A message on Twitter in the name of English cricketer Moeen Ali claims that he is boycotting IPL over former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial statements against Prophet Muhammad. The viral tweet using the handle “@Moeen_Ali18” said: “If India does not apologize for its blasphemous statement, I will never go to India to play match again, I ...
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No, Biden was not shaking his hand in thin air but gesturing; Fact Check
A viral video of US President Joe Biden has gone viral on Twitter and WhatsApp showing him as if about to shake hands with someone. The viral video, showing only 30 seconds of a 40-minute speech by Biden, focuses on his finishing the speech and turning to his right with his hand extended. However, the claim by Washington Free Beacon, ...
Read More »Viral Ukraine war video shows man moving in a dead body bag; Fact Check
A video on WhatsApp and Twitter is going viral showing a news footage of the war in Ukraine, with several rows of dead bodies lying behind the reporter but one man is clearly seen moving inside the body bag while posing as a dead body. Something to make you laugh š š See Ukraine dead bodies 𤣠Local man is ...
Read More »Did Ukraine host US-funded biological labs to make bioweapons? Fact Check
Two weeks into the invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed that US-funded labs in Ukraine are into making bioweapons, which has made many many global media outlets seek truth from the United States. A spokesperson for the Chinese government called on the Pentagon to disclose details on biolabs in Ukraine, while Fox News host Tucker Carlson questioned the US on this ...
Read More »Ukrainian president singing ‘Endless love’ song along with his wife Olena? Fact Check
Reminiscent of the popular saying that a Roman king was playing fiddle while Rome was burning, here’s a social media message that said a video showed a cover version of the song “Endless Love” being sung by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska. The timing of the video when their capital Kyiv was being bombarded by invading ...
Read More »Ukraine War: Russia stopped fight for 6 hours after Modi’s phone call; Fact Check
As the Russia-Ukraine war reached its peak, several stranded Indian students in Ukraine were asked to go to neighbouring countries from where they were airlifted to India under the “Operation Ganga”. But social media is abuzz with a claim that Russia had agreed to a ceasefire and gave 6 hours window specifically to evacuate the stranded Indians from Kharkiv city, ...
Read More »Image shows Air India flight over Ukraine airspace despite war; Fact Check
As flight-tracking website Flightradar is known for showing all the flights around the world avoiding Ukraine airspace due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, a picture showing one aircraft in red and claiming it to be of an Air India flight AI121 as a showcase of India’s power under PM Narendra Modi. Ever since Ukraine was under attack from the Russian ...
Read More »Did Putin warn India of consequences if votes against Russia at UN Security Council? Fact Check
As Ukrainian war unfolded, several claims and counter-claims have been making rounds and one with respect to India’s act of abstaining from a UN Security Council vote has made many to look for reasons behind such move. It may be noted that Russia is a long-standing ally of India, especially during the Cold War period and on several occasions even ...
Read More »Photos claiming Ukrainian President Zelensky dons uniform to fight war go viral; Fact Check
As Ukrainian war unfolded, several images with claims have been making rounds and the latest was its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy donning military uniform and the caption claims that he was wearing the uniform and would take up arms to personally fight the war against Russia. Ukrainian President #Zelensky took off his clothes and put on a military uniform to fight ...
Read More »Animation video game passed off as Indian satellite colliding with ISS: Fact Check
A 45-second video clip is circulating on social media with the claim that it shows an IndianĀ satellite colliding with the International Space Station and that an American astronaut MichaelĀ Collins died in the mishap. It was shared on Twitter here. FACT CHECK An image search with key frames of the video showed that it was part of a longer 3D video ...
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