# claims

url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloomberg-state-farm/
title: Did State Farm Cancel Bloomberg's Insurance Over Hillary VP Announcement?
review_date: 2020-02-17T03:34:35Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
State Farm canceled Michael Bloomberg's life insurance policy after the candidate announced Hillary Clinton as his pick for vice president.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-screw/
title: Did Phil Spector Record an Unreleasable Song to 'Screw' His Former Partner?
review_date: 2000-03-13T01:37:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Phil Spector deliberately recorded a unreleasable song called '(Let's Dance) The Screw' in order to cheat his former partner out of court-ordered royalty payments.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fake-real-food-tests/
title: Are These ‘16 Easy Tests' to Check Whether Food Is 'Fake or Real'?
review_date: 2019-06-06T02:57:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The factual claims made in a Facebook video entitled "Is your food fake or real? Find out with these 16 easy tests at home!" are valid.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-cruz-rally-photo/
title: Is This a Photograph of the Trump/Cruz Political Rally in Texas?
review_date: 2018-10-23T03:39:59Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows thousands of people gathered for a political rally featuring Senator Ted Cruz and President Donald Trump in Texas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-watergate/
title: Did Jerry Zeifman Fire Hillary Clinton from the Watergate Investigation?
review_date: 2014-10-21T08:04:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton was fired from the House Judiciary Committee's Watergate investigation by Chief Counsel Jerry Zeifman.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/surrender-car-police/
title: Do You Have to Surrender Your Car to the Police?
review_date: 2001-07-27T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
By law, a driver must surrender his vehicle to a policeman who requests its use in order to chase a fleeing suspect.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cheez-it-tbhq/
title: Cheez-It Crackers and TBHQ
review_date: 2016-08-25T15:42:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cheez-It brand crackers contain the preservative TBHQ, which is made from butane and is dangerous to consume.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tucker-carlson-hunter-biden-son-college/
title: Did Tucker Carlson Ask Hunter Biden for Help Getting His Son into College?
review_date: 2022-12-07T13:57:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tucker Carlson emailed Hunter Biden asking for his help in getting his son into Georgetown University, including writing a recommendation letter.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-endorsement/
title: Did Joe Biden Drop Out of the US Presidential Race and Then Endorse Himself?
review_date: 2020-03-11T08:00:09Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A confused U.S. Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden dropped out of the race and then endorsed himself.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-wayne-short-shorts-photo/
title: Is Viral Pic of John Wayne in Short Shorts and Cowboy Hat Real?
review_date: 2023-04-22T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 1940s-vintage photograph authentically shows John Wayne wearing short shorts, a cowboy hat, and espadrilles.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-pelosis-great-grandfather-the-founder-of-the-kkk/
title: Is Pelosi's Great-Grandfather the Founder of the KKK?
review_date: 2020-08-05T02:53:11Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's great-grandfather is Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-civil-war/
title: Did Bill Gates Say 'Hung Election and Civil War' Are Coming?
review_date: 2022-10-03T04:54:12Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bill Gates said: "I admit that political polarization may bring it all to an end, we're going to have a hung election and a civil war."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mrbeast-renting-disney-world-magic-kingdom/
title: Is YouTuber MrBeast Renting Out Disney World for a Video?
review_date: 2023-01-11T11:42:30Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The YouTuber known as MrBeast announced that he would be renting out Disney World's Magic Kingdom park to shoot a new video.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/who-ban-women-childbearing-alcohol/
title: WHO Isn't Banning 'Women of Childbearing Age' from Drinking Alcohol
review_date: 2021-06-19T01:16:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a ban on women of childbearing age drinking alcohol in its global action plan released on June 15, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/children-detention-center-trump/
title: Do Photos Show Children at Detention Center Under Trump's Watch?
review_date: 2019-06-25T03:21:54Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show children at an immigrant detention center sleeping with aluminum blankets during U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-fathers-day-statement/
title: Did Trump Mark Father's Day With Attack on Cheney and DeSantis?
review_date: 2022-06-21T06:55:39Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In June 2022, Donald Trump marked the occasion of Father's Day by posting an official statement in which he attacked political rivals, including Liz Cheney and Ron DeSantis.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jim-bakker-church-mask-prayers/
title: No, Jim Bakker Didn't Claim That God Can’t Hear Prayers Through a Mask
review_date: 2021-09-02T05:53:12Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Televangelist Jim Bakker said, "How can you go to church and pray when you’re wearing a mask? Do you think God can hear your prayers through a mask?"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aaron-rodgers-hat-man-rabbit-ayahuasca/
title: Did Aaron Rodgers See a ‘Hat Man’ Holding a Dead Rabbit While on Ayahuasca?
review_date: 2023-01-18T13:58:42Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Football player Aaron Rodgers described seeing a shadowy “Hat Man” during ayahuasca-fueled trips in Peru, saying, “He will sometimes appear in the distance usually veiled by darkness holding the corpse of a dead rabbit and sometimes a blade.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid19-vaccine-meme/
title: What the 'Choosing Your COVID-19 Vaccine' Meme Gets Wrong
review_date: 2021-05-21T05:29:29Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral meme titled "Choosing Your COVID-19 Vaccine" was a factual representation of the histories of Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aclu-trump-used-the-word-america/
title: Did the ACLU Complain That Trump Said 'America' Too Many Times in State of the Union?
review_date: 2018-02-01T06:51:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The American Civil Liberties Union issued a response to President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address complaining that he used the word "America" more than 80 times.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-protests/
title: Did Kamala Harris Say Protests Are 'Not Gonna Let Up, and They Should Not'?
review_date: 2020-10-07T05:40:42Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a June 2020 interview, U.S. Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said of the nationwide anti-police brutality protests: “Everyone beware. They're not gonna stop before election day in November, and they're not gonna stop after election day ... They’re not gonna let up, and they should not.”


title: Dad Posted Picture of Baby Holding Gun on Facebook Just Before She Shot Herself?
review_date: 2016-10-28T03:14:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A father posted a picture of his baby with a gun on Facebook just before he posted that he needed 911 because she shot herself.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dad-posted-picture-of-baby-holding-gun-on-facebook-just-before-she-shot-herself/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heinz-tomato-ketchup-sugar/
title: 'Powerful Visual' Shows How Much Sugar Is in Heinz Ketchup?
review_date: 2023-08-13T08:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral tweet offers a roughly accurate visual representation of the amount of sugar in a bottle of Heinz ketchup.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/welcome-australia-sign-fake/
title: 'Welcome to Australia'
review_date: 2016-04-17T13:23:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a "Wecome to Australia" sign informing immigrants that they have to work to earn money.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-obligatory-wait/
title: How Long Must Students Wait for an Absent Professor?
review_date: 2000-09-01T18:25:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
All colleges have regulations specifying how long students must wait if an instructor fails to appear, and these wait times vary depending upon the academic rank of the instructor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-yellow-facemask/
title: Is This Queen Elizabeth Wearing a Yellow Face Mask?
review_date: 2020-07-06T01:49:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Queen Elizabeth wearing a yellow face mask during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eiffel-tower-terrorist-attack/
title: Eiffel Tower Set Ablaze by Terrorists
review_date: 2016-07-13T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fire and smoke billowing from the vicinity of the Eiffel Tower were evidence of a Bastille Day terrorist attack in Paris.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tennessee-quarantine-camps/
title: No, Bill Lee Did Not Sanction 'Quarantine Camps' for Unvaccinated Tennesseans
review_date: 2021-08-12T07:58:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2021, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order that authorized the construction of "quarantine camps" for individuals who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iranian-navy-ship-sink-fire-gulf/
title: Did an Iranian Navy Ship Catch Fire and Sink in the Gulf?
review_date: 2021-06-03T06:54:28Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The largest warship in the Iranian navy, the Kharg, caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman on June 2, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coast-guard-deserted-island/
title: Did the Coast Guard Rescue People Stranded on a Deserted Island?
review_date: 2021-02-10T08:30:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people after they had been stranded for 33 days on a deserted Bahamian island.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/las-vegas-shooting-rumors-hoaxes-and-conspiracy-theories/
title: Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
review_date: 2017-10-05T08:03:21Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
We investigated a number of hoaxes, rumors, and conspiracy theories associated with a mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip on 1 October 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kermit-gosnell-as-surprise-dnc-speaker/
title: Kermit Gosnell as Surprise DNC Speaker
review_date: 2016-07-28T09:45:31Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Incarcerated former abortion provider Kermit Gosnell made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rush-limbaugh-covid-common-cold/
title: Did Rush Limbaugh Downplay COVID as 'the Common Cold'?
review_date: 2021-02-17T06:10:54Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rush Limbaugh said in February 2020: "Yeah, I'm dead right on this. The coronavirus is the common cold, folks."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lions-save-christians-from-islamic-militants/
title: Did a Group of Lions Save Christians from Islamic Militants?
review_date: 2017-04-26T00:54:09Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A group of lions intervened and saved Christian missionaries from being stoned to death by Islamic militants in Asia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wtc-terrorism-insurance/
title: Did a WTC Leaseholder Buy Terrorism Insurance Just Before 9/11?
review_date: 2016-09-13T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein bought terrorism insurance two months before 9/11, then collected double its value on the grounds that there were two attacks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/were-merkel-may-grybauskaite-high-school-friends/
title: Were These Three World Leaders Friends in High School?
review_date: 2018-03-16T04:30:39Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows world leaders Angela Merkel, Theresa May, and Dalia Grybauskaitė together at a party as teenagers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/erie-pennsylvania-trump-ballots/
title: Did Erie County, Penn. Poll Worker Brag About Discarding Trump Ballots?
review_date: 2020-11-03T06:42:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Election Day 2020, an Erie County, Pennsylvania, poll worker bragged about discarding more than 100 ballots in favor of U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/meth-breakfast-burrito-airport/
title: Was Meth Found in Breakfast Burrito at Houston Airport?
review_date: 2021-04-19T06:32:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On April 2, 2021, Houston police seized a breakfast burrito concealing crystal methamphetamine at William P. Hobby Airport.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jesse-watters-faucis-assassination/
title: Did Jesse Watters Call for Fauci's Assassination?
review_date: 2021-12-21T03:25:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a December 2021 speech at a Turning Point USA conference, Fox News host Jesse Watters called for the assassination of Dr. Anthony Fauci.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/militia-bidens-inauguration/
title: Will 'Million Militia March' Try To Stop Biden's Inauguration?
review_date: 2020-12-23T00:23:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Jan. 20, 2021, millions of people will gather for the "Million Militia March" in Washington, D.C., hoping to prevent U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, and to protect the capital and national monuments against “proven-violent Leftist insurgents.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-york-stargazing-permit/
title: Does New York Require a Permit to Stargaze in State Parks?
review_date: 2020-01-31T08:12:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of January 2020, New York state requires members of the public to obtain a stargazing permit for use in certain public parks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cars-melting-in-arizona-heat-wave/
title: Did Cars Melt in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait Due to a Heat Wave?
review_date: 2018-07-10T03:59:26Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show cars that started to "melt" due to extremely hot weather in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carrier-jobs-to-mexico-despite-trump-deal/
title: Carrier Still Moving Some Jobs to Mexico Despite Trump Deal
review_date: 2016-12-05T13:23:26Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Despite an agreement with President-elect Donald Trump to keep 1,000 manufacturing jobs in the U.S., Carrier Corporation says it will still relocate hundreds of jobs to Mexico.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carey-on-starving/
title: Did Mariah Carey Say She'd 'Love to be Skinny' Like 'Starving Kids'?
review_date: 1996-10-24T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a 1996 interview, Mariah Carey said, “When I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean, I’d love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cellphone-change-voicemail-greeting/
title: Can Stranded People with No Cell Service, Dying Battery Still Change Voicemail Greeting?
review_date: 2021-10-25T09:33:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cellphone technology allows people to change their voicemail greetings when their device "is either low on juice or has no signal."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-murray-hunter-s-thompson-t-shirts/
title: Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson Wore Vulgar T-Shirts?
review_date: 2017-05-25T07:16:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson were photographed wearing shirts reading "Buy Me Brunch" and "Polite as Fuck."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ukrainian-mother-wrote-on-toddler/
title: Yes, a Ukrainian Mother Wrote Vital Information on Her Toddler's Back
review_date: 2022-04-12T08:01:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a Ukrainian toddler whose mother wrote vital information on her back during the Russian invasion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johnny-depp-doorman-vaping-testimony/
title: Was Johnny Depp’s Doorman Driving and Vaping While Giving Testimony in Trial?
review_date: 2022-04-28T06:53:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Johnny Depp’s former doorman, Alejandro Romero, was driving a car and vaping during his video testimony in the Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nfl-donations-black-lives-matter/
review_date: 2017-12-28T06:33:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In November 2017, the National Football League decided to end its donations to various existing charitable commitments and shifted that funding to the Black Lives Matter movement.

title:
Did the NFL Stop Donations to Breast Cancer and Military Charities in Order to Fund Black Lives Matter?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kristyna-martelli/
title: Did Instagram Model Kristyna Martelli Die in Surgery?
review_date: 2017-04-24T02:34:38Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Instagram model Kristyna Martelli underwent 100 elective cosmetic medical procedures, and died during a surgery in April 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-foundation-antifa/
title: Did the Clinton Foundation Donate $7.1 Million to 'Antifa'?
review_date: 2017-09-27T09:30:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Clinton Foundation donated a total of $7.1 million to anti-fascist groups, including during the 2016 presidential election campaign.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/recall-walmart-listeria-muffins/
title: RECALL: Give and Go Muffins Pulled From Walmart, 7-Eleven, Over Listeria Concerns
review_date: 2021-07-21T23:55:58Z
textual_rating: Recall
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In July 2021, Give and Go issued a recall of various muffin products, sold at Walmart, 7-Eleven and other retailers, over fears of potential listeria contamination.


title: Did a Muslim Woman Demand Men Leave a Salon So She Could Get Her Hair Styled?
review_date: 2016-09-06T14:20:55Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Muslim woman entered a co-ed hair salon and demanded all the men there leave so she could take off her veil to get her hair done.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-woman-demanded-men-leave-salon-so-she-could-get-her-hair-styled/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-lives-matter-fast-food/
title: Are Black Lives Matter Members Poisoning Fast Food?
review_date: 2020-06-25T05:10:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Black Lives Matter "members and supporters" are tampering with or poisoning the orders of white patrons at fast food restaurants.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/are-jellyfish-and-lobsters-biologically-immortal/
title: Are Jellyfish and Lobsters Biologically Immortal?
review_date: 2016-11-21T11:42:42Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jellyfish and lobsters are considered biologically immortal, meaning they don’t age and will never die unless they are killed.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-ll-bean-refusing-hire-gun-owners/
title: Is L.L. Bean Refusing to Hire Registered Gun Owners?
review_date: 2018-06-25T04:28:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
L.L. Bean enacted a ban on hiring gun owners because former First Lady Michelle Obama is its main stockholder.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mutation-response-vehicle/
title: Mutation Response Vehicle
review_date: 2016-08-17T04:34:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
"Mutation Response Vehicle" vehicles spotted near Longwood, Florida, are related to outbreaks of the Zika virus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/luc-montagnier-covid-created-lab/
title: Did This Nobel Prize Winner Say COVID-19 Was Created in a Lab?
review_date: 2020-04-29T07:35:54Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
2008 Nobel Prize winner Luc Montagnier said that COVID-19 coronavirus disease was artificially created in a lab by biologists working on an AIDS vaccine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anne-hathaway-jon-stewart/
title: Anne Hathaway Made This '69' Joke with Jon Stewart?
review_date: 2023-08-09T14:02:18Z
textual_rating: Fake
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video authentically showed actress Anne Hathaway sharing a joke with comedian Jon Stewart, asking him “What is 6.9? A good thing ruined by a period.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sulfur-coronavirus-cremations/
title: Do Sulfur Emissions from Wuhan, China, Point to Mass Cremation of Coronavirus Victims?
review_date: 2020-02-24T09:13:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Satellite data show a large release of sulfur dioxide gas from the outskirts of Wuhan, China, and could be viewed as evidence of the mass cremation of new coronavirus victims.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jamie-bulger/
title: Murder of Jamie Bulger
review_date: 2001-07-17T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two British teens who killed a child when they were ten years old were granted anonymity for life by the courts and released from custody in June 2001.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-funeral-apostles-creed/
title: Did President Trump Not Recite the Apostles' Creed During President Bush's Funeral?
review_date: 2018-12-07T02:34:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump did not recite the Apostles' Creed as other attendees did during George H.W. Bush's funeral.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-world-american-pride-flags/
title: Is Disney World Replacing American Flag with Pride Flags in June 2023?
review_date: 2023-05-23T14:57:30Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney World announced it would replace all American flags with LGBTQ pride flags throughout June 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/officers-rescued-own-children-texas/
title: Did Officers Rescue Own Children During Uvalde School Shooting?
review_date: 2022-05-26T10:58:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Some 91 minutes before stopping the shooter, one or more law enforcement officers went inside Robb Elementary School and rescued their own children.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anissa-weier-slenderman/
title: Is One of the 'Slenderman' Stabbing Teens Petitioning for Release?
review_date: 2021-03-12T03:51:04Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Anissa Weier, one of the teens sentenced to live in a mental health facility after the 2014 "Slender Man" stabbing, has petitioned a court for her release.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/piglet-disney-muslim-demand/
title: FALSE: Piglet Removed from Disney Stores
review_date: 2015-12-20T04:15:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney has removed items featuring Piglet from their stores due to pressure from the Muslim community.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-financial-interests-saudi-arabia/
title: Does President Trump Have Financial Interests in Saudi Arabia?
review_date: 2018-11-09T08:06:23Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Despite his claims to the contrary, President Trump has ongoing financial interests in Saudi Arabia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bud-light-anniversary-free-24-pack-facebook-offer/
title: Bud Light 'Anniversary' Free 24-Pack Facebook Offer
review_date: 2019-11-11T14:54:03Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bud Light is giving away free 24-packs of beer to Facebook users to celebrate the company's anniversary.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-call-putin-disabled/
title: Did White House Staff Disable Recording of a Call Between Presidents Trump and Putin?
review_date: 2017-02-03T02:32:59Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
White House staff disabled routine recording of a January 2017 phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/were-stories-florida-shooting-before/
title: Were News Stories About the Florida Mass Shooting Posted Days Before It Happened?
review_date: 2018-02-20T08:38:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
News stories about a mass shooting at a Florida high school were timestamped days earlier than 14 February 2018, which prove that the mass shooting was actually a "false flag" hoax.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spooked-clinton-campaign-manager-deleted-tweets/
title: 'Spooked' Clinton Campaign Manager Deleted Tweets
review_date: 2016-10-29T02:07:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook deleted most of his tweets due to an FBI investigation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colin-kaepernick-assata-shakur/
title: Did Colin Kaepernick Donate $25,000 to a Group Honoring Assata Shakur?
review_date: 2018-09-12T06:17:47Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Colin Kaepernick made a $25,000 donation to an activist group named after Assata Shakur, who was convicted in the murder of a police officer.


title: Did a Woman Wear This Revealing Dress to a Hollywood Event to Protest Sexual Harassment?
review_date: 2018-01-19T04:56:41Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows an actress in a revealing dress amidst protests against sexual harassment in Hollywood.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/a-woman-in-a-revealing-dress-attended-a-hollywood-event-amidst-protests-against-sexual-harassment/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/krauthammer-interesting-take-trump/
title: Did Charles Krauthammer Write an 'Interesting Take on Trump?'
review_date: 2018-03-20T02:16:19Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Charles Krathammer wrote an op-ed which argues that U.S. President Donald Trump is not a Republican or a Democrat, but a pragmatist.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-trashed-michelle-obama-in-a-leaked-e-mail/
title: Did Hillary Clinton Trash Michelle Obama in a Leaked E-Mail?
review_date: 2017-01-09T02:07:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton said several insulting things about Michelle Obama in a leaked 20 October 2016 e-mail.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/breast-cancer-vaccine/
title: What We Know About the Breast Cancer Vaccine
review_date: 2021-10-29T07:29:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic began a phase I study in October 2021 to test the safety of a vaccine aimed at preventing the most aggressive form of breast cancer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fake-tickets-2nd-trump-inauguration/
title: Fake Tickets to Trump's '2nd Inauguration' Circulate on Social Media
review_date: 2021-06-14T01:05:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a physical pair of tickets to former President Donald Trump's second inauguration.


text: Vice President Mike Pence said that "only guilty people need to hire a criminal defense attorney."
title: Did Mike Pence Say That 'Only Guilty People' Hire Criminal Defense Attorneys?
review_date: 2017-06-20T05:09:39Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-pence-say-only-guilty-people-hire-criminal-defense-attorneys/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/polished-off/
title: Floor Polisher Hospital Deaths
review_date: 2001-01-15T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An inattentive janitor caused several deaths in a hospital when he disconnected patients' life support systems to plug in a floor polisher.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fidget-spinners-affect-gravity/
title: Physicist Warns That Fidget Spinners Could Affect Earth's Center of Gravity?
review_date: 2017-05-23T09:14:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A respected physicist has warned that fidget spinners could have a harmful effect on the Earth’s center of gravity.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/300000-wisconsin-voters-turned-away-due-to-voter-id-laws/
title: 300,000 Wisconsin Voters 'Turned Away' Due to Voter ID Laws?
review_date: 2016-11-14T08:18:38Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump won the state of Wisconsin by 27,000 votes, but 300,000 Wisconsin voters were turned away at the polls for insufficient identification.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/child-predator-legal-appeal/
title: Did a Convicted Child Predator Win an Appeal on Discrimination Grounds?
review_date: 2020-08-11T07:33:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A sex offender won an appeal of his conviction on the grounds that "pedophiles are a persecuted minority"?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trumped-up/
title: Did Donald Trump Pay Off a Good Samaritan's Mortgage?
review_date: 1998-03-03T05:45:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A stranger who stopped to change a tire on a disabled limo was rewarded for his efforts when the vehicle's passenger, Donald Trump, paid off his mortgage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/president-host-nra-anniversary-sandy-hook/
title: Did President Donald Trump Host the NRA on the Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Massacre?
review_date: 2017-12-16T01:24:17Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Donald Trump hosted the National Rifle Association at the White House on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pornhub-logo-cnn/
title: Was a Pornhub Logo Accidentally Displayed on CNN?
review_date: 2020-11-06T01:00:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A video shows that a banner for the website Pornhub.com was accidentally displayed on CNN's election board.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-soda-food-stamps/
title: Muslim Woman Buys Soda with Food Stamps to Resell?
review_date: 2016-09-30T07:31:54Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video depicts a Muslim woman fraudulently using food stamps to purchase soda to resell at her store.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-supporters-pro-slavery/
title: Exit Poll Says 20 Percent of Trump Supporters are Pro-Slavery?
review_date: 2016-02-23T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nearly 20 percent of Donald Trump’s voters disagreed with the freeing of slaves in Southern states after the Civil War.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-arrest-jesus-campos/
title: Police Arrest Mandalay Security Guard Jesus Compos As Second Shooter in Las Vegas Massacre?
review_date: 2017-10-13T00:19:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The hotel security guard wounded in the Las Vegas mass shooting has been arrested as an accomplice to that event.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanders-campaign-busing-youths-to-caucuses-and-primaries/
title: Sanders Campaign Busing Youths to Caucuses and Primaries
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textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Bernie Sanders's campaign bused fake supporters to rallies, caucuses, and events in order to prevent legitimate attendees from being able to participate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charles-krauthammer-the-enemy-among-us/
title: Did Charles Krauthammer Write an Op-Ed Called 'The Enemy Among Us?'
review_date: 2017-10-24T04:21:45Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote an opinion piece entitled "The Enemy Among Us" alleging that former President Barack Obama was creating a "shadow government" through his nonprofit Organizing for Action.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-nevada-gop-electors-vote-for-trump/
title: Did Nevada GOP Electors Vote for Trump?
review_date: 2020-12-14T06:55:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nevada's state electors defied the will of the people and voted for U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-angeli-collude-antifa/
title: Did 'Antifa' Jake Angeli Collude With Nancy Pelosi's Son-in-Law?
review_date: 2021-01-07T05:18:29Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michiel Vos colluded with Jake Angeli, a leftist agent provocateur posing as a Trump supporter, as shown in a photograph of the two men.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bob-beckel-julian-assange/
title: Bob Beckel Called for WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Be Assassinated
review_date: 2016-08-11T02:50:33Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton strategist Bob Beckel called for the assassination of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/orourke-vfw-campaign-flags/
title: Did Beto O'Rourke's Campaign Try to Get a VFW Hall to Take Down Their American Flags?
review_date: 2018-09-07T10:28:04Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Beto O'Rourke's campaign asked a Veterans of Foreign Wars post commander if American flags could be taken down ahead of an event.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shakira-music-israelis/
title: Did Shakira Say 'I'd Rather Have Pigs Listen to My Music Than Israelis'?
review_date: 2002-05-08T06:19:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During an MTV appearance, singer Shakira said she'd rather have pigs listening to her music than Israelis.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mother-mailed-blue-book/
title: The Tale of the Mailed Blue Book
review_date: 1999-03-13T03:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Faced with an examination question he cannot answer, a student pretends to have accidentally mailed one of his blue books to his mother.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robot-child-support/
title: Did a Woman Pretending to Be a Sex Robot File for Child Support?
review_date: 2018-01-29T05:53:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman posing as a "sex robot" became pregnant and filed a child support claim against her unsuspecting customer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zelensky-congress-flag/
title: Does the Flag Zelenksyy Gave to US Congress Contain Nazi Symbolism?
review_date: 2022-12-23T09:58:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A flag given to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi and Vice President Harris by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a joint session of Congress in December 2022 contained Nazi "SS" runes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/big-bird-cousins-different-colors/
title: Is Big Bird from 'Sesame Street' Different Colors Worldwide?
review_date: 2021-02-06T02:27:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Big Bird from "Sesame Street" has "cousins" around the world who are orange, blue, green, and yellow.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-data-breach/
title: Was the Personal Info of a Half-Billion Facebook Users Leaked Online?
review_date: 2021-04-07T09:53:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
More than half a billion Facebook users had some personal information leaked onto a hacker forum in April 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-immigration-raids/
title: Walmart Immigration Raids
review_date: 2010-03-10T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
WalMart has authorized U.S. law enforcement to enter its stores and arrest any illegal immigrants found within.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monsanto-suppressing-evidence-of-cancerous-herbicide-in-food/
title: Is Monsanto Suppressing Evidence of a Cancerous Herbicide in Food?
review_date: 2016-11-16T08:17:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A new analysis of the residue on common American foods showed high levels of the herbicide glyphosate and Monsanto, the EPA, and the FDA are in cahoots to silence word of the chemical’s harmful effects and its high concentration in foods.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blew-moon/
title: The Exploding Toilet
review_date: 2000-09-07T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Wife throws something flammable into toilet, unsuspecting husband seats himself on the throne and proceeds to light a cigarette — with pyrotechnic results.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/look-under-your-affairs-everyone/
title: Leah Remini Finds Out Husband Is Cheating on 'Ellen' Show?
review_date: 2014-12-19T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Leah Remini found out during a phone prank Ellen DeGeneres' show that her husband was cheating on her.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-voter-id-meme/
title: Texas Voter ID
review_date: 2016-04-14T11:00:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
92-year-old Pam Nelson of Victoria, Texas, was unable to vote because of new laws requiring voters to present ID.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rosanne-boyland-trampled-flag/
title: Did Woman Who Died at Capitol Riot Carry a 'Don't Tread on Me' Flag?
review_date: 2021-01-12T08:32:24Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rosanne Boyland was trampled to death at the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021 after carrying a Gadsden flag that read "Don't tread on me."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grimes-mississippi-homemade-houseboat/
title: Did Grimes Unsuccessfully Sail the Mississippi in Homemade Houseboat?
review_date: 2022-05-02T04:18:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The singer Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, unsuccessfully tried to sail the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans in a homemade houseboat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-covid-trump-statement/
title: Is This a Real Trump Statement About Biden's COVID-19 Diagnosis?
review_date: 2022-07-21T07:21:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After U.S. President Joe Biden was diagnosed with COVID-19 in July 2022, former President Donald Trump released a statement wishing Biden a speedy recovery because "no one wants Kamala [Harris]" as president.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ben-shapiro-settlements-rock/
title: Did Ben Shapiro Tweet 'Settlements Rock' and 'Arabs Like To Bomb Crap'?
review_date: 2021-05-16T02:00:20Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ben Shapiro once wrote on Twitter "Settlements rock" and "Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nutmobile-planters-overnight/
title: Yes, It's Possible To Sleep Overnight in Planters' 'Nutmobile'
review_date: 2021-09-19T01:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2021, Planters, the nut company, was allowing fans to try to book a two-night stay in its RV-style "Nutmobile."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ugly-children-disposal-sign-photo/
title: Ugly Children Disposal
review_date: 2015-12-01T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a child standing in a litter container next to a sign that reads "Dispose of your ugly children here."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/silent-fireworks/
title: Are Silent Fireworks Real?
review_date: 2018-07-03T09:24:11Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Several cities have started to use "silent fireworks" in order to make the shows more enjoyable for children, pets, and people with PTSD.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-arnold-reports-racist-recordings-donald-trump/
title: Tom Arnold Reports Having 'Racist Recordings' of Donald Trump
review_date: 2016-12-21T04:46:02Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Tom Arnold has unused footage from "The Apprentice" that captures racist utterances from Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prayer-request-seals-helicopter/
title: Prayer Request for 30 SEALs Killed in Afghanistan
review_date: 2017-09-25T03:16:20Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Social media post requests prayers for the families of 30 U.S. military personnel killed when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/microchip-vaccine-passport/
title: Will an Implanted Microchip Replace Cards as Vaccine Passports?
review_date: 2022-01-18T06:24:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An implanted microchip in the body can replace vaccine cards and will be used instead to carry COVID-19 vaccine passports.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walter-reed-bible-ban/
title: Walter Reed Bible Ban
review_date: 2012-05-08T22:04:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Walter Reed Medical Center guidelines prohibit the use or distribution of religious items during visits with patients.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/newsom-christian-murders/
title: Murders of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian
review_date: 2007-05-08T09:28:40Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An account accurately describes the rapes and murders of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian and the reporting thereof.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harry-david-says-company-neutral-racism-neo-nazis/
title: Harry & David Says Company is 'Neutral' on Racism, Neo-Nazis?
review_date: 2016-12-07T09:46:13Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The company Harry & David had no concerns about advertising with Breitbart, saying they were "neutral" on issues of racism and anti-Semitism.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heather-holland-died-flu-medicine/
title: Did a Texas Teacher Named Heather Holland Die Because She Couldn't Afford Flu Medicine?
review_date: 2018-02-12T05:56:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Heather Holland, a 38-year-old grade school teacher in Willow Park, Texas, died because she couldn't afford the co-pay for her flu medication.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nc-bathroom-bill-opposition-leader-a-sex-offender/
title: NC Bathroom Bill Opposition Leader a Sex Offender?
review_date: 2016-04-15T05:01:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The man leading opposition to a controversial "bathroom bill" in North Carolina is a registered sex offender.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/collins-billboards-stephen-king/
title: Did Stephen King Place a Billboard Outside His Maine Home Targeting US Sen. Susan Collins?
review_date: 2020-01-22T00:46:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Author Stephen King placed billboards targeting U.S. Sen. Susan Collins outside his home in Bangor, Maine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-want-turn-space-station-commercial-venture/
title: Does the White House Want to Turn the International Space Station into a Commercial Venture?
review_date: 2018-02-13T07:22:42Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump has proposed defunding NASA’s interest in the International Space Station to allow for commercial development of the asset.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/quacking-wise/
title: Did Donald Duck Call Daffy Duck the 'N-Word'?
review_date: 1998-12-30T01:17:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the "dueling pianos" scene of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Donald Duck calls Daffy Duck the 'n-word.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-remove-american-flags/
title: Did McDonald's Remove American Flags Nationwide?
review_date: 2020-09-17T08:00:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
McDonald's removed American flags from its restaurants nationwide in order to support antifa and the Black Lives Matter movement.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-animals-hitler/
title: Did Trump Echo Hitler by Calling Undocumented Immigrants 'Animals'?
review_date: 2018-05-21T05:02:51Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump called undocumented immigrants "animals," just as Adolf Hitler called Jewish people "animals."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/statement-from-scott-perrys-office/
title: Viral Image of 'Statement' from Scott Perry's Office Is Fake
review_date: 2022-12-21T15:37:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The office of Republican Congressman Scott Perry once released a statement about "Italian satellites" and "Chinese thermostats" switching votes in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usa-today-heat-wave/
title: Yes, USA Today Really Did Publish This Suggestive Heat Wave Graphic
review_date: 2021-07-02T02:32:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In July 2011, USA Today published an infographic about excessively hot weather that shows a cartoon sun gripping a phallic thermometer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mexico-is-angry/
title: Mexico Is Angry
review_date: 2010-08-10T23:39:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mexican legislators expressed concern that an Arizona law would prompt an influx of Mexicans into Sonora from Arizona.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/freshwater-shark-michigan/
title: Freshwater Snark
review_date: 2015-10-20T06:44:03Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph documents the capture of a rare freshwater Marquette shark off the coast of Muskegon, Michigan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/home-invasion-thwarted/
title: Did an 11-Year-Old Girl Shoot and Kill 'Illegal Aliens' Burglarizing Her Home?
review_date: 2007-05-02T09:29:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two armed "illegal aliens" perpetrating a home invasion were killed by an 11-year-old girl with a shotgun.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/collin-county-serial-kidnapping/
title: Collin County Serial Kidnapping Warning
review_date: 2016-03-08T02:21:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Police in Collin County, Texas have quietly warned of serial kidnappings at local Target and Walmart locations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-sanders-meme-charity/
title: Did Bernie Sanders Sell Meme Sweatshirts To Raise Funds for Charities?
review_date: 2021-01-25T04:19:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2021, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders raised money for Vermont charities by selling apparel featuring a photograph of himself from Inauguration Day.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wedding-toast/
title: Donald Trump's Self-Aggrandizing Wedding Toast to His Daughter
review_date: 2016-09-30T07:43:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A transcript documents that Donald Trump gave a self-aggrandizing toast at his daughter Ivanka's wedding.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-bowie-newsnight-1999/
title: Did David Bowie Predict Social Media in 'Newsnight' 1999 Clip?
review_date: 2022-01-10T00:31:00Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a 1999 segment on "Newsnight," musician David Bowie predicted phone addition, viral cat videos, and the phrase social media.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zuckerberg-facebook-ireland-ads/
title: Did Mark Zuckerberg 'Brag' About Banning Pro-Life Ads Before Ireland's Abortion Referendum?
review_date: 2019-07-23T10:17:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mark Zuckerberg admitted or bragged that Facebook banned pro-life advertising, in particular, during Ireland's 2018 abortion-referendum campaign.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-nagy-obituary/
title: Did Obituary Blame Trump for Man's COVID-19 Death?
review_date: 2020-08-03T07:24:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The obituary for David W. Nagy blamed his death on U.S. President Trump, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and "other politicians who did not take this pandemic seriously."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-dems-really-do-all-of-this/
title: Did Democrats Really Do All of This?
review_date: 2020-02-03T05:05:06Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As stated in a meme, "Democrats killed a bill for tuition assistance for children of veterans killed in battle, THEN APPROVE subsidizing the education and healthcare of 'Illegal Immigrants.'"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anthony-bourdain-expose-elite-ring/
title: Was Anthony Bourdain About to Expose an Elite Pedophile Ring?
review_date: 2018-06-09T03:36:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain was planning to run an exposé of an pedophile ring at the time of his death.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jacksons-folly/
title: Is This the Declaration of a Boy Allegedly Molested by Michael Jackson?
review_date: 2003-02-11T15:24:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The court declaration given by the 13-year-old boy Michael Jackson allegedly molested in 1993 has surfaced.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/india-changing-name-to-bharat/
title: India Is Changing Its Name to 'Bharat'?
review_date: 2023-09-07T14:39:56Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
India is officially changing its name to "Bharat," an ancient Sanskrit word that historians believe dates back to early Hindu texts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-fail-to-denounce-qanon/
title: Did Trump Fail To Denounce QAnon Conspiracy Theories?
review_date: 2020-10-16T07:31:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In an October 2020 town hall Q&A session, U.S. President Donald Trump failed to denounce QAnon, a fringe movement built on conspiracy theories positing a global pedophilic cabal and a “deep state” plot to undermine his presidency.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bette-davis-ad/
title: Bette Davis Landed Her Biggest Role After Posting an Ad in a Newspaper?
review_date: 2015-04-22T11:40:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bette Davis landed her role in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? through placing an ad in a Hollywood publication seeking employment as an actress.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/same-girl-crying-now-oregon/
title: Do Memes Show Same 'Crisis Actor' at Multiple Shooting Events?
review_date: 2015-10-25T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The same crying woman appears in photos taken at the scenes of massacres in Sandy Hook, Aurora, Boston, Oregon, Paris, and Manchester.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/april-giraffe-dead/
title: Did April the Giraffe Die?
review_date: 2021-04-02T09:14:47Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
April — a captive giraffe that rose to fame after her pregnancy was livestreamed in 2017 — died on April 2, 2021, at the age of 20.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tim-kaine-blamed-guns-for-knife-attack/
title: Tim Kaine Blamed 'Gun Violence' for Ohio State Knife Attack?
review_date: 2016-11-30T07:37:21Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Tim Kaine responded to news of a machete attack at Ohio State University by tweeting that he was deeply saddened by the senseless act of "gun violence."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hpv-kissing-aids/
title: Is There a 'New Outbreak' of HPV That 'Kills Faster than AIDS'?
review_date: 2017-11-27T06:46:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Authorities in Kenya warned of a new outbreak of HPV that spreads through kissing and is deadlier than HIV/Aids.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/air-fryer-fire-facebook/
title: Did a Power Surge in a Plugged-In Air Fryer Cause a Fire, as Claimed in Viral Facebook Post?
review_date: 2022-11-30T15:51:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A plugged-in air fryer underwent a power surge and caused a kitchen fire, despite the fact that it was plugged in to a special outlet for protection.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-death-hoax/
title: No, President Trump Wasn't 'Pronounced Dead'
review_date: 2020-06-29T10:09:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump was "pronounced dead" on June 27, 2020, and the media is covering it up.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christine-blasey-ford-cellphone-1982/
title: Did Christine Blasey Ford Claim She Called a Friend on a Cellphone in 1982?
review_date: 2018-10-01T09:44:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Christine Blasey Ford claimed that she called a friend on her cellphone after she was assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh in 1982, despite the fact that cell phones weren't invented yet.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-almost-loses-leg-cutting-shaving/
title: Woman Almost Loses Leg After Cutting Herself Shaving?
review_date: 2017-12-20T23:59:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After shaving her legs, a woman developed a life-threatening skin infection that required the removal of massive amounts of skin and muscle tissue.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pilot-axe-cockpit/
title: Did a Pilot Use an Axe to Reenter the Cockpit?
review_date: 2003-12-03T09:28:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A commercial airline pilot who accidentally locked himself out of the cockpit had to hack down the door with a fire axe to regain entry.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-a-coupon-scam/
title: No, Chick-fil-A Isn't Giving Away Free Meals on Facebook Messenger
review_date: 2020-01-24T03:47:56Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chick-fil-A is sending coupons via Facebook Messenger that offer free restaurant meals for one year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/second-wave-spanish-flu-wwi/
title: Did Lack of Social Distancing in 1918 Pandemic Cause More Deaths Than WWI?
review_date: 2020-04-17T06:03:36Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
People started to ignore social distancing rules during the 1918 pandemic, leading to a second wave of infections that killed more people than all of World War I.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/waynes-whirled/
title: Did a Child's Letter Prompt John Wayne to Accept Jesus Before He Died?
review_date: 2001-03-27T10:20:30Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A letter from a child prompted John Wayne to accept Jesus as his personal saviour in the final weeks of his life.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minnesota-school-walkout-gun/
title: Did a High School Principal Target a Pro-Gun Rights Student During a Protest for Gun Control?
review_date: 2018-03-15T06:19:39Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A high school principal in Minnesota singled out a pro-gun rights student during a pro-gun control protest and escorted him off campus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/veterans-food-stamps/
title: Did Congress Vote to Take Away Food Stamps from 1.5 Million Veterans?
review_date: 2018-07-17T05:37:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In June 2018, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would deny all veterans access to food stamps.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hanging-munchkin/
title: Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?
review_date: 1997-12-12T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A lovelorn actor portraying one of the munchkins hanged himself on the set during the filming of The Wizard of Oz.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ghislaine-maxwell-chelsea-clinton-wedding/
title: Did Ghislaine Maxwell Attend Chelsea Clinton's Wedding?
review_date: 2022-04-27T07:17:07Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was photographed attending Chelsea Clinton's 2010 wedding.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/textbook-africa-south-america/
title: Did a Science Textbook Mistake Africa for South America?
review_date: 2018-08-14T10:03:52Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A map showing the "Distribution of Perching Birds" in a science textbook mistook Africa for South America.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/morgan-vague-greta-thunberg/
title: Did Morgan Vague Lose to Greta Thunberg For 'Person of the Year'?
review_date: 2021-11-28T23:16:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
College student Morgan Vague "lost" to Greta Thunberg for Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-covid-19-deaths-hurt/
title: Did Trump Say COVID-19 Deaths Wouldn't Hurt Anyone as Much as Himself?
review_date: 2020-05-06T08:13:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
When U.S. President Donald Trump was asked what he'd say to people who lost family members to COVID-19, he replied, "I would say this didn't hurt anyone as much as it hurt me."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cramer-abortion-losing-mothers-life/
title: No, GOP Senator Didn't Say Saving Fetus Is Worth Losing Mother's Life
review_date: 2022-05-06T07:40:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said it's worth losing a pregnant mother's life if it means saving an unborn fetus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-black-man-invented-lightbulb/
title: Did a Black Man Invent the Lightbulb, As Joe Biden Claimed?
review_date: 2020-09-11T00:58:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Black man invented the lightbulb, not “a white guy named Edison,” according to presidential candidate Joe Biden in September 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/omar-take-over-america/
title: Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Say “We Are Here to Take Over America”?
review_date: 2019-06-11T02:35:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar once said: "We are not here to be part of America. We are here to take over America."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ticketmaster-class-action-free-ticket-giveaway/
title: Ticketmaster Class Action Free Ticket Giveaway
review_date: 2016-06-21T09:48:04Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Many Ticketmaster customers are eligible for free concert tickets under the terms of a class action settlement.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fema-erik-hooks/
title: No, FEMA's Erik Hooks Wasn't Arrested in Aftermath of Maui Wildfires
review_date: 2023-08-23T08:23:51Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Aug. 19, 2023, Erik Hooks, the deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), was arrested in connection with the agency's response to wildfires that ravaged parts of Maui the previous week.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-campaign-use-tactics-cambridge-analytica/
title: Did the Obama Campaign Employ the Same Tactics as Cambridge Analytica?
review_date: 2018-03-22T12:10:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns used the same tactics and techniques for which Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign criticized in 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bibles-pulled-barnes-noble/
title: Were Bibles Pulled From Shelves at Barnes and Noble?
review_date: 2020-06-15T02:00:15Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chain bookstore Barnes & Noble pulled Bibles from shelves because they contained the outdated idea that all humans are one race and made in the image of God.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-biden-fake-drive-a-ford-truck/
title: Did Biden 'Fake' Drive a Ford Truck?
review_date: 2021-05-20T06:58:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video shows that U.S. President Joe Biden faked driving a Ford truck that was actually being controlled by a second steering wheel.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-trump-last-christmas/
title: Did Melania Trump Say 2020 Would Be Her Last Christmas in the White House?
review_date: 2020-11-13T00:42:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
First lady Melania Trump put out a statement in November 2020 saying this would be her final Christmas in the White House.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/babysitter-transported-to-hospital/
title: Babysitter Transported to Hospital After Inserting a Baby in Her Vagina?
review_date: 2017-05-04T05:43:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 31-year-old Cincinnati woman was taken to the hospital after the 14-month-old toddler she was babysitting got stuck in her vaginal cavity.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/do-paper-straws-contain-gluten/
title: Do Some Plastic Straw Alternatives Contain Gluten Harmful to People with Celiac Disease?
review_date: 2021-02-04T07:39:09Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Some plastic straw alternatives may contain a gluten byproduct that could be harmful to people diagnosed with celiac disease.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-terrorists-bomb-philippines/
title: Did Muslim Terrorists Bomb a Church in the Philippines "Yesterday," Killing 30 Christians?
review_date: 2019-03-18T04:35:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The media ignored the deaths of 30 Christians who were killed in a church bombing perpetrated by Muslim terrorists in March 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-yang-mentally-ill/
title: Did NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Say This About Mentally Ill People?
review_date: 2021-06-22T07:54:33Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On June 21, 2021, mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said hospitalizing people with severe mental illness is the only way to "supercharge our economic recovery."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kevin-bacon-wedding-dj-footloose/
title: Did Kevin Bacon Pay Wedding DJs to Not Play ‘Footloose’?
review_date: 2022-11-26T11:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Kevin Bacon would pay wedding DJs at events he attended to not play Kenny Loggins’ song “Footloose,” from Bacon's hit 1984 film of the same name.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eva-braun-children-separated/
title: Did Eva Braun Say She 'Hated Seeing Children Separated from Their Parents' But Not to Blame Hitler?
review_date: 2018-06-18T05:17:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's mistress turned wife, said that she hated seeing children separated from their parents but that people shouldn't blame the Führer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elvis-blind-girl-check/
title: Did Elvis Give a Blind Girl a $50K Check?
review_date: 2021-04-29T06:10:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 1975, Elvis Presley gave a young blind girl $50,000 and a concert ticket — plus travel expenses — to every one of his upcoming shows.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-supporters-leave-trash/
title: Did Trump Supporters Leave Trash Behind After '45 Fest'?
review_date: 2019-06-20T08:34:26Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows piles of garbage left behind after U.S. President Donald Trump's June 2019 rally in Orlando, Fla.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/detergent-pods-warning/
title: Do Detergent Pods Clog Drains?
review_date: 2017-07-18T06:33:32Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Detergent pods eventually cause the clogging of household drains, leading to expensive repair bills.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/holocaust-museum-warning-signs-fascism/
title: Did a Holocaust Museum Display a Poster Listing 'Early Warning Signs of Fascism'?
review_date: 2017-03-01T07:28:47Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. has a display listing off "early warning signs" of an encroaching fascist government.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/simpsons-predict-silicon-valley-bank-crash/
title: No, 'The Simpsons' Didn't Predict the Silicon Valley Bank Crash
review_date: 2023-03-12T15:14:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An old episode of "The Simpsons" featured a plot line about a run on a bank called the Silicon Valley Bank.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/youve-got-to-be-kidneying/
title: Kidney Theft
review_date: 2001-09-05T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Drugged travelers awaken in ice-filled bathtubs only to discover one of their kidneys has been harvested by organ thieves.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dm-deleted-syria-story/
review_date: 2017-04-12T04:49:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Daily Mail posted, and then deleted, a story saying the U.S. had given the "green light" for a chemical weapons attack in Syria that could be blamed on Assad.

title:
Did the Daily Mail Delete a Story Reporting the U.S. Planned to Blame Assad for 'False Flag' Chemical Attacks?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/huma-abedin-insurance/
title: Huma Abedin Cut FBI Deal, Kept Clinton E-Mails in 'Life Insurance' Folder?
review_date: 2016-10-31T05:28:04Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Huma Abedin retained deleted e-mails of Hillary Clinton's in a folder marked "life insurance" and cut a deal with the FBI.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/starbucks-same-sex-marriage/
title: Starbucks and Same-Sex Marriage
review_date: 2013-03-25T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was confronted by a shareholder over the company’s support for same-sex marriage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hotels-accept-pets/
title: Are Hotels Required to Accept Pets During Natural Disasters?
review_date: 2017-09-07T05:56:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The federal government, either through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the 2006 PETS law allows pet owners to bring their pets to any hotel or motel during weather-related evacuations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kevin-bacon-david-lee-roth-van-halen/
title: Is This Kevin Bacon Getting David Lee Roth’s Autograph?
review_date: 2022-05-20T04:48:47Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a young Kevin Bacon getting an autograph from David Lee Roth of the rock band Van Halen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-taxes-smart/
title: Did Donald Trump Say Not Paying Taxes 'Makes Me Smart'?
review_date: 2016-09-28T05:06:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump proclaimed during the first presidential debate of 2016 that not paying federal taxes made him "smart."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pope-francis-kisses-david-rockefellers-hand/
title: Pope Francis Kisses David Rockefeller's Hand?
review_date: 2017-08-09T07:52:44Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Pope Francis kissing the hand of David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, or one of many other people targeted by conspiracy theorists as being part of a vast global conspiracy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/frito-lay-potato-chips-recall-salmonella/
title: Did Frito-Lay Issue a Product Recall Due to Salmonella Fears?
review_date: 2017-06-12T05:16:01Z
textual_rating: Outdated
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Frito-Lay issued a recall of two potato chip products in April 2017 over Salmonella-related fears, a report framed as new in July and August 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/13-going-on-30-jennifer-garner/
title: Teen Actor From '13 Going On 30' Will Be 30 Soon
review_date: 2021-06-04T08:05:13Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Christa B. Allen, the actor who played the 13-year-old version of the character Jenna in the Jennifer Garner film, “13 Going on 30,” is almost 30 herself.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dr-seuss-racist-cartoons/
title: Did Dr. Seuss Draw Racist Cartoons?
review_date: 2021-03-02T02:29:24Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dr. Seuss, children’s book author and illustrator, made a number of cartoons with racist images of Black people — some of whom are in blackface.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/daily-stormer-whitefish-montana/
title: White Supremacist Web Site Calls for Online Attacks Against Jews in Whitefish, Montana
review_date: 2016-12-18T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
'The Daily Stormer' called for a retaliatory 'troll storm' against Jews in Whitefish, Montana, whom they accused of causing economic hardship to the parents of white supremacist Richard Spencer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/congressional-pensions/
title: Congressional Pensions
review_date: 2001-07-29T19:02:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Members of Congress can receive lavish pensions after only one term in office and are not required to contribute to the Social Security fund.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrant-peanut-butter-sandwich/
title: Did an Immigrant Make a Girl Sick by Putting Peanut Butter in Her Sandwich?
review_date: 2017-04-04T05:59:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An immigrant put peanut butter in a little girl's sandwich causing her to have an allergic reaction.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cress-wifi-experiment/
title: Do WiFi Signals Stunt Plant Growth?
review_date: 2017-04-08T11:52:47Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A group of Danish students proved that Wi-Fi signals harm human health in a study involving routers and cress seeds.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marine-attack-blm-claim/
title: Marine Assaulted at McDonald's by Black Lives Matter Activists?
review_date: 2016-02-17T06:55:50Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marine vet Christopher Marquez was assaulted at a Washington, D.C., McDonald's retaurant by Black Lives Matter activists.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crook-county/
title: Cook County Voting Machines Rigged to Change Votes?
review_date: 2014-10-28T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Voting machines in Cook County were rigged in 2014 to change votes cast for Republican candidates to votes for Democratic candidates.


text: Mark Twain said that it's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
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review_date: 2016-12-29T10:38:33Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
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url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snow-globe-invented-accidentally/
title: Was the Snow Globe Invented by Accident?
review_date: 2020-12-15T06:08:24Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The first snow globe was created by accident by someone who was attempting to build a brighter lightbulb.


title: George Soros: Trump Will Win Popular Vote by a Landslide but Clinton Victory a 'Done Deal'
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text:
Billionaire George Soros predicted Donald Trump will win the popular vote by a landslide but lose to Hillary Clinton because the election is rigged.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-soros-trump-will-win-popular-vote-by-a-landslide-but-clinton-victory-a-done-deal/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/georgia-black-voters-bus/
title: Did Officials in Georgia Stop a Bus Filled with Black Seniors Going to Vote?
review_date: 2018-10-19T06:51:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On 15 October 2018, Jefferson County officials stopped a bus filled with seniors from a county-run senior center from going to vote.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-turned-away-restaurant/
title: Was Trump Turned Away from a Kansas City BBQ Restaurant?
review_date: 2020-02-03T02:59:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted about being turned away by Arthur Bryant's barbecue restaurant in Kansas City.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marco-rubio-said-felons-get-guns-back-not-voting-rights/
title: Does Marco Rubio Want to Give Felons Right to Own Guns, But Not to Vote?
review_date: 2018-02-27T05:43:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Senator Marco Rubio said both that felons should not be allowed to vote and that they should be allowed to own guns.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stuntman-death-in-ben-hur/
title: Did a Stuntman Die in 'Ben-Hur'?
review_date: 1997-07-12T01:06:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race scene in the 1959 version of 'Ben-Hur' and that his death was left in the final cut.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gun-homicides-disputes/
title: 80 Percent of Murders Involve Interpersonal Disputes
review_date: 2016-01-11T09:03:55Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2012, 80% of murders stemmed from otherwise law-abiding citizens involved in interpersonal disputes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/70000-pedophile-ring-busted/
title: Was a Massive Pedophile Ring with '70,000 Elite Members' Busted by Police?
review_date: 2018-06-10T02:52:04Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A recent international investigation resulted in the shutting down of an online pedophilia forum with some 70,000 members worldwide.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-biden-america-meme/
title: Viral Grocery Store Meme Uses 2018 Photo To Illustrate 'Biden's America'
review_date: 2021-10-14T09:36:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A Facebook meme shows actual grocery store shelves photographed during the administrations of former U.S. President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/birdnapped/
title: Child Abducts Penguin in Backpack?
review_date: 2005-06-19T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A child successfully smuggled a penguin out of an amusement park by concealing the creature in his backpack.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ukraines-constitution-gene-pool/
title: Does Ukraine’s Constitution Say State Has Duty To Preserve ‘Gene Pool’ of Ukrainian People?
review_date: 2023-01-26T14:25:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ukraine’s constitution states that it is the duty of the state to “preserve the gene pool of the Ukrainian people.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oprf-race-based-grading/
title: No, This Illinois High School Isn't Set To Implement Race-Based Grading
review_date: 2022-06-01T08:17:23Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2022, Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) officials in a suburb of Chicago were preparing to implement a race-based grading system.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/injured-trump-supporter/
title: Is This a Photograph of a Woman Beaten for Supporting Donald Trump?
review_date: 2016-06-06T04:22:19Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image depicts a young female Donald Trump supporter covered in blood following an altercation at a California political rally.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kentucky-bill-wives-permission-viagra/
title: Did a Kentucky Lawmaker Introduce a Bill Requiring Men to Get Wives' Permission to Take Viagra?
review_date: 2017-02-20T05:33:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2016 bill before the Kentucky legislature would have required men to get their wives' permission before obtaining a prescription for Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drug.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hunting-licenses-versus-armies/
title: Were More Hunting Licenses Sold in US Than Number of Soldiers in World's Biggest Armies?
review_date: 2019-11-12T04:16:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
More hunting licenses were sold in the United States last year than the number of soldiers in the world's 10 largest armies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/suicide-diary/
title: Are These Entries from a Suicidal Teenager's Diary?
review_date: 2001-08-08T07:15:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Real diary entries of a rejected teen who subsequently had tragedy strike her family show the lead-up to suicide.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/netflix-scam-claims-billing-issues-account-recovery/
title: Netflix Scam Claims 'Billing Issues,' Offers Account 'Recovery'
review_date: 2023-04-14T15:15:16Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Netflix sent users messages claiming there were "billing issues" with their accounts and that the accounts needed to be "recovered."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-biden-suck-blood-children/
title: No, Democrats and Biden Do Not 'Suck the Blood of Children'
review_date: 2021-07-26T07:28:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden, and other prominent Democrats, engage in harvesting the blood of children as part of a liberal, globalist conspiracy of satanic child sacrifice.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/judges-agree-barr-indict-clinton/
title: Did Judges Agree AG Barr Has 'Enough to Indict Clinton and Obama'?
review_date: 2019-05-22T05:32:08Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A panel of 16 judges concluded that U.S. Attorney General William Barr has enough evidence to indict Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on conspiracy charges.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/putin-laugh-at-trump-loser/
title: Did Putin Laugh at Trump and Call Him a 'Loser'?
review_date: 2020-12-18T00:54:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin laughing as he's told about U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-army-fundraising-email/
title: Is This 'Trump Army' Fundraising Email Real?
review_date: 2020-06-08T06:01:49Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image shows a fundraising email for the Trump campaign asking people to join the "Trump Army" to go fight the "liberal MOB."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prisoner-died-testicles-missing/
title: Was a Pedophile Who Raped a 5-Year-Old Found Dead in Prison with His 'Testicles Missing'?
review_date: 2018-04-23T05:28:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A npedophile was found dead in his prison cell after his testicles were removed and his injuries went untreated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kentucky-snow-flamethrower/
title: Did a Kentucky Man Clear Driveway of Snow Using a Flamethrower?
review_date: 2020-12-28T03:18:11Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Kentucky man dressed as Cousin Eddie from the holiday classic “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation” used a flamethrower to remove snow from his driveway.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-legal-team-four-seasons/
title: Did Trump's Legal Team Hold a News Conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping?
review_date: 2020-11-09T06:54:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Rudy Giuliani news conference falsely claiming mass voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election was held at Four Seasons Total Landscaping instead of the Four Seasons Hotel.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jacobs-well-dangerous-california/
title: Is Jacob's Well a Dangerous Vacation Spot in California?
review_date: 2020-11-20T04:22:47Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
From an internet advertisement: "No One Realizes How Dangerous This Popular Vacation Spot in California Actually Is."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/united-states-lower-death-shootings/
title: Does the United States Have a Lower Death Rate From Mass Shootings Than European Countries?
review_date: 2018-03-09T06:02:14Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Between 2009 and 2015, the United States had a lower mass shootings death rate than several European countries.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abortion-clinic-forceps-christmas/
title: Did an Abortion Clinic Put Forceps Atop Their Christmas Tree?
review_date: 2020-12-14T02:49:47Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An abortion clinic topped their Christmas tree with pairs of forceps, as per an activist’s December 2020 photograph posted on Twitter.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jill-biden-lunging-protect-joe/
title: Does a Photo Show Jill Biden Lunging To Protect Joe?
review_date: 2020-10-28T06:15:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph captures former second lady Jill Biden lunging to protect Joe Biden from protesters during a 2020 presidential campaign event.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/washington-social-media-quote/
review_date: 2022-04-19T09:25:45Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Denzel Washington once said: "Just because you don't share it on social media doesn't mean you are not up to big things. Live it and stay low key. Privacy is everything."

title:
Did Denzel Washington Say, 'Just Because You Don't Share It on Social Media Doesn't Mean You Are Not Up to Big Things'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/im-sorry-im-late-blm-sign/
title: Is This 'I'm Sorry I'm Late. I Had a Lot To Learn' Protest Sign Real?
review_date: 2020-06-19T09:16:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a demonstrator at a June 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel, Ohio, holding a sign reading, "I'm Sorry I'm Late. I Had a Lot To Learn."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-criticize-obama-shutdown/
title: Did Trump Criticize Obama for a Lack of Leadership During the 2013 Government Shutdown?
review_date: 2018-01-20T05:32:46Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump criticized President Barack Obama during the 2013 government shutdown for failing to "lead," "get everyone in a room," and "make a deal."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/earnhardt-remove-flag-sticker/
title: Did Dale Earnhardt Sr. Remove Confederate Flag Sticker from Truck?
review_date: 2020-06-19T07:56:40Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. told a story about his late father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., removing a Confederate-flag sticker from his truck.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fema-harvey-vaccines/
title: Did FEMA Deny Aid to Harvey Victims Unless They Received Vaccinations?
review_date: 2017-09-05T12:03:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, FEMA said they would only give aid to victims if they had received (unspecified) vaccinations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/incredibles-2-epilepsy-warning/
title: Does 'Incredibles 2' Come With an Epilepsy Warning?
review_date: 2018-06-18T08:05:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The animated film "Incredibles 2" contains scenes that prompted an epilepsy warning at movie theaters.


title: Have Standing Rock Protesters Been Sprayed with Chemicals From Crop Duster Planes?
review_date: 2016-12-01T06:41:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dakota Access pipeline protesters at Standing Rock have been sprayed with chemicals by crop duster planes.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/are-standing-rock-protesters-being-sprayed-with-chemicals-from-crop-duster-planes/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-scholar-tariq-ramadan-sharia-law-colonize/
title: Did a Muslim Scholar Advocate 'Colonizing' U.S. and Canada with Sharia Law?
review_date: 2018-02-22T07:49:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Oxford professor of Islamic studies Tariq Ramadan said "we are here to colonize the U.S. and Canada" with Sharia law.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-gaetz-anti-human-trafficking/
title: Was Matt Gaetz the Lone 'No' Vote on 2017 Anti-Human Trafficking Bill?
review_date: 2021-05-15T01:35:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone “nay” vote against the 2017 Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mania-patients-spun-around-chair/
title: Were 'Mania' Patients in the 1800s Spun Around on a Big Chair to Calm Them Down?
review_date: 2023-06-11T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 19th-century U.K. and Europe, psychiatric patients suffering from "mania" were put in a large, circulating swing as a method for calming them down.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-town-trump-week/
title: Did a Florida Town Declare the First Week of February 'Trump Week'?
review_date: 2021-02-05T08:20:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The government of Frostproof, Florida, approved a proposal to declare Feb. 1 through Feb. 6 as "Donald J. Trump week."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steelers-player-mimick-cpr-damar-hamlin/
title: Did a Steelers Player Mimick CPR on Field a Week After Damar Hamlin's Collapse?
review_date: 2023-01-09T16:18:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Pittsburgh Steelers player mimicked CPR on a fellow player a week after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/raccoons-california-break-in/
title: Did Raccoons Break into a California Building (Again)?
review_date: 2020-12-14T21:00:50Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In December 2020, California police responded to a reported burglary in progress only to find approximately one dozen raccoons involved in a fight.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gaetz-second-amendment-comments/
title: Did Matt Gaetz Say 'We Better Use' the 2nd Amendment When Discussing Social Media Companies?
review_date: 2021-05-28T04:56:04Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, stated, "We better use" the Second Amendment when railing against alleged suppression of speech by social media platforms.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coral-reef-empire-state-building/
title: Was a Coral Reef Taller Than the Empire State Building Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef?
review_date: 2020-10-30T06:38:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Australian scientists discovered a 1,600-foot-tall detached coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef, making it the first to be discovered in the region over a century.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-wakes-up-3-day-coma/
title: Did a Man Fall into Coma After Discovering Wife Owned House They Rented?
review_date: 2019-06-21T10:40:15Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man collapsed into a coma for three days after discovering his wife owned the property they had been renting for 10 years.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stick-my-neck-out/
title: Did Clint Eastwood Write “Why-I-Stick-My-Neck-Out-For-Trump” Viral Post?
review_date: 2019-11-22T05:41:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Clint Eastwood wrote the essay that begins “People message me why I stick my neck out for Trump. Why do I tarnish my reputation with a man that’s hated by so many?”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/republicans-dumbest-group-of-voters/
title: Did Trump Say Republicans Are the Dumbest Group of Voters?
review_date: 2015-10-16T01:40:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump said in 1998 that he would one day run as a Republican because they are the "dumbest group of voters."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reasons-admission-insane-asylum-1800s/
title: Reasons for Admission to Insane Asylums in the 19th Century
review_date: 2016-02-08T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A list documents the myriad reasons why people were committed to insane asylums in the 19th century.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ww1-shell-stuck-anus-hospital-evacuated/
title: Did an 88-Year-Old French Man Stick a WWI Shell in His Anus, Causing a Hospital Evacuation?
review_date: 2022-12-21T12:38:35Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An 88-year-old French man arrived at a hospital with a First World War shell stuck in his anus, which led to the evacuation of the facility's patients.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/road-rage-russia/
title: Is This a Road Rage Incident in Russia?
review_date: 2017-06-19T13:43:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A dashcam video shows a road rage incident in Russia in which a woman knocks out a much larger man with a roundhouse kick.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/president-trump-dayton-toledo/
title: Did President Trump Say the Dayton, Ohio, Mass Shooting Was in Toledo?
review_date: 2019-08-07T04:59:48Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, in August 2019 as having happened in Toledo, Ohio.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-captured-islamic-state-obama/
title: Did a Captured Islamic State Leader Have Barack Obama On Speed Dial?
review_date: 2018-03-13T01:26:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A captured Islamic State leader's cell phone contained the phone numbers of world leaders, including former President Barack Obama.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dolphins-swans-italy-lockdown/
title: Did Dolphins and Swans 'Return' to Italian Waterways Amid COVID-19 Lockdown?
review_date: 2020-03-20T05:19:22Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Amid a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Italians reported seeing wildlife such as swans and dolphins "returning" to newly tranquil waterways, ports, and canals.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mtg-fort-pelosi-us-capitol/
title: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Pose by 'Fort Pelosi' Sign Outside US Capitol?
review_date: 2021-04-02T07:41:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In March 2021, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posed by an unauthorized "Fort Pelosi" sign on a security fence outside of the U.S. Capitol.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amazon-suspending-deliveries-covid/
title: Is Amazon Suspending All Deliveries Except Medical Supplies?
review_date: 2020-03-17T10:57:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Amazon announced that it was suspending all deliveries except for medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-flag-salute/
title: Donald Trump Doesn't Salute the Flag?
review_date: 2015-12-19T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump failed to place his hand over his heart during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at the beginning of a GOP debate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paul-is-dead/
title: Did Paul McCartney Die in 1966?
review_date: 2015-03-01T18:02:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Musician Ringo Starr admitted that Paul McCartney passed away in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mark-zuckerberg-roger-waters-song/
title: Did Roger Waters Refuse To Grant Mark Zuckerberg Permission To Use Pink Floyd Song in Ad?
review_date: 2021-06-16T01:51:38Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mark Zuckerberg wrote to Pink Floyd’s co-founder, Roger Waters, requesting the use of the song “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2), for an advertisement promoting Instagram, to which Waters said no.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/firefighters-helmet-stolen-911/
title: Was an FDNY Firefighter's Helmet Worn on 9/11 Stolen?
review_date: 2019-04-12T06:25:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
FDNY Firefighter Michael O'Connell asked the internet for help in locating the helmet he wore on 9/11, which had been stolen from his home.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ac-moore-closing-down/
title: Did A.C. Moore Announce It's Closing All of Its Stores?
review_date: 2019-11-27T00:38:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In November 2019, A.C. Moore announced it was going out of business and would be closing its stores.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/remembrance-of-things-pasta/
title: Is Ravioli a Traditional Veterans Day Meal?
review_date: 2012-11-06T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A tradition of celebrating Veterans Day with ravioli dinners was initiated by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tommy-robinson-protest-photo/
title: Did 'the Whole of London' Protest in Support of Far-Right Activist Tommy Robinson?
review_date: 2018-06-12T02:39:46Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral photograph posted in June 2018 shows "the whole of London" protesting on the streets in defense of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-ex-wives-abortions/
title: Donald Trump's Ex-Wives Speak Out on 'Forced Abortions'
review_date: 2016-03-31T02:17:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump ex-wives admitted that the Republican Presidential candidate forced them to have abortions.


claimant: Government of Israel, social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Disputed visuals show body of a real Palestinian child, not a doll
review_date: 2023-10-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The Israeli government claims that a Palestinian child’s dead body, depicted in a widely-circulated video and an image, is actually a doll and not a real human.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/disputed-visuals-show-body-of-a-real-palestinian-child-not-a-doll-hamas-gaza-israel/


text: 40 babies were beheaded during the 2023 Hamas attack in Israel as tensions escalate in Gaza.
claimant: i24News, Israel government
claim_date: 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Israel’s claim 40 babies were ‘beheaded’ has no evidence
review_date: 2023-10-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading, no evidence
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/israel-claim-40-babies-were-beheaded-hamas-has-no-evidence-palestine-gaza-war/


text: Capital TV and SAMAA TV claim an earthquake hit Pakistan, with people experiencing strong shocks.
claimant: Capital TV and SAMAA TV
claim_date: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Capital TV, SAMAA TV run misleading reports on earthquake
review_date: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/capital-tv-samaa-tv-run-misleading-reports-on-earthquake-india-nepal-pakistan/


claimant: Facebook page ‘Kabal News swat’, social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: Old pictures linked to dubious claim dog meat seized from KP restaurants
review_date: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
KP Police carried out a raid at local restaurants that were found preparing meals with dog meat; accompanying pictures show various dishes, as well as carcasses, recovered during the operation.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-pictures-linked-to-dubious-claim-dog-meat-kutta-karahi-biryani-seized-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-restaurants/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Viral photos showing Modi and Biden sharing Indian food are AI-generated
review_date: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
India’s Narendra Modi and Joe Biden are seen taking a stroll together and sharing a meal. Both are wearing traditional dresses, an orange turban, and garlands of marigolds in some pictures.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-photos-g20-summit-2023-india-narendra-modi-joe-biden-sharing-food-ai-generated-artificial-intelligence/


text: A crocodile crept into a residential area of Karachi.
claimant: Muhammad Ali Khan
claim_date: 2023-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Video of crocodile in a residential area is not from Karachi
review_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/video-crocodile-residential-area-not-from-karachi-pakistan-but-mahisagar-gujarat-india/


text: Rahul Gandhi was photographed with an agent of Pakistan’s ISI.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-08T00:00:00Z
title: Photo shows Rahul Gandhi with Italy’s Castaldo, not an ISI agent
review_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/photo-shows-india-congress-rahul-gandhi-with-italy-fabio-massimo-castaldo-not-a-pakistan-isi-agent/


claimant: 24 News
claim_date: 2023-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: 24 News bulletins make false claims
review_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
24 News makes various claims about petrol, the US dollar, and government decisions in the thumbnails of at least four of its videos.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/24-news-bulletins-make-false-claims-petrol-dollar-caretaker-government-punjab/


text: An image shows Imran Khan walking out of jail with inmates and prison guards in the background.
claimant: Social media posts by PTI-leaning accounts
claim_date: 2023-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of Imran Khan walking out of jail is AI-generated
review_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/photo-of-imran-khan-walking-out-of-jail-is-artificial-intelligence-ai-generated/


text: A schedule shows a cancelled flight of Nawaz Sharif’s from the UK to Pakistan.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: This image does not show Nawaz Sharif’s ‘cancelled’ PIA flight from UK to Pakistan
review_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Doctored image
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-image-does-not-show-pml-n-nawaz-sharif-cancelled-pia-flight-from-uk-to-pakistan/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-20T00:00:00Z
title: Viral selfie of caretaker PM Kakar was not taken during recent UNGA visit
review_date: 2023-09-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Pakistan’s interim prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, took a selfie inside the UNGA hall on his state trip to New York.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pakistan-caretaker-prime-minister-anwaar-ul-haq-kakar-2019-selfie-78-unga-2023-address/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-02T00:00:00Z
title: Man taking oath as sports minister in viral photo is not PM Kakar’s son
review_date: 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Pakistan’s interim prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has appointed his son as Balochistan’s sports minister.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/man-oath-sports-minister-viral-photo-not-pm-anwaar-ul-haq-kakar-son-but-nawabzada-mir-jamal-khan-raisani/


claimant: Facebook user ‘Kimberly Saxelby’ and David “Avocado” Wolfe
claim_date: 2023-08-20T00:00:00Z
title: Rubber used to make chicken nuggets? Video is based on false narrative!
review_date: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows the process of making chicken nuggets, indicating that rubber is one of the key ingredients in the said fast food.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/rubber-used-to-make-chicken-nuggets-mcdonalds-viral-video-based-on-false-narrative-pink-slime/


text: A photograph shows Imran Khan sitting at the feet of his mother, Shaukat Khanum.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-08T00:00:00Z
title: This is not an authentic photo of Imran Khan with his mother
review_date: 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-is-not-an-authentic-photo-of-imran-khan-with-his-mother-shaukat-khanum-pakistan/


claimant: X user @Drsamina19, social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: This image does not show the daughter of Pakistan’s former top judge
review_date: 2023-09-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A viral image shows Sahar Ata Bandial, the daughter of Pakistan’s former top judge, Umar Ata Bandial.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/image-does-not-show-daughter-of-pakistan-former-top-judge-umar-ata-bandial-sahar/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Viral image doesn’t show Nawaz with Humayun Dilawar or Arshad Malik
review_date: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows Nawaz Sharif walking with the judge, Humayun Dilawar. A similar post claims the image depicts Sharif walking with the late judge, Arshad Malik.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-picture-does-not-show-pml-n-nawaz-sharif-with-judge-humayun-dilawar-or-arshad-malik-london/


text: A video shows people in a scuffle over a bag of flour amid rising inflation.
claimant: Pakistani politician Shaukat Tarin
claim_date: 2023-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: PTI official tweets old video to slam Pakistan govt
review_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pti-official-shaukat-tarin-tweets-old-video-to-slam-pakistan-govt-sindh-flood/


text: Belarus has announced visa-free entry for Pakistanis.
claimant: News website
claim_date: 2021-11-17T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/visa-free-entry-for-pakistanis-into-belarus-comes-with-prerequisites/
title: Visa-free entry for Pakistanis into Belarus comes with prerequisites
review_date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
textual_rating:
Misleading. Belarus has introduced a new visa system for Pakistanis that requires Pakistanis traveling to Belarus to have a valid multiple-entry visa of one of the European Union or the Schengen Area countries, as well as return tickets through airports in any of six specific cities, at least €10,000 medical insurance coverage, and assets worth Br58*, or PKR 3989, for each day of stay.


text: Maryam Nawaz Sharif gave a video statement against Prime Minister Imran Khan while intoxicated.
claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-03-30T00:00:00Z
title: Video allegedly showing Maryam Nawaz intoxicated is doctored
review_date: 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Doctored
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/video-allegedly-showing-pml-n-maryam-nawaz-sharif-long-march-intoxicated-doctored/


claimant: Capital TV
claim_date: 2023-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: Capital TV runs IMF head’s old interview as Fund’s response to electricity protests
review_date: 2023-09-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Capital TV ran news that the IMF has issued a “Big Statement” over the protests against the higher electricity bills across Pakistan, demanding the rich be taxed and poor be provided subsidies.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/capital-tv-kristalina-georgieva-old-comment-as-imf-response-to-pakistan-electricity-protests/


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-01-16T00:00:00Z
title: Nepal plane crash: Clip of kids recovered alive is false — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-01-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows two children who were recovered alive from the wreckage of Yeti Airlines Flight 691, which crashed on 15 January 2023 in Nepal’s Pokhara town.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/nepal-plane-crash-yeti-airlines-2023-video-children-recovered-alive-is-false-flight-691/


text: Drone cameras have been banned across the Sindh province in Pakistan.
claimant: ARY News, Hum News, UrduPoint
claim_date: 2023-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Drone cameras have been temporarily, not completely, banned in Sindh
review_date: 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/drone-cameras-have-been-temporarily-not-completely-banned-in-sindh-ashura-muharram/


text: A viral photo of jailed Afghan children is not from any prison in Sindh.
claimant: Sharjeel Memon, the information minister of Pakistan's Sindh province
claim_date: 2022-12-30T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of jailed Afghan children is indeed from Karachi
review_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/afghan-children-karachi-jail-photo-city-courts-sindh-sharjeel-memon-pakistan/


claimant: X user @AamnaFasihi
claim_date: 2023-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: Image purportedly showing body of PTI protester’s father is from 2018
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows the dead body of Pakistani teenager Arsalan Naseer’s father, who, according to reports, died due to police brutality in August 2023.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/image-purportedly-showing-body-of-pti-protester-arsalan-naseer-father-is-from-2018/


text: Pakistani business magnate Shahzada Dawood was the vice chairman of the World Economic Forum.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-23T00:00:00Z
title: Shahzada Dawood was not the vice-chairman of the WEF
review_date: 2023-07-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/shahzada-dawood-titan-submersible-was-not-the-vice-chairman-of-the-wef-oceangate/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-30T00:00:00Z
title: This video does not show a Muslim sniper during 2023 France riots
review_date: 2023-07-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a Muslim rioter stationed as a sniper on top of a building in Paris amid the recent France riots that erupted over the police killing of an Algerian teenage boy.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-video-does-not-show-a-muslim-sniper-during-2023-france-riots-nahel-m/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-03-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-images-wrongly-linked-to-2023-earthquake-in-pakistan/
title: Old images wrongly linked to 2023 earthquake in Pakistan - SFC
review_date: 2023-03-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Different images on social media show damaged houses that collapsed after a sizable earthquake hit a number of countries, including Pakistan, on 21 March 2023.


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2022-03-30T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/joe-biden-threatening-letter-to-pakistan-imran-khan-is-doctored/
title: Threatening letter from Biden to Imran Khan is doctored — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Doctored
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
US President Joe Biden threatened former prime minister Imran Khan with dire consequences and removal from the Prime Minister’s Office “if you don’t refrain from your acts” in a letter with the seal of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) of the United States.


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-21T00:00:00Z
title: Baseless post claims viral audio is of ‘banging’ sounds from Titan
review_date: 2023-06-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Leaked audio picked up by search and rescue officials has been released, with banging sounds from the ill-fated Titan submersible being heard.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/baseless-post-claims-viral-audio-is-of-banging-sounds-from-titan-submersible/


text: Kristian Nairn, the actor who played Hodor in ‘Game of Thrones’, has transitioned to a woman.
claimant: Spanish media outlets
claim_date: 2022-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: ‘Game of Thrones’ star Kristian Nairn has not transitioned
review_date: 2022-05-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/game-of-thrones-actor-kristian-nairn-has-not-transitioned-spanish-danielle-wthelle/


text: Large majority of Pakistanis believe that Aurat March should be banned
claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: No, a majority of Pakistanis do not think Aurat March should be banned
review_date: 2022-03-07T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/majority-of-pakistanis-do-not-think-aurat-march-should-be-banned-international-womens-day/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Clip of PTI supporter goes viral as football fan backpacking to FIFA World Cup in Qatar
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a 70-year-old Pakistani man travelling by foot to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/clip-of-pakistani-pti-supporter-viral-as-football-fan-backpack-to-2022-fifa-world-cup-qatar/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Satirical post about Russian oil linked to Imran Khan passed off as real
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A cargo ship carrying Russian oil has refused to unload its consignment until Imran Khan “personally comes to receive it”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/satirical-post-about-russia-oil-cargo-linked-to-imran-khan-passed-off-as-real-news/


text: A video shows Rana Sanaullah engaging in sexual activities with another man.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Sexually explicit video falsely linked to Rana Sanaullah
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/sexually-explicit-video-falsely-linked-to-interior-minister-rana-sanaullah-pml-n/


text: A video shows a crowd of people participating in a protest against the Pakistan Army chief.
claimant: Salman Ahmad, X user @ssgviews, other social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Baltistan protest video falsely painted as one against Pakistan Army chief
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/anti-blasphemy-law-protest-video-falsely-painted-as-against-pakistan-army-chief-agha-baqir-al-hussaini/


claimant: Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP)
claim_date: 2023-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: German exchange programme not currently collaborating with Pakistan govt
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) has launched a programme in collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service for Pakistani students to get the chance to study at universities in Germany on scholarship.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/german-exchange-programme-daad-not-collaborating-with-pakistan-govt-contrary-to-pmyp-tweet/


claimant: Social media pages
claim_date: 2023-05-20T00:00:00Z
title: Video from 2019 shared as recent police crackdown against PTI
review_date: 2023-05-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a Punjab Police officer “misbehaving” and “insulting” an older woman amid a recent crackdown by authorities following protests across Pakistan against the 9 May arrest of Imran Khan.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/2019-video-shared-as-recent-punjab-police-crackdown-against-pti-imran-khan-pakistan/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-13T00:00:00Z
title: Did Shehbaz congratulate India’s Congress party on state election win?
review_date: 2023-06-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted his congratulations to the Indian National Congress for its win in the Karnataka elections and said he hoped that the Congress and the SDPI “will work for the strengthening of Islam in India and the sovereignty of Karnataka”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/shehbaz-sharif-did-not-congratulate-india-congress-party-karnataka-election-win/


text: The missing submersible Titan was found empty.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-21T00:00:00Z
title: Report claiming Titan submersible found empty is fabricated
review_date: 2023-06-23T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/cnn-report-claiming-oceangate-titan-submersible-found-empty-is-fabricated-shahzada-dawood-suleman/


claimant: Business Recorder
claim_date: 2023-08-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/president-arif-alvi-did-not-sign-new-national-security-laws/
title: President Arif Alvi did not sign new national security laws
review_date: 2023-08-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
President Dr Arif Alvi has signed the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and the Pakistan Army Act Amendment Bill 2023.


text: Viral video shows ‘magic’ stone from Afghanistan’s Wardak province that can melt metal.
claimant: Facebook page 'Javaid unani laboratories'
claim_date: 2021-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Viral video of ‘magic’ stone melting iron nails is actually gallium at high temp
review_date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-video-of-magic-stone-melting-iron-nails-is-actually-gallium-at-high-temp/

textual_rating:
False. The nails shown in the video are likely made of gallium, which is a metal that melts at 29.76°C. This is also supported by the fact that steel or iron would glow red hot before melting.


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2023-08-06T00:00:00Z
title: Video shows people gathered outside Central Prison Peshawar, not Attock jail
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters protesting outside Attock jail, following former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/video-shows-people-gathered-outside-central-prison-peshawar-not-attock-jail/


text: Malala Yousafzai “is silent about human rights abuses in Pakistan”.
claimant: Twitter users, including @MerruX
claim_date: 2023-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: Malala has not been ‘silent about human rights abuses in Pakistan’
review_date: 2023-07-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/malala-yousafzai-has-not-been-silent-about-human-rights-abuses-in-pakistan/


claimant: Facebook page 'Israel - Land of milk and honey'
claim_date: 2023-06-23T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/the-oldest-olive-tree-is-in-greece-not-israel/
title: The oldest olive tree is in Greece, not Israel
review_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The world’s oldest olive tree is found in “Jerusalem, Israel” and is “estimated to be over 3000 years old”; a picture accompanying the claim shows a gnarly old tree with an extremely thick trunk.


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/does-this-viral-video-show-congo-army-chief-being-dragged-by-wife/
title: Does this viral video show Congo Army chief being dragged by wife?
review_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows the Congo Army chief being dragged away from his vehicle into a building by his wife, who has accused him of cheating.


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Imran Khan’s old photo wrongly used in attack reports — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-11-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan lying on a stretcher after being wounded in a shooting incident during a rally he was leading towards Islamabad, Punjab, on 3 October 2022.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/imran-khan-stretcher-picture-old-firing-shot-attack-pakistan-wazirabad/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2021-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: EIU food security data cherry-picked to show ruling PTI in positive light
review_date: 2021-11-24T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Pakistan’s ranking in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has improved by three places during the first three years of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/eiu-food-security-data-cherry-picked-to-show-ruling-pti-in-positive-light/

textual_rating:
Pakistan’s GFSI ranking improved by just one place between 2016 and 2021, contrary to posts now circulating on social media. It has, however, worsened over the last two years.


claimant: WhatsApp, social media
claim_date: 2022-03-08T00:00:00Z
title: Misleading reports about LSDV in cattle cause panic across Pakistan
review_date: 2022-03-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A WhatsApp voice message warns people not to consume beef, loose milk, and yoghurt due to the Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV) that has infected cattle in Karachi.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/misleading-reports-lsdv-lumpy-skin-disease-in-cattle-panic-pakistan-humans/


claimant: Twitter @DrMKamran81, Hamid Mir, Sami Ibrahim, Rabia Zafar Nizami
claim_date: 2023-07-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/some-shan-spices-have-been-recalled-in-germany-not-banned/
title: Some Shan spices have been recalled in Germany, not banned
review_date: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Germany has banned at least 12 spices manufactured by Shan Foods after ethylene oxide was found in it.


text: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered banks to implement a ‘shalwar kameez’ dress code.
claimant: Social media, news websites
claim_date: 2021-12-30T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pm-imran-khans-joke-about-bankers-attire-misrepresented-as-directive/
title: PM Imran Khan’s joke about bankers’ attire misrepresented as directive
review_date: 2022-01-24T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
textual_rating:
Misleading. Khan made the comment informally, perhaps as a joke, and did not issue any orders or endorse the idea in any official capacity.


text: A picture shows Imran Khan sporting a beard ahead of a court appearance.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: Doctored picture of Imran Khan emerges amid reports of poor jail facilities
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/digitally-manipulated-picture-of-imran-khan-with-a-beard-emerges-amid-reports-of-poor-jail-facilities/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2023-08-10T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/doctored-photo-wrongly-shared-as-imran-khan-in-jail/
title: Doctored photo wrongly shared as Imran Khan in jail
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A photo shows former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan offering prayers inside Attock jail.


text: A photo shows Khadijah Shah wearing sweatpants and a cropped top while posing on a rooftop.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: This image shows actor-model Elnaaz Norouzi, not Khadijah Shah
review_date: 2023-05-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-image-shows-elnaaz-norouzi-not-khadijah-shah-pti-imran-khan-supporter/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2022-12-16T00:00:00Z
title: This cat did not score a goal during FIFA World Cup — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a cat invading the field and scoring a goal during a 2022 FIFA World Cup match in Qatar.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-black-cat-did-not-score-a-goal-2022-fifa-world-cup-qatar-owlkitty/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Old video of Fazlur Rehman passed off as JUI-F chief visiting Thailand
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows Maulana Fazlur Rehman stepping off a state jet he used to travel to Thailand for a “private” trip.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-video-of-fazlur-rehman-passed-off-as-jui-f-chief-visiting-thailand/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-02-18T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pakistan-super-league-2023-has-not-been-postponed/
title: Pakistan Super League 2023 has not been postponed
review_date: 2023-02-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been postponed following an attack on the Karachi police chief’s office on 17 February 2023. The Asia Cup cricket tournament is moving out of Pakistan.


text: The economy of Pakistan has shrunk from 6.1% to 0.3%.
claimant: Express Tribune
claim_date: 2023-05-25T00:00:00Z
title: Pakistan's economy has not shrunk; its growth rate did
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pakistan-economy-has-not-shrunk-its-growth-rate-did-express-tribune-2023/


claimant: SUNO NEWS HD
claim_date: 2023-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Old photo wrongly linked to 2023 Peshawar blast — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-01-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows rescue authorities, and others, in the aftermath of a blast on 30 January 2023 in the Police Lines neighbourhood of Peshawar, Pakistan.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/peshawar-blast-old-photo-2022-wrongly-linked-to-january-2023-suicide-bombing-police-lines-mosque/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2021-11-16T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-is-not-an-image-of-an-italian-singer-selling-her-bra/
title: This is not an Image of an Italian singer selling her bra
review_date: 2021-12-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A viral image depicts Italian singer Julia Markin holding up her bra and asking people in a crowd how much they would be willing to pay for it.


text: CCTV footage shows a speeding car crushing three people in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
claimant: Twitter account @Karachi_Update, Facebook page ‘Muhammad Naseer Sher’
claim_date: 2023-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Traffic crash video from India’s Hyderabad wrongly shared as Pakistan’s Hyderabad
review_date: 2023-07-07T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/traffic-crash-video-from-india-hyderabad-wrongly-shared-as-pakistan-hyderabad/


text: A video shows the “menacing skies & turbulent seas” of Cyclone Biparjoy near Sea View, Karachi.
claimant: Neo News
claim_date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Video said to be Cyclone Biparjoy near Karachi Sea View is actually from Mexico
review_date: 2023-06-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/video-said-to-be-cyclone-biparjoy-near-karachi-sea-view-is-actually-from-mexico-olaf/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: No deal with Netflix on ‘Behind Closed Doors’ yet — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-10-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
‘Behind Closed Doors’, a documentary made by filmmakers Michael Oswald and Murtaza Mehdi about Pakistan’s Sharif family, is set to be released on streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/behind-closed-doors-documentary-no-deal-netflix-nawaz-shehbaz-sharif-family-yet-director/


claimant: Facebook page 'Startup Pakistan', social media
claim_date: 2021-12-30T00:00:00Z
title: GCU did not collaborate with Walled City of Lahore on Harry Potter Festival
review_date: 2022-01-24T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) collaborated with Government College University (GCU) Lahore to organise the Harry Potter Festival in December 2021.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/gcu-did-not-collaborate-with-walled-city-of-lahore-on-harry-potter-festival/

textual_rating:
False. There was no collaboration between the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and the Government College University (GCU) Lahore for the Harry Potter Festival


claimant: Social media posts, primarily from India and Afghanistan
claim_date: 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: Afghan singer Hasiba Noori was not killed in Peshawar
review_date: 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Afghan singer Hasiba Noori was shot dead by unknown assailants in Peshawar in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Some claimed she died of an overdose in Quetta.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/afghan-singer-hasiba-noori-haseeba-was-not-killed-in-peshawar-quetta-pakistan/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2023-08-12T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/caretaker-pm-anwaar-ul-haq-kakar-misidentified-in-viral-video/
title: Caretaker PM Anwaar ul Haq Kakar misidentified in viral video
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Senator Anwaar ul Haq Kakar during a National Assembly session.


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Maulana Yousaf Jamil not injured in an accident — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-01-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A photo shows Maulana Yousaf Jamil, the son of Pakistani television preacher Maulana Tariq Jamil, being treated after a traffic accident.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/maulana-tariq-jamil-son-maulana-yousaf-jamil-not-injured-in-car-accident/


text: A picture shows three stunt doubles of Tom Cruise.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: Picture showing ‘stunt doubles’ of Tom Cruise is AI-generated
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Created by AI
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/picture-of-of-tom-cruise-stunt-doubles-is-artificial-intelligence-ai-generated-midjourney/


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-05-09T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/photo-does-not-show-imran-khan-injured-in-nab-custody/
title: Photo does not show Imran Khan injured in NAB custody
review_date: 2023-05-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A photo shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan injured in the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) custody following his arrest.


claimant: Facebook groups
claim_date: 2022-03-08T00:00:00Z
title: Aurat March poster edited with joke about Gujranwala — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-03-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Doctored
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows a young woman at Aurat March Karachi, with a poster that reads, “Khota Puli Chowk in Gujranwala should be renamed to Khoti Puli Chowk.”

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/aurat-march-womens-day-karachi-poster-edited-with-joke-about-gujranwala/


claimant: WhatsApp 'forwarded' message, Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-20T00:00:00Z
title: Old video of ink incident rehashed over Khawaja Asif’s ‘dacoits’ comment
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video claims to show Khawaja Asif facing the first public backlash as a man throws ink on his face during a speech after “calling teachers dacoits”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-video-of-ink-incident-rehashed-over-khawaja-asif-vice-chancellors-dacoits-comment/


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: Video of Florida building collapse wrongly linked to Turkey earthquake
review_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows an apartment building in Turkey collapsing after the massive earthquake that hit the country on 6 February 2023.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/turkey-earthquake-video-building-collapsing-actually-champlain-towers-miami-dade-florida/


claimant: WhatsApp, social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: Viral WhatsApp message about Arnold Schwarzenegger is false
review_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A hotel that enacted a bronze statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his honour refused to provide him with a room for free despite an earlier promise of a lifetime membership for him; in response, the actor slept under the sculpture and warned people of the fickle nature of one’s position, money, intelligence, and youth.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-inspirational-message-on-whatsapp-about-arnold-schwarzenegger-is-false/


text: Taliban destroying phones in Afghanistan
claimant: Facebook user Zain NG
claim_date: 2022-01-13T00:00:00Z
title: Posts wrongly claim video depicts Afghan Taliban destroying phones
review_date: 2022-01-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/posts-wrongly-claim-video-depicts-taliban-destroying-phones-in-afghanistan/


text: Asif Zardari has announced support for Imran Khan, saying Shehbaz Sharif cannot lead Pakistan.
claimant: Facebook page 'Entertainment Videos'
claim_date: 2023-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: Asif Zardari did not announce support for Imran Khan
review_date: 2023-05-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/asif-ali-zardari-did-not-announce-support-for-imran-khan-pti-criticise-shehbaz-sharif-pakistan/


claimant: Journalist Harish Deshmukh
claim_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: A tsunami didn’t hit Turkey after Feb 2023 earthquake — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a giant sea wave hitting a beach in Turkey following an earthquake that hit the country on 6 February 2023.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/tsunami-did-not-hit-turkey-after-earthquake-february-2023-north-beach-durban-south-africa-2017/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2022-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Morgan Freeman has not converted to Islam — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
American actor Morgan Freeman has converted to Islam. He has also said that Qatar’s culture made him “love Islam more”, that he “will spread what happened” to him among his close ones, and that “God gave [him] a vision of the right path”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/morgan-freeman-converted-to-islam-false-claim-goes-viral-2022-fifa-world-cup-qatar/


claimant: Facebook 'news' pages, ARY News
claim_date: 2022-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Digital media outlets peddle misleading news about Swat by-election results
review_date: 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The PTI won the recent by-election in Swat by defeating a “13-party coalition of PDM single handedly”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pk7-swat-by-election-2022-digital-media-outlets-facebook-peddle-misleading-news-pti-pdm/


claimant: Startup Pakistan, social media
claim_date: 2023-04-11T00:00:00Z
title: Pakistani court did not use ChatGPT-4 to decide a legal case
review_date: 2023-04-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A court in Pakistan’s Punjab province used artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT-4 to make a decision in a legal case involving a dispute between two parties over a contract.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pakistan-court-mandi-bahauddin-did-not-use-chatgpt-4-to-decide-a-legal-case/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Viral video does not show rockets being fired from Palestine into Israel
review_date: 2023-05-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows 400 rockets being fired by Gaza, Palestine, into Israel, with Israel’s Yoav Galant saying “400 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza hit residential buildings”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-video-does-not-show-400-rockets-fired-from-gaza-palestine-into-israel-yoav-galant/


claimant: Twitter account @DayWithNews
claim_date: 2023-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: Karachi police HQ attack: Twitter account shares false info on KPO incident
review_date: 2023-02-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Section 144 has been imposed in the city and authorities advised people to stay at home after over 10 Baloch freedom fighters attacked the Karachi Police Chief's Office at Shahrah-e-Faisal.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/karachi-police-kpo-hq-attack-twitter-account-false-info-shahrah-e-faisal-ttp-pakistan/


claimant: Shehzad Ghias Shaikh, social media pages
claim_date: 2023-05-28T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/no-abrar-ul-haq-did-not-sing-a-melody-to-honour-gen-asim-munir/
title: No, Abrar-ul-Haq did not sing a melody to honour Gen Asim Munir
review_date: 2023-06-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Authentic video, altered sound
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Abrar-ul-Haq sang a melody called “Meri Jind Meri Jaan, General Asim Munir” at a concert in London on 28 January 2023.


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-11-04T00:00:00Z
title: Imran Khan did not make an impassioned comment from hospital
review_date: 2022-11-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, saying he has done “whatever [he] could do” and urging people to “take up [their] responsibility”, was taken as he gets treated in a hospital after he was attacked during an anti-government rally in Wazirabad.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/imran-khan-hospital-old-video-impassioned-comment-viral-attack-shot-wazirabad/


claimant: The New York Times, other media outlets
claim_date: 2022-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: Iran has not abolished morality police
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The Islamic Republic of Iran has abolished the Guidance Patrol — commonly referred to as the “morality police” — in response to months of protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl, allegedly in custody.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/iran-has-not-abolished-morality-police-guidance-patrol-gasht-e-ershad-mahsa-amini-protests/


claimant: Social media & mainstream media
claim_date: 2022-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Kidney Hill ‘witch’ is actually VFX artist’s work — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-10-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A “witch” was filmed hovering in Kidney Hill Park in Karachi, Pakistan and strange noises heard by park officials in the dead of night. The person who shot the video was down with a 104°F fever.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/kidney-hill-witch-karachi-video-is-actually-zambia-vfx-artist-joseph-njovu-work/


claimant: Twitter user @hamza_jamshed05
claim_date: 2023-03-21T00:00:00Z
title: ‘Red glow’ from fishing vessels wrongly linked to Pakistan earthquake — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-03-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A group of photos taken in March 2023 show a “mysterious red glow” over the Atlantic shortly after a powerful earthquake hit Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/photos-of-mysterious-red-glow-fishing-vessels-wrongly-linked-to-pakistan-earthquake/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2022-06-20T00:00:00Z
title: Viral text about Indian film ‘Allaah Banday’ is false — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-06-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
According to a viral WhatsApp message an Indian film called “Allaah Banday” will feature an actor portraying the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-message-about-india-bollywood-film-allaah-banday-prophet-muhammad-is-false/


claimant: Moeed Pirzada
claim_date: 2021-10-09T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/the-economist-cover-featuring-imran-khan-is-fake/
title: ‘The Economist’ cover featuring Imran Khan is fake
review_date: 2021-10-29T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Cover of The Economist’s 9 October Asia edition features an image of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, accompanied by text stating, “Imran Khan Will Win The Next Elections.”

textual_rating:
The image is doctored as The Economist never published such a cover. The text on the cover seems to have been taken from the body of an article published in the 9 October 2021 edition.


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: Years-old anti-India chants edited on to Gautam Gambhir video
review_date: 2023-09-05T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Pakistani cricket fans chanted an anti-India slogan at Gautam Gambhir, who was commentating during an Asia Cup 2023 match, as he exited the stands. In response, Gambhir flipped the middle finger at the Pakistani cricket fans.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/asia-cup-2023-years-old-anti-india-chants-edited-gautam-gambhir-middle-finger-video-pakistan-cricket-fans/


claimant: Twitter user @mustafa_wynne
claim_date: 2023-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: Claim Pakistani papers did not mention Greece boat disaster is incorrect
review_date: 2023-06-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Three “major newspapers of Pakistan” — including Dawn, Tribune, and The News — did not publish on their front pages news about the hundreds of Pakistanis who drowned in the Greece boat disaster in June 2023.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/claim-pakistani-newspapers-did-not-mention-greece-boat-disaster-is-incorrect-mustafa-wynne/


claimant: X user @ssgviews
claim_date: 2023-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: Behind-the-scenes video of Mahira Khan shared in misleading context
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A social media user shares a video clip of Mahira Khan and states a longer video contains sensitive content.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/behind-the-scenes-video-of-mahira-khan-shared-in-misleading-context-babar-zaheer/


claimant: Pakistani journalist Gul Bukhari
claim_date: 2023-01-23T00:00:00Z
title: Power outage did not wipe Pakistan off nighttime world map — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-01-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A nighttime visual of the earth from space shows that Pakistan was wiped off the map and completely dark during a massive country-wide power outage.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pakistan-power-outage-did-not-cause-country-to-be-wiped-off-nighttime-world-map-electricity-breakdown/


text: A sniffer dog of Karachi police has been stolen.
claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: Sniffer dog of Karachi police not stolen
review_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/sniffer-dog-of-sindh-police-special-security-unit-k-9-karachi-not-stolen/


claimant: Social media, news outlets
claim_date: 2022-12-22T00:00:00Z
title: Argentina is not issuing banknotes featuring Messi — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-12-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA), or the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, has or is set to issue banknotes featuring the face of Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi following the victory of the country’s national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/argentina-central-bank-not-issuing-banknotes-lionel-messi-face-fifa-world-cup/


claimant: Social media, Islamist groups
claim_date: 2022-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: False claims that Pakistan will soon introduce same-sex marriage law go viral
review_date: 2022-09-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A law to legalise same-sex marriage is set to be passed in Pakistan under the guise of a transgender act as part of efforts by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which obtain funds from gay and lesbian communities abroad. The claim further adds that “educated khawajasira” do not support the proposed law and that they acknowledge it is part of a covert plan to legalise homosexuality in Pakistan and “ruin the Muslim society”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/false-claims-same-sex-lgbt-marriage-law-to-be-introduced-viral-pakistan-transgender-act/


claimant: WhatsApp, social media
claim_date: 2022-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Brazil has not allowed citizens to kill muggers on bikes — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The Government of Brazil has permitted its citizens to start killing bike-riding muggers in a bid to bring down street crime.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/brazil-not-allowed-killing-of-motorcycle-riders-that-rob-citizens-bike-muggers-whatsapp-forward/


text: YouTube is removing the ‘dislike’ button from the platform.
claimant: Facebook page 'Metronome'
claim_date: 2021-11-11T00:00:00Z
title: Misleading post wrongly claims YouTube is removing the ‘dislike’ button
review_date: 2021-11-15T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/misleading-post-wrongly-claims-youtube-is-removing-the-dislike-button/

textual_rating:
The claim is misleading because YouTube is making the dislike count private not removing the dislike button.


claimant: Social media pages
claim_date: 2023-05-07T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/does-this-video-show-an-f-35-jet-performing-a-stunt-russia/
title: Does this video show an F-35 jet performing a stunt?
review_date: 2023-05-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows an F-35 fighter jet — in some cases identified as F-4 — performing a stunt by tilting itself into a vertical position in the air.


text: A video shows a woman being shot dead in the Manipur state of India.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Video shared by Pakistani journalist not from riots in India’s Manipur
review_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/video-shared-by-pakistani-journalist-not-from-riots-in-indias-manipur/


text: US President Joe Biden has allocated $500,000 to “transgender Pakistani youth English lessons”.
claimant: Fox News, RT, Maria Butt
claim_date: 2023-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: US State Dept did not allocate $500,000 to teach English to transgender youth in Pakistan
review_date: 2023-05-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/us-state-department-joe-biden-did-not-allocate-500000-teach-english-to-transgender-youth-pakistan/


claimant: WhatsApp
claim_date: 2022-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: Did Bill Gates really call for the withdrawal of COVID-19 vaccines?
review_date: 2022-01-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False; based on a satirical piece
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Bill Gates has called for the withdrawal of COVID-19 vaccines after admitting that the pandemic was “a farce”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/bill-gates-did-not-call-covid-19-a-farce-or-call-for-the-withdrawal-of-vaccines/


claimant: WhatsApp 'forwarded' message, social media posts
claim_date: 2023-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Viral WhatsApp message falsely claims Michael Jackson sung an Islamic song for Hajj
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A viral WhatsApp message claims that Michael Jackson’s unreleased last song was about Hajj and that Saudi Arabia bought the rights from the US.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/viral-whatsapp-message-falsely-claims-michael-jackson-sung-islamic-song-hajj-saudi-arabia/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: This photo does not show wreckage of Pakistan Army helicopter that crashed in Harnai
review_date: 2022-09-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
An image shows the wreckage of a Pakistan Army helicopter that crashed near Khost in the Harnai district of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/helicopter-crash-pakistan-army-harnai-khost-balochistan-viral-photo-is-old-2021/


claimant: Twitter user @steve_hanke
claim_date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00Z
title: Karachi grid station blast falsely shared as explosion at nuclear facility
review_date: 2023-06-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a powerful explosion that rocked “an operating nuclear power plant in Karachi”, Pakistan.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/karachi-k-electric-grid-station-blast-falsely-shared-as-explosion-pakistan-nuclear-facility/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2022-12-22T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/no-the-army-was-not-ranked-as-pakistans-most-corrupt-institution/
title: No, the army was not ranked as Pakistan’s most corrupt institution
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Transparency International has ranked the Pakistan Army as the most corrupt institution of the country


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: British-Pakistani did not fly to Pakistan to vote for PTI — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-11-10T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Diaspora Pakistani Sarim Rashid flew out to Pakistan from the UK to cast a vote for PTI in the October 2022 by-elections. He flew in just in time for the elections and flew out three hours later back to the UK.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/british-pakistani-did-not-fly-to-pakistan-to-vote-for-pti-in-by-elections/


claimant: WhatsApp, social media
claim_date: 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
title: Viral video of snowfall in Makkah is fake
review_date: 2023-01-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows snowfall in the Kaaba, or the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia, for the first time in history.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/snowfall-makkah-mecca-kaaba-viral-video-fake-saudi-arabia-grand-mosque/


claimant: Twitter user @Yousafzais_
claim_date: 2023-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: PTI worker not handed 10-year sentence by military court for stealing peacock
review_date: 2023-05-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A young student, who was reportedly one of the people who stole peacocks from a Pakistan Army housing compound during the protests against the arrest of Imran Khan, “has been sentenced to 10 years jail”.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pti-worker-not-handed-10-year-sentence-by-military-court-for-stealing-peacock-imran-khan-arrest-protest/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2021-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Tortoise in viral image is not world’s oldest known land animal Jonathan
review_date: 2021-11-15T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture claims to depict Jonathan, a tortoise born in 1832, five years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria. Posts sharing the picture state that Jonathan is due to turn 190 years old in 2022, making him the oldest-known land animal alive today.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/tortoise-in-viral-image-is-not-worlds-oldest-known-land-animal-jonathan/

textual_rating:
The visual including the claim is false. The picture shows ‘A11’ — a half-century-old Galápagos Giant Tortoise who lives in Australia — not Jonathan, the oldest-known land animal alive today


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: This video does not show a dirty British Airways flight from Pakistan to London
review_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video shows a littered aisle, as well as a dirty toilet, including tissues, water, and human excrement at the edge of the chair commode, inside a British Airways flight from Pakistan to London.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/this-video-does-not-show-a-dirty-british-airways-flight-from-pakistan-to-london/


claimant: WhatsApp & Social Media
claim_date: 2022-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Zakir Naik did not convert people at FIFA World Cup — Soch Fact Check
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Four people have converted to Islam after a lecture by Indian Islamic televangelist Dr Zakir Naik during FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/zakir-naik-did-not-convert-four-people-islam-at-2022-fifa-world-cup-qatar/


text: A video shows Yeti Airlines Flight 691 as it crashed near Nepal’s Pokhara town on 15 January 2023.
claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-01-16T00:00:00Z
title: Clip of plane falling midflight not of 2023 Nepal crash — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-01-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/nepal-crash-2023-clip-of-plane-falling-midflight-of-russia-ilyushin-il-112-kubinka-moscow/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-28T00:00:00Z
title: News bulletin claiming rape of Khadijah Shah confirmed is doctored
review_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Geo News reported in one of their news bulletins that hospital sources have confirmed Khadijah Shah was sexually assaulted in prison.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/geo-news-bulletin-claiming-rape-of-pti-khadijah-shah-confirmed-is-doctored-9-may/


text: A collage of three pictures prove that Seema Haider is an Indian spy.
claimant: Facebook user 'Kamred Zia Gupchani'
claim_date: 2023-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: Posts misidentify Indian cop and Pakistan Army officer as Seema Haider
review_date: 2023-08-07T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/posts-misidentify-india-policewoman-usharani-narendra-pakistan-army-officer-major-samia-rehman-as-seema-haider/


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Old video of Millennium Mall protest shared as recent
review_date: 2023-05-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A video on social media shows a mass protest at Millennium Mall Karachi after Imran Khan’s arrest on 9 May 2023.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-video-of-millennium-mall-protest-shared-as-recent-after-imran-khans-arrest/


claimant: Express News, social media
claim_date: 2022-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Old video resurfaces as earthquakes hit Indonesia — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2022-12-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A satellite video shows the destruction wrought by the November 2022 earthquake in West Java, Indonesia.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/video-from-2018-resurfaces-as-more-earthquakes-hit-java-indonesia-2022/


text: Photos show PML-N supporters taking Humayun Dilawar, a trial court judge, shopping in London.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: Pictures of PML-N supporters wrongly linked to Judge Humayun Dilawar
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pictures-of-pml-n-supporters-wrongly-linked-to-judge-humayun-dilawar-toshakhana-case/


claimant: OpIndia
claim_date: 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
title: Indian media outlet stokes hate with false account of controversial video
review_date: 2022-01-25T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A truck driver stopped in Karachi for allegedly offending Muslims' religious sentiments said PepsiCo India owns his vehicle.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/indian-media-outlet-stokes-hate-with-false-account-of-controversial-video/

textual_rating:
Neither does the truck belong to PepsiCo India nor did the driver say so; the word ‘India’ was not mentioned in any other context either.


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: AI-generated photo of woman at PTI protest passed off as real
review_date: 2023-05-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
An image shows a woman standing in front of riot police in Lahore during protests against the arrest of Imran Khan.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/ai-generated-artificial-intelligence-photo-of-woman-at-pti-protest-passed-off-as-real-imran-khan-pakistan-midjourney/


text: A video statement of Imran Khan was recorded just before his arrest on 9 May 2023.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Video of Imran Khan claimed to be from before arrest is actually from 2022
review_date: 2023-05-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/imran-khan-pti-video-claimed-to-be-from-before-arrest-actually-from-2022-pakistan/


text: Several apparent mugshots of Donald Trump were shared online.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-24T00:00:00Z
title: Doctored Donald Trump mugshots go viral
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/doctored-donald-trump-mugshots-go-viral-as-former-republican-president-booked-fulton-county/


claimant: Facebook page 'Hamid Latif Jarral'
claim_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, Shehbaz Sharif did not cry over recent increase in petrol prices
review_date: 2023-08-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Shehbaz Sharif cried over the pain people are experiencing due to increasing inflation after increasing the petrol prices by PKR 19.95.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/no-shehbaz-sharif-prime-minister-pakistan-did-not-cry-over-recent-increase-in-petrol-prices/


claimant: WhatsApp, social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Blome did not broker an agreement between PTI and the government
review_date: 2023-05-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
According to a letter issued by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Secretariat, the Government of Pakistan and Imran Khan have made a bilateral agreement that Khan will not be forced to strip naked or subjected to any kind of torture through metal rods and bamboo sticks or sexual violence. The letter also stated that these conditions of the agreement will be supervised by US Ambassador Donald Blome.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/donald-blome-did-not-broker-an-agreement-between-pti-and-the-government/


text: Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla suit on board the International Space Station.
claimant: Social Media
claim_date: 2022-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Mark Kelly did not pull the #SpaceApe prank on the ISS. It was his twin, Scott!
review_date: 2022-01-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/mark-kelly-did-not-pull-the-space-ape-prank-on-the-iss-it-was-his-twin-scott/


claimant: Social media platforms
claim_date: 2023-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Photo does not show Nawaz Sharif’s mother or grandmother — Soch Fact Check
review_date: 2023-01-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A photo shows the mother and grandmother of former prime minister and PML-N Supremo, Nawaz Sharif, and claims they played the drum in the streets of Amritsar in colonial India.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/photo-does-not-show-nawaz-sharif-shehbaz-sharif-mother-grandmother-pml-n/


claimant: Instagram user @Zarishkayy, Bushra Shaikh
claim_date: 2023-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: Conspiracy theory wrongly linked to Pakistan’s transgender community
review_date: 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Instagram user @Zarishkayy says a document proves that the United Nations (UN) plans an “end of the family system” and intends to force parents to give up their children so that the “kids belong to the state” through movements such as for the rights of the transgender community. The document contains a list of other goals as well that indicate the UN is working to deprive people of their freedom and privacy in a bid to control the world.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/new-world-order-conspiracy-theory-wrongly-linked-to-pakistan-transgender-community/


claimant: Twitter user @p4pakipower
claim_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/no-this-man-is-not-major-general-faisal-naseer/
title: No, this man is not Major General Faisal Naseer
review_date: 2023-01-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows Major General Faisal Naseer, who serves as the Director General of Counter Intelligence at Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).


claimant: Dunya News, Siasat.pk
claim_date: 2022-02-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/lahore-court-did-not-issue-an-arrest-warrant-for-leena-ghani/
title: Lahore court has not issued an arrest warrant for Leena Ghani
review_date: 2022-02-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A district court in Lahore has issued arrest warrant for activist Leena Ghani in a criminal defamation case filed by singer Ali Zafar


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-03-09T00:00:00Z
title: Text about sexually assaulting men edited onto Aurat March poster
review_date: 2022-03-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Doctored
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Picture shows a participant of Aurat March 2022 carrying a placard with text that reads, “God please give me a penis I want to rape men.”

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/aurat-march-poster-edited-with-text-about-sexually-assaulting-men-womens-day/


claimant: Facebook page ‘PTI Tiger’
claim_date: 2023-08-09T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-doctored-photo-of-fazlur-rehman-with-jack-daniels-resurfaces/
title: Old doctored photo of Fazlur Rehman with Jack Daniel's resurfaces
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
A picture shows Fazlur Rehman sitting in an aeroplane with a bottle of whiskey and a half-filled glass on the armrest beside him.


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-02-12T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/old-debate-about-germanys-incest-law-passed-off-as-recent/
title: Old debate about Germany’s incest law passed off as recent
review_date: 2022-12-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
The German national ethics council has called for incest between siblings to be legalised by the government.


claimant: Social media pages
claim_date: 2023-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of civilians atop Bala Hisar Fort misrepresented amid PTI protests
review_date: 2023-05-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
An image shows PTI protesters standing atop and conquering the Bala Hisar Fort, which houses the FC headquarters in Peshawar, amid demonstrations against the arrest of Imran Khan.

url:
https://www.sochfactcheck.com/pti-protests-photo-of-civilian-employees-bala-hisar-fort-misrepresented-imran-khan-arrest/


claimant: Pakistan Observer
claim_date: 2023-08-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.sochfactcheck.com/media-reports-falsely-claim-asad-umar-was-arrested-in-cipher-case/
title: Media reports falsely claim Asad Umar was arrested in cipher case
review_date: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Soch Fact Check
publisher_site: sochfactcheck.com
text:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on 20 August 2023 from Islamabad.


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video falsely links US warship fire to recent Houthi attack in Red Sea
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The viral video shows a US ship, USS Bonhomme Richard, on fire after a Houthi attack in the Red Sea.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-falsely-links-us-warship-fire-to-recent-houthi-attack-in-red-sea-fact-check-2487991-2024-01-12


text: This image shows the dead body of a tourist who was raped and murdered in Maldives.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2024-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sex doll at Thailand beach becomes murder victim in Maldives
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/india-maldives-row-sex-doll-thailand-beach-murder-victim-fake-news-tourist-2487420-2024-01-11


text: Trump stopped his motorcade to take pictures with young black men who waved at him.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Make AI-merica Great Again? This Trump pic is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/make-ai-merica-great-again-this-trump-pic-is-fake-2487559-2024-01-11


text: This video shows two boats crashing into one another in Lakshadweep.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: In Lakshadweep-Male row, Kerala boat accident becomes vessel for fake news
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/lakshadweep-male-row-kerala-boat-accident-becomes-vessel-for-fake-news-fact-check-2487571-2024-01-11


text: A policeman in Los Angeles attacked a pro-Palestine protester
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2024-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did cops brutalise pro-Palestine protestor in LA? This video is from 2022
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-cops-brutalise-pro-palestine-protestor-in-la-this-video-is-from-2022-2486637-2024-01-10


text: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad was assaulted after his controversial comments on Lord Rama.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2024-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show NCP leader attacked by mob for comments on Lord Rama
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/jitendra-awhad-ncp-comments-on-lord-ram-viral-video-not-clip-of-mob-attack-old-video-2486951-2024-01-10


text: This video shows a road rage incident in Delhi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2024-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Yet another Delhi road rage video? Nope, this is from Mexico
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-another-delhi-road-rage-video-fight-in-mexico-toluca-2022-2486523-2024-01-09


text: These photos are from Lakshadweep.
claimant: Kiren Rijiju and Ranveer Singh
claim_date: 2024-01-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-male-celebs-lakshadweep-pics-maldives-row-2486048-2024-01-08

title:
Fact Check: To hit back at Male, celebs flaunt amazing Lakshadweep pics. Turns out, they’re from Maldives


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Ireland expel its Israeli ambassador? No! Read to know
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Ireland expelled its Israeli ambassador and decided to take Israel to the International Criminal Court.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-ireland-expel-its-israeli-ambassador-no-read-to-know-2486009-2024-01-08


text: This video shows a woman holding a snake in Mumbai’s LIC office.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this cobra doesn't aim to become LIC agent. It visited a hospital
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-this-cobra-doesnt-aim-to-become-lic-agent-it-visited-a-hospital-2486046-2024-01-08


text: The video shows sanitation arrangements for the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video is not from Ayodhya Ram Mandir, shows arrangements at Varanasi temple
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-video-is-not-from-ayodhya-ram-mandir-shows-arrangements-at-varanasi-temple-2484256-2024-01-04


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These videos have NOTHING to do with the recent earthquakes in Japan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These videos from Japan show the effects of earthquakes and tsunamis that hit the country on January 1, 2024.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/these-videos-have-nothing-to-do-with-the-recent-earthquakes-in-japan-2483672-2024-01-03


text: This video shows the US Navy destroying Houthi militants’ boats in the Red Sea.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: US attacking Houthi boats in Red Sea is from 2017
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-us-attacking-houthi-boats-in-red-sea-is-from-2017-2483752-2024-01-03


text: This video shows colleagues fighting over the use of Hindi during a Zoom meeting.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2024-01-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of colleagues fighting over Hindi during Zoom call is SCRIPTED - not real
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-colleagues-fighting-over-hindi-during-zoom-call-is-scripted-not-real-2483243-2024-01-02


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2024-01-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show British oil tanker attacked by Houthi missile!
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a British oil tanker on fire after a missile attack by the Yemeni Houthi militant group.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-does-not-show-british-oil-tanker-attacked-by-houthi-missile-2483242-2024-01-02


text: The video shows Muslims praying at Times Square on Christmas in 2023.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old Ramadan video FALSELY shared as Muslims praying at Times Square on Christmas
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-ramadan-video-falsely-shared-muslims-praying-times-square-christmas-2481634-2023-12-28


text: This video shows UP police thrashing Muslims for flouting Yogi Adityanath’s ban on roadside Namaz.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show UP police thrashing Muslims after Namaz ban
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-does-not-show-up-police-thrashing-muslims-after-namaz-ban-2481548-2023-12-28


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NYPD didn’t water cannon Israel supporters at JFK airport, video is from Jerusalem
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows New York Police using a water cannon against pro-Israel protestors at the John F Kennedy International Airport.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/nypd-didnt-water-cannon-israel-supporters-at-jfk-airport-video-is-from-jerusalem-2481663-2023-12-28


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these images ARE NOT from recent bandit attack in Nigeria that killed more than 100
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These images show a church in Nigeria where more than a hundred people were killed by armed bandits recently.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-these-images-are-not-from-recent-bandit-attack-in-nigeria-2481185-2023-12-27


text: This video shows a man who raped a teenager regularly, getting beaten up by villagers.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of brawl FALSELY shared with made-up story about rape
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-brawl-falsely-shared-with-made-up-story-about-rape-2480342-2023-12-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kapil Sibal never said he would commit suicide before Ram Mandir’s construction
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Kapil Sibal in 2020 posted on X that he would commit suicide before the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-kapil-sibal-never-said-he-would-commit-suicide-before-ram-mandirs-construction-2480340-2023-12-25


text: Elon Musk has been named Time magazine’s Person Of The Year for 2023
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is Elon Musk 2023's Time Person of the Year? Nope, it’s Taylor Swift
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-elon-musk-2023s-time-person-of-the-year-nope-its-taylor-swift-2479994-2023-12-24


text: This video shows Hardik Pandya being welcomed by cricket fans with chants about Rohit Sharma.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This OLD video of Hardik Pandya mischievously edited with Rohit Sharma chants
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/hardik-pandya-old-video-edited-rohit-sharma-chants-cricket-mumbai-indians-2479997-2023-12-24


text: The viral video shows a Muslim immigrant urinating on pork in a Dutch supermarket.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Muslim man urinating in Dutch supermarket is staged prank
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-muslim-man-urinating-in-dutch-supermarket-is-staged-prank-2479976-2023-12-24


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kejriwal's alleged 2012 'tweet' on leaders skipping ED summons is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in 2012 about politicians not responding to summons from law enforcement agencies.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-kejriwals-alleged-2012-tweet-on-leaders-skipping-ed-summons-is-fake-2479751-2023-12-23


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Dunking on ‘Dunki’? Old and fake reviews of SRK film flood social media
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh gave ‘Dunki’ just one and a half stars, calling it a disappointment.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-dunking-on-dunki-old-and-fake-reviews-of-srk-film-flood-social-media-2478886-2023-12-21


text: This video shows Palestinians faking injuries to gain sympathy amid Israel’s siege.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not ‘Pallywood’! This video shows a short film being shot
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-pallywood-this-video-shows-a-short-film-being-shot-2478854-2023-12-21


text: This horrifying video shows Israeli soldiers torturing and killing Palestinians.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-atrocities-syrian-militia-israeli-troops-torturing-palestinians-2478995-2023-12-21

title:
Fact Check: Old video of atrocities by Syrian militia shared as Israeli troops torturing Palestinians


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-20T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah admitting his government’s failure in fulfilling election promises.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-siddaramaiah-admit-congress-cant-fulfil-poll-promises-nope-viral-clip-cut-out-of-context-2478497-2023-12-20

title:
Fact Check: Did Siddaramaiah admit Congress can’t fulfil poll promises? Nope, viral clip cut out of context


text: A stage collapsed right after an Imam in Pakistan spoke against Jews.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pakistan-stage-collapse-anti-jew-speech-political-rally-2477581-2023-12-18

title:
Fact Check: Stage collapses in Pak during anti-Jew speech? Nope, this old clip is from a political rally


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Mysuru SFI leader NOT arrested for Parliament breach! Here’s what happened
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The viral photo shows SFI leader Manoranjan D. He is one of the six people arrested in the Parliament breach.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mysuru-sfi-leader-not-arrested-for-parliament-breach-heres-what-happened-2477510-2023-12-18


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Israeli bulldozers running over immobile and injured Palestinian patients in Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/decade-old-video-from-egypt-falsely-viral-as-israel-bulldozing-patients-in-gaza-hospital-2477390-2023-12-18

title:
Fact Check: Decade-old video from Egypt FALSELY viral as Israel bulldozing patients in Gaza hospital


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did a truck run over pro-Palestine protestors in LA? Nope, this video is from 2020
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows how a truck cuts through a crowd of pro-Palestine protesters blocking a freeway in Los Angeles.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2020-video-falsely-shared-truck-run-over-pro-palestine-protestors-la-2476066-2023-12-14


text: Barcodes that start with “729” show products manufactured in Israel.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Don’t fall for the barcode hoax - 729 doesn’t mean a product was made in Israel
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-729-barcode-hoax-product-not-made-in-israel-2476085-2023-12-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video does not show Americans discarding Zara clothes in support of Gaza
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Following a recent Zara ad that was insensitive to Palestinians, many Americans dumped their Zara clothes in front of its office.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-does-not-show-americans-discarding-zara-clothes-in-support-of-gaza-2476023-2023-12-14


text: The viral image shows Arabic street signs in Yorkshire.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Islamification of UK? Nope, viral pic of Arabic street signs is photoshopped
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-picture-arabic-street-signs-in-uk-is-photoshopped-2475594-2023-12-13


text: This video shows Israeli Forces prohibiting an ambulance from entering Gaza.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is NOT a recent video of Israeli forces stopping ambulance from entering Gaza
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-a-recent-video-of-israeli-forces-stopping-ambulance-from-entering-gaza-2475227-2023-12-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Andhra Pradesh, NOT bulldozers being sent from UP to Rajasthan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows bulldozers being transported from Uttar Pradesh to Rajasthan in the aftermath of the BJP's triumph in the Assembly elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-from-andhra-pradesh-not-bulldozers-being-sent-to-rajasthan-2474613-2023-12-11


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: 2016 Ganesha Visarjan video peddled as T Raja fans celebrating his victory
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a man celebrating T Raja Singh’s victory in the recent Telangana Assembly elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2016-ganesha-visarjan-video-peddled-as-t-raja-fans-celebrating-victory-2474805-2023-12-11


text: These bombs are part of the military equipment that recently arrived in Israel from the US.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 9-year-old photo from South Korea passed off as arms sent by the US to Israel
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-9-year-old-photo-from-south-korea-passed-off-as-arms-sent-by-the-us-to-israel-2474271-2023-12-10


text: This video shows how Mahua Moitra was manhandled during her expulsion from Lok Sabha.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Mahua Moitra FALSELY linked to Lok Sabha expulsion
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-of-mahua-moitra-falsely-linked-to-lok-sabha-expulsion-2474279-2023-12-10


text: This video shows a man having a heated argument with an older man inside a flight.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT brawl inside flight, this scripted video was created to train aviation students
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-brawl-inside-flight-this-scripted-video-was-created-to-train-aviation-students-2473168-2023-12-07


text: This video shows people in Chennai having fun in floodwaters amid Cyclone Michaung.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Chennai soaking fun? No, this video is old not from Cyclone Michaung
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-chennai-soaking-fun-no-this-video-is-old-not-from-cyclone-michaung-2472852-2023-12-06


text: These videos show Cyclone Michaung that hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old videos from Europe, Myanmar falsely shared as Cyclone Michaung
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-videos-from-europe-myanmar-falsely-shared-as-cyclone-michaung-2472470-2023-12-05


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT Indonesia's Mount Merapi eruption, this scary clip is half a decade old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia that occurred on December 3, 2023.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-indonesias-mount-merapi-eruption-this-scary-clip-is-half-a-decade-old-fact-check-2472402-2023-12-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video doesn’t show Palestinian influencer Mr FAFO abandoning Gaza for Qatar
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral video suggests Palestinian influencer Saleh Al-Jafarawi abandoned Gaza for a luxurious life in Qatar.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-palestinian-influencer-mr-fafo-not-abandoning-gaza-qatar-israel-war-2472366-2023-12-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Philippines earthquake was powerful, but this video is from Japan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows water spilling out of a bathtub amid intense tremors during the Philippines earthquake on December 3, 2023.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/philippines-strong-earthquake-viral-video-bathtub-water-spilling-japan-2021-fukushima-jolt-2471945-2023-12-04


text: This video shows the train that recently caught fire in the Severomuysky tunnel in Russia.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Russian train bombing? No, this is an old video of a gas pipeline blast
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/russian-train-bombing-no-this-is-an-old-video-of-a-gas-pipeline-blast-fact-check-2471471-2023-12-03


text: The video shows Hamas executing people by throwing them off a tall building.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Man being pushed off building is ISIS execution in Iraq, NOT Hamas
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-man-being-pushed-off-building-is-isis-execution-in-iraq-not-hamas-2471360-2023-12-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old brawl video over luggage space FALSELY shared with communal angle
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Muslim man beating an American woman onboard a Turkish Airlines flight for not wearing a hijab.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-brawl-video-over-luggage-space-falsely-shared-with-communal-angle-2470111-2023-12-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video shows Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Gujarat, NOT Congress rally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows people dancing to a DJ’s performance during the Congress party's election campaign in Telangana.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-shows-ganesh-chaturthi-festival-in-gujarat-not-congress-rally-telangana-2469223-2023-11-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of rally against Nupur Sharma shared as NIT Srinagar protests
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows protests at NIT Srinagar after a student allegedly made derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-rally-against-nupur-sharma-shared-as-nit-srinagar-protests-2469195-2023-11-29


text: Amid the recent Dublin riots, this video shows immigrants threatening native Irish people.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of interracial brawl goes viral after Dublin riots
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-interracial-brawl-goes-viral-after-dublin-anti-immigrant-riots-2468787-2023-11-29


text: This opinion poll by NDTV predicts a Congress victory in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral NDTV poll predicting Congress victory in Telangana is FAKE
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/telangana-election-fake-ndtv-poll-predicting-congress-victory-fact-check-2468694-2023-11-28


text: Video shows Black Friday shoppers ransacking a Nike store.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These AREN’T Black Friday shoppers! Looting video from George Floyd protests
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/these-arent-black-friday-shoppers-looting-video-from-george-floyd-protests-2468526-2023-11-28


text: This video shows the Israeli cargo ship which was set on fire by the Houthi militant group.
claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2023-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Yemeni militants burnt Israeli ship? No, this 2021 video is from Sri Lanka
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-yemeni-militants-burnt-israeli-ship-no-this-2021-video-is-from-sri-lanka-2468128-2023-11-27


text: This video from Karnataka shows Muslims harassing Hindus gathered in front of a temple.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Communal clash in Karnataka? Nope, this video is from Maharashtra
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/telangana-polls-false-news-of-communal-clash-in-karnataka-video-is-from-maharashtra-2468247-2023-11-27


text: The video shows waiters kicking fascists during recent riots in Dublin.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video shows a 2021 brawl in Dublin, NOT recent riots in Irish capital
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/dublin-brawl-video-2021-fake-going-viral-ireland-riots-fact-check-2468099-2023-11-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 5-year-old pic FALSELY shared as slain Indian army men in Rajouri
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This image shows two Indian army soldiers who died during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-5-year-old-pic-falsely-shared-as-slain-indian-army-men-in-rajouri-2467838-2023-11-26


text: This video shows a mother reuniting with her small daughter, who was imprisoned by Israel.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This young Palestinian girl was NOT imprisoned by Israel
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-young-palestinian-girl-not-imprisoned-israel-2467846-2023-11-26


claimant: https://www.facebook.com/weareawakening/videos/862239265349547/
claim_date: 2023-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral clip of animal dung dumped at McDonald's NOT related to Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral video shows protesters in France dumping animal dung at McDonald's to show support to Palestine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-clip-of-animal-dung-dumped-at-mcdonald-not-related-to-israel-hamas-conflict-2467833-2023-11-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Iran passport found at Niagara Falls explosion site? Nope, it’s a hoax!
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A passport was recovered by police from the site of the Niagara Falls vehicle explosion. The owner of this passport has now been identified as Iranian-Canadian YouTuber Saman Heydari.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/iran-passport-found-at-niagra-falls-explosion-site-nope-its-a-hoax-2467022-2023-11-24


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Rohit Sharma’s daughter Samaira giving updates about her father’s spirits post India’s defeat in the World Cup final.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-kidding-this-video-of-rohit-sharmas-daughter-talking-to-reporters-has-no-links-to-wc23-2467126-2023-11-24

title:
Fact Check: No kidding! This video of Rohit Sharma’s daughter talking to reporters has no links to WC23


text: Travis Head dedicated Australia's World Cup victory to Palestinians.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Travis Head DID NOT dedicate Australia's WC23 victory to Palestine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/travis-head-did-not-dedicate-australia-world-cup-victory-to-palestine-2466744-2023-11-23


text: Video shows Indian fans expressing anger against the Indian cricket team after the World Cup final.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of angry cricket fans FALSELY shared as reaction to WC23 defeat
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-of-angry-cricket-fans-falsely-shared-as-reaction-to-india-defeat-australia-world-cup-2466789-2023-11-23


text: This video shows heavy floods in the Palestinian city of Jericho.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT heavy floods in Palestine, this video is at least five years old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-heavy-floods-in-palestine-this-video-is-at-least-five-years-old-2466150-2023-11-22


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old emotional videos of Rohit and Kohli go viral after India's World Cup defeat
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli crying after India lost the World Cup final against Australia.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/world-cup-2023-india-vs-australia-rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-emotional-videos-go-viral-2465880-2023-11-21


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Crowd chanted Hanuman Chalisa during World Cup Final? Nope, this is edited
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows spectators chanting Hanuman Chalisa at the Narendra Modi Stadium during the India-Australia World Cup Final.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-crowd-chanted-hanuman-chalisa-during-world-cup-final-edited-2465618-2023-11-21


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This clip of Aus players drinking from a shoe is NOT from WC23 final
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the Australian cricket team celebrating the World Cup victory by drinking from of a shoe.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/australian-captain-feet-on-world-cup-video-aus-players-drinking-from-shoes-wc23-final-2465782-2023-11-21


text: This video shows a Hamas tunnel discovered by Israel.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This isn’t a ‘Hamas tunnel’ in Gaza, it’s a World War bunker in UK
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-isnt-a-hamas-tunnel-in-gaza-its-a-world-war-bunker-in-uk-2465920-2023-11-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Ponting didn’t call BCCI ‘cricket mafia’, social media spins comment out of thin air
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Ricky Ponting mocked BCCI, calling Australia’s World Cup victory a ‘win of justice against cricket mafia’.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ricky-ponting-didnt-call-bbci-cricket-mafia-social-media-spins-comment-out-of-thin-air-2465452-2023-11-20


text: This video shows a woman IDF soldier having a mental breaking in Gaza due to the fear of Hamas.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of female Israeli soldier breaking down is more than a decade old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-female-israeli-soldier-breaking-down-is-more-than-a-decade-old-2465396-2023-11-20


text: The video shows Kashmiri students celebrating Australia's World Cup victory.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old clip of Kashmiri students celebrating falsely linked to Australia’s World Cup win
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-clip-of-kashmiri-students-celebrating-falsely-linked-to-australias-world-cup-win-2465338-2023-11-20


text: This video shows thousands of people participating in a pro-Palestine rally in Spain.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of human sea is not pro-Palestine march, it is from Spain
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-human-sea-not-pro-palestine-march-protest-against-spain-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-2464099-2023-11-17


text: This video shows a recent volcanic eruption in Iceland.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fire in Iceland? This volcano video is not recent, it’s from 2021
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fire-in-iceland-this-volcano-video-is-not-recent-its-from-2021-2464306-2023-11-17


text: The video shows a street fight in Paris where three Israeli women overpowered 10 Arab men.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Staged stunt video falsely shared as Israeli women knocking out Arab men
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/staged-stunt-video-falsely-shared-as-israeli-women-knocking-out-arab-men-2464242-2023-11-17


text: Ratan Tata is endorsing an online get-rich-quick betting game called ‘Aviator’.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Ratan Tata's deep fake video is being used to lure people to betting app
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ratan-tata-deep-fake-being-used-to-lure-people-to-a-betting-app-2464107-2023-11-17


text: This video shows a recent volcanic eruption in Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna in Italy.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2022 clip of Guatemalan volcano VIRAL as recent eruption in Italy
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/2022-clip-of-guatemalan-volcano-viral-as-recent-eruption-in-italy-etna-2463393-2023-11-15


text: The video shows the inside of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital during Israel’s siege.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is 2013 footage of Egypt massacre, NOT Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/gaza-al-shifa-hospital-attack-israel-hamas-egypt-massacre-old-footage-2463410-2023-11-15


text: This video shows an Israeli official being beaten up in the parliament.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Israeli Parliament DIDN’T descend into a brawl, old clip from Jordan viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/isarel-hamas-war-old-video-from-jordan-goes-viral-2463404-2023-11-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Palestinian mom recovers kid’s toy in Gaza? No, this is from Syria
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This photograph shows a Palestinian mother retrieving her child's toy car from their destroyed house in Gaza.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-palestinian-mom-recovers-kid-toy-in-gaza-no-this-is-from-syria-2462922-2023-11-14


text: This image shows Israel's white phosphorus attack on Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is NOT Israel's phosphorus attack on Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-israel-phosphorus-attack-on-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-2462905-2023-11-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is AIIMS selling magic bullets to hypertension patients? No, it's scam
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
As per a report published in India Today, AIIMS Delhi is selling a medicine called Cardioton that can cure hypertension.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-aiims-selling-magic-bullets-hypertension-patients-it-is-scam-2461518-2023-11-10


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Clip DOES NOT show Saudi Imam being arrested for supporting Palestine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Saudi Arabian police arresting an Imam in a mosque for expressing support for Palestine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-clip-does-not-show-saudi-imam-being-arrested-for-backing-palestine-2461125-2023-11-10


text: This video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in a Garba dance.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not PM Modi dancing to Garba beats, this video shows his lookalike!
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-pm-modi-dancing-to-garba-beats-viral-video-shows-his-lookalike-vikas-mahante-2461512-2023-11-10


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Maxwell touch Sachin’s feet? Viral pic is photoshopped
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Australian Cricketer Glenn Maxwell bowed down and touched Sachin Tendulkar's feet after his match against Afghanistan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-maxwell-touch-sachins-feet-viral-pic-is-photoshopped-2461101-2023-11-09


text: This video shows the dead bodies of Palestinian children on the streets of Gaza.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Debunking two 'Palestine' clips - One is old, other is from US
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-debunking-two-palestine-clips-one-is-old-other-is-from-us-2460489-2023-11-08


text: This video shows Hamas militants forcing Gazans to fight against the Israeli Army.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Yemen falsely shared as Hamas militants forcing Gazans to fight!
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-from-yemen-falsely-shared-as-hamas-militants-forcing-gazans-to-fight-2459324-2023-11-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of US Soldiers discarding medals NOT linked to recent Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows American soldiers returning their service medals in solidarity with the people dying in Gaza.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-us-soldiers-discarding-medals-not-linked-to-recent-israel-hamas-conflict-2458347-2023-11-05


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of 2015 Swedish incident falsely tied to Israel-Palestine conflict
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-2015-swedish-incident-falsely-tied-to-israel-palestine-conflict-2458091-2023-11-04


text: This video shows a fighter jet that was set ablaze by unknown people at the Mianwali air base.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT terror attack at Pak Air Force base! Video of burning jet is old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-terror-attack-at-pak-air-force-base-video-of-burning-jet-is-old-2458129-2023-11-04


text: This video shows Israelis killing Palestinian prisoners of war.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Syrian army executing civilians falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-syrian-army-executing-civilians-falsely-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-2457486-2023-11-03


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Md Shami DID NOT slam Harbhajan Singh's bond with Shahid Afridi
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After India's win against Sri Lanka, Mohammad Shami said that he would never dedicate his 5 wickets to Harbhajan Singh, who helped collect donations for Shahid Afridi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-md-shami-did-not-slam-harbhajans-bond-with-shahid-afridi-after-fifer-against-sri-lanka-2457824-2023-11-03


claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2023-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Israeli ambassador being escorted out of UN Assembly precedes ongoing conflict
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, was kicked out of the General Assembly amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-israeli-ambassador-being-escorted-out-of-un-assembly-precedes-ongoing-conflict-2457525-2023-11-03


text: This photo shows the blueprint of a Ramayana-themed metro station in Ayodhya.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral photo of Ramayana-themed metro station in Ayodhya is AI-generated
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ayodhya-ram-mandir-fact-check-viral-photo-of-ramayana-themed-metro-station-in-ayodhya-is-ai-generated-2457813-2023-11-03


text: This video shows protestors in France heading a march in solidarity with Palestinians.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sea of Brazilian soccer fans go VIRAL as pro-Palestine march in France
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-sea-of-brazilian-soccer-fans-go-viral-as-pro-palestine-march-in-france-2456308-2023-10-31


text: Jews burned the Israeli flag to protest the Israeli siege of Gaza.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Jewish people burning Israel flag is old, unrelated to ongoing conflict
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-jewish-people-burning-israel-flag-is-old-unrelated-to-ongoing-conflict-2456150-2023-10-31


text: This video shows a Hamas terrorist getting shot in the head by an Israeli soldier.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Shocking video DOESN’T show Hamas militant getting shot in the head
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-shocking-video-doesnt-show-hamas-militant-getting-shot-in-the-head-2456323-2023-10-31


text: This video shows Israeli forces bombing a hospital in Gaza.
claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not Gaza! This horrific hospital bombing video is from Syria
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-gaza-this-horrific-hospital-bombing-video-is-from-syria-2455787-2023-10-30


text: The video shows Israeli soldiers fleeing after being attacked by Hamas.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Violent war video from Libya goes viral as attack on Israeli army
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-violent-war-video-from-libya-goes-viral-as-attack-on-israeli-army-2455669-2023-10-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Israeli soldier playing with Palestinian kid is NOT from ongoing war
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows an Israeli soldier playing with a Palestinian child amidst the ongoing war with Hamas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-israeli-soldier-playing-with-palestinian-kid-is-not-from-ongoing-war-2455559-2023-10-30


text: Anti-Israel protestors set a police officer on fire in London.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old clip from Mexico goes viral as violence against cops at London pro-Palestine rally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-old-clip-from-mexico-goes-viral-as-violence-against-cops-at-london-pro-palestine-rally-2455776-2023-10-30


text: This video shows a firework exploding during a pro-Palestine rally in Turkey.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fireworks gone wrong at pro-Hamas rally in Turkey? Clip is months old
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fake-video-fireworks-gone-wrong-at-pro-hamas-rally-in-turkey-2455655-2023-10-30


text: This video shows a Muslim man marrying his own daughter.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Christian rite FALSELY viral as Muslim father marrying his daughter
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-christian-rite-falsely-viral-as-muslim-father-marrying-his-daughter-2455590-2023-10-30


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-10-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video doesn't show Muslim students demanding Hindu woman to wear burqa
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a group of Muslim women from Kerala asking a Hindu lady to wear a burqa if she wanted to use public transport in the state.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-doesnt-show-muslim-students-demanding-hindu-woman-to-wear-burqa-2455071-2023-10-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral clip of reporter dying on camera does not show recent casualty in Gaza
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Palestinian journalist and a medic dying of an air strike during the Israel-Hamas conflict that began on October 7.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-clip-of-reporter-dying-on-camera-does-not-show-recent-casualty-in-gaza-2454213-2023-10-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This adorable father-daughter clip is not from Palestine!
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a father teaching his daughter to laugh every time there is an Israeli air strike in Palestine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-adorable-father-daughter-clip-is-not-from-palestine-2454725-2023-10-27


text: This video shows hundreds of US soldiers arriving in Israel.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: US troops landing in Israel? Nope, this 2022 video is from Romania
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-us-troops-landing-in-israel-nope-this-2022-video-is-from-romania-2454672-2023-10-27


text: The video shows French President Emmanuel Macron getting egged during his recent Egypt visit.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Yes, Macron got a faceful of yolk. Eggs-cept it didn’t happen in Egypt
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-yes-macron-got-a-faceful-of-yolk-eggs-cept-it-didnt-happen-in-egypt-2454061-2023-10-26


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral photo of ‘Ceasefires are anti-Semitic’ billboard is photoshopped!
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A Times Square billboard displayed the message "Ceasefires are anti-Semitic" along with Israel’s flag.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-viral-photo-of-ceasefires-are-anti-semitic-billboard-is-photoshopped-2454147-2023-10-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kim Jong Un DIDN’T speak on Israel-Palestine, video is mistranslated
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blaming American President Biden for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-palestine-war-kim-jong-fake-video-mistranslated-fact-check-hamas-2453578-2023-10-25


text: This video shows a US warship, USS Carney, being attacked by drones in the Red Sea.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No US warship attacked in Red Sea, clip of Saudi ship is years old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/us-warship-attacked-in-red-sea-clip-of-saudi-ship-is-years-old-fact-check-2453613-2023-10-25


text: In this video, Akshay Kumar expressed support for Palestinians.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old Akshay Kumar clip manipulated to FALSELY portray support for Palestine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-akshay-kumar-clip-manipulated-to-falsely-portray-support-for-palestine-2453666-2023-10-25


text: These images show the recent attack on the US military base in Syria.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old pics from Gaza falsely shared as recent attacks on US bases in Syria
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-pics-from-gaza-falsely-shared-as-recent-attacks-on-us-bases-in-syria-2453529-2023-10-25


text: This video shows how stuffed toys were thrown into a football field to show support for Palestine.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Stuffed toys thrown at soccer match was for Turkey quake, NOT Palestine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-rain-of-stuffed-toys-at-soccer-match-was-for-turkey-quake-not-palestine-2452815-2023-10-23


text: This photo shows Atletico Madrid fans holding a gigantic flag of Palestine during a football match.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Artificial support! Pic of soccer fans with Palestine flag is AI-made
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/artificial-support-pic-of-soccer-fans-with-palestine-flag-is-ai-made-2452418-2023-10-23


text: Israel bombed Palestinian children who had gathered to drink water in Gaza.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Israel bomb Palestinian kids gathered to drink water? No, this is from Sudan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-israel-bomb-palestinian-kids-gathered-to-drink-water-no-2452850-2023-10-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No green missiles and vegan grenades - this Greta Thunberg video is EDITED
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Greta Thunberg told the BBC that if wars were to continue, then environment-friendly weapons such as biodegradable missiles and vegan grenades should be used.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-green-missiles-vegan-grenades-greta-thunberg-video-edited-2452830-2023-10-23


text: The video shows recent Jewish protests in New York in support of Palestinians.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Jewish protest in NYC shared as recent rally in support of Gaza
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-jewish-protest-new-york-shared-rally-support-gaza-2452399-2023-10-22


text: This video shows a mob setting fire to the Israeli embassy in Bahrain.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old Bahrain video misleadingly shared as attack on its Israeli embassy
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-bahrain-video-misleadingly-shared-as-attack-on-israeli-embassy-2451842-2023-10-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2018 video of rockets FALSELY shared as Hezbollah attacking Israel
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah attacking Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2018-video-of-rockets-falsely-shared-as-hezbollah-attacking-israel-2451198-2023-10-19


text: This video shows ‘jihadists’ attacking a police car in the UK.
claimant: RT.com
claim_date: 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not ‘Jihadists’ attacking cop car, this is BBC drama series shooting
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-jihadists-attacking-cop-car-in-uk-this-is-bbc-drama-series-2450660-2023-10-18


text: This video shows clashes between police and pro-Palestine protesters in Barcelona.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Anti-lockdown protests in Spain FALSELY shared as pro-Palestine riots
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-anti-lockdown-protests-in-spain-falsely-shared-as-pro-palestine-riots-2450732-2023-10-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of anti-Muslim chants during Ind-Pak World Cup match is doctored
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows anti-Muslim slogans raised during the October 14 India-Pakistan World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-anti-muslim-during-ind-pak-world-cup-match-is-doctored-2450613-2023-10-18


text: This video shows US President Joe Biden arriving in Israel on October 17.
claimant: RT.com
claim_date: 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: News channel jumps the gun on Biden arriving in Israel, shares old video
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-news-channel-jumps-the-gun-on-biden-arriving-in-israel-shares-old-video-2450346-2023-10-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Israel UN envoy tearing human rights report is from 2021
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Israel’s UN Envoy tore down a notice issued by the UN for human rights violations.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-video-of-israel-un-envoy-tearing-human-rights-report-is-from-2021-2450810-2023-10-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT airstrike on Gaza’s Al-Ahli hospital, this video is a year old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital air strike in Gaza was caused by the failure of a rocket fired by Hamas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-airstrike-on-gazas-al-ahli-hospital-this-video-is-a-year-old-2450758-2023-10-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of car with Puerto Rico flag performing stunts viral as pro-Palestine activity
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The viral video shows Palestinian protestors performing dangerous stunts in New York in response to the recent Hamas-Israel conflict.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-car-with-puerto-rico-flag-performing-stunts-viral-as-pro-palestine-activity-2450141-2023-10-17


text: This video captured amid the Israel-Palestine conflict shows an attack on choppers.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT Israel-Hamas conflict! This video of choppers crashing is from ‘ARMA 3’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-israel-hamas-conflict-this-video-of-choppers-crashing-from-arma-3-2450180-2023-10-17


text: This video shows a sea of Israelis protesting against the country’s war against Hamas.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of sea of Israelis protesting against Netanyahu is old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-sea-of-israelis-protesting-against-netanyahu-is-old-2449870-2023-10-16


text: The video shows Cristiano Ronaldo taking a stand for Palestine.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Ronaldo declare support for Palestine? Nope, this clip is old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-ronaldo-declare-support-for-palestine-clip-is-old-and-unrelated-2449456-2023-10-16


text: The video shows how, following the Israel-Hamas conflict, Muslims rioted in Sweden.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of riot in Sweden is UNRELATED to Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-riot-in-sweden-unrelated-to-israel-hamas-conflict-2449484-2023-10-16


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT Palestinian boy whose family was killed by Israeli army, this child is Syrian
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a child from Palestine telling how his family members were murdered by the Israeli army.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-not-palestinian-boy-whose-family-was-killed-by-israeli-army-this-child-is-syrian-2449843-2023-10-16


text: This photo shows the children killed in Palestine following Israel’s seige of Gaza.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This photo of dead children is NOT from Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-photo-of-dead-children-is-not-from-israel-hamas-conflict-2449358-2023-10-15


text: This video shows a missile attack on Israeli soldiers by Hamas.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2016 Syrian missile attack FALSELY shared as Hamas striking Israeli troops
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-fact-check-2016-syrian-missile-attack-falsely-shared-as-hamas-striking-israeli-troops-2449337-2023-10-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of ‘Mossad’ graffiti falsely linked to Hamas-Israel war
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows Jewish shops being marked in Moscow for a potential pogrom in connection with the recent Hamas-Israel conflict.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-mossad-graffiti-falsely-linked-to-hamas-israel-war-2449333-2023-10-15


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Qatar isn’t threatening to halt gas supply amid Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Emir of Qatar has threatened to halt gas supply to the world amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-qatar-isnt-threatening-to-halt-gas-supply-amid-israel-hamas-conflict-2448976-2023-10-14


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Syrian boy’s tears become fodder for fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a young boy from Gaza crying over his sisters, who were killed by an Israeli soldier.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-syrian-boys-tear-become-fodder-2448489-2023-10-13


text: This video shows how a Palestinian man got burnt while lighting an Israeli flag on fire.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of man catching fire while burning Israeli flag is old, and from Iran
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-video-of-man-catching-fire-while-burning-israeli-flag-is-old-and-from-iran-2448599-2023-10-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This ISN’T a Hamas militant crashing into a high-voltage power line
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Hamas paraglider crashing into a high-voltage electric power line and bursting into flames.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-video-paraglider-high-voltage-electric-power-line-fake-news-palestine-2448349-2023-10-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2021 video of Lebanese scaling Israel border shared as recent
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows Lebanese civilians recently crossing the border into Israel in response to the ongoing conflict with Gaza.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/israel-hamas-war-2021-video-of-lebanese-scaling-israel-border-shared-as-recent-2448682-2023-10-13


text: This video shows Muslim men assaulting an old man for chanting "Bharat mata ki jai" in Delhi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT beaten for ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, old video viral with communal spin
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-beaten-bharat-mata-ki-jai-old-video-bhilwara-viral-communal-spin-2448195-2023-10-12


text: This photo shows an Israeli soldier posing with the dead body of a Hamas militant.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Woman posing next to a corpse is not an Israeli soldier
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-woman-posing-next-to-a-corpse-is-not-an-israeli-soldier-2448193-2023-10-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Palestinian kids confronting Israeli soldiers viral as recent
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows Palestinian children conforming to Israeli soldiers during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-of-palestinian-kids-confronting-israeli-soldiers-shared-as-recent-2447716-2023-10-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video doesn't show Hamas militants burning kidnapped Israeli woman
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Noa Argamani, the woman kidnapped by Hamas militants from a music festival, being burned alive.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-video-doesnt-show-hamas-militants-burning-kidnapped-israeli-woman-2447741-2023-10-11


text: The video shows Hamas militants being bombed on the way to attack Israel.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Syria FALSELY shared as Israel bombing Hamas
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-from-syria-falsely-shared-as-israel-bombing-hamas-2447247-2023-10-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Hamas militant cutting, eating human heart
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Hamas militant slitting the chest of an Israeli citizen, extracting his heart, and eating it.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-does-not-show-hamas-militant-cutting-eating-human-heart-2447537-2023-10-11


text: Video shows Israelis creating false footage of Hamas militants killing children.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video does not show fake Hamas killings being staged by Israel
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-does-not-show-fake-hamas-killings-being-staged-by-israel-2447096-2023-10-10


text: This is a recent video of Iranian legislators chanting "Death to America".
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Iranian lawmakers didn't chant ‘Death to America’ amid Israel-Hamas war
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/iranian-lawmakers-didnt-chant-death-to-america-amid-israel-hamas-war-2447240-2023-10-10


text: This footage shows Israeli army officers being held hostage by Hamas.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Israeli soldiers being held by Hamas? No, this is from Turkey
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/india-today-found-that-this-video-dates-back-to-2016-and-shows-turkish-military-officials-accused-of-attempting-a-coup-2447084-2023-10-10


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Putin didn't announce Russian support to Palestine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Russian President Putin announcing support for Palestine amid the ongoing conflict with Israel.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-putin-didnt-announce-russian-support-to-palestine-2447127-2023-10-10


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Azerbaijan DID NOT display Israeli flag on tower amid conflict with Palestine
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Demonstrating support for Israel, Azerbaijan illuminated the Flame Towers in its capital Baku with the Israeli flag.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/azerbaijan-didnt-display-israeli-flag-on-tower-amid-conflict-with-palestine-2446615-2023-10-09


text: Cristiano Ronaldo showed support for Palestine by waving its flag on the ground after a victory.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This footballer waving the Palestinian flag is NOT Cristiano Ronaldo
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-footballer-waving-the-palestinian-flag-is-not-cristiano-ronaldo-2446698-2023-10-09


text: This video shows a Palestinian woman resisting Israeli forces with stones amid ongoing clashes.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of woman pelting stones goes viral amid Israel-Palestine war
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-woman-pelting-stones-goes-viral-amid-israel-palestine-war-2446535-2023-10-09


text: The videos circulating online show recent Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas attacks.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Some videos being shared as recent Israeli airstrikes are months old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-videos-falsely-shared-as-recent-israeli-airstrikes-in-ongoing-conflict-fact-check-2446217-2023-10-08


text: This video shows a fight between followers of Pawan Kalyan and Chandrababu Naidu in Andhra Pradesh.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Spat between Naidu and Pawan Kaylan supporters? No, both men are TDP members
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/spat-between-naidu-and-pawan-kaylan-supporters-no-both-men-are-tdp-members-2445637-2023-10-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Gavaskar didn't criticise World Cup's management, viral quote false
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sunil Gavaskar criticised the Cricket World Cup’s poor management, claiming that he was"ashamed to be Indian" during the England vs New Zealand match.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-gavaskar-didnt-criticise-world-cups-management-viral-quote-false-2445969-2023-10-07


text: This image shows the havoc caused by the recent drone attack in Syria.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Social media bombarded with old photos of devastation after drone attack in Syria
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/social-media-bombarded-with-old-photos-of-devastation-after-drone-attack-in-syria-2445627-2023-10-06


text: The viral video shows Arvind Kejriwal mocking the ED hours before Sanjay Singh's arrest.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kejriwal didn’t mock ED hours before Sanjay Singh's arrest, clip is from May
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kejriwal-didnt-mock-ed-hours-before-sanjay-singh-arrest-clip-is-from-may-2445133-2023-10-05


text: This video shows armed robbers attacking a man at a metro station in England.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Violent robbery-gone-wrong video isn’t from UK - it’s from Brazil
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-violent-robbery-gone-wrong-video-not-from-uk-but-brazil-2445080-2023-10-05


text: This video shows a recent cloudburst in Sikkim.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2018 video from Austria goes viral as cloudburst in Sikkim
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/2018-video-from-austria-goes-viral-as-cloudburst-sikkim-2445177-2023-10-05


text: This video shows a landslide in India.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This massive landslide occurred in China, NOT Greece or India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-massive-landslide-occurred-in-china-not-greece-or-india-2443953-2023-10-03


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2016 video of SRK pushing away fan falsely linked to ‘Dunki’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Shah Rukh Khan manhandling a fan for calling “Dunki” a remake of a Malayalam movie.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2016-video-of-srk-pushing-away-fan-falsely-linked-to-dunki-2443862-2023-10-03


text: This video is from flood-hit New York City, where a grocery store was seen submerged in rainwater.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of flooded supermarket is NOT from flood-hit New York
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-flooded-supermarket-is-not-from-flood-hit-new-york-2443343-2023-10-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2011 Assange statement on Afghanistan FALSELY attributed to Ukraine war
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Julian Assange said the goal of the Ukraine-Russia conflict was to launder money from the United States and Europe through Ukraine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/2011-julian-assange-statement-on-afghanistan-falsely-attributed-to-ukraine-war-2442820-2023-09-30


text: These videos show the devastating impact of the recent floods in New York.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old and CGI videos peddled as devastation caused by recent NY floods
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-and-cgi-videos-peddled-as-devastation-caused-by-recent-ny-floods-2442771-2023-09-30


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did India reject visa of 'maaro mujhe maaro' Pakistan influencer?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
India rejects visas to Pakistani YouTuber Ducky Bhai and TV star Momin Saqib ahead of the World Cup.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-india-reject-visa-of-maaro-mujhe-maaro-pakistan-influencer-2441963-2023-09-28


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pak team not met with 'murdabad' chants in Hyderabad, viral clip edited
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indian fans chanted ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ during the Pakistan cricket team's arrival at Hyderabad Airport.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pakistan-team-not-met-with-murdabad-chants-in-hyderabad-viral-clip-edited-2441973-2023-09-28


text: This video shows a Khalistan supporter threatening a Gujarati man in Canada.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Khalistan supporter threatening Gujarati is NOT from Canada
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-khalistan-supporter-threatening-gujarati-is-not-from-canada-2440412-2023-09-25


text: This photo shows PM Modi embracing Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at the recently concluded G20 Summit.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo of PM Modi hugging Justin Trudeau is NOT from 2023 G20 Summit
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photo-of-pm-modi-hugging-justin-trudeau-is-not-from-2023-g20-summit-2438367-2023-09-20


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Hangry Pak cricketers during last Asia Cup meal? This video is old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The viral video shows a brawl that ensued between Pakistani cricketers during their last dinner in Sri Lanka after their disqualification from the Asia Cup.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-hangry-pak-cricketers-during-last-asia-cup-meal-this-video-is-old-2438779-2023-09-21


text: This video shows a woman pregnant with nine babies.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT pregnant with nine babies! This lady with big belly had cancer
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-pregnant-with-nine-babies-this-lady-with-big-belly-had-cancer-2439301-2023-09-22


text: ‘Glory to Urine’ billboard displayed in New York to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Zelensky was NOT greeted by ‘Glory to Urine’ billboard in US
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-zelensky-was-not-greeted-by-glory-to-urine-billboard-us-2439678-2023-09-23


text: This video shows a CBI officer, who is helping people duped by ‘KBC scammers’.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Unmasking KBC scam 2.0 - fraudsters now posing as cops to dupe people
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-unmasking-kbc-scam-20-fraudsters-now-posing-as-cops-to-dupe-people-2438812-2023-09-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral image of Siraj's physics-defying leap is photoshopped!
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This viral photo shows cricketer Mohammed Siraj jumping to dramatic heights in celebration during the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-image-of-siraj-physics-defying-leap-is-photoshopped-2438642-2023-09-21


text: The supposed "alien corpses" presentation before the Mexican Congress turned out to be cakes.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Mexico's 'Alien Corpse' being cut like a cake? Here are the facts
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mexico-alien-corpse-being-cut-like-a-cake-here-are-the-facts-2437506-2023-09-19


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rohit Sharma didn't give man of the match cheque to ground staff
textual_rating: Mostly true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This image shows Rohit Sharma giving his Man of the Match award money to all the ground staff in Sri Lanka after the India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2023.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/indian-cricket-rohit-sharma-didnt-give-man-of-the-match-cheque-to-ground-staff-2435322-2023-09-13


text: Former Pakistani cricketers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis alleged that the Asia Cup final was fixed.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis DIDN’T say Asia Cup final was ‘fixed’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-wasim-akram-and-waqar-younis-didnt-say-asia-cup-final-was-fixed-2437853-2023-09-19


text: This video shows a robot playing pickleball with humans.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: A robot isn’t playing pickleball with humans in this video, it’s CGI
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-a-robot-isnt-playing-pickleball-with-humans-in-this-video-it-is-cgi-2437878-2023-09-19


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rashtrapati Bhavan DIDN’T remove Sikh guards, baseless claims viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Following Justin Trudeau’s allegation against the Indian government, the Indian Army is denying leaves of absence to Sikh soldiers. Also, Sikh security personnel have been removed from the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rashtrapati-bhavan-didnt-remove-sikh-guards-viral-claim-justin-trudeau-nijjar-2437892-2023-09-19


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2017 video of Indian man in UK caught grooming minor viral as recent
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a recent incident in the UK where an Indian man named Praju Prasad was caught trying to groom a minor girl.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2017-video-of-indian-man-in-uk-caught-grooming-minor-viral-as-recent-2435735-2023-09-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rohit Sharma poster NOT displayed at Parliament or Bharat Mandapam
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral picture shows Rohit Sharma's poster at India's new Parliament and Bharat Mandapam during the G20 Summit.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-rohit-sharma-poster-not-displayed-at-parliament-or-bharat-mandapam-2434132-2023-09-11


text: Video shows a scuffle in Ukraine's parliament amid Russia’s invasion of the country.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fistfight in Ukraine Parliament? Viral video is 13 years old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-fistfight-in-ukraine-parliament-viral-video-is-13-years-old-2434361-2023-09-11


text: The video shows Aamir Khan praising Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan'.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show Aamir Khan praising ‘Jawan’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-doesnt-show-aamir-khan-praising-jawan-2434823-2023-09-12


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: Child rescue video of Syria falsely viral as that of Morocco quake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a child trapped under rubble being rescued following the devastating earthquake in Morocco.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-child-rescue-video-from-syria-falsely-viral-as-morocco-quake-victim-2435334-2023-09-13


text: The video shows a baby found trapped in the rubble following the Morocco earthquake.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not under rubble in Morocco! Video shows baby found buried in Kanpur
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-under-rubble-in-morocco-video-shows-baby-found-buried-in-kanpur-2436641-2023-09-16


text: In this speech, Shah Rukh Khan said that he is a Pakistani and not a Hindustani.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: SRK did not say he is ‘Not Hindustani’, viral video is clipped
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-srk-did-not-say-he-is-not-hindustani-viral-video-is-clipped-2433431-2023-09-09


text: The viral video depicts a building collapse in Morocco following the recent earthquake.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old building collapse video falsely linked to recent Morocco quake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-building-collapse-video-falsely-linked-to-recent-morocco-earthquake-2433498-2023-09-09


text: This video depicts a recent clash between police and immigrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral brawl video not linked to current Italy migrant crisis
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-brawl-video-not-linked-to-current-italy-migrant-crisis-2437435-2023-09-18


text: These videos show the effect of Storm Daniel in Libya.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old and CGI videos flood internet amid deadly Storm Daniel in Libya
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-and-cgi-videos-flood-internet-amid-deadly-storm-daniel-in-libya-2435150-2023-09-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These people sleeping out in open are not Morocco quake survivors
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows thousands of survivors sleeping on the road after the deadly earthquake that hit Morocco on September 8.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-people-sleeping-out-in-open-are-not-morocco-quake-survivors-2435846-2023-09-14


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of bulldozer flood rescue is NOT from Libya but from China
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a bulldozer being used to rescue people trapped in floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-bulldozer-flood-rescue-is-not-from-libya-but-from-china-2436362-2023-09-15


text: In France, two men and a woman urinated over a naked African child.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show French people urinating over African child
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-does-not-show-french-people-urinating-over-african-child-2433402-2023-09-09


text: These videos show an apartment and a mosque destroyed in the recent earthquake in Morocco.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not Morocco earthquake - these videos of destroyed buildings are old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-morocco-earthquake-these-videos-of-destroyed-buildings-are-old-2435310-2023-09-13


text: Real video of Israel’s anti-missile defence system
claimant: Facebook page ‘Military GUNS’ and others
claim_date: 2019-10-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Clip from video game goes viral as Israel’s anti-missile defence system
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-clip-from-video-game-goes-viral-as-israel-s-anti-missile-defence-system-1611636-2019-10-21


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-06-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This image shows a Ukrainian boy rescuing his dog from drowning after the Kakhovka dam was breached on June 6.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/child-rescuing-puppy-pic-not-related-kakhovka-dam-attack-ukraine-fact-check-2390548-2023-06-08

title:
Fact Check: Heartwarming pic of child rescuing puppy is NOT related to recent Kakhovka dam attack in Ukraine


text: This video shows Cyclone Gabrielle wreaking havoc in New Zealand.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-2022-puerto-rico-hurricane-falsely-shared-as-recent-cyclone-gabrielle-in-new-zealand-2335107-2023-02-15

title:
Fact Check: Video of 2022 Puerto Rico hurricane FALSELY shared as recent Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand


claimant: Facebook user Dinesh G Gopalan
claim_date: 2020-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is turban tying competition from Bathinda, not Shaheen Bagh protest
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A photo from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, showing people from the Sikh community posing in colourful turbans.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/sikh-community-colourful-turbans-shaheen-bagh-protest-viral-truth-1644356-2020-02-07


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old image falsely shared as crowd at Yogi Adityanath’s recent Bihar rally
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral image shows a massive crowd during Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's election rally in Bihar.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-image-falsely-shared-as-crowd-at-yogi-adityanath-s-recent-bihar-rally-1734558-2020-10-23


text: This video shows Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and others celebrating Imran Khan's arrest.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bilawal Bhutto seen celebrating Imran Khan's arrest? No, this video is from 2022
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bilawal-bhutto-seen-celebrating-imran-khans-arrest-no-this-video-is-from-2022-2378366-2023-05-12


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-04-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This recent video from Jaipur, Rajasthan, shows a Muslim man trying to snatch a chain and getting caught.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2019-chain-stanching-clip-from-delhi-falsely-shared-as-recent-jaipur-incident-with-communal-spin-2363968-2023-04-24

title:
Fact Check: 2019 chain-stanching clip from Delhi FALSELY shared as recent Jaipur incident with communal spin


claimant: Facebook user Anil Jain
claim_date: 2019-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The emotional story behind this photo is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
An emotional post claims that an old woman washed utensils to make her granddaughter a police inspector.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-emotional-story-behind-photo-fake-1574273-2019-07-27


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-06-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Mumbai doc, whose Covid tips are viral, has no link to Nanavati hospital
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Dr Saloni Suchak, daughter of Dr Nanavati, has prescribed a list of measures to keep oneself safe from coronavirus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mumbai-doc-whose-covid-tips-are-viral-has-no-link-to-nanavati-hospital-1692390-2020-06-24


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind video of Africans performing 'sawan somvar' puja
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows Africans performing puja on the first Monday of 'Sawan' month. Some Africans are seen singing bhajans and performing Hindu rituals in the video.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-video-of-africans-performing-sawan-somvar-puja-1698851-2020-07-09


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Hima Das has not won Commonwealth Games gold yet, viral video is from 2018
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indian sprinter Hima Das has won the Gold medal in the women's 400-metre race in Commonwealth Games 2022.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/sprinter-hima-das-did-not-win-gold-medal-commonwealth-games-old-video-false-claim-1981899-2022-07-30


text: The video shows US President Joe Biden stepping on a cat while delivering a speech.
claimant: Instagram Users
claim_date: 2023-08-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did US President Biden step on cat while giving speech?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-us-president-biden-step-on-cat-while-giving-speech-2415420-2023-08-02


text: This is how houses of Dalit Hindus are being burnt in Telinipara in West Bengal’s Hooghly district.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Images of anti-Hindu violence in Pakistan passed off as riots in Bengal
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-images-of-anti-hindu-violence-pakistan-passed-off-riots-west-bengal-1677750-2020-05-13


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-07-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The menu card shows that the restaurant of Smriti Irani’s daughter, Silly Souls Cafe and Bar in Goa, serves beef.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/silly-souls-cafe-goa-does-not-serve-beef-menu-shared-with-false-claim-zoish-irani-1980324-2022-07-26

title:
Fact Check: Silly Souls Cafe in Goa doesn't serve beef, viral menu card is from different restaurant


text: An oil tanker caught fire and exploded on the Gachibowli flyover in Hyderabad.
claimant: https://www.facebook.com/TodaysKnowledgeandEntertainment/videos/239801800995920)
claim_date: 2021-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of truck that caught fire goes viral with misleading claims
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-truck-that-caught-fire-goes-viral-with-misleading-claims-1759984-2021-01-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bogus Defence Ministry letter about Agnipath Scheme goes viral with false claims
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Per a Defence Ministry letter, personnel under Other Ranks (ORs) attested after January 1, 2019, and not promoted to the rank of Naik or equivalent, will now come under Agnipath Scheme.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bogus-defence-ministry-letter-agnipath-scheme-goes-viral-false-claims-fact-check-1964643-2022-06-20


claimant: Twitter Users
claim_date: 2022-11-10T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
As per an ABP News opinion poll, Congress is all set to form a government in Himachal Pradesh with 39-45 seats.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/how-a-2017-survey-was-doctored-to-project-victory-for-congress-in-2022-himachal-elections-2295800-2022-11-10

title:
Fact Check: How a 2017 survey was doctored to project victory for Congress in 2022 Himachal elections


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Former UK PM Liz Truss did not mock India for illiteracy
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The former prime minister of the UK Liz Truss mocked Indians for carefully listening to the speeches of illiterate leaders and religious preachers.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-former-uk-pm-liz-truss-did-not-mock-india-for-illiteracy-fake-quote-2345080-2023-03-10


text: Video shows a major factory blast in Dasna, Ghaziabad, that claimed 40 lives.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/people-die-factory-blast-dasna-ghaziaba-vadodara-video-viral-false-claims-1966435-2022-06-24

title:
Fact Check: Did 40 people die in factory blast in Dasna, Ghaziabad? Vadodara video viral with false claims


text: Images show the bodies of Muslim men killed in Kashmir.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photos from anti-CAA protest falsely shared as bodies of Muslims killed in Kashmir
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photos-from-anti-caa-protest-falsely-shared-as-bodies-of-muslims-killed-in-kashmir-1863943-2021-10-12


text: Priyanka Gandhi has given up on 2019 election and is focusing on 2022 UP Assembly polls.
claimant: Twitter user Chowkidar BALA
claim_date: 2019-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post on Priyanka Gandhi discussing 2022 polls with workers is misleading
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-on-priyanka-gandhi-discussing-2022-polls-with-workers-is-misleading-1489730-2019-03-29


claimant: Facebook user Rawat Ripuhan Singh
claim_date: 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
SP of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka pressurised a temple priest to place the photo of Jesus Christ inside the sanctum sanctorum of a temple.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/truth-behind-the-image-of-jesus-inside-sanctum-sanctorum-of-a-ganapathy-temple-in-karnataka-1711228-2020-08-14

title:
Fact Check: Truth behind the image of Jesus inside sanctum sanctorum of a Ganapathy temple in Karnataka


text: Ratan Tata has claimed experts have predicted the economic downfall, but we will overcome this
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2020-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fake quote about coronavirus impact on economy attributed to Ratan Tata
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-fake-quote-about-coronavirus-impact-on-economy-attributed-to-ratan-tata-1665669-2020-04-10


text: CCTV footage revealed that Muslim workers of TMC vandalised the statue of Vidyasagar in Kolkata.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2019-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: These viral photos have nothing to do with Vidyasagar's statue vandalism
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/cctv-footage-vidyasagar-statue-kolkata-vandalise-1528381-2019-05-18


text: Yogi Adityanath distributed money for votes.
claimant: Several Facebook pages such as 'Mashriq-e-news Kolkata' and 'Tamil Virals'
claim_date: 2019-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The truth behind Yogi Adityanath's 'cash-for-vote' video
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-the-truth-behind-yogi-adityanath-s-cash-for-vote-video-1494495-2019-04-05


text: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has been appointed as the governor of the Bank of England.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Raghuram Rajan is NOT set to be the new Bank of England governor
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-raghuram-rajan-is-not-set-to-be-the-new-bank-of-england-governor-1948100-2022-05-11


text: Picture is of coffins of coronavirus patients who died in a single day in Italy.
claimant: social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This picture of coffins has no relation to Covid-19 deaths in Italy
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/picture-coffins-no-relation-covid19-coronavirus-deaths-italy-1658475-2020-03-22


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-05-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This Muslim man in India has 15 children. This is why a law on population control should be implemented in India.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/pakistan-family-video-lahore-slums-poverty-population-control-law-false-claim-india-1944595-2022-05-02

title:
Fact Check: Video of Pakistani family with 15 kids shared as Indian to bat for population control law


claimant: Dainik Bhaskar, Business Standard, ScoopWhoop and The Logical Indian
claim_date: 2018-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, farmer who sent his earnings to PMO in protest was not asked to pay online
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rather than helping a distraught farmer, the Prime Minister’s Office asked him to send the protest money though online transfer mode.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-onion-farmer-rs-1064-pmo-money-order-online-payment-1408265-2018-12-12


text: These are pictures of vehicle graveyards in Japan.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These vehicle graveyards are not in Japan but United States
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-vehicle-graveyards-are-not-in-japan-but-united-states-1887443-2021-12-13


claimant: Twitter user Leia (@OhSo_Intricate)
claim_date: 2020-08-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: VFX video created by Russian artist wrongly circulated as protest scene in Belarus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a huge ball painted with the picture of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko rolling down a street as part of the ongoing protests in the country.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-vfx-video-created-by-russian-artist-wrongly-circulated-as-protest-scene-in-belarus-1713564-2020-08-21


text: Caricature created by American cartoonist Ben Garrison, depicting the state of Indian media.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: US cartoonist Ben Garrison did not make this caricature on Indian media
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-us-cartoonist-ben-garrison-did-not-make-this-caricature-on-indian-media-1697326-2020-07-05


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-03-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Photo of a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl with a shotgun, sucking on a lollipop, waiting to fight Russian invaders.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-9-year-old-ukrainian-girl-holding-gun-not-preparing-to-fight-russian-troops-1930687-2022-03-28

title:
Fact Check: No, this 9-year-old Ukrainian girl holding a gun is not preparing to fight Russian troops


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Khadi India is not selling three masks for Rs 999
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Khadi India has replaced Mahatma Gandhi’s picture with that of PM Modi in its advertisement for face masks, three of which are being sold for Rs 999.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-khadi-india-is-not-selling-three-masks-for-rs-999-1705087-2020-07-27


text: The viral video showing robbery at gunpoint in broad daylight is from Punjab’s Ludhiana.
claimant: Facebook page Zirakpur LIVE
claim_date: 2019-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This daring robbery didn’t happen in India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-daring-robbery-didn-t-happen-in-india-1573607-2019-07-25


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2020-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Manmohan changing his seat in Sonia’s presence goes viral with wrong claim
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was asked to move to another chair at an event because of Sonia Gandhi. It shows the control she had over the UPA government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-when-some-netizens-chaired-fake-news-on-manmohan-and-sonia-1726010-2020-09-27


text: Picture shows the man who led the coup in Africa’s Burkina Faso.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not the man who led the coup in Africa’s Burkina Faso
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-the-man-who-led-coup-in-africa-burkina-faso-1906426-2022-01-30


text: A Nigerian immigrant died by suicide at London's Heathrow Airport to avoid being deported.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/2018-video-from-us-viral-nigerian-immigrant-suicide-london-airport-2411114-2023-07-24

title:
Fact Check: 2018 video from US falsely viral as Nigerian immigrant dying by suicide in London airport


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kumbh Mela buses passed off as migrant buses arranged by Priyanka Gandhi
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral picture shows 1,000 buses arranged by Priyanka Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh to bring migrants home.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kumbh-mela-buses-passed-off-migrant-buses-arranged-by-priyanka-gandhi-1679378-2020-05-18


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of Pope kissing feet of people has no relation to coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pope Francis kissed the feet of “black people" and asked forgiveness during novel coronavirus scare.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-pope-francis-kissing-feet-people-relation-coronavirus-1662655-2020-04-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Murder caught on cam goes viral with communal spin
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video from Delhi’s Madipur area shows three Muslims stabbing to death a minor Hindu boy in the middle of the road over a petty matter.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-murder-caught-on-cam-goes-viral-with-communal-spin-1702007-2020-07-18


text: Young girl seen with Rahul Gandhi is a protester at Jamia Millia Islamia
claimant: Facebook user "Manish Soni" and others
claim_date: 2019-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Girl in viral pic with Rahul Gandhi is not the face of Jamia protests
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-girl-in-viral-pic-with-rahul-gandhi-is-not-the-face-of-jamia-protests-1629344-2019-12-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This breastfeeding mother is NOT Manipur violence victim, old photo viral amid clashes
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The photo shows a bleeding woman, a victim of the ongoing violence in Manipur, breastfeeding a child.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/breastfeeding-mother-not-manipur-violence-victim-old-photo-viral-clashes-fact-check-2394932-2023-06-19


text: A footage of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 moments before it crashed.
claimant: Facebook user 'bbmtv1.com'
claim_date: 2019-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not the video of Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on March 10
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-this-not-video-ethiopian-airlines-plane-crashed-march-10-1477588-2019-03-14


text: Punjab has become India’s first BJP-free state after all three of its MLAs joined Congress.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral claim saying all BJP MLAs in Punjab joined Congress is false
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-claim-saying-all-bjp-mlas-in-punjab-joined-congress-is-false-1780058-2021-03-16


text: This is a 'Go Back Modi' graffiti from Chennai amid PM Modi's recent visit to the city.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-05-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/go-back-modi-graffiti-false-claim-narendra-modi-chennai-visit-1954593-2022-05-26

title:
Fact Check: First Bihar, now Chennai, 2020 ‘Go Back Modi’ graffiti from Kolkata continues to play musical chairs


text: This is a recent video of a train of lights seen in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show recent phenomenon of lights in Uttar Pradesh sky
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-phenomenon-of-lights-uttar-pradesh-sky-2000082-2022-09-14


text: Video shows Karnataka CM-Designate Siddaramaiah dancing to a popular Kannada song.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is NOT Siddaramaiah dancing! Video of 'lookalike' goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-is-not-siddaramaiah-dancing-video-of-lookalike-goes-viral-fact-check-2381638-2023-05-19


text: Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been initiated into Buddhism.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens claim Dhoni converted to Buddhism after photo in monk attire goes viral
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-claim-dhoni-converted-to-buddhism-after-photo-in-monk-attire-goes-viral-1779278-2021-03-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Vaccination every week to prevent Omicron lockdown? No, it’s satire
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Scientists at Pfizer have warned that weekly vaccinations are required to prevent an Omicron-induced lockdown.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-vaccination-every-week-to-prevent-omicron-lockdown-no-its-satire-1888548-2021-12-16


claimant: Social media users like Shahid Hussain
claim_date: 2018-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Man beaten up in this video is not a BJP candidate from Rajasthan's Dausa
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In the viral video, a group of people are thrashing a man allegedly claimed to be BJP candidate Ramkishore Saini from Bandikui seat in Rajasthan’s Dausa district.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/man-beaten-bjp-candidate-rajasthan-dausa-1398250-2018-11-28


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: This is NOT an aeroplane view of the Chandrayaan-3 launch, this is an old video from Florida
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 being launched from Shriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-is-not-an-aeroplane-view-of-the-chandrayaan-3-launch-this-video-is-old-and-from-florida-2407826-2023-07-17


text: Nasa developed rain cloud generator engine.
claimant: Amitabh Bachchan
claim_date: 2019-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sorry Mr Amitabh Bachchan, Nasa doesn't have a rain cloud generator
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/amitabh-bachchan-nasa-rain-cloud-generator-tweet-fact-rocket-test-1557368-2019-06-27


text: Recent video of resistance forces ambushing Taliban in Panjshir, Afghanistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video passed off as Northern Alliance ambush on Taliban in Panjshir
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-passed-off-northern-alliance-ambush-taliban-panjshir-1848604-2021-09-02


text: Italian PM broke down over coronavirus deaths in his country
claimant: "The Daily Bihar" website and social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not the PM of Italy crying over Covid-19 deaths
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-this-is-not-the-pm-of-italy-crying-over-covid-19-deaths-1658798-2020-03-23


text: Manoj Tiwari cried on TV after the exit poll results.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Manoj Tiwari break into tears on TV after knowing Delhi exit poll results?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-manoj-tiwari-break-into-tears-on-tv-after-knowing-delhi-exit-poll-results-1646240-2020-02-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A truck seen in Moscow had photos of Vladimir Putin alongside ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan printed on it.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/digitally-altered-photo-us-truck-viral-russian-support-ex-pak-pm-imran-khan-1948776-2022-05-12

title:
Fact Check: Digitally altered photo of US truck goes viral as Russian support for ex-Pak PM Imran Khan


text: Suspended MPs on hunger strike caught on camera having food. This is how they fool people.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens falsely claim suspended Oppn MPs are feasting during 'hunger strike'
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-falsely-claim-suspended-oppn-mps-are-feasting-during-hunger-strike-1884860-2021-12-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind SRK’s ‘doppelganger from Kashmir’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is a Kashmiri boy whose picture has gone viral on social media because of his close resemblance to Shah Rukh Khan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-srk-s-doppelganger-from-kashmir-1749439-2020-12-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Dr Kafeel Khan was not part of tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This picture of Dr Kafeel Khan, an accused in the Gorakhpur infant deaths case, was taken at the tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-dr-kafeel-khan-was-not-part-of-tractor-rally-in-delhi-on-republic-day-1763724-2021-01-28


text: Basti police thrashing a vehicle owner recently during traffic checking.
claimant: Facebook user "AjabGajab"
claim_date: 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of police excess is old and not related to traffic checking
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-of-police-excess-is-old-and-not-related-to-traffic-checking-1602804-2019-09-24


text: Greetings to Indian Navy on Navy Day with an image of a warship
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2019-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: How a US warship pushed Navy Day into a whirlpool of controversies
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-how-a-us-warship-pushed-navy-day-into-a-whirlpool-of-controversies-1625226-2019-12-04


text: Hindu women are being kidnapped in front of their children in Pakistan
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of atrocities on women in Jodhpur passed off as plight of Hindus in Pakistan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-atrocities-on-women-in-jodhpur-passed-off-as-plight-of-hindus-in-pakistan-1634836-2020-01-08


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2020-08-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Burj Khalifa light up with Israeli flag after the historic pact with UAE?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building, lit up in the colours of the Israel flag after the historic pact between Israel and UAE.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-burj-khalifa-light-up-with-israeli-flag-after-historic-pact-with-uae-1711885-2020-08-16


text: India’s sprint sensation Hima Das has qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-01-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Hima Das has not yet qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-hima-das-has-not-yet-qualified-for-the-2021-tokyo-olympics-1759811-2021-01-16


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not the owner of Himalaya asking to boycott Patanjali products
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the owner of Himalaya company. He is openly exhorting people to boycott Reliance and Patanjali products. According to him, Baba Ramdev gives the money earned to RSS to buy weapons against Muslims.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-is-not-owner-himalaya-asking-boycott-patanjali-products-1829717-2021-07-18


text: Reliance Jio is offering a prize money of Rs. 999 on its seventh anniversary.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2022-12-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/dont-touch-this-jio-scratch-card-hoping-for-a-free-gift-youll-end-up-scratching-your-head-in-despair-2312003-2022-12-21

title:
Fact Check: Don’t touch this “Jio scratch card” hoping for a free gift - you’ll end up scratching your head in despair


text: This is how Hindus in Cumilla, Bangladesh, desecrated the Holy Quran and urinated inside a mosque.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old picture of Quran desecration revived amid anti-Hindu riots in Bangladesh
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-picture-quran-desecration-revived-amid-anti-hindu-riots-bangladesh-1865883-2021-10-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Kyiv’s Motherland Monument didn’t light up with ‘Russian Warships F**k yourself’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This recent image shows the Motherland Monument of Kyiv being lit with the phrase “Russian Warships F**k Yourself”.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-kyiv-s-motherland-monument-russian-warships-f-k-yourself-1919854-2022-03-02


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This man did not attack airline CEO for mandating Covid vaccine
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A man publicly puts pie on the face of an airline CEO who mandated the Covid vaccine for all his employees.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-man-did-not-attack-an-airline-ceo-for-mandating-covid-vaccine-1881492-2021-11-27


text: Video of lion crossing a road is from Aarey area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
claimant: Various Facebook users including actor Karan Patel
claim_date: 2019-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: Is this lion roaming free on the streets of Mumbai?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-this-lion-roaming-free-on-the-streets-of-mumbai-1571034-2019-07-18


claimant: Facebook page 'Shobha Misra Communication Skills and Personality Development'
claim_date: 2019-04-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Execution story of US prisoner is not authentic
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A story shared on Facebook about a US prisoner who was fooled into thinking that he would be executed after being bitten a king cobra. This was done as an experiment by scientists.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-execution-story-of-us-prisoner-is-not-authentic-1504386-2019-04-18


text: Norway has reclassified Covid-19, saying it’s no more dangerous than common flu.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Covid no more dangerous than common flu? No, Norway did not ‘reclassify’ disease
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/covid-dangerous-common-flu-norway-reclassify-disease-1860350-2021-10-03


claimant: @CNPakWW
claim_date: 2020-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did National Security Advisor use Egyptian national flag in his I-Day wish to India?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Ajit Kumar Doval, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India used the emoji of the Egyptian national flag in his Independence Day message to India on Facebook.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-national-security-adviser-use-egyptian-national-flag-in-his-i-day-wish-to-india-1712252-2020-08-17


text: All nationalised banks, except SBI, will be privatised.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, the Centre is NOT privatising all public sector banks except SBI!
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-the-centre-is-not-privatising-all-public-sector-banks-except-sbi-1988285-2022-08-15


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Researchers at IIT Kanpur have predicted that the third wave of Covid-19 will hit India from July 15.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-has-iit-kanpur-predicted-third-wave-from-july-15-well-there-are-lots-of-ifs-buts-and-jabs-in-between-1819059-2021-06-24

title:
Fact Check: Has IIT Kanpur predicted third wave from July 15? Well, there are lots of ifs, buts and jabs in between


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of illegal voting is not from Bihar
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A polling agent was caught on camera casting votes on behalf of voters in Bihar. This was how BJP won the elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-illegal-voting-not-from-bihar-fact-check-1741308-2020-11-16


text: Online attendance system installed in a Delhi school by the Arvind Kejriwal government.
claimant: Facebook users such as Shyam Prakash
claim_date: 2019-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rawalpindi school with high-tech attendance system passed off as Delhi's
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/delhi-high-tech-digital-attendance-pakistan-school-rawalpindi-1622040-2019-11-23


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not Subramanian Swamy attending Opposition leaders' meeting
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Subramanian Swamy spotted at a press briefing of the Opposition parties and has officially joined them.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-subramanian-swamy-attending-opposition-leaders-meeting-1857298-2021-09-25


claimant: Yogi Adityanath, UP chief Minister.
claim_date: 2018-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The Nizam of Hyderabad never fled as Yogi Adityanath claimed
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
If BJP comes to power, I assure you Owaisi will have to flee from Telangana the same way Nizam was forced to flee from Hyderabad.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-the-nizam-of-hyderabad-never-fled-as-yogi-adityanath-claimed-1401710-2018-12-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These photos DO NOT show the Titan sub’s debris, they are AI-generated
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These are the actual images of the debris of the Titan submersible that is believed to have imploded in the Atlantic Ocean.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-photos-do-not-show-the-titan-subs-debris-they-are-ai-generated-2397060-2023-06-23


text: Sanskrit shlokas were recited at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-09-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/shlokas-at-queen-s-funeral-2009-video-of-cwg-queen-s-baton-relay-viral-with-false-claims-1999517-2022-09-12

title:
Fact Check: Shlokas at Queen's funeral? 2009 video of CWG Queen’s Baton Relay viral with false claims


text: Image of a “Go Back Modi” street graffiti is from Bihar.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old anti-CAA protest in Kolkata goes viral as Bihar’s opposition to PM Modi
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-anti-caa-protest-in-kolkata-goes-viral-as-bihar-s-opposition-to-pm-modi-1734777-2020-10-24


text: India’s coal production increased recently. Factories are getting regular power supply.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: All hunky-dory with coal supply in India? Viral post omits some crucial truths
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/india-coal-supply-shortage-railways-false-claim-reality-power-plants-1945001-2022-05-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav performed shradh - a Hindu funeral rite - for his living father and party’s founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-akhilesh-yadav-perform-shradh-for-his-living-father-bday-photo-shared-with-false-claims-2004976-2022-09-26

title:
Fact Check: Did Akhilesh Yadav perform shradh for his living father? Bday photo shared with false claims


text: Policemen protesting against CAA and NRC.
claimant: Facebook user "Moizuddin Khaja" and others
claim_date: 2019-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Are policemen protesting against CAA too?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/policemen-protest-anti-caa-citizenship-amendment-act-viral-photo-1630425-2019-12-21


text: Aircraft and automobiles swept away in the ongoing floods in China.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-07-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of 2011 Japan tsunami circulated as footage of China floods
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-2011-japan-tsunami-circulated-as-footage-of-china-floods-1831894-2021-07-23


text: Yogi Adityanath declared himself as God
claimant: Facebook pages Amethi Rae Bareli Ki Kahani and Azamgarh express
claim_date: 2018-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath never claimed that he was God
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-uttar-pradesh-cm-yogi-adityanath-never-claimed-that-he-was-god-1405600-2018-12-09


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of traffic jam in China shared as German protest against fuel price hike
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In Germany, people abandoned their cars in the middle of the road to protest fuel price hike. After seeing 10 lakhs cars standing still on the road, the German government reduced fuel prices. India should have such a protest against the Narendra Modi government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-of-traffic-jam-in-china-shared-as-german-protest-against-fuel-price-hike-1769538-2021-02-15


text: Google CEO Sundar Pichai came to India from the US to cast his vote today.
claimant: Facebook page 'Poor Guy Sayings'
claim_date: 2019-04-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post claiming Google CEO Sundar Pichai cast his vote in India is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-claiming-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-cast-his-vote-in-india-is-fake-1505268-2019-04-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: TV debate clip falsely shared as Congress spokesperson hailing PM Modi
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Congress spokesperson has lauded Narendra Modi as a “hero” in a TV debate and accepted that it’s “very difficult” for Rahul Gandhi to compete with him.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-tv-debate-clip-congress-spokesperson-hailing-pm-narendra-modi-1889702-2021-12-19


text: Israel has found a cure for Covid-19 which will eliminate the need for vaccination.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-israel-maybe-on-its-way-to-develop-a-magic-bullet-against-covid-19-but-you-still-need-that-shot-in-the-arm-1813807-2021-06-11

title:
Fact Check: Israel maybe on its way to develop a magic bullet against Covid-19, but you still need that shot in the arm


claimant: CNBC Awaaz and social media users
claim_date: 2019-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Nirmala Sitharaman claim distributing 35,000 crore LED bulbs?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In her budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that the Government distributed 35,000 crore LED bulbs in the country.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-nirmala-sitharaman-35000-crore-led-bulbs-1563569-2019-07-06


text: Live suicide at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.
claimant: Facebook page ‘PK Entertainment’
claim_date: 2019-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photoshopped image passed off as live suicide from Dubai’s Burj Khalifa
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photoshopped-image-passed-off-as-live-suicide-from-dubai-s-burj-khalifa-1627818-2019-12-12


text: This video shows a multi-storey building collapsing due to heavy rains in Shimla on July 12, 2023.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of a building collapsing in Shimla is NOT recent, it's from 2021
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-building-collapsing-shimla-not-recent-from-2021-2406097-2023-07-13


claimant: Facebook user Dr Pratyush Ranjan
claim_date: 2020-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, ICMR hasn’t prescribed this drug to prevent Covid-19
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued guidelines for using Ivermectin drug as preventive medication against Covid-19.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-icmr-hasn-t-prescribed-this-drug-to-prevent-covid-19-1720939-2020-09-11


claimant: Twitter user ‘Ashish’
claim_date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral picture showing books on PM Modi and Hitler is photoshopped
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sign on a shelf implies if you like a book on PM Narendra Modi, you could also try a book on Adolf Hitler.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-picture-showing-books-on-pm-modi-and-hitler-is-photoshopped-1605360-2019-10-02


text: Image shows Congress workers in Puducherry thrashing a Congress MLA who recently joined the BJP.
claimant: Twitter user Lt Cdr Gokul (R)
claim_date: 2021-03-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Puducherry Congress MLAs were not attacked for joining the BJP
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-puducherry-congress-mlas-were-not-attacked-for-joining-the-bjp-1775743-2021-03-04


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Unrelated image shared as police action against protesting farmers
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A fake farmer who waved a sword at security personnel during the Republic Day violence in Delhi was left with a bandaged head and bruised face.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-unrelated-image-shared-as-police-action-against-protesting-farmers-1764295-2021-01-30


text: This video shows a diehard Shah Rukh Khan fan heavily criticising “Pathaan”.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-01-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old negative review of ‘Roohi’ falsely shared as SRK fan hitting out at ‘Pathaan’
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-negative-review-of-roohi-falsely-shared-as-srk-fan-hitting-out-at-pathaan-2326403-2023-01-25


claimant: Facebook user "Azeem Sheikh" and others
claim_date: 2020-02-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old photo of Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal goes viral with misleading claim
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Photo is of Rahul Gandhi congratulating Arvind Kejriwal even after losing the Delhi elections badly.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-photo-of-rahul-gandhi-and-arvind-kejriwal-goes-viral-with-misleading-claim-1647083-2020-02-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Theodore Barrett, a US Deputy Press Secretary holding a press conference at the White House right after the tragic loss of his wife.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/us-press-sec-prioritises-press-conference-over-wifes-death-2008-satire-video-fools-people-2368052-2023-05-03

title:
Fact Check: US Press Sec prioritises press conference over wife’s death? 2008 satire video fools people


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of Yogi watching Hathras victim’s ‘live’ cremation is morphed
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The image shows UP CM Yogi Adityanath watching live the forced cremation of the Hathras case victim.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-picture-yogi-watching-hathras-victim-s-live-cremation-morphed-1727410-2020-10-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Pakistan suicide bombing that killed over 40 people
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video is from the site of the July 30 suicide bombing in the Bajaur district of Pakistan that killed around 45 people.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-does-not-show-pakistan-suicide-bombing-killed-over-40-people-china-natural-gas-2414676-2023-08-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why you should never leave a hand sanitiser bottle in your car
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Do not leave sanitiser bottles in your car. Sanitiser has high alcohol content, which is inflammable and can cause fire due to the scorching heat

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-why-you-should-never-leave-hand-sanitiser-bottle-your-car-1682594-2020-05-27


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photoshopped image of MS Dhoni touching Sachin Tendulkar’s feet goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni touched Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar’s feet when they meet on the field on May 6 in Chennai.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ms-dhoni-photoshopped-image-ms-dhoni-sachin-tendulkar-feet-2377496-2023-05-10


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-02-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BSP supremo Mayawati called for voters to not elect “radical” Muslims, and instead, vote for the BJP in upcoming UP assembly polls.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-mayawati-on-fundamentalist-muslims-shared-out-of-context-ahead-up-polls-1908364-2022-02-03

title:
Fact Check: 15-year-old video of Mayawati on 'Fundamentalist' Muslims shared out of context ahead of UP polls


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Darjeeling passed off as BJP leader being heckled in UP
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the pathetic condition of the BJP leaders. Another BJP leader has been thrashed in Uttar Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-from-darjeeling-passed-off-as-attack-on-up-bjp-leader-1909002-2022-02-04


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2021-01-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Seven-year-old image from UP wrongly linked to farmers’ agitation
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The person in the photo disguised himself as a farmer and attacked police to defame the protest against farm laws. His identity lies in the Modi t-shirt he’s wearing.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-seven-year-old-image-from-up-wrongly-linked-to-farmers-agitation-1764071-2021-01-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Six-year-old picture of police action linked to ongoing farmers’ protest
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows the conduct of Chandigarh police towards protesters during the ongoing farmers’ agitation.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-six-year-old-picture-of-police-action-linked-to-ongoing-farmers-protest-1820897-2021-06-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Were Rahul and Priyanka caught joking on way to meet Hathras victim’s kin?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi were snapped cracking a joke on their way to meet the family of the Hathras victim. This shows how serious they are about the incident.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-were-rahul-and-priyanka-caught-joking-on-way-to-meet-hathras-victim-s-kin-1728691-2020-10-05


claimant: Congress president Rahul Gandhi
claim_date: 2019-03-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi's claim on Ordnance factory of Amethi is misleading
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul Gandhi has accused PM Modi of lying, claims he himself had laid the foundation stone of the ordinance factory in Amethi in 2010.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-rahul-gandhi-s-claim-on-ordnance-factory-of-amethi-is-misleading-1470386-2019-03-05


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Assam mob lynching case shared on social media with false communal narrative
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A Hindutva mob in Assam beat to death a 28-year-old Muslim man after falsely accusing him of cow theft.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-assam-mob-lynching-case-shared-on-social-media-with-false-communal-narrative-1814793-2021-06-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: Old video falsely shared as Tripura cop helping rioters destroy Muslims’ houses
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Tripura cop accompanied by a group supporting rioters to destroy houses of Muslims.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-falsely-shared-as-tripura-cop-helping-rioters-destroy-muslims-houses-1871252-2021-10-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Bommai regime FASELY shared as Siddaramaiah insulting footballers
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
New Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah kept the Santosh Tropy-winning football team waiting on the footpath.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-from-bommai-regime-fasely-shared-as-siddaramaiah-insulting-footballers-2392101-2023-06-12


text: WHO has released “protocols and procedures” of lockdown periods to fight Covid-19.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral lockdown phases to control Covid-19 have not been endorsed by WHO
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-lockdown-phases-control-covid-19-not-endorsed-who-1663542-2020-04-05


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2020-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sitting in Pakistan, this fake China expert wants to ‘shutdown’ Indian Sukhoi!
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Expert on China claims People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has shot down an Indian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet in Tibet.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-sitting-in-pakistan-this-fake-china-expert-wants-to-shutdown-indian-sukhoi-1729040-2020-10-06


text: Wife of Bengal BJP MP Saumitra Khan took a SpiceJet flight to Kolkata during lockdown.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post on BJP MP's wife taking flight during lockdown is misleading
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-on-bjp-mp-s-wife-taking-flight-during-lockdown-is-misleading-1671274-2020-04-26


text: This video shows a massive explosion in France amid ongoing protests in the country.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2015 video of China blast FALSELY shared as explosion during recent France protests
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2015-video-of-china-blast-falsely-shared-as-explosion-during-recent-france-protests-2400863-2023-07-02


text: Few Muslim men attacked the man and the woman in the video as they resisted her rape in Lucknow.
claimant: Facebook users Shubham Tiwari and R Madhu Sahu, among others
claim_date: 2019-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Assault video from Lucknow goes viral with misleading communal narrative
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-assault-video-from-lucknow-goes-viral-with-misleading-communal-narrative-1556851-2019-06-26


claimant: Facebook user SKC
claim_date: 2020-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral '1950s public service announcement' on Covid-19 is not what it seems
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral video shows a public service announcement from 1956 warning about the Covid-19 pandemic plaguing the world in 2020.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-viral-1950s-public-service-announcement-on-covid-19-is-not-what-it-seems-1734434-2020-10-23


text: Video of defence forces participating in a military exercise is of the Indian Army.
claimant: Facebook page ‘CM Yogi Adityanath’
claim_date: 2019-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video from Russia passed off to showcase Indian Army's prowess
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-from-russia-passed-off-to-showcase-indian-army-s-prowess-1461073-2019-02-20


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 'Why my daughter can't marry a poor man' explainers falsely pinned on Musk, Gates
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said his daughter can never marry a person who does not have the ability to create wealth.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-why-daughter-cant-marry-poor-man-explainers-falsely-pinned-on-musk-gates-1875783-2021-11-11


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Scary video of landslide in Japan shared as visuals of Dharamshala flash floods
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Yet another frightening video has emerged of the effects of cloudburst at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-scary-video-of-landslide-in-japan-shared-as-visuals-of-dharamshala-flash-floods-1827263-2021-07-12


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2020-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rhea did not tweet on her bail, it’s a fake account
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
On October 7, Rhea tweeted that she got bail after spending 28 days in jail. She asked what her crime is.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-rhea-did-not-tweet-on-her-bail-it-s-a-fake-account-1729725-2020-10-08


text: Funeral photo of the richest man in Kuwait, Nassi Al Kharki, and his wealth.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2019-11-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral photo of bling funeral is not of Kuwait's richest man
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-photo-bling-funeral-not-kuwait-richest-man-1616072-2019-11-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A flooded river in Pakistan's Baluchistan province where 77 people have died in flash floods and heavy rains so far.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mad-muddy-river-isn-t-seen-ravaging-pakistan-baluchistan-viral-claim-misleading-1976501-2022-07-16

title:
Fact Check: This mad, muddy river isn't seen ravaging Pakistan's Baluchistan, viral claim is misleading


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed cover of TIME magazine used to take a dig at PM Modi
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
TIME magazine cover has the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "Delete Fascism" written on it.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-cover-of-time-magazine-used-take-dig-at-pm-modi-1863670-2021-10-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-19T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows US President Joe Biden falling asleep during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/us-president-biden-didnt-fall-asleep-meeting-israeli-president-clipped-video-goes-viral-2408956-2023-07-19

title:
Fact Check: US President Biden DIDN’T fall asleep while meeting Israeli President, clipped video goes viral


text: Virat Kohli has been banned for IPL 2023.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Virat Kohli NOT banned in IPL 2023, misleading social media viral in anticipation
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-virat-kohli-not-banned-in-ipl-2023-misleading-social-media-viral-in-anticipation-2367094-2023-05-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Edited clip shared as foreign minister Jaishankar violating Covid norms during G7
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
External affairs minister S Jaishankar refused to quarantine despite two of his team members testing Covid-positive during the G7 summit in London. He also violated Covid protocols by meeting US Secretary of State and British Home Secretary during the summit.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-edited-clip-shared-as-foreign-minister-jaishankar-violating-covid-norms-during-g7-1800887-2021-05-10


text: Picture shows mammatus clouds formed over Mumbai.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens mistake artwork for cloud pattern over Mumbai
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-mistake-artwork-for-cloud-pattern-over-mumbai-1755764-2021-01-04


text: China has sought to kill 20,000 coronavirus patients to control the spread of the virus.
claimant: Chandrabhal Singh and many others
claim_date: 2020-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, China has not sought permission to kill 20,000 coronavirus patients
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/china-permission-court-kill-thousands-coronavirus-petients-viral-1644347-2020-02-07


text: Yogi Adityanath’s chopper entered West Bengal.
claimant: Facebook page “Amit Shah Fans”
claim_date: 2019-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: What's the truth behind viral post claiming Yogi's chopper entered Bengal?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/yogi-adityanath-chopper-west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-1449883-2019-02-06


text: This video shows the recent US military helicopter crash in Australia.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Months-old video from US goes viral as American aircraft that crashed in Australia
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-months-old-video-from-us-goes-viral-as-american-aircraft-that-crashed-in-australia-2427784-2023-08-28


text: People whose names are not on NRC are dragged out of their homes by police in Assam
claimant: Facebook page “ABDUL SAMAD” and others
claim_date: 2019-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of police atrocity is not related to NRC
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-police-atrocity-not-related-nrc-1630384-2019-12-21


text: Passengers pushing an aeroplane stuck on a runway at Delhi Airport.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2021-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old photo from China shared as passengers pushing plane at waterlogged Delhi Airport
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-photo-from-china-shared-as-passengers-pushing-plane-at-waterlogged-delhi-airport-1851841-2021-09-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Japanese squad left its dressing room in a mess after its defeat against Costa Rica in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/japan-did-not-leave-dressing-room-dirty-after-losing-to-costa-rica-in-fifa-world-cup-2022-fact-check-2302796-2022-11-28

title:
Fact Check: No, Japan DID NOT leave dressing room dirty after losing to Costa Rica in FIFA World Cup 2022


text: This video shows a Hindu woman who was killed by a Muslim man in Haryana’s Gurugram.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No ‘Love Jihad’! Grisly video of Gurugram murder shared with FALSE communal spin
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/gurugram-murder-video-shared-with-false-communal-spin-love-jihad-fact-check-2405177-2023-07-11


claimant: Facebook pages like ‘Deshbhakt, The Patriot’
claim_date: 2020-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Indira Gandhi enter JNU with police and force Sitaram Yechury to apologise?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indira Gandhi entered JNU with police and beat Sitaram Yechury. She forced Yechury to resign and read an apology for protesting against Emergency.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/indira-gandhi-enter-jnu-police-sitaram-yechury-apologise-jnu-emergency-1635860-2020-01-10


text: Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said that the death of Atiq Ahmad was very unfortunate.
claimant: Twitter Users
claim_date: 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: How did Kamal Nath react to Atiq Ahmed's death? Clipped video shared out of context
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-how-did-kamal-nath-react-to-atiq-ahmeds-death-clipped-video-shared-out-of-context-2362057-2023-04-19


text: Massive AIMIM rally during Asaduddin Owaisi’s Western Uttar Pradesh tour.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old image of religious procession in Bangladesh passed off as Owaisi rally in UP
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-image-of-religious-procession-in-bangladesh-passed-off-as-owaisi-rally-in-up-1828634-2021-07-15


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-08-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan was seen celebrating 75 years of Indian Independence by hoisting the BJP flag.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/unrelated-india-75-videoshivraj-singh-chouhan-hoisting-bjp-flag-is-from-2018-1987708-2022-08-13

title:
Fact Check: Unrelated to India@75-This video of Shivraj Singh Chouhan hoisting BJP flag is from 2018


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The man who was playing double role of Naseeruddin Shah and Rakesh Tikait on Twitter
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In an apparent dig at the government, Naseeruddin Shah tweeted, "They want Rs 30 as tax on oil worth Rs 60, but if farmers demand MSP for their hard work, they are traitors."

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-man-playing-double-naseeruddin-shah-rakesh-tikait-twitter-1767644-2021-02-10


text: Oximeter is a scam which detects oxygen levels in even non-living objects like a pen.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why does an oximeter display ‘oxygen level’ of pens?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-chect-why-does-an-oximeter-display-oxygen-level-of-pens-1802334-2021-05-13


text: PM Narendra Modi ranked number one in the “list of 50 most honest politicians” released in the US.
claimant: Facebook page “Ek Naam Narendra Modi”
claim_date: 2019-03-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did PM Modi top the list of '50 most honest politicians' surveyed in the US?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-pm-modi-top-the-list-of-50-most-honest-politicians-surveyed-in-the-us-1490803-2019-03-31


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fake 'National Geographic' magazine cover featuring farmers' protest goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Winter 2020 edition of National Geographic magazine is dedicated to the farmer's protest, with a cover image of a farmer wearing a turban.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-fake-national-geographic-magazine-cover-featuring-farmers-protest-goes-viral-1756171-2021-01-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not a video of White House welcoming Joe Biden with Vedic chants
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indian Vedic mantras were chanted at the White House before the new American President entered office.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-a-video-of-white-house-welcoming-joe-biden-with-vedic-chants-1742419-2020-11-19


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-07-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The congratulatory banner for Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu by the Indian government carried a text that said, “Thank you Modi ji for getting Mirabai Chanu a medal.”

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-banner-thanking-pm-modi-at-mirabai-s-felicitation-ceremony-for-her-silver-medal-is-morphed-1835158-2021-07-31

title:
Fact Check: Banner thanking PM Modi at Mirabai's felicitation ceremony for her silver medal is morphed


text: RSS workers set ablaze Christian couple after they resisted land grabbing.
claimant: Twitter user ‘Rani Mukerji’
claim_date: 2019-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of self-immolation passed off as RSS men setting Christian couple on fire
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-self-immolation-rss-men-christian-couple-fire-1608728-2019-10-12


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A Hindu woman in Gujarat called off her marriage with a Muslim man after watching ‘The Kerala Story’.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/interfaith-marriage-gujarat-kerala-story-fact-check-love-jihad-2384833-2023-05-26

title:
Fact Check: Interfaith marriage in Guj NOT called off because of ‘Kerala Story’, this incident is a year old


text: This video shows dozens of cars set on fire by rioters in Marseille in France.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Cars on fire, LV store looting in France? Neither video shows French riots
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/cars-on-fire-lv-store-looting-in-france-neither-video-shows-french-riots-2401433-2023-07-03


text: Picture of the juvenile involved in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder, who is now an adult.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not the juvenile involved in Nirbhaya’s gang rape and murder
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-the-juvenile-involved-in-nirbhaya-s-gang-rape-and-murder-1731808-2020-10-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Bipin Rawat seek Army chief’s dismissal over Ladakh crisis?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, in a letter to PM Modi, has said that CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat has recommended removal of Gen. MM Naravane as Army chief over his handling of the Ladakh crisis.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-bipin-rawat-seek-army-chief-s-dismissal-over-ladakh-crisis-1699563-2020-07-11


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2023-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Railway cleaning upgrade under BJP regime? Both photos from 2020
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These two images show how cleaning equipment at Indian railway stations was upgraded after the BJP came to power.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/railway-cleaning-upgrade-under-bjp-regime-both-photos-from-2020-2319812-2023-01-10


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows IAS officer Vijay Singh lashing out at Western countries at an international forum for their colonial attitude towards India when it comes to action on climate change.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-ias-officer-vijay-singh-lashing-out-at-west-over-their-colonial-mindset-1904266-2022-01-25

title:
Fact Check: This is not IAS officer Vijay Singh lashing out at the West over their ‘colonial mindset’


text: Video shows waves crashing on the Gateway of India due to heavy rain on September 16, 2022.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of powerful waves crashing on the Gateway of India is from 2021
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/gateway-of-india-wave-crashing-false-video-social-media-2002008-2022-09-19


text: Video of dirty aircraft cabin is of Air India Flight carrying Haj pilgrims
claimant: Facebook users like “Farzi Baaten” and “Chowkidar Kp Prashanth Nair”
claim_date: 2019-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this filthy flight was not carrying Indian Haj pilgrims
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-dirty-aircraft-cabin-with-skull-cap-wearing-passengers-goes-viral-with-wrong-claim-1565568-2019-07-09


text: BJP president Amit Shah during a rally compared the Baniya community with “thieves”.
claimant: Social media users like Jitu Patwari
claim_date: 2018-12-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fake newspaper clip quotes Shah and Modi calling Baniyas thieves
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-fake-newspaper-clip-quotes-shah-and-modi-calling-baniyas-thieves-1407267-2018-12-11


text: Leopards sighted in Abhinav Nagar area of Mumbai.
claimant: Facebook users 'Shaikh Sallu' and 'Ashish Vengurlekar'
claim_date: 2019-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral videos of leopards attacking dogs in residential apartments are not from Mumbai
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-videos-leopards-attacking-dogs-residential-apartments-from-mumbai-1610114-2019-10-16


text: Raging fire engulfed a hotel named “Golden” in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai.
claimant: Facebook users like Pragnya Chaudhary
claim_date: 2019-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of raging fire is not from Mumbai
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-raging-fire-not-from-mumbai-1613127-2019-10-26


text: This fountain is the supposed Shivling authorities found inside the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fountain-pic-used-to-discredit-alleged-shivling-discovery-at-gyanvapi-masjid-from-kolkata-mosque-1950686-2022-05-17

title:
Fact Check: Fountain pic used to discredit alleged Shivling discovery at Gyanvapi Masjid is actually from Kolkata mosque


text: Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna takes up a gun to defend her country.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, former Miss Ukraine is not fighting Russians in the ongoing invasion
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-former-miss-ukraine-anastasiia-lenna-is-not-fighting-russians-in-the-ongoing-invasion-1919372-2022-03-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video does not show Taliban misadventure with American weapons
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Taliban fighters lose control of a mounted heavy machine gun that American soldiers left behind in Afghanistan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-does-not-show-taliban-misadventure-with-american-weapons-1850771-2021-09-08


text: Yogi Adityanath is India's first chief minister to celebrate Holi wearing a raincoat.
claimant: Facebook page 'Feku Express'
claim_date: 2019-03-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Yogi Adityanath celebrate Holi wearing a raincoat?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-yogi-adityanath-holi-raincoat-1486321-2019-03-25


claimant: Facebook users like “Shivam Perinkulam”
claim_date: 2019-05-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral money shower video has no link to PM Modi's election victory celebration
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Money shower in Manhattan by diamond traders from Gujarat and ‘Bombay’ celebrating Modi’s election victory.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-money-shower-video-has-no-link-to-pm-modi-s-election-victory-celebration-1535225-2019-05-26


text: Former Mumbai police commissioner Ahmed Javed took only Rs 1 salary.
claimant: Few social media users like Abdul Samad Sheikh and Haji Ibrahimkhan Pathan
claim_date: 2019-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did former top cop of Mumbai Ahmed Javed take Re 1 salary?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-former-top-cop-mumbai-ahmed-javed-rs-1-salary-1596444-2019-09-06


text: This video shows a man falling into the Aharbal waterfall in Jammu and Kashmir.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show man falling into Kashmir waterfall, it’s from Karnataka
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-does-not-show-man-falling-into-kashmir-waterfall-its-from-karnataka-2412560-2023-07-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not earthquake, this video shows an accident in Istanbul hours before the tremors
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video of stranded cars shows the damage caused by an earthquake that occurred in Turkey in the early hours of November 23.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/istanbul-accident-fake-video-earthquake-in-turkey-2300911-2022-11-23


text: Video shows a South African leader calling for violence against Indian and White communities.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of South African leader making racist hate speech against Indians is edited
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-of-south-african-leader-making-racist-hate-speech-against-indians-is-edited-1833739-2021-07-28


text: This video shows a tractor rally to Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in support of the protesting wrestlers.
claimant: Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress
claim_date: 2023-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This tractor march was NOT in support of the wrestlers' protest in Jantar Mantar
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/tractor-march-wrestlers-protest-jantar-mantar-kerala-viral-video-false-claim-2369058-2023-05-05


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Conspiracy theory claims Covid-19 vaccine caused new strain in UK
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The new Covid-19 strain appeared within a week of the United Kingdom getting its first vaccine. This is not a coincidence but a conspiracy.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-conspiracy-theory-claims-covid-19-vaccine-caused-new-strain-in-uk-1760761-2021-01-19


claimant: Facebook user Ashutosh Kumar
claim_date: 2020-11-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No BSF jawans were killed in this bus accident in Bihar
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Nine BSF jawans on way to Bihar election duty were killed after a bus carrying them overturned in Darbhanga district.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-bsf-jawans-killed-bus-accident-bihar-1738633-2020-11-06


text: MS Dhoni confirms he will play 2020 ICC T20 World Cup
claimant: Facebook page “MS DHONI FANS CLUB”
claim_date: 2019-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Dhoni confirm he will play T20 World Cup in 2020?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-dhoni-confirm-he-will-play-t20-world-cup-in-2020-1571358-2019-07-19


text: The Indian government has removed the nationality column from Indian passports.
claimant: Facebook user Dr Syed Asif Ali Nizami
claim_date: 2021-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Centre has not removed the nationality column from Indian passports
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-centre-has-not-removed-the-nationality-column-from-indian-passports-1757293-2021-01-08


text: Konkan Railway has cancelled all trains due to a landslide.
claimant: Facebook user Saji Krishna and others
claim_date: 2019-08-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Konkan Railway didn’t cancel train services due to landslide
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-konkan-railway-didn-t-cancel-train-services-due-to-landslide-1579256-2019-08-09


text: Actors and singers join in protest against the ‘Boycott Bollywood Campaign’.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bollywood-stars-boycott-2018-kathua-gang-rape-protest-1989697-2022-08-18

title:
Fact Check: Bollywood stars aren’t boycotting people - these pics are from 2018 Kathua gang rape protest


text: Images with patriotic caption linking up with Pulwama terrorist attack.
claimant: Facebook user Major Surendra Poonia
claim_date: 2019-02-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These are not the coffins of Pulwama martyrs
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/pulwama-terror-attack-facebook-post-major-poonia-1457918-2019-02-16


claimant: Facebook user Lalabhai Gadhavi
claim_date: 2020-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this man standing next to BJP leaders is not the father of Hathras rape accused
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral images show the father of one of the accused in the Hathras incident along with PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-this-man-standing-next-to-bjp-leaders-is-not-the-father-of-hathras-rape-accused-1727773-2020-10-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Who’s this man disrespecting the Indian national flag?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pakistan politician Haroon Bilour insulted the Tricolour by wrapping it around his shoe. He was later blown away in an explosion by terrorists.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-who-s-this-man-disrespecting-the-indian-national-flag-1830139-2021-07-19


text: This video shows Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s jet on fire before crashing.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane crashing
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/wagner-group-chief-death-related-fact-check-2426146-2023-08-24


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
During the 2022 celebration of the Hindu New Year, Yogi Adityanath’s UP government showered flower petals on Hindu devotees from a helicopter.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2018-video-of-chopper-showering-flowers-in-ranchi-shared-as-hindu-new-year-celebrations-in-up-1933489-2022-04-04

title:
Fact Check: 2018 video of chopper showering flowers in Ranchi shared as Hindu New Year celebrations in UP


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar protesting the police decision to close roads to facilitate Namaz in Mumbai's Kandivali

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bjp-mla-yogesh-sagar-s-dispute-with-cops-over-traffic-regulation-shared-with-a-communal-twist-1916076-2022-02-21

title:
Fact Check: BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar's dispute with cops over traffic regulation shared with a communal twist


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A photo and a video of the chopper that crashed while transporting Kedarnath pilgrims in Uttarakhand.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kedarnath-pilgrims-helicopter-tragedy-old-chopper-crash-photos-and-videos-go-viral-2286945-2022-10-18

title:
Fact Check: Old chopper crash photos and videos go viral after Kedarnath pilgrims’ helicopter tragedy


text: A Muslim dairy worker was caught adulterating milk in Nashik, Maharashtra.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of man adulterating milk from Hyderabad viral with false communal spin
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-man-adulterating-milk-from-hyderabad-viral-with-false-communal-spin-2397165-2023-06-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This photo shows astronauts taking off their helmets on the Moon, proving that the Moon Landing was fake.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-astronauts-didnt-remove-their-helmets-on-the-moon-this-photo-was-taken-on-earth-2350667-2023-03-23

title:
Fact Check: These astronauts DIDN'T remove their helmets on the Moon - This photo was taken on Earth


text: Rahul Gandhi goes back on farmers' loan waiver promise 24 hours after election results.
claimant: Facebook pages- ModiNama, Nation with NaMo
claim_date: 2018-12-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi has not retracted from the promise of loan waiver
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-rahul-gandhi-has-not-retracted-from-the-promise-of-loan-waiver-1408511-2018-12-13


text: The claim with a viral photo says Jignesh Mevani was beaten up in Bihar’s Begusarai district.
claimant: Twitter user Murari Sharan Shukla and Facebook page Modinama.
claim_date: 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind photo claiming Jignesh Mevani was beaten up in Begusarai
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-photo-claiming-jignesh-mevani-was-beaten-up-in-begusarai-1491739-2019-04-01


text: Video shows police thrashing a man for violating lockdown in Karnataka recently.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Mumbai shared as police thrashing lockdown violator in Karnataka
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-from-mumbai-shared-as-police-thrashing-lockdown-violator-in-karnataka-1802211-2021-05-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of mob damaging buildings and vehicles goes viral with wrong claim
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of violent protests in Surat, Gujarat, where people are demanding that they be either provided ration or be shot dead.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-mob-damaging-buildings-and-vehicles-goes-viral-with-wrong-claim-1676859-2020-05-11


text: Image of slain Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Predecessor al-Baghdadi's photo shared as dead IS chief Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-predecessor-al-baghdadi-s-photo-shared-as-dead-is-chief-abu-ibrahim-al-qurayshi-1908894-2022-02-04


text: A Muslim man killed his wife just because she was Hindu.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/muslim-man-viral-video-wife-murder-bihar-police-love-jihad-claim-2368656-2023-05-04

title:
Fact Check: No ‘Love Jihad’ — this Muslim man did not kill his wife for being Hindu, they are both Muslim


text: Dr Naresh Trehan has said that the Indian government is going to declare a national emergency.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Dr Trehan did not say Indian govt will declare national emergency
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-dr-trehan-did-not-say-indian-govt-will-declare-national-emergency-1658838-2020-03-23


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old incident of diplomat’s arrest in Ukraine for smuggling revived amid ongoing war
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Ukrainian Investigative Bureau arrested a Ukrainian diplomat while he was trying to smuggle out $140,000, €68,000, 12 kg gold bars, and 13.8 kg gold jewellery.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-incident-of-diplomat-s-arrest-in-ukraine-for-smuggling-revived-amid-ongoing-war-1926781-2022-03-18


text: Lenticular clouds over Mount Fuji in Japan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This morphed image of Mount Fuji clouds the truth
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-morphed-image-of-mount-fuji-clouds-the-truth-1880072-2021-11-23


text: This video shows burqa-clad girls dancing to a song featuring the words “Jai Shri Ram”.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these burqa-clad students did not dance to ‘Jai Shri Ram’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/burqa-clad-students-dance-jai-shri-ram-2352693-2023-03-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did world leaders violate Covid protocols at G7 summit?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
No masks, no social distancing, no quarantine – there were no coronavirus restrictions at this year’s G7 summit.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-world-leaders-violate-covid-protocols-at-g7-summit-1816262-2021-06-17


text: This video shows a building collapsing in Gujarat amid heavy rains in the western state.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of building collapse is neither from Gujarat nor Himachal, it’s from Tibet
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-video-of-building-collapse-is-neither-from-gujarat-nor-himachal-its-from-tibet-2412632-2023-07-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Conspiracy theory claims Sushant was killed for a corona testing patent
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sushant Singh Rajput was murdered to usurp the idea of a machine which could diagnose corona infection using voice sample. Actor Akshay Kumar and Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray recently launched the same device.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-conspiracy-theory-claims-sushant-was-killed-for-a-corona-testing-patent-1714587-2020-08-24


text: Lions released on Russian streets by Vladimir Putin to force people inside
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Putin has not unleashed lions on Russian streets to enforce Corona lockdown
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-putin-has-not-unleashed-lions-on-russian-streets-to-enforce-corona-lockdown-1658566-2020-03-23


text: Assam has been completely locked down due to Covid-19
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: False message of Assam lockdown goes viral amid Covid-19 scare
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-false-message-of-assam-lockdown-goes-viral-amid-covid-19-scare-1658824-2020-03-23


text: People came out on the streets of Bhilwara in support of CAA and NRC.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2019-12-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video showing sea of saffron flags has no link with CAA and NRC
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-showing-sea-of-saffron-flags-false-nrc-caa-bhilwara-fact-check-1632691-2019-12-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is this woman wearing barbed wires in protest against Hathras incident?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A woman covered herself in barbed wires and metal sheets to protest against the BJP government, signifying that it has failed to ensure women’s safety.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-this-woman-wearing-barbed-wires-in-protest-against-hathras-incident-1727131-2020-09-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of Greta Thunberg having food in front of poor kids is morphed
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image shows Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who had tweeted in support of farmers’ protest in India, eating luxuriously in front of poor and starving children.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-picture-of-greta-thunberg-having-food-in-front-of-poor-kids-is-morphed-1770262-2021-02-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Bill Gates had created a video game called “Omicron” in 1999. The game was about demons pretending to be humans and harvesting their souls. Is it mere coincidence that the same variant is ravaging humankind in 2021?

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bill-gates-creating-omicron-video-game-in-1999-adds-to-the-long-list-of-conspiracy-claims-1890859-2021-12-22

title:
Fact Check: Bill Gates creating ‘Omicron’ video game in 1999 adds to the long list of conspiracy claims


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-03-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: TMC to win 26 of 30 Phase 1 seats in Bengal? Viral opinion poll screenshot is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
According to ABP News exit poll survey, Trinamool is likely to win 23-26 of the 30 seats in Bengal that went to elections in the first phase on March 27.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-tmc-to-win-26-of-30-phase-1-seats-in-bengal-viral-opinion-poll-screenshot-is-fake-1785269-2021-03-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kerala didn’t bring in new law saying temples can be controlled by non-Hindus
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Kerala government has brought in a new law under which Muslims or Christians can be the chairman of a temple trust.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-kerala-didn-t-bring-in-new-law-saying-temples-can-be-controlled-by-non-hindus-1700188-2020-07-13


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-08-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not a picture of Beirut after the blasts
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Images show Beirut before and after the explosions on August 4 that killed nearly 150 people and wounded 5,000.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-is-not-a-picture-of-beirut-after-the-blasts-1708546-2020-08-06


claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2022-10-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Just like the Vande Bharat Express, a Japanese bullet train sustained similar damage after colliding with an animal.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-japanese-bullet-train-suffer-similar-fate-as-vande-bharat-this-2018-photo-has-a-dark-story-2284110-2022-10-11

title:
Fact Check: Did Japanese bullet train suffer similar fate as Vande Bharat? This 2018 photo has a dark story


text: Rahul Gandhi goofed up the names of MP and Chhattisgarh chief ministers.
claimant: Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other social media users.
claim_date: 2019-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Shivraj Singh Chouhan falls for misleading video of Rahul Gandhi
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-shivraj-singh-chouhan-falls-for-misleading-video-of-rahul-gandhi-1526845-2019-05-16


text: Government is going to slash pension of the employees by 30 per cent.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Baseless rumours about slashing pension create panic
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-baseless-rumours-about-slashing-pension-create-panic-1667765-2020-04-16


text: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has been arrested for the possession of child pornography.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal NOT arrested for child porn, satire goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ex-twitter-ceo-parag-agrawal-not-arrested-child-porn-2313771-2022-12-26


text: If a satellite crashes into your house, you will receive compensation of Rs. 74 crore.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Don’t wish for a ‘skyfall’ on your house, it won’t make you a millionaire
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/country-liable-compensation-damage-by-space-object-other-country-2306932-2022-12-08


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Obama's tweet snubbing PM Modi over farmers' protest is morphed
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In the backdrop of farmers' protests, former US President Barack Obama tweeted an image with Narendra Modi saying he now feels ashamed of shaking hands with him.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/obama-s-tweet-snubbing-pm-modi-farmers-protest-morphed-1747574-2020-12-07


text: Actor Saurabh Shukla made remarks on Balakot air strikes.
claimant: Facebook page @PriyankaGandhiZindabad
claim_date: 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: How actor Saurabh Shukla's picture was used on misleading post on Balakot
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-how-actor-saurabh-shukla-s-picture-was-used-on-misleading-post-on-balakot-1514811-2019-05-01


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2021-11-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sobha Singh, the same person who testified against Bhagat Singh, was awarded Padma Shri by the Congress govt.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-tale-of-two-sobha-singhs-netizens-mix-up-padma-winner-and-man-who-testified-against-bhagat-singh-1877137-2021-11-16

title:
Fact Check: Tale of two Sobha Singhs! Netizens mix up Padma winner and man who testified against Bhagat Singh


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Braveheart who saved girl from miscreants goes viral… with a twisted story
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Man in the picture saved a girl from gang rape near Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. He killed two of the four miscreants and is in serious condition after being shot thrice.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-braveheart-who-saved-girl-from-miscreants-goes-viral-with-a-twisted-story-1733176-2020-10-19


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Indra Kumar Meghwal, the Dalit student from Jalore, Rajasthan, who recently died after he was allegedly beaten up by his upper-caste teacher.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-boy-dancing-falsely-shared-as-jalore-dalit-student-who-died-after-teacher-beat-him-up-1988586-2022-08-16

title:
Fact Check: Video of boy dancing FALSELY shared as Jalore Dalit student who died after teacher beat him up


text: Bats responsible for the outbreak of coronavirus originated from the rooftop of a house in Wuhan.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old, unrelated video of bats streaming out from a roof linked to coronavirus outbreak
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-unrelated-video-of-bats-streaming-out-from-a-roof-linked-to-coronavirus-outbreak-1646095-2020-02-13


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-02-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Navjot Singh Sidhu say Brahmin, OBC, SC votes don’t matter to Congress in Punjab?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Navjot Singh Sidhu stated that “votes of the Brahmins, Scheduled Castes, and Backward Classes do not matter to Congress”.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-navjot-singh-sidhu-say-brahmin-obc-sc-votes-dont-matter-congress-punjab-1915229-2022-02-19


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: New Zealand PM’s temple visit goes viral with misleading claim
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visiting a Hindu temple just after declaring her country free of coronavirus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-new-zealand-pm-s-temple-visit-goes-viral-with-misleading-claim-1710216-2020-08-11


text: A funeral home worker in New York was cremated by his co-worker accidentally while he was asleep.
claimant: Website "Weekly Inquirer" and social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Do not believe this hoax about funeral home worker cremated alive while taking a nap
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/do-not-believe-this-hoax-about-funeral-home-worker-cremated-alive-while-taking-nap-1666477-2020-04-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The curious case of a 'desecrated' Kali idol in a Bengal temple
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
An idol of Goddess Kali was burnt by Muslim miscreants in a temple in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-the-curious-case-of-a-desecrated-kali-idol-in-a-bengal-temple-1718010-2020-09-02


text: This picture was taken after the recent bomb blast in Kabul.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This 'river of blood' is not linked to the Kabul terror attack
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-blood-river-viral-photo-videos-1846871-2021-08-29


text: Ghats of Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been elected, are dirty.
claimant: Facebook page "I.T & Social Media Cell Congress"
claim_date: 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: After plogging pics, PM Modi targeted with old images of Banaras ghats
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-plogging-pm-modi-targeted-old-images-banaras-ghats-1609725-2019-10-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Zelenskyy shirtless at NYC pride parade? No, the viral photo is doctored
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was photographed shirtless at a 1999 pride parade in New York City.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ukraine-president-zelenskyy-shirtless-viral-photo-new-york-pride-parade-fact-check-2005374-2022-09-27


text: This video shows 20,000 bikers in Germany rallying to cheer up a six-year-old cancer patient.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Brazilian bike rally video makes its way into clip of Germans riding for cancer patient
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-brazilian-bike-rally-video-makes-its-way-into-clip-of-germans-riding-for-cancer-patient-1991730-2022-08-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed picture of US billboard used to take a dig at Kejriwal’s ‘freebies’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Text on a billboard says, “Nothing in this country is free. If you are getting something without paying for it, thank a taxpayer. Not to Kejriwal.”

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-picture-of-us-billboard-used-to-take-a-dig-at-kejriwals-freebies-1777457-2021-03-09


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
During a recent Russian military procession, an armoured military vehicle ran over a Russian soldier who was a part of the parade.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/russian-tank-accidentally-run-over-recent-conscript-this-shocking-video-is-from-2014-fact-check-2287352-2022-10-19

title:
Fact Check: Did a Russian tank accidentally run over recent conscript? This shocking video is from 2014


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed photo of man falling from US military aircraft shared as evacuee from Kabul
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This photo of a man falling from US military aircraft is the 'most evocative' one to 'come out of Afghanistan' and has dented the image of the US armed force.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-photo-man-falling-from-us-military-aircraft-shared-evacuee-kabul-1846281-2021-08-27


text: All banks in India will remain closed on every Saturday effective from June 1.
claimant: Facebook user Mir Imtiyaz
claim_date: 2019-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, banks are not going to have five-day week
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-banks-are-not-going-to-have-five-day-week-1548959-2019-06-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Social media’s Tata twist to Air India’s Bhangra moves
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of celebrations inside aircraft before Tata Air India’s first flight took off from India to Canada.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-social-media-tata-twist-to-air-india-s-bhangra-moves-1874506-2021-11-08


text: A public rally with "Islam Zindabad" slogan being raised, is from Kolkata, West Bengal.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral video of Muslims chanting 'Islam Zindabad' is not from Kolkata
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-viral-video-of-muslims-chanting-islam-zindabad-is-not-from-kolkata-1716318-2020-08-28


