Digit Eye Fact Checker of News & Social Media

With a few countries already administering the COVID-19 vaccines to their citizens, vaccine talk has increased the momentum. News about the vaccine distribution mechanism are of utmost importance and many countries, including India, have decided to give the first dosages to frontline workers and then the others. DigitEye Team received a fact check query on its WhatsApp number. The claim ...

In a series of tweets, few netizens have delineated the family tree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The thread packs in 12 names and states the relationship the said person has with Modi along with their professions to highlight how “all of them are millionaires and some billionaires.” The thread specifically mentions that “1 to 4 are, PM Modi’s brothers ...

A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing in a hospital cabin with Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani is going viral. The picture has been shared widely and forwarded many times. It was shared to coincide with the news of Mukesh Ambani’s photos with his grandson being shared widely on news and social media. In one of the shared messages ...

A social media post claims that the ration cards issued to families in Andhra Pradesh have the picture of Jesus Christ printed on them. The post also included a picture of a ration card with the photo of Christ printed on it. The viral post states “यह आंध्रप्रदेश का राशन कार्ड है, जिस पर देवी-देवता का फोटो होता तो देश ...

A fabricated report published by the Conservative Beaver, a Canadian news site with claims that former US President Barack Obama was arrested on charges of espionage for selling secrets to China has gone viral on Twitter. In its report published on Nov. 28, 2020, the website claimed in the headline: ‘Former President Barack Obama arrested for ESPIONAGE’, under its opinion section. ...

  DigitEye India team received a fact-checking request on the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana  (PMJJBY) scheme. The message reads “P.M Bima Yojana (PMMLI)| First you will get 70 lakhs and then every month you will get 30 thousand monthly pension”. A perusal of social media platforms showed that a huge number of people have also posted about it. ...

A video is making rounds on WhatsApp warning people in Chennai that dog meat is being shipped into the city for restaurants. It said similar supplies are made to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Cochin and other areas. The video accompanying it depicted how the Railway officials at Egmore Station in Chennai confiscated the boxes containing the meat. The message read: “1000 kg ...

As Joe Biden’s electoral victory was announced with the transition process set in by the White House, a video is making rounds on social media with the claim that they were recited at the White House before the new American President entered office. The caption of the video says, “In White House first day before entering the new American President. ...

As the Unlock process in full swing in various Indian states owing to the coronavirus pandemic, many train routes are slowly opening up. Train routes across various states were diverted or closed off previously due to travel restrictions in certain states. New guidelines have been put in place along with revised fares. Digiteye India team received a message on its ...

Whenever a new public figure comes in the limelight, a barrage of old news about them crops up. These can be facts or, in most cases, distortions of the facts to malign their image. The Presidential Election results in the United States saw Joe Biden defeating the hitherto incumbent Donald Trump. While this has caused an uproar, it has also ...