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NASA has 58 percent Indian Employees: Tracing the origin of this misinformation
The claim that NASA has 58% of Indian employees is false but the viral message originated in Pakistan and some Indians fell for it.
Fact check: PM Narendra Modi was holding a 'chadar' which has written there is no god except Allah
The picture of Narendra Modi with Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi holding a Chadar with a message "There is no God except Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah" is real.
National Scholarship schemes Majorly for Hindus : No, it is more beneficial for Minorities.
Out of 2157 crore, students from Hindu community got Rs 127.75 crores while the Muslim community got Rs 1,032.21 crore.
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In this episode we have covered various fake news going viral in the last few weeks.
View All EpisodesUrban Naxals: a reality or just a term coined against dissent
The term Naxal derives from the name of the village Naxalbari in West Bengal, where the movement had its origin. Naxalites are considered far-left radical communists, supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Their origin can be tr...
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Part 1: Demolishing the false claims and lies of Ram Puniyani about temple destruction by Islamic invaders
This article exposes the lies and factual mistake committed by Ram Puniyani in his lecture about temple demolition by Muslim invaders. We have found that most of his videos are factually incorrect and more often than not he quotes unreliable so...
Fact check of Master Stroke's episode which got Punya Prasun Bajpai sacked from ABP News
Chandramani in her interview with ABP News said that with 25 Kg custard apple they make 5 kg pulp and sell it at Rs150 per kg thus making Rs 750 per 25 kg. She never said that it is the daily income of the group. ABP news made a lot of assumpti...
Part 1: Exposing Dhruv Rathee and his squad - an undeclared IT Cell of Aam Aadmi Party
Dhruv Rathee is an Aam Aadmi Party's supporter and left-leaning youtube blogger who mostly opposes BJP and right-wing through one-sided opinion which he calls facts. He has formed a Facebook group called Dhruv Rathee Squad to mass...
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