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Fact Check: PM Modi’s Laptop Distribution Scheme for Students – Separating Truth from Fiction

Just as quickly as social media spreads information, it also spreads fake news, which can trick people who have trouble telling the difference between truth and lies. Similarly, there is a story going around on
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Fact Check: Assessing Claims of Congress Proposing an Inheritance Tax Upon Election Victory

The BJP and the Congress are in a tougher war of words as they prepare for the second round of Lok Sabha Polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress at a gathering in Chhattisgarh
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Unmasking Misinformation: Fact-Checking Avani Dias’ Claims on Coverage Permission

Avani Dias, the South Asia Correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), recently said that she wasn’t allowed to cover the polls in India. This claim needs to be looked into more closely. In spite
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Viral CGI Video of Floating Cars Misattributed as Real Footage from Dubai

A new video from Dubai is going popular on social media. It shows several expensive cars floating around on inflatable pool floats in a flooded city. Background: On April 16, 2018, Sharjah in the United
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Fact check: Is a Non-Local Contesting Lok Sabha Polls for the First Time

There are many claims about the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. One is that it is the first time that a candidate from outside of Jammu and Kashmir is running for office
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Fact Check: Debunking the Misidentification of the Ghazipur Landfill Fire as an Old Clip from

Wednesday, April 23, the fire that started in Delhi’s Ghazipur dump on April 21 was almost out. Light rains also helped put out the fire. Right now, a video of cars driving by an area
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Fact Check: Viral Video Claiming Actor Ranveer Singh’s Appeal to Vote for Congress? Here’s the

Someone posts a video or picture on social media every day that goes popular, but not everyone can tell which ones are real and which ones are fake. Because of this, a lot of us
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Fact Check: Iranian Claim of Shooting Down Israeli F-35 Debunked with Video Game Footage

In the early hours of April 19, Israel launched a military operation against Iran. This made things worse between the two countries, which are rivals in the area. According to Iranian state media, air defense
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Fact Check: CM Dhami’s Alleged Money Distribution During Uttarakhand’s Lok Sabha Elections?

On social media, a video is getting viral that says Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave out money before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The video was uploaded by @AdarshKatiyaINC on X. The
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Fact Check: PM Modi’s Social Media Post Altered to Falsely Tout ‘Record Votes’ for INDIA

The Verdict Fake Narendra Modi’s X post after the first round of voting was fake. He said that a record number of people voted for the NDA and not the INDIA group. What Is The
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