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Fact Check: Old Photos From Lebanon Falsely Linked To Delhi Blast Viral photos claiming to show the recent car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort are old and unrelated. Newschecker found they depict explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, from 2014 and 2024.

Are these photos really linked to the recent blast in Delhi? No, read our fact check to know the truth: newschecker.in/fact-check/o...

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Bihar Polls 2025: Did UP CM Yogi Adityanath Warn Voters Of ‘Delhi Blast-Like Consequences’ If They Go Against BJP? A viral video claiming to show Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath threatening Bihar voters after the Delhi blast is fake. Here’s what our verification found.

Did UP CM Yogi Adityanath warn Bihar voters of ‘Delhi blast-like consequences’ if they go against the BJP? No, our fact check reveals the truth: newschecker.in/fact-check/b...

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Viral Election ‘Poster’ Showing Muslim Woman Candidate’s Husband Instead Of Her Is Not Real, From A Malayalam Film A viral post on social media claims that in Kerala, a Muslim woman candidate’s election campaign poster featured her husband instead of her. The Malayalam

Viral ‘poster’ featuring a Muslim woman candidate’s husband instead of her is a scene from a Malayalam film, not a real election campaign in Kerala. Read more here: newschecker.in/fact-check/n...

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Fact Check: Viral Video Showing General Dwivedi Saying Army Will Reduce Number Of ‘Non-Hindu’ Soldiers Is Doctored A viral video falsely claims that Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi announced a policy to reduce non-Hindu soldiers by 2028. Here’s the fact-check revealing it’s an AI-generated deepfake.

Did COAS General Upendra Dwivedi say that Indian Army will reduce number of ‘non-Hindu’ soldiers? Our fact-check reveals the truth: newschecker.in/fact-check/v...

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Fact Check: Viral Video Showing Samrat Choudhary Falling While Getting Off Helicopter Is AI Generated A viral video claims Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary fell while exiting a helicopter. Our fact-check reveals the clip is AI-generated and not real.

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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation On Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi & More Election chatter, pollution panic and “vote chori” allegations fueled the online misinformation this week. From a fake quote attributed...

From a fake quote attributed to Amit Shah to false claims about Rahul Gandhi, here are our top fact checks from this week

Fact Check: Tiger Attacks Man in Chandrapur? Viral Video Is AI-Generated An alleged CCTV footage from Brahmapuri Forest Guest House in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district shows a tiger attacking a security guard and dragging him aw...

A video claims to show a tiger attacking a guard in Chandrapur. But our fact check shows that the footage is AI-generated, not real. Read more here: newschecker.in/fact-check/t...

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Fact Check: No, PM Modi Has Not Announced 3 Months Of Free Mobile Recharge, Viral Video Is AI-Manipulated A further search led us to this X post by PIB Fact Check, dated September 28, 2025, clarifying that a WhatsApp forward claiming that PM Narendra Modi is

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‘Double Voting’? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Photos Claiming Kanhaiya Kumar Voted In Delhi And Bihar Amid the Opposition’s ongoing campaign against alleged vote theft, a set of photos of Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar have gone viral, with users claiming tha...

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Fact Check: Viral Video Of White Couple Having Dark-Skinned Twins Is Not Real A video allegedly showing a man appearing distraught after his wife gives birth to twins with different skin tones is going viral on social media platforms...

The viral video showing a white couple having dark-skinned twins is actually AI-generated. Read our full fact check to know more: newschecker.in/fact-check/v...

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Fact Check: Old Video Of Man Removing US Flag In New York Linked To Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Win A 2023 video of a man removing the US flag in New York is falsely linked to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win. The clip shows a pro-Palestine protest.

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Old, Unrelated Video Of BJP Leader Garlanded With Shoes Revived As Scene From Bihar Elections - Newschecker A video showing a BJP leader being welcomed with a garland of shoes is circulating on social media with the claim that it is from Bihar amid the 2025 Assembly

A video showing a BJP leader being garlanded with shoes, claiming to be from Bihar’s 2025 Assembly elections, is old. The clip dates back to 2018 and is from Madhya Pradesh: newschecker.in/fact-check/o...

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Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Of Cow Protecting Child From Attack By Bull Shared As Real Video claims to show a cow heroically protecting a child from a rampaging bull.

Viral video showing cow protecting a child from a rampaging bull is AI-generated. Read our fact check here: newschecker.in/ai-deepfake/...

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Fact Check: Viral Photos Claiming to Show Noida And Faridabad Shrouded In Smog Are From China Old photos from China are being falsely shared as recent visuals of heavy smog over Noida and Faridabad amid rising pollution in Delhi-NCR. Here’s the truth behind the viral claim.

A viral set of photos claiming to show Noida and Faridabad under thick smog has been traced back to China. Read more here: newschecker.in/fact-check/v...

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Fact Check: Viral Video of ‘Underground Hydraulic Garbage Bin’ In Belagavi Actually from Turkey A viral video claiming to show an underground hydraulic garbage bin in Belagavi is misleading. The video is from Turkey, although Belagavi does have similar bins installed locally.

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Fact Check: Viral Video Of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi Calling Trishul Exercise Political Theatre Before Bihar Polls Is Deepfake A deepfake video falsely shows Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi calling the Trishul exercise a theatre before Bihar polls. Here’s what the fact-check reveals.

Did Colonel Sofiya Qureshi call Trishul Exercise a political stunt before Bihar Polls? No, here's the truth behind viral clip: newschecker.in/fact-check/v...

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: Old Video Shared As Massive Celebrations In Mumbai After India’s Title Win An old video from Kolhapur is being falsely shared to show celebrations in Mumbai after the India team clinched the ICC Women's World Cup 2025.

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Fact Check: Did Amit Shah Say That Online Activists From All Parties ‘Survive on Our 5kg Ration’? A viral NDTV-style graphic claiming Amit Shah said online activists from all parties “survive on our 5kg ration” is fake. Here’s what Newschecker found after verification.

Did Amit Shah say that social media activists from all parties “survive on our 5kg ration”? No, here’s the truth behind viral graphic: newschecker.in/fact-check/d...

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Fact Check: Does This Video Show Manika Vishwakarma Being Crowned Miss Universe 2025? A viral video claims to show Manika Vishwakarma being crowned Miss Universe 2025. Here's the truth behind the clip and what it actually shows.

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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation Around PM Modi, Salman Khan & More - Newschecker Politicians, actors, and cricketers alike found themselves on the hit list of misinformation peddlers this week. From an AI-manipulated video of PM Narendra

From a deepfake of PM Narendra Modi announcing a free-bike scheme to a fake notification calling Salman Khan a terrorist, Newschecker debunks this week’s most viral misinformation

Fact Check: Old Video Of Jemimah Rodrigues Viral As Celebration After India Beat Australia To Reach Women’s World Cup Final Video claiming to show cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues dancing in celebration after her unbeaten knock of 127 led India through the highest successful run-chase

Does this viral clip show Jemimah Rodrigues' little celebratory dance after India’s epic semi-final victory over Australia? It’s real, but just not from Thursday's stunning win: newschecker.in/fact-check/i...

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Does This Video Show Driver Cooking Inside Truck Moments Before California Crash? A viral video claims Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old truck driver, was cooking inside his vehicle before the Ontario, California crash that killed three. Here’s the truth.

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Drunk Man Pets Tiger, Offers It Liquor In Pench? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Video A video showing an inebriated man petting a tiger and offering his liquor was found to be AI generated.

This alleged video from Pench showing a man sharing his drink with a tiger has caught everyone’s attention. Here's what our fact check reveals: newschecker.in/fact-check/d...

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Viral Video Of Amit Shah Calling Indian Forces ‘Army Of Hindu Rajya’ Is Doctored A viral clip claims Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the Indian Army an “Army of Hindutva.” Newschecker’s investigation finds the video to be manipulated.

Did Union Minister Amit Shah call Indian forces “Army Of Hindutva”? Read our fact check to know the truth behind viral clip: newschecker.in/fact-check/v...

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Fact Check: Did PM Narendra Modi Announce A Free-Bike Scheme for Chhath Puja? No, Viral Video Is AI-Manipulated Video claiming to show PM Narendra Modi announcing a special government scheme for Chhath Puja where citizens can get a Splendor motorcycle for free. The PM

Did PM Narendra Modi launch a special 'free-bike' scheme? No, AI-manipulated video goes viral. Read more here: newschecker.in/ai-deepfake/...

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Fact Check: : Viral Video Of Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai Warning Against Influence Of ‘Saffron Politics’ In Indian Army Is Deepfake A viral video claims to show Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai warning against influence of ‘saffron politics’ in Indian Army. Here’s what we found after verifying the clip.

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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation On India-Taliban Ties, Diwali & More - Newschecker From deepfake videos falsely showing PM Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh admitting that India paid the Taliban government in Afghanistan to

From a misattributed classroom video and deepfake political clips to a miscaptioned Rahul Gandhi video and an AI-generated photo of Ayodhya during Diwali, Newschecker debunks this week’s most viral misinformation

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क्या गौरक्षकों की गिरफ़्तारी से नाराज छत्तीसगढ़ के विधायक ने पुलिसकर्मी को थप्पड़ मारा? जानें, वीडियो का सच: newschecker.in/hi/fact-chec...

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Fact Check: Viral Video Showing Gender-Segregated Classroom With Partition Wall Not From Kerala, But Maharashtra female students wearing burqas seated on one side of a classroom and male students on the other, separated by a mid-height partition wall.

Does this video show a gender-segregated classroom in Kerala? No, the video is from Maharashtra. Read our fact check here: newschecker.in/fact-check/v...

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