Poster Of Arvind Kejriwal Outside Tihar Jail Is Edited
What's the claim?An image of a poster featuring Delhi's former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener, Arvind Kejriwal, next to the entrance of Tihar Jail has gone viral…
Did RBI Issue Guidelines About Ink Colour For Writing Cheques?
A post (here, here, and here) going viral on social media platforms, claims that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the guidelines for filling out cheques. The post reads: “According to…
Did Bill Gates Visit Varanasis Kashi Vishwanath Temple? Details Inside
New Delhi: A video was recently shared on social media with users claiming that it showed Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.…
Did Taylor Swift Say LA Fires Are Payback For Gaza Bombings? A Fact Check
CLAIMTaylor Swift has called the Los Angeles wildfires a payback to the US for supporting Israel on Gaza bombings. FACT CHECKThe video is a deepfake, using AI to falsely attribute comments…
Narayana Murthy Didn’t Advocate For ‘Limited Interaction Between Young Boys, Girls’
New Delhi: A few social media users shared a purported screenshot of a news report, claiming that Infosys founder Narayana Murthy advocated for "limited interaction between young boys and girls".Since…
Fact Checkers Fight Los Angeles Wildfire Myths As Their Jobs Face Extinction
New Delhi: As wildfires raged through Los Angeles, so did the conspiracy theories and misinformation about the natural disaster on social media. This happened even as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Truth Behind BJP Leader’s Remarks Against People From UP, Bihar
Amid rising political temperature in the national capital ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, a screenshot of an alleged Hindi newspaper report surfaced on social media. The report purportedly quoted…
As Meta Set To Drop Fact-Checks, Here’s A Guide To Verify Info Online
The rise of disinformation and fake news has been the biggest challenge for the online media industry, especially social media. To tackle this menace, social media websites used tools like…
How Meta’s Fact-Checking Programme Works
Paris: Internet giant Meta's fact-checking programme aims to counter false information on its social platforms -- Facebook, Instagram and Threads -- with the help of media organisations, including AFP.Here is…
Does Viral Video Shows Aftermath Of Tibet Quake In Nepal? A Fact Check
What's the claim?Following a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet near the Nepal border on January 7, 2025, a video has gone viral on social media showing a road…