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Fact check: Cropped video viral as PM Modi admitted to stealing in childhood

April 17, 2024

Fact check: Cropped video viral as PM Modi admitted to stealing in childhood

BOOM found that in the unedited clip, Narendra Modi is narrating a story of a robber and not talking about himself.

March 26, 2024
Truth behind Canada's campaign against public defecation targeting Indians

A reverse image check of the photograph led us to a similar picture on Shutterstock, a stock image/footage provider.
March 26, 2024
Fake news busted: Surendran did not support Sathyabhama

We spoke to Surendran's office to check the veracity of the message. They said that the BJP leader had not made such a statement.
March 21, 2024
SC stays Centre's notification of PIB's Fact-Check Unit

The Fact-Check Unit was notified on March 20 under Information Technology Rules, 2021.
March 13, 2024
Bombay HC refuses to stay on Centre setting up fact-checking unit to identify fake news

The unit to identify fake and false content on social media concerning the business of the Union government.
January 31, 2024
Fact Check | Is Rahul Gandhi not using MPLADS funds for Wayanad's development?

The now-viral post claims that ₹17 crore was sanctioned for the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), but only ₹5 crore had been actually spent. The allegation is that the utilisation has been below 30%.
January 26, 2024
Fact-checker Zubair gets communal harmony award from Tamil Nadu government

Mohammed Zubair is the co-founder of a fact-checking website.

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