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While sharing a video, people on social media claimed that Diljit Dosanjh disrespected the Indian national flag during his performance. The Logical Indian Fact-Check team verified the viral claim.
While sharing this video, people on social media claimed that it shows a worldwide protest against the BJP before the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections in May 2023.
The viral claim warned vehicle owners not to fill petrol to the maximum limit as this can cause an explosion in the fuel tank. The Logical Indian Fact Check team verified the viral claim.
The viral video is from clashes between TRS and BJP supporters during the Munugode bypoll in November 2022.
We found that the viral image does not show a Hindu religious site in Egypt. The discovered chamber shows a painting discovered in the tomb of a priest, 300 meters from the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt depicts scenes of ancient life.
A video is going viral across social media showing a woman being dragged from a mosque by security guards. The video is circulated with the claim that a Hindu woman disrupted Eid prayers in a mosque in Virginia, USA, before being forcefully removed.
The person in the viral image is a Malayalam actress named Anicka Vikhraman. As per media reports and her posts, her former partner Anoop Pillai had tortured her mentally and physically. No Muslim individual is involved in the case.
The media reports and Mathura police did not mention any presence of Muslims or a conflict that was caused due to Muslim persons. The stone-pelting incident was caused due to caste conflict, as is evident from police and media reports.
The video shows Delhi Education Minister Atishi Marlena examining the state of schools under the administration of the MCD, which the BJP has led for the past 15 years.
We found that the viral claim alleging that SP leader Akhilesh Yadav was pictured with the persons who gunned down Atiq Ahmed is false. The persons are members of the Indian Youth Congress.
While Atiq Ahmed did participate in the the trust vote held by the UPA Government in 2008, he did not vote in favour of the coalition. Ahmed was expelled from the Samajwadi Party after his vote against the UPA Government.
The currency of Raam is not officially recognised as legal tender by the World Bank. Some places in the Netherlands and USA’s Iowa have adopted the currency as bonds, but not legal tender.
The viral video shows the funeral procession of Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi, who died at the age of 94 at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama on April 14. The viral claim is false.
The deceased soldiers were from the 80 Artillery Regiment. The identity of the killers has not been ascertained yet by police or the army and investigations are ongoing.
We found that all the images featuring Pope Francis, Narendra Modi, Julian Assange, and Anthony Fauci are are all generated by AI. The images are indicative of misinformation that may spread across social media through the use of AI.
The Tata Group is not constructing the new Parliament House for a mere Rs 1 but Rs 861.9 crore.
The woman seen in the video, Jyotibai Raghuvanshi, was wading through a part of the Narmada River where the water level was very low. She admits to the same and notes that she is no god woman and that there is no miracle.
The viral images show an Iftar party organised at Eden Hindu Hostel, not Presidency University.
A viral image showing prominent historical figures from the cabinet of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is being widely circulated across social media. Social media users have shared the viral image claiming that Jawaharlal Nehru gave the first Iftar party in Independent India in 1947.
While sharing this video, people on social media claimed that illegal Muslims settled near Bet Dwarka in Gujarat discarded their passports after entry into the country. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.
People on social media alleged that Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Professor KS Shastri, whose signature is seen on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Masters's degree, passed away in 1981, two years before the certificate was issued. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.
The video was filmed showing the earthquake's impact in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province of Indonesia. The viral claim is false.
We found that the viral video is not related to Ram Navami. The video dates back to at least March 2021.
The house where the blast took place belongs to a man named Satish, who had given the house on rent to Rajkumar, the owner of M/S Air Star Traders. No communal angle was involved in this case.