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Social media is abuzz with a video clip of US President Joe Biden showing him urging Americans to prepare for Hurricane Ian’s landfall in Florida by getting vaccinated against Covid-19. Biden is shown encouraging residents of hurricane-prone states, especially Florida, to get vaccinated to minimize their risk of infection during evacuations or when grouped in shelters.   View this post ...

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, fears of food grain shortage and global food crisis have gripped many nations. Ukraine has often accused Russia of targeting agricultural fields. In this context, a video has gone viral recently on Twitter and WhatsApp claiming that it was showing how Russian shelling is destroying harvesting grain by Ukraine farmers. Here’s ...

Indian bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away on August 14, 2022, after illness and cardiac arrest. On the occasion, a video claimed that it was his last video showing him dancing as life is uncertain despite huge wealth and money. See the Facebook video here: The video uploaded on twitter by one @Indiawanttoknow on August 15, 2021 had the caption that ...

A viral post on Twitter has claimed the US has passed a bill recognising the Hindu New Year, without giving further details as to which calendar and which day. It was praised as a recognition of Sanatan Dharma by many. It said: “Big breaking, Bill Passed in the US in which Hindu New Year was recognized, Sanatan’s danka all over ...

A video showing two school girls and one boy doing romance on a street lane in Delhi. The video is being circulated on social media platforms, claiming that it was the real incident that happened in Delhi and the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was also tagged. The caption read: “दिल्ली की गलियों में स्कूल के बच्चे रासलीला करते हुए। Arvind ...

A message on Twitter is going viral showing a village called Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh as unique one with no rains throughout as it’s above the rain clouds. The claim has been supported with a video that shows clouds below. *अनोखा गांव* *ये है दुनिया का इकलौता ऐसा गांव जहां कभी बारिश नहीं होती क्योंकि यह गांव आसमान में बारिश ...

Ahead of Presidential elections with Droupadi Murmu set to win, a tweet purportedly from India’s newly-elected president declaring that she will turn India into a “Hindu nation” and take back part of Kashmir under Pakistan’s control started being shared on July 20, 2022 widely. Though it was a parody account as seen, many have fallen for it to be true ...

A video is going viral on social media platforms showing some people raising pro-Congress, pro-Khalistan slogans, with a Congress poster clearly visible on the wall. It was being shared widely with a claim that Khalistan supporters attended Rahul Gandhi’s event in London to extend support to Congress party.   Sharing the video, the caption in Hindi by a user said: ...

A video of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is going viral after the Congress held its Chintan Shivir claiming that he was seen clapping and dancing to a Bollywood song, during the three-day meeting in Udaipur, Rajasthan, earlier this month. It’s being shared here and here. FACT CHECK However, we found that the video was not from Rajasthan but from Kerala ...

As the cyclone Asani hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh on May 10, 2022, a viral video about a “golden chariot (‘सोने का रथ’)” washed ashore at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh has caught the attention of many. Almost all the news outlets have covered the news and TV channels have shown how local people were trying to drag it from ...