continuously can reduce blood pressure which has limited scientific backing

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 21

#FactCheck: Chandra Arya spoke in Kannada after filing nomination for Canadian PM post? No, viral video is from 2022

#ChandranArya #CanadaPM

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Fact Check: Chandra Arya spoke in Kannada after filing nomination for Canadian PM post? No, viral video is from 2022

A video of Chandra Arya has gone viral with the claim that the Canadian PM aspirant spoke in Kannada after filing his nomination in 2025.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 20

#FactCheck: Coriander seeds help regulate delayed periods? Let’s find out #healthmyths #mythbuster

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Fact Check: Coriander seeds help regulate delayed periods? Let’s find out

An instagram video claims that coriander seeds boiled in water can help in regulating periods.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 19

#FactCheck: Rahul Gandhi insults Mallikarjun Kharge during party office’s inauguration? No, viral video is clipped

#RahulGandhi #Kharge

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Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi insults Mallikarjun Kharge during party office’s inauguration? No, viral video is clipped

A video has gone viral claiming Rahul Gandhi insulted the Congress president during the inauguration event of the Congress party’s new headquarters.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 7

#FactCheck: Justin Trudeau’s resignation leads to celebrations in Canada? Viral videos are either AI-generated or old #JustinTrudeau
#Canada

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Fact Check: Justin Trudeau’s resignation leads to celebrations in Canada? Viral videos are either AI-generated or old

Following Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Canadian PM, several videos claiming to show citizens celebrating have gone viral.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 31

#FactCheck: Allu Arjun visits Shiva temple after success of Pushpa 2? No, image is from 2017 #AlluArjun
#Pushpa2

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Fact Check: Allu Arjun visits Shiva temple after success of Pushpa 2? No, image is from 2017

An image of Allu Arjun with his wife and kids visiting a temple has gone viral with the claim that the actor visited a Shiva temple after the success of Pushpa 2.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 31

#FactCheck: Hindu man hanged to death in Bangladesh? No, viral claim is false #Bangladesh
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Fact Check: Hindu man hanged to death in Bangladesh? No, viral claim is false

A video showing a dead body hanging from a tree in public has gone viral as an atrocity targeting Hindus in Bangladesh

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 28

Delhi Rains: Image of potholed road shared by Amit Malviya is edited. #DelhiRains #FactCheck

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Delhi Rains: Image of potholed road shared by Amit Malviya is edited

An image of a waterlogged road has been circulating on social media, claiming to depict the condition of roads in Delhi after the rainfall on December 27.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 26

#YearEnder2024 : The rise of AI-generated content: How Indian personalities were targeted in 2024 #Artificial_Intelligence
#India

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The rise of AI-generated content: How Indian personalities were targeted in 2024

The aim behind making deepfakes or other manipulated content is to convincingly make it look like an industry expert endorsed a dubious venture or product.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 24

#FactCheck: PM Modi participates in Christmas celebrations at Parliament? Find the truth here

#PMModi #Christmas

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Fact Check: PM Modi participates in Christmas celebrations at Parliament? Find the truth here

An image showing prime minister Narendra Modi lighting a candle at a nativity scene is being shared as Christmas celebrations at the Parliament.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 24

#FactCheck: Arvind Kejriwal says Ambedkar was drunk while drafting Constitution? No, viral video is clipped #ArvindKejriwal
#Ambedkar

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Fact Check: Arvind Kejriwal says Ambedkar was drunk while drafting Constitution? No, viral video is clipped

A video of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is viral with the claim that he said Dr BR Ambedkar was drunk while drafting the Indian Constitution.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 20

#FactCheck: Ambedkar’s picture placed on all seats of Parliament? No, the viral image is from Karnataka Assembly

#AmbedkarRow
#RajyaSabha #AmitShah

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Fact Check: Ambedkar’s picture placed on all seats of Parliament? No, image is from Karnataka Assembly

A viral image has been circulating on social media, claiming that Ambedkar’s picture was placed on all seats in the Parliament as a protest against Amit Shah.

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 19

#FactCheck: Rahul Gandhi admits to pushing BJP MPs in Parliament? No, here’s the truth

#RahulGandhi #BJP
#ParliamentWinterSession2024

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NewsMeter Fact Check @newsmeterfactcheck.bsky.social · Dec 14

Fact Check: பான் 2.0 திட்டத்தின் கீழ் வீட்டு முகவரிக்கு புதிய பான் கார்டை அனுப்பி வைக்குமா அரசாங்கம்? உண்மை என்ன?

#PANCARD
#FactCheck

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Fact Check: பான் 2.0 திட்டத்தின் கீழ் வீட்டு முகவரிக்கு புதிய பான் கார்டை அனுப்பி வைக்குமா அரசாங்கம்? உண்மை என்ன?

புதிய பான் கார்டை பான் 2.0 திட்டத்தின் கீழ் அரசாங்கம் வீட்டு முகவரிக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்க உள்ளதாக சமூக வலைதளங்களில் தகவல் ஒன்று வைரலாகி வருகிறது

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