Digit Eye Fact Checker of News & Social Media

A video showing a billboard flying off its frame and falling on motorcyclists on the road when it was raining heavily has shaken viewers, especially with the monsoon season around and such possibilities are not rare in Indian cities. The 14-second video has gone viral on social media with the claim that the incident took place at Mehdipatnam flyover in ...

COVID-19 spares no one and so does fake news. A post of an individual named ‘Dr Aisha’ on Twitter sent netizens in a state of frenzy. A tweet by the handle @Aisha_must_sayz (which is now disabled) tweeted “Haya friends not coping with covid 19. Going to be hooked up to the ventilator sometime today. Remember me, my smile to you. ...

A video of monkeys creating havoc in a hospital is being widely shared on social media. The 1:48 minutes long video shows monkeys hopping on the ceiling frames and walking around the ward. The text on the video says that it is from a “hospital somewhere in India.” There were other instances of this same video being shared with the ...

A video of Amitabh Bachchan thanking doctors at Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai is doing rounds on social media. This video has been picked up by leading media outlets and was published online and also broadcasted. The video can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and even YouTube. Bachchan equates the doctors with Gods and thanks them for their service in “these trying ...

A message claiming that the Conveyance Deeds have been cancelled by the Maharashtra State Cabinet is going viral. The viral WhatsApp forward claims that a new law will be passed to surpass the conveyance deed and the flat owners will get a property card instead. The message was also received by Digiteye India on its WhatsApp fact-checking number. Fact Check: ...

A viral message is doing rounds on social media claiming that the good morning pictures and videos which people save and forward to others contain phishing codes designed to hack into the phone and steal personal data. The message claims that this information was issued by the Shanghai China International News. It also states phone numbers which call people and ...

A viral video allegedly from China is doing rounds. The 3:02 minute-long video claims that a scary echoing sound is being emitted from a mountain in Guizhou, China. The voice-over of the video starts with “Super scary sound emitting from a mountain in Guizhou China for more than 10 days.” The video claims that the source of the sound is ...

There has been a plethora of misinformation going around over the use of hand sanitizers. Sanitizers have seen a massive spike in their sales in the current coronavirus pandemic. The older set of misinformation regarding sanitizers is how it combusts when exposed to heat, or causes skin burns. These claims have been debunked by DigitEye previously. Now, a graphic image ...

A representative image of a Saligram (precious stone linked to Hindu God Vishnu, ) is going viral. The text accompanying the image says: “This Saligram belonging to Puri temple was last taken out in 1920 during the Spanish flu to ward off the ill effects of the Pandemic. It has been taken out again now in view of COVID. Please ...

A WhatsApp forward is going viral which claims that the Indian government is giving away Rs.2,000 as a relief to each citizen owing to the losses incurred by the COVID-19 lockdown. The viral message says:   “The Government has finally approved and have started giving out free Rs.2,000 Relief Funds to each citizen😍 Below is how to claim and get ...