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Fact Check: Image from Spain shared as that of Chennai Super Kings and Dhoni fans, viral claim false
Ashish Maharishi June 5, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A picture of a massive crowd is going viral on social media with the claim that the people in the picture are fans of cricket great Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is the captain...
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Fact Check: AI-generated image claiming to show an explosion near Pentagon is fake
Devika Mehta May 24, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News The US and other parts of the world witnessed some panicky news reports and social media posts this week when claims of the Pentagon the US defence forces’ headquarters...
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Fact Check: AI-Generated image of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan going viral with misleading claim
Abhishek Parashar May 12, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by the Islamabad police when he reached the Islamabad High Court to appear for a hearing in connection...
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Fact Check: Viral photo of plane submerged in water is not of Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH-370
Sharad Prakash Asthana May 5, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A picture of an airplane submerged in water is going viral on social media with claims that this picture is of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370 which went missing nine...
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Fact-Check: AI-Generated images of Dalai Lama, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden go viral with false claims
Abhishek Parashar April 26, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News Days after the huge controversy over the alleged video of the Dalai Lama with a kid new pictures of the Tibetan spiritual leader are now going viral on the internet with a...
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Fact Check: Video of Swami Yogananda being shared in the name of Swami Vivekananda; viral claim false
Ashish Maharishi April 20, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News An 11 second video clip is going viral on various social media platforms In the video a man can be seen walking along with some people on the roadside Some users on social...
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Fact Check: ‘Chinese robots dancing at Disneyland’ are actually humans; claim is fake
Devika Mehta April 19, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A video is going viral on social media where two dancers a male and female can be seen performing together However in many viral posts on social media it is claimed...
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Fact Check: Conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines and sterility is viral again; 2009 video has false information
Devika Mehta March 28, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News As COVID cases spike in India conspiracy theories and rumours have gained momentum on social media once again A new viral post is now claiming that in 2009 a woman named...
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Fact Check: Deepfake images of Donald Trump’s arrest create chaos on social media
Devika Mehta March 24, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A debate on the pros and cons of Generative Artificial Intelligence AI technology blew the roof off after the pictures of former US President Donald Trump getting...
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Fact Check: UK PM Liz Truss did not say ‘India listens to uneducated leaders, babas’, viral post is fake
Pragya Shukla March 21, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A statement in the name of former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is becoming increasingly viral on social media Social media users are sharing a post claiming that Liz Truss...
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Fact-Check: No ban imposed on loudspeakers in Saudi Arabia, viral claim is misleading
Umam Noor March 20, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A post is going viral on the internet which claimed that the government of Saudi Arabia has banned loudspeakers in mosques and has also banned Azaan on loudspeakers just...
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Fact Check: Video of Bill Gates’s interview with ABC News going viral on social media is digitally altered
Devika Mehta March 13, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News Microsoft’s co founder Bill Gates found himself embroiled in a drummed up controversy after a viral post on social media claimed that he was grilled and cornered over COVID...
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Fact Check: Postal stamp of PM Modi issued by Turkey in 2015 going viral with misleading claim
Sharad Prakash Asthana March 10, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News Following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria which killed over 50 000 people in both countries many countries including India came forward to help the two...
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Fact Check: Nepal has not put Gautam Buddha’s picture on its currency, viral claim is fake
Ashish Maharishi March 1, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A post is going viral on the internet which claims that the Nepal government has included the picture of Gautam Buddha on its currency notes Vishvas News investigated the...
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Fact Check: Viral video claiming huge crowd recited Hanuman Chalisa in Jaipur is fake; footage is from Pakistan
Jyoti February 22, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A video which shows a huge crowd reading Hanuman Chalisa on the road has gone viral on social media The video is being shared with the claim that the incident took place...
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Fact Check: Man killed for blasphemy in Pakistan was Muslim, not Christian
Abhishek Parashar February 17, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News A video in which a frenzied mob can be seen attempting to set a man on fire after lynching him for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan’s Nankana district has gone viral on social...
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Fact Check: Viral video is of 2017 Durban sea storm not of Turkey earthquake
Abhishek Parashar February 10, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News Many videos and photos related to the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria are going viral on the internet showing massive destruction in the country Similarly a video is...
