The upcoming Noida International Airport was coined as Asia’s “biggest” airport by several Union ministers when PM Narendra Modi inaugurated it on November 25, 2021. In all the images, the model of an upcoming airport was widely used without any accreditation. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia told media that the upcoming airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, will be ...
Read More »BJP leaders share poster with Srisailam dam in AP as UP dam; Fact Check
As Uttar Pradesh elections are nearing, several claims have become usual on social media and the latest one is by the Bharatiya Janata Party members in the state. Using the image of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, they showed a poster with an image of a dam to claim that UP’s Bundelkhand region is witnessing infrastructure development under the current ...
Read More »Arvind Kejriwal never said his family roots were in Jan Sangh Parivar; Fact Check
A short video clip is going viral on social media in which AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says:“Our family was of the Jan Sangh Parivar. We are born ‘BJPwallah’. My father was in Jan Sangh. He went to jail during the emergency.” “हमारा जनसंग का परिवार है , पैदाइशी भाजपा वाले है हम” – संघी केजरीवाल @LambaAlkapic.twitter.com/4eu2otSxk2 ...
Read More »Did Japan ban microwave ovens due to harmful radio waves? Fact Check
A viral message on WhatsApp is making rounds with a claim that the harmful effects of Microwave oven have forced Japan to ban the production and use of Microwave ovens. Surprisingly, it was also found in one of the product reviews of Amazon. The lengthy message reads: “End of Microwave industry!!!!! Japan govt has decided to dispose of all the ...
Read More »Old video of flooded Mexico City Airport resurfaces claiming to be of Chennai airport; Fact Check
Chennai has witnessed incessant rains with flood water entering houses and inundating roads. Coinciding with the natural disaster, social media is abuzz with images of destruction and the plight of people in the city. Some of the images and videos claimed to have been showing a waterlogged Chennai airport, as several flights were suspended on Thursday, 11 November, 2021. Among ...
Read More »US map in 30 years warns of submerged US land due to climate change; Fact Check
Recently, Twitter has seen several Climate Change warnings on the sidelines of the Glasgow Climate Change Summit or the COP26. One such post showed a bizarre image of a map showing most of the land features disappearing in the United States in 30 years if climate change is not reversed. The message that accompanied the tweet read: “Scientists say this map ...
Read More »Video on bananas containing Helicobacter worm is false; Fact Check
An alarming video is going viral on WhatsApp claiming that around 500 tonnes of Somali banana that had arrived in the markets, contain a worm called Helicobacter. It stated: “Hello friends and people please spread this video as much as possible. Recently, 500 tons of bananas from Somalia arrived in the markets, which contain a worm called Helicobacter that releases ...
Read More »Greta Thunberg wearing masks and contributing to pollution, claim new messages; Fact Check
Greta Thunberg, the 18-year-old environmental activist, has been a target of several allegations and morphed images with false messages on social media. However, she has increasingly become the world’s youth icon who came out harsh on many global leaders from Russian President Vladimir Putin to former US President Donald Trump. Ahead of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the ...
Read More »India vaccinated 1 billion “people” or administered one billion doses? Fact Check
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 100 crore doses on October 21, a gigantic milestone achieved by the country. However, there are conflicting statements making rounds in the media, creating lot of confusion about the exact number of people fully vaccinated. Here’s one such confusing claims on twitter: ONE BILLION vaccinated.. thanks to this great man.. ...
Read More »No traffic penalty if Muslim? Video clip of Kerala police officer as UPSC Jihad goes viral; Fact Check
A video depicting a Kerala police Officer has been going viral on WhatsApp with a claim in Kannada that said, “Indu Kerala Nale…” that reads in English: “Today Kerala and tomorrow…” implying that it would be other states soon. Another message on the video cover image said “Islamization of Kerala Govt.” on top and another message below that said, “Offers ...
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