Mudit Bhatnagar

Articles by Mudit Bhatnagar

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Old, unrelated image shared as Joe Biden apologising to George Floyd's daughter

Fact-check: No, Joe Biden is not apologising to George Floyd's daughter in viral picture

A two-month-old image of US President-elect Joe Biden speaking to a kid is being shared with the false claim that he knelt and apologised to the daughter of late George Floyd.

Nov 28, 2020

Video from Pakistan shared as cyclone Nivar in Chennai

Fact-check: No, video of flying billboard injuring bikers amid Cyclone Nivar is not from Chennai

An old video of an advertising billboard falling over bikers in Karachi is being falsely shared across multiple social media platforms as visuals of Cyclone Nivar from Chennai.

Nov 27, 2020

1938 video of BKS Iyenger passed off as young PM Modi performing yoga

Fact-check: No, that's not PM Modi performing yoga in viral clip [full truth here]

Old footage of late yoga teacher BKS Iyengar is being shared across multiple social media platforms with the false claim that it shows a young Narendra Modi performing yoga.

Nov 25, 2020

Fact-check: No, train services won't be suspended after December 1

It is being claimed in a WhatsApp forward that all trains including the COVID special ones will stop operating after December 1. However, the claim is fake as the Ministry of Railways has taken no such decision.

Nov 24, 2020

Old video shared as Kejriwal alleging BJP-AIMIM secret deal in Bihar

Fact-check: No, Kejriwal has not alleged BJP-AIMIM secret deal in Bihar

A 2016 video of Arvind Kejriwal alleging a secret deal between BJP's Amit Shah and AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi is being falsely linked to the recently concluded Assembly Election in Bihar.

Nov 17, 2020

Morphed image of Burj Khalifa lighting up for Rohit Sharma doing rounds on the Internet

Fact-check: No, Rohit Sharma's picture was not displayed on Burj Khalifa

An old image of Burj Khalifa was morphed to falsely claim that a picture of Rohit Sharma was displayed on the skyscraper after Mumbai Indians lifted the IPL trophy for the record fifth time.

Nov 13, 2020

Morphed image of Kamala Harris doing rounds on the Internet

Fact-check: Morphed image of Kamala Harris in traditional Tamilian attire goes viral

A fake picture of the newly elected Vice President of the US Kamala Harris in the traditional Madisar attire is doing rounds on the Internet. Social media users are sharing the morphed image to highlight her Indian descent.

Nov 9, 2020

Beware Facebook users; fake profile of Nizamabad collector used to dupe people

Telangana's Nizamabad district collector C. Narayana Reddy became the latest victim of cybercrime after a fake Facebook profile was created in his name to extract money from his contacts.

Nov 5, 2020

Image from UP shared as Arnab Goswami being tortured

Fact-check: No, Arnab Goswami is not tortured, beaten up by Maharashtra Police

An image of a man tortured by the Uttar Pradesh's Deoria Police is being shared as Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami brutally assaulted by the Maharashtra Police.

Nov 5, 2020

Sourav Ganguly will not bat for BJP in 2021 Bengal polls; not interested in politics

With West Bengal assembly elections approaching, speculations of Sourav Ganguly joining the BJP have risen. However, according to a report, the BCCI President has informed the saffron party that he is not interested in joining politics.

Nov 3, 2020

No toilets in govt-aided school in Karnataka's Surigenahalli; staff, students defecate in open

In the absence of toilets at a school located in a remote village in Karnataka, students and teachers are forced to defecate in the open. After the issue was taken up on Twitter, authorities swung into action to help the school.

Oct 31, 2020

Social media posts claiming Kerala college girls wore lungi to protest against jeans ban are fake

Fact-check: No, Kerala college girls didn't show up in lungi after jeans ban

The image of lungi-clad girls is being shared with the false claim that they are the students of a Kerala college that imposed a ban on jeans.

Oct 28, 2020

Video of woman being felicitated shared with false claims

Fact-check: No, she is not an IAS officer nor is she linked to Hathras victim [viral video truth here]

Unrelated video of a Senior Associate at a marketing firm in Hyderabad is being shared as Hathras victim felicitated for topping her exams, whereas another theory suggests that she is IAS Annies Kanmani Joy.

Oct 27, 2020

Fact-check: No, West Bengal's Durga Puja pandal didn't replace Asur with Xi Jinping

The claims made by social media posts that a Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal replaced Mahishasura with Chinese President with Xi Jinping are false.

Oct 23, 2020

Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid

Fact-check: No, Jama Masjid chief did not issue fatwa against Tanishq

Social media posts have falsely claimed that the Shahi Imam for Delhi's Jama Masjid will be issuing a fatwa against Tanishq over its controversial advertisement.

Oct 20, 2020

Regulate minors' access to social media; SC seeks Centre's response on plea

The apex court today sought a response from the Central government on a PIL filed by law students seeking age-based control on access to social media.

Oct 13, 2020

Fact-check: No, Andhra Govt is not starting casinos to cover revenue shortfall [details]

The Andhra Pradesh tourism department has debunked the claims that it is exploring the feasibility of floating casinos off the Visakhapatnam coast to generate revenue.

Oct 6, 2020

Fact-check: No, Adani Agri Logistics storage wasn't built overnight after Farm Bill [Details here]

An image of a grain silo owned by Adani Agri Logistics is going viral on the Internet with a false claim that it was built within days of the passing of the Farm Bill.

Sep 23, 2020

Viral video shows Chinese soldiers crying on way to India border

Fact-check: Video of China troops crying in fear to face Indian Army goes viral | Truth here

As a video showing Chinese troops in tears went viral, a Taiwanese media report stated that the PLA troops were afraid as they were being sent to the Ladakh border to confront Indian soldiers.

Sep 22, 2020

Fact-check: Prannoy Roy is not from Pakistan; old message resurfaces

A fake message claiming that the CBI made startling discoveries while raiding NDTV co-founder Prannoy Roy's home has resurfaced on the Internet.