# claims

text: This video shows a man falling into an open manhole amid heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-doesnt-show-man-falling-into-open-manhole-amid-heavy-rains-in-himachal-pradesh-2406234-2023-07-13

title:
Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show man falling into open manhole amid heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-08-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of Param Vir Chakra falsely shared as Khel Ratna award
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image shows Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, which is recently renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-of-param-vir-chakra-falsely-shared-as-khel-ratna-award-1838120-2021-08-07


text: This video shows an Indian soldier performing combat acrobatics.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-08-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-indian-army-soldier-this-performance-of-combat-was-given-by-a-south-korean-soldier-in-2017-1991259-2022-08-22

title:
Fact Check: Not Indian Army soldier, this performance of combat was given by a South Korean soldier in 2017


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Japanese Nobel laureate never said China manufactured coronavirus
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Japanese Nobel laureate Dr. Tasuku Honjo has said China manufactured coronavirus and he once worked at the Wuhan lab which later produced it.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-japanese-nobel-laureate-never-said-china-manufactured-coronavirus-1685206-2020-06-03


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Kangana release Sridevi's autopsy report with sensational details?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Actress Kangana Ranaut has released Sridevi's autopsy report that says she was forcefully fed cocaine, had injuries and her death was unnatural.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-kangana-release-sridevi-autopsy-report-with-sensational-details-1696825-2020-07-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: When Ashish became Ashik — grisly Mysuru murder given false communal spin
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Apoorva Shetty, a Hindu woman, was killed by her boyfriend, a Muslim man called Ashik in a hotel room in Mysuru.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ashish-became-ashik-mysuru-murder-false-communal-spin-1997499-2022-09-07


claimant: Social media users and website IndiaScoops
claim_date: 2019-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Know the truth behind Sadhvi Pragya's 'controversial statement'
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said Manohar Parrikar died of cancer because he allowed the consumption of beef in Goa.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/sadhvi-pragya-singh-thakur-beef-ban-statement-controversy-1513999-2019-04-30


text: Vaccines to cure Covid-19 are ready
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of Covid-19 testing kit passed off as vaccine on social media
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/covid-19-testing-kit-fact-check-coronavirus-1658750-2020-03-23


text: Video shows wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine that was seized by Russia.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2018 and 2020 videos shared as recent wildfire near Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine
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-2018-2020-videos-wildfire-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-ukraine-1932099-2022-03-31


text: Nine-year-old Australian boy Quaden Bayles has committed suicide
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bullied Australian kid Quaden Bayles did not commit suicide
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bullied-australian-kid-quaden-bayles-did-not-commit-suicide-1654081-2020-03-09


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not so funny! Imposter mimics Shyam Rangeela’s Twitter account to criticise Modi govt
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Comedian Shyam Rangeela has tweeted that the maximum number of Nobel Laureates comes from Bengal whereas the highest number of bank robbers hails from Gujarat.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-so-funny-imposter-mimics-shyam-rangeelas-twitter-account-to-criticise-modi-govt-1775238-2021-03-03


text: This is the clearest picture of the sun’s surface published by NASA.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NASA has nothing to do with this edited image of the sun’s surface
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-nasa-has-nothing-to-do-with-this-edited-image-of-the-sun-surface-1767228-2021-02-08


claimant: Social media users like Mukesh Soni
claim_date: 2019-02-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Chhattisgarh Congress workers were beaten up by the police for delivering anti-national speech on the budget day

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-claim-that-congress-workers-were-beaten-up-for-anti-national-speech-on-budget-day-is-false-1445461-2019-02-02

title:
Fact Check: Viral claim that Congress workers were beaten up for anti-national speech on budget day is false


text: This is how a plane landed sideways in Oman after being caught in Cyclone Shaheen.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of a daring plane landing was not taken during Oman’s Cyclone Shaheen
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-of-a-daring-plane-landing-was-not-taken-during-oman-s-cyclone-shaheen-1861090-2021-10-05


text: The US government admitted that 5G radiation causes Covid-19.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/american-govt-did-not-admit-to-link-between-covid-5g-old-conspiracy-theory-viral-again-2330240-2023-02-03

title:
Fact Check: American govt DID NOT admit to link between Covid-19 and 5G, old conspiracy theory viral again


text: Actors Ajay Devgn and Kajol’s daughter Nysa Devgan has died.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/nysa-devgan-is-alive-and-kicking-this-fb-page-is-a-serial-peddler-of-celebrity-death-hoaxes-2399334-2023-06-28

title:
Fact Check: Nysa Devgan is alive and kicking, this FB page is a serial peddler of celebrity death hoaxes


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This clip is not from SRK's ‘Jawan’ event in Chennai
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows the crowd in Chennai that came to see Shah Rukh Khan ahead of the release of ‘Jawan’.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-clip-is-not-from-srks-jawan-event-in-chennai-2429692-2023-09-01


text: This is the picture of Dr Vidhi from Ahmedabad who succumbed to Covid-19.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Actor's picture shared on social media as doc who died of Covid-19
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-actor-s-picture-shared-on-social-media-as-doc-who-died-of-covid-19-1722520-2020-09-16


text: Incredible landing by MiG aircraft on a dam and even more stunning take-off.
claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2021-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens mistake stunning animation for fighter jet landing on dam
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/netizens-animation-fighter-aircraft-dam-1827044-2021-07-12


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This giant Pride rainbow on Paris monument is NOT real, it’s 3D animation
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a giant rainbow installation at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to celebrate Pride Month.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-giant-pride-rainbow-on-paris-monument-is-not-real-its-3d-animation-2388134-2023-06-02


claimant: “Aabid Mir Magami” and other social media users (https://twitter.com/AabidMagami)
claim_date: 2020-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Shaheen Bagh dadi Bilkis Bano is not in jail for meeting farmers
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Shaheen Bagh dadi Bilkis Bano who had reached Singhu border to join the farmers’ protest on December 1 has since been in jail.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-shaheen-bagh-dadi-bilkis-bano-is-not-in-jail-for-meeting-farmers-1751731-2020-12-21


text: The video shows Muslim men harassing Hindu women at a women’s college in Tamil Nadu.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-11T00:00:00Z
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-videos-of-young-men-harassing-women-at-two-tamil-nadu-colleges-falsely-given-communal-twist-2295884-2022-11-11

title:
Fact Check: Videos of young men harassing women at two Tamil Nadu colleges FALSELY given communal twist


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The curious case of missing ‘BJP’ from Varun Gandhi’s Twitter bio
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pilibhit Lok Sabha MP Varun Gandhi has removed “BJP” from his Twitter bio. This indicates that he may leave the BJP soon.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-curious-case-of-missing-bjp-from-varun-gandhi-twitter-bio-1860703-2021-10-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Unverified information about Omicron variant causes social media panic
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The new Omicron variant of coronavirus is deadlier, with higher death rates and often no symptoms. RTPCR tests cannot detect the strain.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-unverified-information-about-omicron-variant-cause-social-media-panic-1882571-2021-11-30


text: Trump said, “People are dying who have never died before”
claimant: Facebook user Leslie Chism
claim_date: 2020-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: False coronavirus quote attributed to US President Donald Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/false-coronavirus-quote-attributed-us-president-donald-trump-1657927-2020-03-20


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: IAF did not conduct airstrike in Nepal, nor was its jet shot down
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Images show Indian fighter jet shot down by Nepal after it crossed over into Nepalese territory to conduct an airstrike. Two IAF pilots have been killed.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-iaf-did-not-conduct-airstrike-in-nepal-nor-was-its-jet-shot-down-1704426-2020-07-25


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-02-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did SAD's Sukhbir Singh Badal seek Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s support in assembly polls?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Hailing Ram Rahim as the father of Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal asked Ram Rahim to support the party.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-sad-s-sukhbir-singh-badal-seek-gurmeet-ram-rahim-s-support-in-assembly-polls-1913012-2022-02-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Pakistanis celebrate T20 win over India with bombs instead of crackers?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pakistanis celebrated the 10-wicket win over India in the T20 World Cup by exploding bombs instead of firecrackers. Many were dead and injured.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-pakistanis-celebrate-t20-win-over-india-with-bombs-instead-of-crackers-1870177-2021-10-27


claimant: Website and social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Blood clot the main reason for Covid-19 death, claims conspiracy theory
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Thrombosis is the main cause of death for Covid-19 patients. Antibiotics can treat coronavirus patients.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/blot-clot-coronavirus-italian-doctors-who-1681512-2020-05-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, gargling with warm salt water can't save you from coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Novel coronavirus can be eliminated by drinking lots of water and gargling with warm water mixed with salt or vinegar

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-gargling-with-warm-salt-water-can-t-save-you-from-coronavirus-1656600-2020-03-17


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-03-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
UP police ‘rescued’ Vaishali Yadav from Ukraine. Vaishali, the daughter of a Samajwadi Party leader from UP’s Hardoi, tried to defame the image of India and PM Modi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-rajasthan-lady-don-shared-as-vaishali-yadav-student-stuck-in-ukraine-1920898-2022-03-04

title:
Fact Check: Photo of Rajasthan’s ‘lady don’ shared as Vaishali Yadav, student who was stuck in Ukraine


text: The oldest woman on earth is from Pakistan and celebrated her 217th birthday on September 29.
claimant: Several Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, the oldest living woman in the world is not from Pakistan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/oldest-living-woman-world-not-from-pakistan-1859806-2021-10-01


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MLA T Raja Singh seen eating in jail following his recent arrest.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-t-raja-singh-viral-suspended-bjp-mla-eating-prison-food-after-recent-arrest-1994821-2022-08-31

title:
Fact Check: Old video of T Raja Singh viral as suspended BJP MLA eating prison food after recent arrest


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: What is the truth behind this viral message of horrible rape case in Delhi?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The message with the photo says that an Assamese girl from Delhi University was being raped and killed in Delhi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-what-is-the-truth-behind-the-story-of-this-horrible-rape-case-in-delhi-1540421-2019-06-01


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-12-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-giant-wave-durban-5-years-old-2311581-2022-12-20
title: Fact Check: This terrifying video of a giant wave is from Durban, BUT it’s 5 years old!
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a massive wave that hit South Africa's beach city, Durban, on December 17, claiming the lives of three people.


text: This video shows one of the cheetahs imported from Namibia to India.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-is-not-one-of-the-cheetahs-imported-from-namibia-2002905-2022-09-21

title:
Fact Check: No, this is not one of the cheetahs imported from Namibia — this wild cat is from the US


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral video of the ‘world’s first train’ is from a 1923 Hollywood movie
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video is of the world’s first train that became operational around 212 years ago on December 24, 1809.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-world-s-first-train-1923-hollywood-movie-1864124-2021-10-12


text: Image shows a 5,000-year-old temple discovered during a road widening exercise in Ayodhya.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not a 5,000-year-old temple discovered during road widening in Ayodhya
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-is-not-a-5-000-year-old-temple-discovered-during-road-widening-in-ayodhya-1751208-2020-12-19


text: “Kachcha Badam” singer Bhuban Badyakar got a job in the Indian Railways as “railway manager”.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, ‘Kachcha Badam’ singer Bhuban Badyakar DID NOT get a job in the Indian Railways
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-kachcha-badam-singer-bhuban-badyakar-did-not-get-job-in-indian-railways-1940157-2022-04-21


claimant: ABP News
claim_date: 2019-01-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Prominent news channel twists the tale of distressed MP farmer
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Even after paying the bill, electricity disconnected for a Madhya Pradesh farmer. The district collector never listened to him even as the farmer fell at the collector’s feet.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-prominent-news-channel-twists-the-tale-of-distressed-mp-farmer-1421534-2019-01-02


claimant: Facebook page “BJP Exposed” and others
claim_date: 2019-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Modi's old tweet about a friend's death goes viral linking it with Maharashtra
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
PM Narendra Modi tweeted that his "endless joy" turned into "endless grief" after Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Maharashtra CM.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-tweet-of-pm-modi-on-maharashtra-politics-goes-viral-1623126-2019-11-27


text: Jewellery shop staff pass time dancing as there was no customer due to the gold price rise.
claimant: Several Facebook users
claim_date: 2019-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: Viral dance video of jewellery store has no connection with soaring gold price
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-dance-video-jewellery-store-soaring-gold-price-1596027-2019-09-05


text: An Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter has recently crashed in Ladakh.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why Pak social media users' glee at crashed IAF chopper is misplaced
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/why-pak-social-media-users-glee-at-crashed-iaf-chopper-is-misplaced-1721805-2020-09-14


text: Muslim clerics threaten all Hindus with dire consequences if they don’t convert to Islam.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-02-09T00:00:00Z
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-old-video-bangladesh-cleric-hitting-out-at-yati-narsinghanand-goes-viral-amid-karnataka-hijab-row-1911021-2022-02-09

title:
Fact Check: Old video of Bangladesh cleric hitting out at Yati Narsinghanand goes viral amid Karnataka Hijab row


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Chopper at Jordan underwater museum shared as IAF Apache below Pangong Tso
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows Apache helicopters deployed underwater by India at Pangong Tso to track and destroy Chinese submarines.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-chopper-at-jordan-underwater-museum-shared-as-iaf-apache-below-pangong-tso-1700155-2020-07-13


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-06-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Due to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks concerning Prophet Mohammad, hundreds of Hindu employees were sent back to India by a company in Qatar.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-qatar-deporting-hindu-migrant-workers-nupur-sharma-video-march-1961211-2022-06-11

title:
Fact Check: Is Qatar deporting Hindu migrant workers after Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks? This video is from March


text: This is a video of a Cheetah helicopter that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video passed off as footage of Cheetah helicopter crashing in Arunachal
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-passed-off-as-footage-of-cheetah-helicopter-crashing-in-arunachal-2348384-2023-03-18


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: You won’t be charged extra for ATM transactions from June 1
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Come June 1 and additional charges of Rs 173 will be deducted from your bank account after four ATM withdrawals in a month.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-you-won-t-be-charged-extra-for-atm-transactions-from-june-1-1809261-2021-05-31


text: This recent video from Dwarka in Gujarat shows how Cyclone Biparjoy destroyed a petrol pump there.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOESN’T show Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat, it’s at least 4 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-this-video-does-not-show-cyclone-biparjoy-in-gujarat-at-least-4-years-old-2393401-2023-06-15


text: Cauvery water comes in and goes back to Mayavaram village every year, naturally.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2019-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Is there any miracle behind Cauvery water flowing through this village in Tamil Nadu?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/is-there-any-miracle-behind-cauvery-water-flowing-through-this-village-in-tamil-nadu-1610483-2019-10-17


text: The video shows Japanese police tackling an armed woman on a busy street.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not Japanese police! This video of cops tackling armed woman is from China
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-japanese-police-this-video-of-cops-tackling-armed-woman-is-from-china-2429906-2023-09-01


text: Video of a Pakistani mother screaming at polio workers
claimant: Pakistani author Tarek Fatah
claim_date: 2020-01-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Tarek Fatah loads up on fake again, drops a film clip to mislead on polio
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-tarek-fatah-loads-up-on-fake-again-drops-a-film-clip-to-mislead-on-polio-1637030-2020-01-15


text: This is the official song of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2022-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Qatari parody of Shakira's 'Waka Waka' viral as official song of FIFA World Cup 2022
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/qatari-parody-shakira-waka-waka-viral-official-song-fifa-world-cup-2022-1966998-2022-06-26


text: This photo shows the first glimpse of cricketer Virat Kohli’s daughter Vamika’s face.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-04T00:00:00Z
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-virat-kohli-revealing-daughter-vamika-face-for-the-first-time-1883967-2021-12-03

title:
Fact Check: This is not Virat Kohli revealing daughter Vamika’s face for the first time. It's his doppelganger


text: Video shows an Afghan man risking his life and clinging on to an aircraft to escape the Taliban.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Man clinging on to a wing and a prayer? No, there is a catch
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/man-clinging-on-to-wing-afghanistan-taliban-kabul-airport-1842101-2021-08-17


text: This Muslim man climbed a transmission tower to pray when he accidentally got electrocuted.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Communal spin added to 2018 video of Colombian man getting electrocuted
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-communal-spin-added-to-2018-video-of-colombian-man-getting-electrocuted-2392680-2023-06-13


text: Video shows baby dinosaurs, which went extinct millions of years ago, roaming freely in the wild.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Jurassic Park in real life? This video does not really capture ‘baby dinos’ running
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/jurassic-park-real-life-baby-dinosaurs-viral-video-reversed-1946921-2022-05-08


text: Pakistan fired artillery shells from across the Line of Control in Sialkot.
claimant: Facebook page BBC Urdu.EU
claim_date: 2019-02-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This shelling video has nothing to do with ongoing India-Pakistan 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-this-shelling-video-has-nothing-to-do-with-ongoing-india-pakistan-conflict-1466478-2019-02-27


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No boyfriend, no entry? These college circulars are too filmy to be true
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, and St. John’s College, Agra, have issued circulars making it mandatory for female students to have a boyfriend.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-boyfriend-no-entry-these-college-circulars-are-too-filmy-to-be-true-1764478-2021-01-31


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Dilip Kumar shared as veteran actor’s last moments in hospital
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows the last moments of late actor Dilip Kumar in hospital. His wife Saira Banu can be seen giving him food.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-dilip-kumar-shared-as-veteran-actor-s-last-moments-hospital-1825212-2021-07-07


text: This video shows the interiors of a luxury train launched by the Indian Railways.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This incredible luxury train is NOT Indian - it’s Indonesian
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-incredible-luxury-train-is-not-indian-it-is-indonesian-2350593-2023-03-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bihar cop probing SSR's death and quarantined in Mumbai isn't with CBI now
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari who was quarantined by BMC when he'd gone to Mumbai to probe Sushant Singh Rajput's death has been deputed to CBI.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bihar-cop-probing-ssr-death-and-quarantined-in-mumbai-isnt-with-cbi-now-1709764-2020-08-10


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Facebook post gone viral falsely claiming top US physician Dr Fauci is sacked
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert and chief medical adviser to the US President, has been sacked. The US has now admitted that coronavirus was man-made.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-facebook-post-gone-viral-falsely-claiming-top-us-physician-dr-fauci-is-sacked-1817741-2021-06-22


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows clashes between Manipur police and 37 Assam Rifle that claimed the life of a soldier.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/manipur-police-army-clash-punjab-old-video-misinformation-2389482-2023-06-06

title:
Fact Check: 2021 video from Punjab becomes fodder for misinformation about police-army clash in Manipur


text: Sanjay Raut said that chickens who are fed herbal food produce vegetarian Ayurvedic eggs.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/shiv-sena-leader-sanjay-raut-vegetarian-eggs-parliament-speech-viral-video-false-claim-1975203-2022-07-13

title:
Fact Check: Sanjay Raut didn’t explain how to produce vegetarian eggs, 2019 video shared out of context


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, 200 policemen in Delhi haven't resigned in support of farmers
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
As many as 200 Delhi Police personnel have submitted collective resignation in solidarity with the protesting farmers.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-200-policemen-in-delhi-havent-resigned-in-support-of-farmers-1764456-2021-01-31


text: Video shows how Russian missiles destroyed the Ministry of Defence building in Ukraine.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-03-23T00:00:00Z
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-old-video-gaza-bombing-goes-viral-russian-airstrike-ukraine-ministry-of-defence-building-1928744-2022-03-23

title:
Fact Check: Old video of Gaza bombing goes viral as Russian airstrike on Ukraine's Ministry of Defence building


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is Donyi Polo Arunachal Pradesh’s first airport post-independence? Viral claim is wrong
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Arunachal Pradesh got its first-ever airport post-independence after Donyi Polo was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on November 19.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/is-donyi-polo-arunachal-pradesh-first-airport-post-independence-viral-claim-is-wrong-2300223-2022-11-22


claimant: Twitter user Indu Makkal Katchi (Official)
claim_date: 2020-07-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Pakistan govt ban Mahashivratri celebrations?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The decades old Mahasivratri celebrations held by Pakistani Hindus in Shree Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple in Karachi have been completely eradicated.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-pakistan-govt-ban-mahashivratri-celebrations-1699289-2020-07-10


text: Mexico has been hit by a devastating earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale.
claimant: Several Facebook users
claim_date: 2019-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of Mexico earthquake is 2 years old
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/mexico-earthquake-viral-video-truth-two-years-old-1610099-2019-10-16


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Singapore has not changed Covid treatment protocols challenging WHO findings
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Singapore has become the first country in the world to perform an autopsy on a Covid victim. It found that Covid is not caused by a virus but bacteria and hence changed their treatment protocol.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-singapore-has-not-changed-covid-treatment-protocols-challenging-who-findings-1812071-2021-06-07


text: Janta curfew will break the chain of coronavirus spread and see reduction of 40 per cent cases.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Social media users give misleading twist to PM Modi's concept of 'Janta curfew'
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/social-media-users-give-misleading-twist-pm-modi-janta-curfew-1658195-2020-03-21


text: Video shows two men being thrashed inside a district magistrate’s office in Haryana.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind video showing two men being thrashed in an office chamber
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-truth-behind-video-showing-two-men-being-thrashed-in-an-office-chamber-1704438-2020-07-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of Yogi Adityanath burning crackers is not from Diwali
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Claim – While Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was burning crackers on Diwali, poor traders were arrested for selling fireworks.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-of-yogi-adityanath-burning-crackers-is-not-from-diwali-1742418-2020-11-19


claimant: Facebook page 'Dominos'
claim_date: 2019-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Don't fall for Domino's anniversary offer of free pizza
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
On its 50th anniversary, Domino's is giving away a free coupon for two large pizzas to those who share the post.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-dont-fall-for-domino-s-anniversary-offer-of-free-pizza-1590964-2019-08-23


text: Italian PM said that the country has surrendered to the Covid-19 pandemic
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post saying Italian PM surrendered to Covid-19 is fake
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-saying-italian-pm-surrendered-to-covid-19-is-fake-1660310-2020-03-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Muslims disrupting ‘Devshila Yatra’ to Ayodhya Ram temple
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows Muslim men trying to disrupt the "Devshila Yatra," which took place between Nepal’s Janakpur and the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-video-does-not-show-muslims-disrupting-devshila-yatra-to-ayodhya-ram-temple-2329757-2023-02-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Owaisi never denied the existence of coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had said there’s nothing like coronavirus and the government is fooling people. Picture shows the Hyderabad MP taking a corona test.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-owaisi-never-denied-the-existence-of-coronavirus-1700951-2020-07-15


text: This photo shows the horrific January 18 helicopter crash in Kyiv, Ukraine.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This shows 2022 Russian shelling in Donetsk, NOT Jan 18 helicopter crash in Kyiv
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-from-2022-russian-shelling-in-donetsk-not-helicopter-crash-in-kyiv-2323354-2023-01-18


text: PM Narendra Modi wears the keffiyeh, a kind of Arabic headgear, to impress the Saudi king
claimant: Facebook user “Avanish Mishra” and others
claim_date: 2019-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral image of PM Narendra Modi wearing keffiyeh 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-viral-image-of-pm-narendra-modi-wearing-keffiyeh-is-photoshopped-1614183-2019-10-30


text: Picture showing bodies lying on the street is of Muslims killed by the Indian Army in Kashmir.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture from Venezuela passed off as “atrocities on Muslims by Indian Army”
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-from-venezuela-passed-off-as-atrocities-on-muslims-by-indian-army-1689048-2020-06-14


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-11-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Unrelated photos go viral linking them to recent school blast in Peshawar
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pictures of an injured child and a pen and pencil scattered in a pool of blood are from the recent blast at a religious school in Peshawar that killed seven.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-unrelated-photos-viral-linking-to-recent-school-blast-peshawar-1740214-2020-11-11


claimant: Twitter user @JKAmbika
claim_date: 2020-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, BJP worker didn't have a George Floyd moment with Kerala police
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image shows a BJP worker pinned down on road by Kerala police for protesting against the Communist government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-bjp-worker-did-not-have-george-floyd-moment-kerala-police-1723071-2020-09-18


text: A collage of three pictures of foreigners from Kumbh Mela 2019.
claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old Kumbh Mela photos passed on social media as recent ones
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-kumbh-mela-photos-passed-on-social-media-as-recent-ones-1436668-2019-01-22


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-04-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This image is from Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express, where the loco pilot needed to use an umbrella in the engine to avoid water leakage.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-loco-pilot-holding-umbrella-inside-engine-is-not-from-kerala-first-vande-bharat-2365466-2023-04-27

title:
Fact Check: Photo of loco pilot holding umbrella inside engine is NOT from Kerala's first Vande Bharat


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: US nurse who fainted after Covid-19 vaccine shot is not dead
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Tiffany Dover, the nurse in Tennessee, United States, who fainted after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, is now dead.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/a-viral-message-on-social-media-claims-that-tiffany-dover-the-nurse-in-tennessee-united-states-who-fainted-after-receiving-her-first-dose-of-the-pfizer-biontech-1752156-2020-12-22


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of Meerut man spitting on rotis shared as incident from Hyderabad
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows man spitting on rotis while cooking at Red Rose Palace function hall in Hyderabad’s Nampally area.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-of-meerut-man-spitting-on-rotis-shared-as-incident-from-hyderabad-1772329-2021-02-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Kanhaiya Kumar call Rahul Gandhi a fool? Video viral with MISLEADING context
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Kanhaiya Kumar called Rahul Gandhi a fool for saying the BJP was using Covid-19 as an excuse to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-kanhaiya-kumar-call-rahul-gandhi-a-fool-video-viral-with-misleading-context-2313793-2022-12-26


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-01-22T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/smriti-irani-fake-news-delhi-polls-1639185-2020-01-22
title: Fact Check: Imposter Twitter accounts of Aajtak peddling fake news
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Aajtak tweets about Smriti Irani saying that polling booths should not be in Delhi government schools.


claimant: Adv Waheed Ahmed
claim_date: 2020-11-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Joe Biden has not appointed an Indian-origin man as political advisor
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Ahmed Khan, an Indian origin man from Hyderabad has been appointed as political advisor to the new US President-elect Joe Biden.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/joe-biden-has-not-appointed-indian-origin-man-political-advisor-1740819-2020-11-13


text: Delhi government is providing monetary help only to Muslim victims of the recent violence.
claimant: Facebook page “NAMO India” and others
claim_date: 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Delhi govt advert for riot victims morphed with communal twist
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-delhi-govt-advert-for-riot-victims-morphed-with-communal-twist-1652132-2020-03-03


text: Newly elected Bhagwant Singh Mann becomes the youngest Punjab CM at 48.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Bhagwant Mann isn't the youngest Chief Minister in Punjab's history
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bhagwant-mann-isnt-youngest-chief-minister-in-punjab-history-1927333-2022-03-20


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Public assault of woman lawyer in Karnataka over land dispute shared with false spin
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of a man attacking his lawyer, who took bribes from another party and helped them get him arrested.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/public-assault-woman-lawyer-karnataka-land-dispute-shared-with-false-spin-1950104-2022-05-16


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth of corona conspiracy theory behind arrest of Harvard professor
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Dr. Charles Lieber, a Harvard professor, was arrested for creating coronavirus and selling it to China.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/truth-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-behind-arrest-harvard-professor-1663659-2020-04-05


claimant: Facebook page ‘Politics Today’
claim_date: 2019-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: How India Today video was given an ugly twist
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Senior journalists of the India Today Group praising dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-how-india-today-video-was-given-an-ugly-twist-1453318-2019-02-11


text: Italians are throwing their money on the streets as it is useless to them now
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post saying Italians are throwing their money on the streets 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-post-saying-italians-are-throwing-their-money-on-the-streets-is-false-1661898-2020-03-31


text: Image shows people protesting against Covid-19 vaccination in France.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2018 FIFA victory celebrations passed off as anti-vax protests in France
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-2018-fifa-victory-celebrations-passed-off-as-anti-vax-protests-in-france-1830975-2021-07-21


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This Batman wanted to save the city, but the video is not from Capitol Hill
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A protester dressed as Batman had arrived at the US Capitol Hill along with Donald Trump supporters who stormed the building on January 6.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-batman-wanted-to-save-city-but-video-not-capitol-hill-1756915-2021-01-07


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-08-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2022 photo from Khargone in MP falsely shared as Nuh demolitions
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The viral image shows a Muslim man witnessing the demolition of his residence following communal violence in Nuh, Haryana.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2022-photo-from-khargone-in-mp-falsely-shared-as-nuh-demolitions-2419851-2023-08-11


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens confuse 2 popular bloggers in emotional post on love
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture of popular fashion blogger Kyrzayda Rodriguez from Dominican Republic who succumbed to stage 4 stomach cancer.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-confuse-2-popular-bloggers-in-emotional-post-on-love-1728530-2020-10-05


text: Indian Railways is sold to Adani Group. It is now Adani Railways.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why this claim on Adani-run trains is off the track
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/why-claim-adani-run-trains-off-track-indian-railways-1719431-2020-09-07


text: This is the recent photo of Pakistani Army charging towards Kashmir.
claimant: Facebook page ‘Dr. Zubaida Rahman’
claim_date: 2019-08-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/factcheck-bangladesh-site-uses-old-image-pak-army-1580760-2019-08-14

title:
Fact Check: Bangladesh site uses old image of Pak Army, social media claims they are charging towards India


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This was not Keshav Prasad Maurya rebuked by Yogi Adityanath on stage
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya was insulted by CM Yogi Adityanath. During a public event, Maurya was asked to move back by the CM on stage.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/keshav-prasad-maurya-rebuked-by-yogi-adityanath-1883256-2021-12-02


text: As per an RTI reply, a total of 89 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-03-17T00:00:00Z
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-here-is-why-viral-rti-reply-says-only-89-kashmiri-pandits-were-killed-by-militants-in-j-k-1926386-2022-03-17

title:
Fact Check: Here’s why viral RTI reply says only 89 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants in J&K


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-02-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Know the real story behind this vintage spring wheel bicycle
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A vintage bicycle with unique spring wheels and a rifle attached to it was used in police stations in India in the British era.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/know-real-story-vintage-spring-wheel-bicycle-british-world-war-1773714-2021-02-27


text: Dolphins and swans return to Italy waterways after Covid-19 lockdown.
claimant: Twitter and WhatsApp users
claim_date: 2020-03-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Has the Covid-19 lockdown returned dolphins and swans to Italian waterways?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/has-covid19-lockdown-returned-dolphins-swans-italian-waterways-1658457-2020-03-22


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Syria shared as Taliban executing woman in Afghanistan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a woman being shot in the head by Taliban in Afghanistan for not dressing "appropriately".

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-from-syria-shared-as-taliban-executing-woman-in-afghanistan-1842439-2021-08-18


text: Video shows a UFO sighting in Russia, captured by a military helicopter.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: UFO spotted hovering between mountains in Russia? Nope, it’s just VFX
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ufo-spotted-hovering-between-mountains-in-russia-nope-it-just-vfx-2378271-2023-05-12


text: Woman soldier Kavita Saini martyred in Kashmir on January 23, 2019.
claimant: Facebook Page like Bhartiya Yodha
claim_date: 2019-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The news behind Indian woman soldier dying in Kashmir is fake
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-indian-woman-soldier-death-kashmir-fake-1440064-2019-01-26


text: A video of Russians running away after an attack by Ukraine in the Kherson region.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00Z
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-russian-troops-ukrainian-attack-explosion-putin-zelenskyy-1984314-2022-08-05

title:
Fact Check: Not Russian troops turning tail after Ukrainian attack, this explosion video dates back to 2015


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This clip of a nasty parachute landing has no link to Pakistan or China
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows parachute landing by Pakistani paratrooper instructor goes wrong. Trained in China, this instructor was struggling to control the parachute and whirling around in the wind.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/clip-of-a-nasty-parachute-landing-has-no-link-pakistan-china-1720247-2020-09-09


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is Bank of China opening its first branch in India amid border tensions?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Amid “Boycott China” calls in light of recent border tensions, Bank of China is opening its first Indian branch in Mumbai. RBI has now issued a license to it to operate in India.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-bank-of-china-opening-its-first-branch-in-india-amid-border-tensions-1692011-2020-06-23


text: Bhutan has stopped irrigation water to Indian farmers in Assam.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Has Bhutan deliberately blocked irrigation water to Indian farmers in Assam?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/has-bhutan-deliberately-blocked-irrigation-water-to-indian-farmers-in-assam-1693016-2020-06-26


text: Dilip Ghosh was heckled by Rohingya and Bangladeshis because he is Hindu leader.
claimant: Subhash Wadia and many others
claim_date: 2020-02-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ahead-delhi-polls-old-video-dilip-ghosh-heckled-viral-misleading-1644027-2020-02-06

title:
Fact Check: Ahead of Delhi polls, old video of Dilip Ghosh being heckled goes viral with misleading claim


claimant: Facebook user Nirvikar Singh
claim_date: 2021-03-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of Queen Elizabeth II thanking PM Modi for Covid vaccines is morphed
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Queen Elizabeth II thanked PM Narendra Modi for Covid-19 vaccines. The thank you note was displayed on a giant screen at London's Piccadilly Circus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/image-queen-elizabeth-ii-thanking-pm-modi-for-covid-vaccines-morphed-1778975-2021-03-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Joe Biden is not apologising to the daughter of a race victim here
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows Joe Biden apologising to the daughter of an African-American who was killed by a white police officer during the Donald Trump administration.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-joe-biden-is-not-apologising-to-the-daughter-of-a-race-victim-here-1741959-2020-11-18


text: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India’s first virtual school in Delhi on August 31, 2022.
claimant: Arvind Kejriwal
claim_date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: First Indian virtual school in Delhi? Kejriwal govt gets schooled
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-first-indian-virtual-school-delhi-kejriwal-govt-gets-schooled-1994959-2022-08-31


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-05-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Those in need of 2-DG anti-Covid drug can place the order with Dr Reddy's Lab through the mail id: deepaksapra@drreddys.com and mallikarjunard@drreddys.com.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-false-information-about-immediate-procurement-of-anti-coved-drug-2-dg-goes-viral-dr-reddy-s-clarifies-1805755-2021-05-22

title:
Fact Check: False information about immediate procurement of anti-Covid drug 2-DG goes viral, Dr Reddy's clarifies


text: This video shows the US Air Force taking down a Chinese “spy” balloon.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not Chinese spy balloons — here’s how we deflated these false claims
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-chinese-spy-balloons-unidentified-flying-objects-united-states-2334297-2023-02-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A heartbreaking photo from Ukraine shows a Ukrainian soldier bidding his family adieu to fight the ongoing war against Russia.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/azov-battalion-volunteer-pic-shared-as-ukrainian-soldier-saying-goodbye-to-family-to-join-war-1923949-2022-03-10

title:
Fact Check: 2014 Azov Battalion volunteer’s pic shared as Ukrainian soldier saying goodbye to family to join ongoing war against Russia


text: Image of Arabs protesting against PM Narendra Modi.
claimant: Facebook user “Rubi Khatun” and others
claim_date: 2019-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photoshopped image of Arabs protesting against PM Modi 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-photoshopped-image-of-arabs-protesting-against-pm-modi-goes-viral-1601782-2019-09-21


claimant: Facebook user Seyed Ismail
claim_date: 2020-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Khushbu Sundar slapping a man resurfaces after she joins BJP
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows Tamil Nadu actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar slapping a BJP man who groped her following her recent entry into the BJP.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-of-khushbu-sundar-slapping-a-man-resurfaces-after-she-joins-bjp-1732691-2020-10-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam blamed umpires for helping India win by calling a no-ball in the match’s final over.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ind-vs-pak-t20-match-no-babar-azam-didnt-accuse-umpires-of-helping-india-with-no-ball-call-2289411-2022-10-25

title:
Fact Check: No, Babar Azam DIDN’T accuse umpires of helping India with 'no-ball' call, fake quote goes viral


text: This video shows the Vedic hymns being recited in the White House.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Vedic hymns being chanted in White House
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/vedic-hymns-in-the-white-house-president-of-the-united-states-2430442-2023-09-03


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-04-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a Muslim mob vandalising a railway station in West Bengal because a train horn interrupted Namaz.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/interrupted-namaz-did-not-cause-mob-to-destroy-railway-station-west-bengal-1942725-2022-04-27

title:
Fact Check: Interrupted Namaz did not cause mob to destroy railway station, this 2019 video shows violent anti-CAA protestors


text: A signboard saying “SHITTING ON CARPET STRICTLY PROHIBITED” was seen at an airport in India.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: S**t happens, but this airport signboard is morphed
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-s-t-happens-but-this-airport-signboard-is-morphed-1813363-2021-06-10


claimant: Naeem ul Haque
claim_date: 2019-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pak PM's aide made a gaffe by claiming the picture of Sachin Tendulkar as of Imran Khan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pakistan PM's assistant tweeted a picture of a cricketer and claimed that the man in the photo is Imran Khan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pak-pm-s-aide-made-a-gaffe-by-claiming-the-picture-of-sachin-tendulkar-as-of-imran-khan-1554228-2019-06-22


text: A woman in USA gave birth to 17 identical boys in a single pregnancy
claimant: Facebook user Richard Camarinta Dy
claim_date: 2019-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind US woman giving birth to 17 identical boys in single pregnancy
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-woman-giving-birth-to-17-identical-boys-1551572-2019-06-18


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Lessons in classroom teaching from Thailand? No, this image is one year old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In Thailand, students sit inside plastic cubicles to appear for classes and exams. If Thailand can do it, why can’t India?

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-lessons-in-classroom-teaching-from-thailand-is-fake-1812936-2021-06-09


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pics of pre-wedding shoot go viral as corona patient in love with doctor
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Man seen in viral pics was a Covid-19 patient who fell in love with his lady doctor. The two got engaged in the same hospital in Egypt.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pics-of-pre-wedding-shoot-go-viral-as-corona-patient-in-love-with-doctor-1683809-2020-05-30


text: Video shows Maharashtra police arresting young men who attacked a Ram Navami rally.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of police dragging young men out of their homes is not related to Ram Navami
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-police-dragging-young-men-out-of-their-homes-is-not-related-to-ram-navami-2355279-2023-04-03


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-07-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In the midst of the ongoing violence in France, this video shows rioters brandishing automatic weapons.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-hooded-men-brandishing-guns-is-old-has-nothing-to-do-with-ongoing-french-riots-fact-check-2401242-2023-07-03

title:
Fact Check: Video of hooded men brandishing guns is OLD, has nothing to do with ongoing French riots


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Hockey icon Balbir Singh Sr's death was NOT ignored by leaders and media
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr died and the Indian media, political leadership, and the public failed to pay proper homage to the three-time Olympic gold medallist.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/hockey-icon-balbir-singh-sr-death-not-ignored-by-leaders-media-1966691-2022-06-25


text: Video shows protesting Sikh farmers chanting pro-Khalistan and pro-Pakistan slogans.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Khalistan supporters linked to ongoing farmers’ protest
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-of-khalistan-supporters-linked-to-ongoing-farmers-protest-1745126-2020-11-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This news report on Belgium Islam Party's plans to form Islamic State is a decade old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Protests began in Belgium after the Islam Party there announced plans to form an Islamic State in Belgium if they won the national elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/belgium-islam-party-islamic-state-elections-news-report-claim-1939851-2022-04-20


text: Video shows BJP MLA from Patna being thrashed by locals over poor condition of roads.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Unrelated clips merged to falsely claim that Patna BJP MLA was thrashed
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-unrelated-clips-merged-to-falsely-claim-that-patna-bjp-mla-was-thrashed-1705606-2020-07-29


text: PM Modi sent his chopper to ferry rape convict Ram Rahim.
claimant: Facebook user “Support NDTV”
claim_date: 2019-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did PM Modi send his chopper to ferry Dera chief Ram Rahim?
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-send-his-chopper-to-ferry-dera-chief-ram-rahim-1573626-2019-07-25


text: In Kashmir's Dogripora village, a tree has been beautifully carved in the shape of a hand.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind this tree carved in the shape of a giant hand
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-truth-behind-this-tree-carved-in-the-shape-of-a-giant-hand-1729041-2020-10-06


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-02-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These antique steel-wheeled tractors have no connection with farmers’ protests
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Protesting farmers are now making tractors with steel wheels, without tyres and tubes, after the government planted iron spikes and nails on the roads to stop entry of tractors.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-antique-steel-wheeled-tractors-have-no-connection-with-farmers-protests-1765672-2021-02-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Muslim man in the US beating up his elder sister for refusing to wear burqas and hijabs.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/russian-romani-woman-getting-trashed-elope-with-ukrainian-man-viral-1948241-2022-05-11

title:
Fact Check: Video of Russian Romani woman getting trashed for trying to elope with Ukrainian man goes viral with misleading claims


text: Picture is of lockdown violators cleaning a lake as punishment given by Karnataka police.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind 'lockdown violators' cleaning lake 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/truth-behind-lockdown-violators-cleaning-lake-karnataka-1666510-2020-04-13


text: The Indian men’s hockey team reached the Olympics semifinal after 41 years.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why some people think India reached Olympics men’s hockey semis after 41 years
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-why-some-people-think-india-reached-olympics-men-s-hockey-semis-after-41-years-1835944-2021-08-02


claimant: Facebook pages such as Nation with NaMo, PMO India: Report Card and Shankh Naad
claim_date: 2019-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi attribute Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence mantra to Islam?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his Dubai speech said Mahatma Gandhi picked up the idea of non-violence from Islam.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-rahul-gandhi-attribute-mahatma-gandhi-s-non-violence-mantra-to-islam-1430676-2019-01-14


claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2022-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: It’s safe to carry phones in the rain — they DON’T attract lightning!
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows how a man was struck by lightning because he was using his phone while walking in the rain.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/phones-attract-lightning-claim-rain-viral-video-explosion-1966067-2022-06-23


text: A Hindu woman in Bangladesh is being converted to Islam
claimant: Twitter user Tyagraj Shekhawat
claim_date: 2019-01-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bangladeshi woman's viral video is not of religious conversion but exorcism
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bangladeshi-woman-s-viral-video-is-not-of-religious-conversion-but-exorcism-1440545-2019-01-27


text: Telangana hasn’t received any money from the National Disaster Response Funds since 2018.
claimant: KT Rama Rao
claim_date: 2022-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why KTR is wrong in blaming Centre for denying flood relief funds to Telangana
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/why-ktr-wrong-blaming-centre-flood-relief-fund-telangana-1978274-2022-07-21


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2021-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens farm half-truths about Rakesh Tikait’s ‘Allahu Akbar’ slogan at kisan rally
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait raised “Allahu Akbar” slogans at the September 5 kisan mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-rakesh-tikait-allahu-akbar-slogan-viral-video-kisan-rally-1849831-2021-09-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Afzal Guru at peace over Pranab’s death? That’s a fake Rana Ayyub tweet
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Journalist Rana Ayyub has tweeted that “martyr” Afzal Guru will now feel at peace after the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee who’d rejected his mercy plea.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-afzal-guru-at-peace-over-pranab-s-death-that-s-a-fake-rana-ayyub-tweet-1717555-2020-09-01


text: Telugu has now been recognised as an official language in the United States.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why many believe Telugu is an official language in the US
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/why-many-believe-telugu-is-an-official-language-in-the-us-1733933-2020-10-21


claimant: Ashish Jaggi
claim_date: 2020-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: How a fight between two Hindu groups in Hyderabad took a communal spin on social media
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video from Hyderabad shows a group of anti-Hindu goons opposing the installation of a Lord Ganesha idol.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-how-a-fight-between-two-hindu-groups-in-hyderabad-took-a-communal-spin-on-social-media-1714257-2020-08-23


text: Video shows Taliban detaining and pushing Kabul and Panjshir residents in truck container.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Out of context video from feature film viral as Taliban detaining Afghan citizens
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-from-feature-film-viral-as-taliban-detaining-afghan-citizens-1851784-2021-09-11


text: Gujarat is the only state to have reduced fines under the amended Motor Vehicles Act, 2019.
claimant: Facebook user Shadab Khan
claim_date: 2019-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Gujarat is not only state to reduce fines under amended Motor Vehicles Act
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-gujarat-is-not-only-state-to-reduce-fines-under-amended-motor-vehicles-act-1600652-2019-09-19


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Unrelated video of Muharram procession in Bengal falsely linked to Haryana violence
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video of a group of young men and children marching on the street and dancing with weapons and Islamic flags is from Haryana’s Nuh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/unrelated-video-of-muharram-procession-bengal-falsely-linked-to-haryana-violence-2416357-2023-08-04


text: Protesters holding a banner which says, “We Don’t Want Kashmir, Give Us Virat Kohli.”
claimant: Twitter users such as Madhu Kishwar and Ibn Sina
claim_date: 2019-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: An old meme resurfaces with a new twist on India-Pak match
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-an-old-meme-resurfaces-with-a-new-twist-on-india-pak-match-1551386-2019-06-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind farewell video of British Airways staff
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the farewell video of British Airways employees after the UK airline dismissed its entire workforce on June 15.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-farewell-video-of-british-airways-staff-1692716-2020-06-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did cops nab Muslim SDPI activist disguised as Sikh in farmers' protest?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Police arrested a Muslim SDPI worker disguised as a Sikh in a turban from the farmers' agitation in Haryana.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-cops-nab-muslim-sdpi-activist-disguised-sikh-farmers-protest-1745535-2020-11-30


text: The BJP has fielded Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take on Digvijay Singh from Bhopal.
claimant: Twitter user Nisheeth Sharan
claim_date: 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan going to take on Digvijay Singh in Bhopal?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-shivraj-singh-chouhan-going-to-take-on-digvijay-singh-in-bhopal-1490983-2019-04-01


text: Video of Hindus protesting in front of a mosque in riot-hit Amravati.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old clip of Ram Navami rally passed off as ‘Hindu awakening’ after Amravati riots
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-clip-ram-navami-rally-hindu-awakening-amravati-riots-1877528-2021-11-16


text: Video shows mob chasing away a Covid-19 testing and vaccination team at a village in India.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video is not of villagers chasing away Covid vaccination squads
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-is-not-of-villagers-chasing-away-covid-vaccination-squads-1796769-2021-04-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of Congress leaders with Sheikh Hasina goes viral with false claim
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This picture was taken during the UPA regime when “Sonia Gandhi took PM Manmohan Singh on a tour to Bangladesh”.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-picture-of-congress-leaders-with-sheikh-hasina-goes-viral-with-false-claim-1784571-2021-03-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of crowd at seer’s funeral procession FASELY shared as Chandrababu Naidu rally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the public thronging at TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s rally at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-crowd-at-seer-funeral-procession-fasely-shared-as-chandrababu-naidu-rally-2318209-2023-01-06


text: Image of Sunil Sheoran, who died during the 2010 Jat agitation in Haryana’s Hisar.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Still from Palestinian film shared as last moments of teen who died in Jat agitation
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-palestinian-film-last-moments-teen-death-jat-agitation-1852845-2021-09-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens bake confusion over Tricolour cake, accuse Ankhi Das of insulting India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Facebook India's public policy head Ankhi Das, under fire for alleged collusion with BJP over hate speech audit, has disrespected the country by cutting a Tricolour cake.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-bake-confusion-over-tricolour-cake-accuse-ankhi-das-of-insulting-india-1715016-2020-08-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pak social media users appropriate stunning jumps by Indian paratroopers
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video collage shows incompetent Indian paratroopers and the stunning performance of Pakistani paratroopers.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pak-social-media-users-appropriate-stunning-jumps-by-indian-paratroopers-1707295-2020-08-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This old woman is Kamaladevi Hazarika, a revolutionary hailing from Assam who gave a befitting reply to a pastor who attempted to convert her to Christianity.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/freedom-fighter-pic-shared-fictitious-assamese-revolutionary-unverifiable-anecdote-1957194-2022-06-01

title:
Fact Check: Freedom fighter’s pic shared as fictitious Assamese revolutionary along with an unverifiable anecdote


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of PM Modi’s effigy being paraded in Punjab is at least 2 years old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a recent protest in Punjab during which an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was paraded in the streets.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-pm-modis-effigy-being-paraded-in-punjab-is-at-least-2-years-old-2342247-2023-03-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This Ram temple story does ring a bell, but is not entirely true
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of the Ram temple bell, weighing 2,100 kg, which is made of 'ashtadhatu' and can be heard up to 15 km away.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-ram-temple-story-does-ring-a-bell-but-is-not-entirely-true-1724742-2020-09-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These cats really sensed an earthquake and panicked - but in Japan, not Turkey
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows cats at a pet store in Turkey panicking ahead of the earthquake and scrambling for cover.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/these-cats-really-sensed-an-earthquake-and-panicked-but-in-japan-not-turkey-2332271-2023-02-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kamala Harris was NOT drunk! Edited video of US Vice President goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows an incoherent and slurred speech made by US Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in support of reproductive freedom.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kamala-harris-was-not-drunk-edited-video-of-us-vice-president-goes-viral-2367740-2023-05-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Mehbooba Mufti's anti-BJP jibe goes viral on social media with communal twist
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
While campaigning against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti said to Muslims that defeating the BJP would be a greater victory for them than India’s freedom in 1947.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mehbooba-mufti-s-anti-bjp-jibe-goes-viral-on-social-media-with-communal-twist-1915035-2022-02-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Afghanistan does have a T20 sponsor, moving tale of Taliban deprivation misleading
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Taliban has refused to sponsor the Afghan cricket team for the T20 World Cup. Captain Mohammad Nabi is bearing the team's entire expenses.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-afghanistan-t20-sponsor-moving-tale-taliban-deprivation-misleading-1872651-2021-11-02


text: Funeral pictures of Sunday Easter attack.
claimant: Facebook user Sushil Upadhyay
claim_date: 2019-04-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photos-passed-off-as-images-of-sri-lanka-easter-attack-victims-are-actually-13-years-old-1509573-2019-04-25

title:
Fact Check: Photos passed off as images of Sri Lanka Easter attack victims are actually 13 years old


text: Rapper Eminem contacted coronavirus.
claimant: Instagram handle “factcurse” and other social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Social media raps a flawed tune. Eminem is not down with coronavirus
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-social-media-raps-a-flawed-tune-eminem-is-not-down-with-coronavirus-1652459-2020-03-04


text: A Dalit man was lynched to death for watching garba dance in Gujarat.
claimant: Facebook page 'Indian DemoCrazy' and Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker
claim_date: 2019-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2-year-old incident of mob lynching in Gujarat passed off as recent one
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/mob-lynching-gujarat-dalit-man-garba-swara-bhasker-1606377-2019-10-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of packed crowds in a hospital is not from Bengaluru
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video from Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital shows a huge crowd of patients in a small space outside an OPD.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-packed-crowds-in-a-hospital-is-not-from-bengaluru-1702290-2020-07-19


text: This video shows Kolkata police beating up Kanwar Yatra pilgrims.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-2021-video-of-kolkata-police-lathi-charging-people-has-nothing-to-do-with-kanwar-yatra-1975295-2022-07-13

title:
Fact Check: This 2021 video of Kolkata police lathi-charging people has nothing to do with Kanwar Yatra


text: Narendra Modi is the only Indian prime minister to get a standing ovation in the US Congress.
claimant: Twitter user ‘Chowkidar Sonia Singh'
claim_date: 2019-03-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/india-prime-minister-narendra-modi-us-congress-standing-ovation-1484395-2019-03-22

title:
Fact Check: No, PM Modi is not the only Indian prime minister to get standing ovation in US Congress


text: Photo collage of huge crowd claims to be of PM Narendra Modi’s rally from Bengal held on February 2
claimant: Facebook users like Godhi Vijay Garg
claim_date: 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, the viral images are not from PM’s rally 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-no-the-viral-images-are-not-from-pm-s-rally-in-bengal-1448957-2019-02-05


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-06-16T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/who-coronavirus-losing-potency-1689591-2020-06-16
title: Fact Check: WHO did not say that Covid-19 is getting weaker
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A study conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) and major hospitals has found that Covid-19 has become weaker and harmless.


text: Kashmiri stone pelters should learn from children who are touching the feet of an Indian soldier
claimant: Many Facebook users like “Ramdeo Angh” and “Purushottam Sharma”
claim_date: 2019-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these school children are not touching the feet of an Indian soldier
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-these-school-children-are-not-touching-the-feet-of-an-indian-soldier-1551491-2019-06-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No kidding! Netizens blame 13-year-old Chinese hacker for global Facebook outage
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
According to Reuters, a 13-year-old Chinese hacker named Sun Jisu is behind the recent Facebook outage.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/netizens-blame-chinese-hacker-for-facebook-outage-1861682-2021-10-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This tragic story behind the creation of ‘Subway Surfers’ is not true
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The creator of “Subway Surfers” had made the game in memory of his son who had died while skating down the railway tracks.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-tragic-story-behind-the-creation-of-subway-surfers-is-not-true-1707775-2020-08-04


text: This video shows the footage of an asteroid hitting the Moon and exploding.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Dramatic video of asteroid exploding after landing on Moon is just CGI
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/dramatic-video-asteroid-exploding-landing-on-moon-cgi-fake-2427883-2023-08-28


text: Viral image is of kangaroo hugging a volunteer after being rescued from the Australian bush fires
claimant: Facebook page “Chennai Memes” and others
claim_date: 2020-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Touching image of kangaroo hugging woman has no relation to Australian bush fires
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-touching-image-of-kangaroo-hugging-woman-has-no-relation-to-australian-bush-fires-1634179-2020-01-05


text: This is Hafiz Rabiul Islam, who was killed in Comilla recently. This calls for revenge.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-20T00:00:00Z
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-image-bleeding-man-not-linked-to-recent-communal-violence-in-bangladesh-1867185-2021-10-20

title:
Fact Check: This image of a bleeding man is not linked to the recent communal violence in Bangladesh


text: India Today report says India tops globally in disrespecting doctors.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed India Today screenshot says India leads the world in disrespecting doctors
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/morphed-india-today-screenshot-disrespecting-doctors-1812105-2021-06-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is an old video from Guatemala - NOT Pakistanis protesting Imran Khan’s arrest
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This footage from Islamabad shows a huge crowd from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa protesting Imran Khan’s arrest.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-from-guatemala-not-pakistanis-protesting-imran-khan-arrest-2377787-2023-05-11


text: Video shows the daughter of former United States President George W Bush converting to Islam.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not George W Bush’s daughter converting to Islam
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-is-not-george-w-bush-s-daughter-converting-to-islam-1687665-2020-06-10


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Decade-old Nigerian photo FALSELY shared as Bharat Jodo Yatra scene
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Photo shows a sea of humans gathered to see Rahul Gandhi, as the Bharat Jodo Yatra arrived in the Ballari district of Karnataka.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/decade-old-nigerian-photo-falsely-shared-bharat-jodo-yatra-scene-2286417-2022-10-17


text: Video shows Srinagar Police chasing and arresting a terrorist.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video from Brazil falsely shared as terrorist’s arrest in Srinagar
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-from-brazil-falsely-shared-terrorist-arrest-srinagar-1841087-2021-08-15


text: Video shows high tides in Konkan region of Maharashtra as Cyclone Tauktae lashes India.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: High tide in Spain shared as tumultuous sea off Konkan coast
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-high-tide-in-spain-shared-as-tumultuous-sea-off-konkan-coast-1804100-2021-05-18


text: Google has removed LoC from India’s map.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Has Google Maps removed LoC from Indian map?
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-has-google-maps-removed-loc-from-indian-map-1676514-2020-05-10


text: This photo from Dhaula Kuan shows how pollution-free Delhi was on Diwali 2022.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Months-old photo used to publicise low pollution levels in Delhi during Diwali 2022
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/months-old-photo-used-to-publicise-low-pollution-levels-in-delhi-during-diwali-2022-2290250-2022-10-27


text: Video shows polling staff casting fake votes in the US elections 2020.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Russia shared as electoral fraud in recent US elections
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-russia-shared-electoral-fraud-recent-us-elections-1739017-2020-11-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Crowd at Yogi’s UP rally passed off as turnout at PM Modi’s Punjab event
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image shows a large crowd that had gathered for Modi’s public meeting in Punjab’s Ferozepur on January 5. The event was later cancelled due to the security breach of the PM’s convoy.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-crowd-at-yogi-s-up-rally-passed-off-as-turnout-at-pm-modi-s-punjab-event-1896980-2022-01-06


text: India has failed to test-fire surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: BrahMos launch video shared with false claims of failure
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-brahmos-launch-video-shared-with-false-claims-of-failure-1745001-2020-11-28


text: Post questions Priyanka Gandhi’s religion as she can be seen in different religious attires.
claimant: Facebook page ‘We Support Amit Shah Modi Mission 2019’
claim_date: 2019-03-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is the truth about the viral posts questioning Priyanka Gandhi’s religion
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-posts-priyanka-gandhi-religion-1490413-2019-03-31


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Bhagwant Mann call Kejriwal a robber? No, viral video is doctored
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Bhagwant Singh Mann said Kejriwal robbed everything from a family whose daughter was about to get married.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-bhagwant-mann-call-kejriwal-a-robber-no-viral-video-is-doctored-1910085-2022-02-07


claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2021-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Meenakashi Lekhi’s father-in-law didn’t defend Nathuram Godse in court
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
MoS for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi’s father-in-law PN Lekhi had defended Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-meenakshi-lekhi-s-father-in-law-didn-t-defend-nathuram-godse-in-court-1832959-2021-07-26


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-01-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the corpses of Ukrainian soldiers who died during Russia’s invasion being buried in a mass grave.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ukraine-bury-soldiers-mass-grave-amid-russian-invasion-video-much-older-2325880-2023-01-24

title:
Fact Check: Ukraine burying its soldiers in mass grave amid Russian invasion? This video is much older


text: The Chinese government is handcuffing people and forcibly conducting mass testing of Covid-19.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video DOES NOT show forced mass testing for Covid-19 in China
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-does-not-show-forced-mass-testing-covid-china-1983293-2022-08-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of deceased man falsely linked to Covid-19 and Bihar BJP minister
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A Covid-19 patient died outside a medical shop in Siwan, which is the constituency of Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-of-deceased-man-falsely-linked-to-covid-19-and-bihar-bjp-minister-1702020-2020-07-18


text: Congress president Rahul Gandhi with porn star Nathalia Ramos.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2019-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is Rahul Gandhi posing with a porn star in this viral photo?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-rahul-gandhi-posing-with-a-porn-star-in-this-viral-photo-1433279-2019-01-17


text: This video shows Bajrang Dal members burning the Indian flag in Manipur.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Bajrang Dal burn Indian flag in Manipur? 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/did-bajrang-dal-burn-indian-flag-in-manipur-fact-check-2381111-2023-05-18


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2023-07-05T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows a library in Marseille, France, engulfed in flames during the recent violent protests across the country.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/france-violence-fact-check-not-french-library-that-caught-fire-philippines-video-2402232-2023-07-05

title:
Fact Check: NOT French library that caught fire during violent protests, this clip is from Philippines


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old tsunami videos falsely shared as after-effects of Feb 6 Turkey-Syria earthquake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These videos show tsunami waves hitting the Turkey-Syria coastline following the massive earthquake on February 6.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-tsunami-videos-falsely-shared-as-after-effects-of-feb-6-turkey-syria-earthquake-2331240-2023-02-06


text: Images show former Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba converting to Islam from Christianity.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-11-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These images DO NOT show Chelsea star Didier Drogba converting to Islam
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/these-images-do-not-show-chelsea-star-didier-drogba-converting-to-islam-2296167-2022-11-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 'Desi' version of Hyperloop in Bengaluru? Find the truth behind the viral video here
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows people driving through a huge pipe lying on the side of the road in Bellandur, Bengaluru.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-desi-version-of-hyperloop-in-bengaluru-find-the-truth-behind-the-viral-video-here-2366648-2023-04-30


text: Students of a madrasa in Madhya Pradesh raised ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans
claimant: Facebook user Kajal Yadav and others
claim_date: 2019-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans by MP Madrasa students
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-pakistan-zindabad-slogans-by-madrasa-students-in-mp-1570527-2019-07-17


text: A Muslim man is being flogged in a crowded stadium by security personnel in India.
claimant: Facebook users Rashedul Islam Rushdi and Khalid Bin Walid, among others
claim_date: 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Was this Muslim man flogged in a crowded stadium 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-was-this-muslim-man-flogged-in-a-crowded-stadium-in-india-1576074-2019-08-01


text: Video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi preparing for his Tuesday speech.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: PM Modi’s Madame Tussauds prep video linked to Tuesday speech
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-pm-modi-madame-tussauds-prep-video-linked-tuesday-speech-1677329-2020-05-12


text: Video shows the chopper crash that killed CDS General Bipin Rawat.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Syria shared as CDS Bipin Rawat’s chopper crash
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-syria-cds-bipin-rawat-iaf-chopper-crash-tamil-nadu-coonoor-1885706-2021-12-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-qr-code-graveyard-japan-1853260-2021-09-15
title: Fact Check: Is this a QR code-enabled graveyard in Japan?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These graves in Japan are equipped with QR codes, scanning which one can get information about the deceased’s life.


claimant: Social media users like Vinay Kumar and Deepak Singh
claim_date: 2018-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is the truth behind this hilarious pant-dropping video
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A viral video showed a man’s pants dropping off while he was addressing a crowd. Some users claimed that the man in the video is a BJP candidate from Rajasthan, while others identified him as Congress candidate Rakesh Parikh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-the-truth-behind-this-hilarious-pant-dropping-video-1401780-2018-12-03


text: Image shows children from Uttarakhand hanging precariously on a wire bridge to reach school.
claimant: Facebook user Dr-Abdul Aziz Ansari
claim_date: 2020-08-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-from-nepal-falsely-circulated-as-uttarakhand-children-going-to-school-using-wire-bridge-1711447-2020-08-15

title:
Fact Check: Image from Nepal falsely circulated as Uttarakhand children going to school using wire bridge


text: Russia has gifted 1 million doses of Covid vaccine to Pakistan. WHO has called it Phase III trials.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Has Russia gifted 1 million doses of Covid vaccine to 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-has-russia-gifted-1-million-doses-of-covid-vaccine-to-pakistan-1712655-2020-08-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens fall for ‘pro-farmer’ tweet from Neeraj Chopra’s imposter account
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Olympian gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has tweeted that there is no point winning a medal if the farmers of the country are suffering due to atrocities by the government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/netizens-fall-for-pro-farmer-tweet-from-neeraj-chopra-imposter-account-1838896-2021-08-09


text: 150 people killed in three days after being bitten by a butterfly with snake-head wings
claimant: Claim made by: Facebook user “Mou Hazra” and others
claim_date: 2019-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rumours take venomous wings, turns butterfly into dreaded killer
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-rumours-take-venomous-wings-turns-butterfly-into-dreaded-killer-1623120-2019-11-27


text: This video shows Kuki militants engaging in a gunfight in Manipur.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neither Kuki militants nor from Manipur - this clip shows guerrilla warfare in Myanmar
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/neither-kuki-militants-nor-from-manipur-this-clip-shows-guerrilla-warfare-in-myanmar-2387078-2023-05-31


text: Video shows wrestler Ravi Dahiya’s coach celebrating his recent victory at the Olympics.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-ravi-dahiya-coach-flinging-tokyo-olympics-victory-1838349-2021-08-08

title:
Fact Check: This amusing video does not show Ravi Dahiya’s coach flinging him after Olympics victory


text: This photo shows Muslim dominance in Rajasthan under the present Congress regime.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-05-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image used to urge for 'Modi government' in Rajasthan was shot from Bangladesh in 2021
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-image-used-modi-government-rajasthan-bangladesh-2021-1952421-2022-05-21


text: Viral video shows two Rohingya Muslim men beating a Hindu man to death in broad daylight.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-07T00:00:00Z
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-cctv-footage-public-murder-delhi-azadpur-false-rohingya-spin-1959605-2022-06-07

title:
Fact Check: Shocking CCTV footage of brutal public murder in Delhi’s Azadpur shared with false Rohingya spin


text: Russian-made S-300 air defence systems used by Armenia were destroyed during attacks by Azerbaijan.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old, unrelated images linked to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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-images-linked-to-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-1731491-2020-10-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens blame Yogi govt in UP for shocking old incident
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Khap panchayat in UP ordered Dalit sisters to be raped and paraded naked around the village under Yogi Adityanath's rule.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/netizens-blame-yogi-govt-up-shocking-old-incident-1655803-2020-03-15


text: SFI activist Soori Krishnan faked injuries after the violence at JNU on January 5
claimant: Facebook and Twitter users
claim_date: 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did this SFI worker fake injuries after violence at JNU?
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-this-sfi-worker-fake-injuries-after-violence-at-jnu-1634821-2020-01-07


claimant: Facebook page 'India Against Presstitutes'
claim_date: 2019-02-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Harvard University did not give credit to 2019 Kumbh Mela over 2014 FIFA World Cup
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Harvard University says Maha Kumbh Mela was better organised than the 2014 FIFA World Cup, giving the credit to CM Yogi Adityanath and PM Narendra Modi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-harvard-university-did-not-give-credit-to-2019-kumbh-mela-over-2014-fifa-world-cup-1464922-2019-02-25


text: Video shows Karnataka government officials faking the Covid-19 vaccination process.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-01-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These officials posing for Covid-19 vaccine is not what it looks like
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-officials-posing-for-covid-19-vaccine-is-not-what-it-looks-like-1761512-2021-01-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of K Annamalai dancing with Kala Master is not from BJP’s padayatra in Tamil Nadu
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows TN BJP chief K Annamalai dancing on a campaign vehicle during the ongoing En Mann En Makkal padayatra.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-k-annamalai-dancing-with-kala-master-is-not-from-bjps-padayatra-in-tamil-nadu-2415887-2023-08-03


claimant: Facebook user Maria Celia Junio-Fernandez and many others
claim_date: 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post claims China's whistleblower doctor suggested tea cures Covid-19
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Tea can cure Covid-19 patients suggested by China’s whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang, the news was published by CNN.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-post-china-whistleblower-doctor-tea-cures-coronavirus-1659303-2020-03-24


text: This video shows Muslims fighting over food following Ramzan fast.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2019 Medina melee video DOES NOT show row over food after Ramzan fast, but over seating
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-2019-medina-melee-video-does-not-row-food-ramzan-fast-seating-1943018-2022-04-28


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of immigrants jumping out of moving bus window NOT from Germany
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows mass escape of illegal African immigrants in Germany who jumped out of a moving bus to avoid deportation.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-immigrants-jumping-out-of-moving-bus-window-not-germany-2413829-2023-07-30


text: Video of Chinese engineer beating Pakistani driver for submitting fake petrol bill in Karachi.
claimant: Twitter user “Zaidu” and others
claim_date: 2020-06-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens fall for satirical post of Chinese man thrashing Pakistani in Karachi
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-fall-for-satirical-post-of-chinese-man-thrashing-pakistani-in-karachi-1695285-2020-06-29


text: Fresh footage from Ukraine shows combat between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Decade-old videos from Afghanistan shared as fresh footage from Ukraine 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-decade-old-videos-from-afghanistan-shared-as-fresh-footage-from-ukraine-invasion-1920416-2022-03-03


text: This video shows a school bus driver collapsing behind the wheel because of the Covid-19 vaccine.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-links-to-covid-19-vaccine-this-video-of-bus-driver-getting-heart-attack-is-from-2012-2351124-2023-03-24

title:
Fact Check: NO links to Covid-19 vaccine! This video of bus driver getting heart attack is from 2012


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of drunken cop linked to liquor shops opening after lockdown relaxation
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Policeman seen lying on the roadside in a drunken state. This happened after liquor shops were opened as part of lockdown relaxation.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-drunken-cop-liquor-shops-lockdown-relaxation-1674792-2020-05-05


text: Video of Muslim woman being brutally beaten up in India.
claimant: Twitter user “Ali Keskin” and others
claim_date: 2020-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of woman being thrashed brutally goes viral with communal twist
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-woman-being-thrashed-brutally-goes-viral-with-communal-twist-1681475-2020-05-24


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neither UP nor Rajasthan, this video of woman who fell into a pothole is from Delhi
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a woman being pulled out from a muddy pothole on a waterlogged road in Prayagraj, UP.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-woman-falling-into-pothole-false-claim-rajasthan-up-delhi-1994528-2022-08-30


claimant: Facebook page "Courageous India" and others
claim_date: 2019-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Was BJP leader Pankaja Munde in tears after losing in Maharashtra polls?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BJP candidate and former Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde broke down after losing to her cousin in the assembly election.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/was-bjp-leader-pankaja-munde-in-tears-after-losing-in-maharashtra-polls-1612666-2019-10-24


text: This is the video of the glacier breaking off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Avalanche video from Nepal shared as Uttarakhand glacier burst
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-avalanche-video-from-nepal-shared-as-uttarakhand-glacier-burst-1767146-2021-02-08


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No board exams in Bengal this year? Mamata’s edited clip goes viral
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that students of classes 10 and 12 do not have to appear for state board exams in 2021 and they’ll be promoted automatically due to the pandemic.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-board-exams-in-bengal-this-year-mamata-s-edited-clip-goes-viral-1759166-2021-01-14


text: UK's interim Prime Minister Boris Johnson was interrogated by cops for alleged misuse of power.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Boris Johnson was NOT interrogated by British cops, satirical video goes viral as real
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-boris-johnson-was-not-interrogated-by-british-cops-satirical-video-goes-viral-as-real-1978800-2022-07-22


text: UP Police is thrashing these men for raising slogans in favour of Pakistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-20T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/minors-thrashed-up-police-chandauli-not-due-to-sloganeering-for-pakistan-1927323-2022-03-20

title:
Fact Check: These minors thrashed by UP police in Chandauli was not due to sloganeering for Pakistan


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not the Azerbaijan President touching a woman in viral video
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The President of Azerbaijan was caught on camera touching a woman’s back. He had apparently forgotten to switch off the camera after a video chat.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-the-azerbaijan-president-touching-a-woman-in-viral-video-1810562-2021-06-03


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sangeeta Phogat lost 10-0 to a US wrestler but later won the Bronze Medal
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sangeeta Phogat, one of the six wrestlers who protested against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, lost to American Jennifer Page Rogers 10-0.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-sangeeta-phogat-lost-10-0-to-a-us-wrestler-but-later-won-the-bronze-medal-2408257-2023-07-18


text: Kolkata doctor beaten up by relatives of a patient passed away.
claimant: Facebook user Renu Pandeya, Samajsevika
claim_date: 2019-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Doctor attacked in Kolkata’s NRS hospital is doing fine, his death is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-doctor-attacked-in-kolkata-nrs-hospital-is-doing-fine-his-death-is-a-hoax-1549405-2019-06-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2018 video of Kamal Nath saying Congress needs ‘90% Muslim votes' viral as recent
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After meeting Dhirendra Shastri at Bageshwar Dham on February 13, Congress leader Kamal Nath is now saying the party needs 90 per cent of Muslim votes to win elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2018-video-of-kamal-nath-saying-congress-needs-muslim-votes-viral-as-recent-2339793-2023-02-26


text: This video shows Sonam Kapoor Ahuja's performance at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NOT Sonam Kapoor's performance at King Charles' coronation — this video is from 2019
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-sonam-kapoors-performance-at-king-charles-coronation-this-video-is-from-2019-2367224-2023-05-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Israel may still be pounding bombs over Gaza, but this massive blast is not recent
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture of burning buildings being shared with the claim that it is from the recent airstrikes conducted by the Israeli warplanes in the Gaza strip.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-more-than-one-year-old-picture-shared-as-recent-gaza-strip-bombing-by-israel-1712535-2020-08-18


text: Images from the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-03-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old, unrelated images passed off as recent photos from war-torn Ukraine
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-images-passed-off-as-recent-photos-from-war-torn-ukraine-1921392-2022-03-06


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-02-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This article praising PM Modi was not published by ‘The New York Times’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In an article written by Joseph Hope, the editor-in-chief of ‘The New York Times’, he has called Narendra Modi “a dangerous patriot” whose leadership skills and political acumen are posing a serious threat to other superpowers.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-article-praising-pm-modi-was-not-published-by-the-new-york-times-1765308-2021-02-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Mayawati hasn't pledged support to BJP in UP assembly polls, viral video old
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BSP supremo Mayawati announced her party would support BJP in order to defeat SP in UP assembly polls.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/mayawati-pledged-support-to-bjp-viral-video-uttar-pradesh-elections-1910546-2022-02-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2012 video of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi FALSELY viral as jab at BJP after Odisha tragedy
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi criticising the Centre following the devastating train accident in Odisha.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2012-video-of-mukhtar-abbas-naqvi-falsely-viral-as-jab-at-bjp-after-odisha-tragedy-2389002-2023-06-05


claimant: Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and social media
claim_date: 2018-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Vasundhara Raje didn't say confuse voters to secure their votes
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Vasundhara Raje had asked BJP workers to confuse common people to such an extent, that no one will have time to question that why roads were not constructed, why there is no water, why there are no jobs, why the people are being beaten up and why are farmers suffering.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-vasundhara-raje-randeep-surjewala-1399528-2018-11-30


text: Picture of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani at a younger age.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old picture of Baloch leader Mengal shared as younger Geelani
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-picture-of-baloch-leader-mengal-shared-as-younger-geelani-1850664-2021-09-08


text: This video shows water released from the Nangal Dam causing the river to swell.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neither Nangal Dam, nor recent - this 2018 video is from Chamba in Himachal Pradesh
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/himachal-pradesh-nangal-dam-flood-viral-video-chamba-2408437-2023-07-18


text: This video shows a rare phenomenon called ‘ball lightning’.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ball-of-lightning-created-using-adobe-after-effects-2322846-2023-01-17

title:
Fact Check: Neither a Harry Potter spell, nor a ‘ball of lightning’! Just people falling for CGI as usual


text: A Muslim man was caught on camera adding toilet cleaner to a container of Pani Puri water.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pani Puri scare! Staged ‘social awareness’ video goes viral with communal twist
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/pani-puri-scare-staged-social-awareness-video-goes-viral-with-communal-twist-1975267-2022-07-13


claimant: Facebook page MS India TV
claim_date: 2021-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Nihang Sikhs attacking bus is not related to farmers’ protest
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a group of Nihang Sikhs attacking a public bus and resorting to violence during the ongoing farmers’ protest.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-nihang-sikhs-attacking-public-bus-is-not-related-to-farmers-protest-1766429-2021-02-05


text: These photographs show the current situation in Kashmir.
claimant: Facebook user 'Fazlul Hoque Patowary'
claim_date: 2019-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old, unrelated images shared as 'plight' of Kashmir after Article 370 revoked
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-images-shared-as-plight-of-kashmir-after-article-370-revoked-1578849-2019-08-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This pro-Khalistan rally is not linked to PM Modi's Punjab visit
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows “Khalistan Zindabad” slogans being raised during Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5. The PM’s convoy was stopped due to protests some distance away from his scheduled public meeting in Ferozepur.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-pro-khalistan-rally-is-not-linked-to-pm-modi-s-punjab-visit-1897011-2022-01-06


text: Viral video of tear gas shelling in Kashmir
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2019-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of teargas shelling is not from Kashmir but Jakarta
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-teargas-shelling-is-not-from-kashmir-but-jakarta-1607510-2019-10-09


text: Rahul Gandhi thinks that the Indian Army can be replaced by labourers and farmers.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi did not suggest replacing Indian Army with labourers at China border
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-rahul-gandhi-did-not-suggest-replacing-indian-army-with-labourers-at-china-border-1762983-2021-01-26


text: This video shows Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian-occupied airfield in Dzhankoi, Crimea.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-11-20T00:00:00Z
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-old-explosion-video-russian-belgorod-region-falsely-shared-recent-crimea-blast-2299579-2022-11-20

title:
Fact Check: Old explosion video from Russian Belgorod region FALSELY shared as recent blast in Crimea


text: Image of man rescuing a baby after the deadly airstrike on Yemen.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Six-year-old image from Syrian conflict linked to Yemen airstrike
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-six-year-old-image-syrian-conflict-yemen-airstrike-1904249-2022-01-25


text: Sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav is caught having alcohol in a viral video.
claimant: Facebook page ‘Aji Haan’
claim_date: 2019-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is this Tej Bahadur Yadav having booze in the viral 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-is-this-tej-bahadur-yadav-having-booze-in-the-viral-video-1518296-2019-05-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Qatar and Kuwait are NOT expelling Swedish people following Quran-burning incident
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Following a Quran-burning incident in Sweden, Kuwait and Qatar announced the expulsion of all Swedish people from the countries.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-qatar-and-kuwait-are-not-expelling-swedish-people-following-quran-burning-incident-2402314-2023-07-05


claimant: Salman Khurshid
claim_date: 2022-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Salman Khurshid digs up Akhilesh era pics to bulldoze Yogi rule
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Photos show a demolition drive carried out by the Yogi Adityanath government in Unnao and Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/salman-khurshid-tweet-photo-yogi-adityanath-bulldozer-1960063-2022-06-08


text: A policeman brutally assaults an elderly Muslim man amid the ongoing Nupur Sharma row.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-06-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/cop-thrashing-elderly-man-video-from-2020-not-recent-1963180-2022-06-16

title:
Fact Check: This video of cop thrashing elderly man is NOT from anti-Nupur Sharma protests, it’s from 2020


text: This video shows a migrant labourer from Bihar stabbed to death in Tamil Nadu.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-09T00:00:00Z
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-photos-videos-of-unrelated-incidents-passed-off-as-bihari-migrants-attacked-in-tamil-nadu-2344332-2023-03-09

title:
Fact Check: Photos, videos of unrelated incidents passed off as Bihari migrants attacked in Tamil Nadu


text: This spectacular football field in the middle of a forest is located in Manipur’s Ukhrul.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Stunning image of football field encircled by forests is not from 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-stunning-image-of-football-field-encircled-by-forests-is-not-from-india-1708054-2020-08-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This ‘lyrical campaign’ for BJP in Mumbai local ahead of Lok Sabha polls is from 2019
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows people singing in a Mumbai local train, appealing to re-elect PM Modi in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-lyrical-campaign-for-bjp-mumbai-local-ahead-of-lok-sabha-polls-from-2019-2360819-2023-04-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-05T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Congress-led Chhattisgarh government allotted 6,800 hectares of government land to Karachi-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami, to which Kanhaiya Lal's killers had ties.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/chattisgarh-congress-government-land-allocation-dawat-e-islami-karachi-udaipur-murder-accused-1970635-2022-07-05

title:
Fact Check: Chhattisgarh government has NOT allotted government land to Karachi-based outfit Dawat-e-Islami


text: Modi called Rahul Gandhi’s mother Sonia Gandhi “Congress ki Vidhwa”.
claimant: Twitter users like Gaurav Pandhi and Sanjay Jha
claim_date: 2018-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Modi refer to Sonia Gandhi as Congress Ki Vidhwa?
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-modi-refer-to-sonia-gandhi-as-congress-ki-vidhwa-1406466-2018-12-10


text: These are United States soldiers rescuing children in Afghanistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Who’s this soldier holding a baby at Kabul 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-soldier-holding-a-baby-at-kabul-airport-1844446-2021-08-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Mi-17 crash-land shared as chopper mishap that killed CDS Rawat
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the video of the chopper crash that killed CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-mi-17-crash-land-shared-as-chopper-mishap-cds-bipin-rawat-death-1885719-2021-12-08


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This prank video of man ‘pooping’ inside metro train is from New York City — NOT Turkey
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video is from Turkey, where a Muslim man can be seen defecating inside a rapid transit train’s coach.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-prank-video-of-man-pooping-inside-metro-train-is-from-new-york-city-not-turkey-2367757-2023-05-02


text: IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s uniform is displayed as memorabilia in the war museum of Pakistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not IAF pilot Abhinandan's uniform at Pakistan museum
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/iaf-pilot-abhinandan-varthaman-uniform-pakistan-war-museum-1472833-2019-03-07


text: A Muslim scholar in a provocative speech asked Hindus to stand up to Muslims in India.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not ‘Muslim scholar’, this provocative speech was made by a Hindu preacher
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-muslim-scholar-provocative-speech-hindu-preacher-udaipur-murder-1973111-2022-07-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of a procession in support of PM Modi and the Delhi Police following the Jahangirpur violence, where participants asked for strict action.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-asking-for-stricter-police-action-not-related-to-communal-clashes-delhi-jahangirpuri-1939076-2022-04-18

title:
Fact Check: No, this video asking for stricter police action is NOT related to communal clashes in Jahangirpuri in Delhi


claimant: Facebook user Ashraf Devgan in a group titled, 'I support ravish kumar i support truth...'
claim_date: 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo of Shivraj Singh Chouhan ​feasting on non-veg food is morphed
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was criticised by netizens for secretly feasting on non-vegetarian food while publicly claiming to be a staunch Hindu.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photo-of-shivraj-singh-chouhan-feasting-on-non-veg-food-is-morphed-1392193-2018-11-20


claimant: Facebook user Thinking People
claim_date: 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Social media falsely attributes quote to Sir Winston Churchill
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
“When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realise no one was ever thinking about you in the first place” -- this quote has been attributed to Sir Winston Churchill.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/winston-churchill-quote-viral-not-true-fact-check-1476501-2019-03-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did UNSC under India’s presidency remove Taliban from terror list?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The United Nations Security Council has removed Taliban from the list of terror groups. It has recognised Taliban as an entity to drive forward the political process. This at a time Narendra Modi is presiding over UNSC.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/taliban-unsc-terror-organisations-list-india-fact-check-1847321-2021-08-31


text: A cartoon making fun of Rahul Gandhi has been published by ‘The Washington Post’.
claimant: Twitter user 'RenukaJain Chowkidar' and a few facebook users.
claim_date: 2019-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Washington Post did not publish cartoon making fun of Rahul Gandhi
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-washington-post-did-not-publish-cartoon-making-fun-of-rahul-gandhi-1521120-2019-05-09


text: People burning Tricolour to protest against PM Modi should be punished by the President.
claimant: Facebook page 'Kattar Hindu'
claim_date: 2019-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Beware! This viral image of Tricolour burning is not from 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-beware-this-viral-image-of-tricolour-burning-is-not-from-india-1520984-2019-05-09


text: Video of Indian soldiers injured in Galwan Valley clash with Chinese troops.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of jawans injured in bus accident linked to Galwan valley clash
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-of-jawans-injured-in-bus-accident-linked-to-galwan-valley-clash-1691174-2020-06-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These are not Bajrang Dal members in UP demanding repeal of farm laws
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture of Bajrang Dal members in Uttar Pradesh protesting against farm laws and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-are-not-bajrang-dal-members-in-up-demanding-repeal-of-farm-laws-1770140-2021-02-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of crowd gathered at Brazil’s National Congress is NOT from recent riots
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered to ransack the National Congress.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-of-crowd-gathered-at-brazils-national-congress-is-not-from-recent-riots-2319387-2023-01-09


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-05-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi stage his meeting with migrants at Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with migrants at Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar was staged. Woman seen in a picture with Gandhi was later spotted returning in a car.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-rahul-gandhi-stage-his-meeting-with-migrants-at-delhi-s-sukhdev-vihar-1680223-2020-05-20


text: Photo from a government school of Gujarat showing kids studying in a filthy alley.
claimant: Facebook page ‘Priyanka Gandhi - future of india’
claim_date: 2019-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Photo showing school students sitting in open amidst filth is not from Gujarat
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-gujarat-school-students-filth-madhya-pradesh-1574292-2019-07-27


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-09-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Why Rakhi Sawant was draped in the Pakistani flag
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the truth about Rakhi Sawant. She brags that she is proud to be an Indian but embraces the Pakistani flag.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/why-rakhi-sawant-was-draped-in-the-pakistani-flag-1723715-2020-09-20


text: 11 years old Muslim girl is pregnant.
claimant: Facebook user “Chenna Keshav”
claim_date: 2019-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this young Muslim girl is not pregnant
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-young-muslim-girl-is-not-pregnant-1515681-2019-05-02


text: This is what the economy class on Pan Am 747 looked like in the 1960s.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No need to be nostalgic! This ISN’T what Pan Am’s economy class looked like in the 60s
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-need-to-be-nostalgic-this-is-not-what-pan-am-economy-class-looked-like-in-the-60s-2320828-2023-01-12


text: Australian skipper Aaron Finch has decided to retire from all cricket formats.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is Australian skipper Aaron Finch retiring from all cricket formats?
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-is-australian-skipper-aaron-finch-retiring-from-all-cricket-formats-1933997-2022-04-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: What did WHO say about asymptomatic transmission of Covid-19?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After destroying the world economy, WHO has now taken a U-turn, saying asymptomatic Covid-19 cases rarely spread the disease.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-what-did-who-say-about-asymptomatic-transmission-of-covid-19-1689025-2020-06-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Akhilesh Yadav did not misbehave with doctor because he was Brahmin
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav misbehaved with a senior doctor at a hospital in Kannauj because he was Brahmin.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-akhilesh-yadav-did-not-misbehave-with-doctor-because-he-was-brahmin-1913403-2022-02-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Delhi HC has not ordered release of protesters held during farmers’ agitation
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Delhi high court has ordered Delhi Police to release all farmers held during the ongoing agitation.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-delhi-hc-has-not-ordered-release-of-protesters-held-during-farmers-agitation-1768005-2021-02-10


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old social media post on new train rules takes netizens for a ride again
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indian Railways is going to implement 10 new rules from July 1, 2021. These include confirmed tickets in Suvidha Express, paperless ticketing facilities for Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains and tickets in regional languages.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-social-media-post-on-new-train-rules-takes-netizens-for-a-ride-again-1817667-2021-06-21


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows liquor mafia goons thrashing a policeman during the rule of the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-of-goons-thrashing-cop-is-from-2020-falsely-shared-as-recent-incident-in-bihar-2315886-2023-01-01

title:
Fact Check: This video of goons thrashing cop is from 2020, falsely shared as recent incident in Bihar


text: This video shows Ukrainians producing fake videos of panicked civilians during Russia's invasion.
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
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-behind-the-scene-footage-of-sci-fi-film-shared-as-video-from-ukraine-war-2302669-2022-11-28

title:
Fact Check: Ukrainians making fake videos about Russian attack? This is BTS footage from a 2019 sci-fi film


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old image from Iraq used to claim US military aircraft crash in Afghanistan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A United States C-130 military aircraft has crashed in Afghanistan’s Farah province, killing and injuring hundreds of civilians and soldiers. The plane was going from Kabul to Qatar.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-image-from-iraq-used-to-claim-us-military-aircraft-crash-in-afghanistan-1849524-2021-09-05


text: Two men died during a physical test in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
claimant: witter user Fairoz Khan and Facebook page ‘Rahul Gandhi PM2019’
claim_date: 2019-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these people didn't die during physical test in J&K's Udhampur
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/two-men-cardiac-arrest-died-during-physical-test-udhampur-akhnoor-1449946-2019-02-06


text: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said at a rally that farmers can sell their crops to pharma companies.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2019-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi never said farm produce can be sold to pharma companies
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-rahul-gandhi-never-said-farm-produce-can-be-sold-to-pharma-companies-1477597-2019-03-14


text: This video shows a teenager in a US school threatening his teacher with a gun.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-high-school-student-threatening-teacher-with-gun-is-not-from-the-us-from-france-2336124-2023-02-17

title:
Fact Check: Video of high school student threatening teacher with gun is NOT from the US, it’s from France


text: Photo of Hollywood star Will Smith when he visited the Taj Mahal during his recent visit to India.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This photo of Will Smith meditating at the Taj Mahal is from 2018
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/will-smith-taj-mahal-photo-not-recent-from-2018-1944077-2022-05-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows TMC leader Mahua Moitra assaulting a police officer after her controversial remarks in Parliament.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/mahua-moitra-didnt-assault-cop-after-unparliamentary-language-row-2334140-2023-02-13

title:
Fact Check: Mahua Moitra DIDN’T assault cop after ‘unparliamentary language’ row, this clip is from 2018


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The audience during Rahul Gandhi's event in the US remained seated while the national anthem was being sung.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rahul-gandhi-us-audience-sit-through-national-anthem-claim-fact-check-2387148-2023-05-31

title:
Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi’s US audience sit through the National Anthem? There’s more than meets the eye


text: This video shows Kukis firing at Meiteis in Manipur amid the recent violence in the state.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old gunfire video passed off as Manipur violence amid riots in the NE state
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-gunfire-video-passed-off-as-manipur-violence-amid-riots-in-the-ne-state-2368710-2023-05-04


text: Chimpanzee pleads a fire-fighter to save her life from Amazon forest fire.
claimant: Facebook user 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'
claim_date: 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: Viral pic of Chimpanzee hugging a man is not from Amazon rain forest
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-pic-of-chimpanzee-hugging-a-man-is-not-from-amazon-rain-forest-1594251-2019-09-01


claimant: https://twitter.com/SaralPatel/status/1365944173895974912
claim_date: 2021-02-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Two-year-old Left Front rally in Kolkata shared as Feb 28 gathering
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This image of a sea of people is from Sunday’s joint rally of Left Front and Congress in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-two-year-old-left-front-rally-in-kolkata-shared-as-feb-28-gathering-1774042-2021-02-28


text: Lata Mangeshkar met Ranu Mandal and praised her.
claimant: YouTube channel 'Breaking News 24'
claim_date: 2019-09-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Don't believe this picture of Ranu Mandal meeting Lata Mangeshkar
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-don-t-believe-this-picture-of-ranu-mandal-meeting-lata-mangeshkar-1594682-2019-09-02


text: This video shows supporters of Imran Khan burning police cannons and jeeps in Pakistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-16T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-molotov-cocktails-palestine-protests-pakistan-2347482-2023-03-16

title:
Fact Check: Video of Molotov cocktails being hurled is from Palestine, not from recent protests in Pakistan


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Indira over Shivaji? Why social media flak for Uddhav is misplaced
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has insulted Marathi icon Chhatrapati Shivaji by putting a wooden plank on his portrait to accommodate Indira Gandhi’s picture.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-indira-over-shivaji-why-social-media-flak-for-uddhav-is-misplaced-1872170-2021-11-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This speech of PM Modi taking a dig at corruption and Congress is five years old
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In a recent speech in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned the Congress against its corrupt practices.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-speech-of-pm-modi-taking-a-dig-at-corruption-and-congress-is-five-years-old-1902028-2022-01-19


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens fall for parody account of Macron congratulating India on Rafale
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
French President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated India on Twitter before the first batch of Rafale fighter jets arrived from France.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-fall-for-parody-account-of-macron-congratulating-india-on-rafale-1705740-2020-07-29


text: A Meerut police station installed a banner at its entrance banning the entry of BJP workers.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, cops DID NOT ban BJP workers from entering a Meerut police station
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/cops-did-not-ban-bjp-workers-from-entering-meerut-police-station-1955471-2022-05-28


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This old video DOES NOT show an Azov commander in Russian captivity
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Ukrainian commander of the Azov Battalion, who has killed many Russians, shown captured by Russian troops.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-old-video-does-not-show-an-azov-commander-in-russian-captivity-1933359-2022-04-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Ambanis to help Kangana with Rs 200 crore for new studio?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
According to Nita Ambani, the Ambani family will help Kangana Ranaut with Rs 200 crore to construct a new studio.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ambanis-to-help-kangana-with-rs-200-crore-for-new-studio-1720625-2020-09-10


text: This asteroid - caught on camera in the skies over India - just missed hitting earth in December.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-12-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral image is not of an asteroid that passed Earth in December
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-image-is-not-of-asteroid-that-passed-earth-december-1892292-2021-12-25


claimant: Facebook users 'Vishwa Mohan', 'Manoj Goel' and others
claim_date: 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral map of India shows wrong bifurcation of J&K
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
New map of India after bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, showing the union territories of J&K and Ladakh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-map-india-shows-wrong-bifurcation-jammu-kashmir-1615750-2019-11-05


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Honour-killing of DJ in Hyderabad over inter-caste marriage given a communal spin
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Harish, a Dalit youth, from Hyderabad, married a Muslim girl and was allegedly killed by her family members and some Muslim fanatics.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/honour-killing-of-dj-in-hyderabad-over-inter-caste-marriage-given-a-communal-spin-2343599-2023-03-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pro-Khalistan rally in San Francisco passed off as farmers’ agitation in India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This picture of a man holding a placard against the Ram temple at Ayodhya was taken during the ongoing farmers’ agitation.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pro-khalistan-rally-in-san-francisco-passed-off-as-farmers-agitation-in-india-1764565-2021-01-31


claimant: Twitter user Anika Aren
claim_date: 2020-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image from 2017 rally in Rajasthan shared as recent Haryana protest
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image shows farmers protest in Haryana held on September 10, 2020, against three agriculture ordinances passed by the Central government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-image-rally-rajasthan-recent-haryana-protest-1721187-2020-09-12


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-06-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Kanpur cops lathicharging the people protesting Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kanpur-violence-cops-lathi-charge-protestors-false-claim-1959985-2022-06-08

title:
Fact Check: Cops recently lathicharged people in Kanpur, but this video is from Gorakhpur, and from 2019


text: Jio announced a free recharge worth Rs 498 for all Indian citizens
claimant: B Borah Any hi fi Assamese page
claim_date: 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: No, Jio has not offered Rs 498 free recharge amid coronavirus 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-jio-has-not-offered-rs-498-free-recharge-amid-coronavirus-lockdown-1660265-2020-03-27


text: Video of school bus pelted with stones by anti-CAA protesters in Delhi’s Seelampur.
claimant: Facebook user “R.D.Amrute” and others
claim_date: 2019-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is this the school bus anti-CAA protesters targeted in Delhi’s Seelampur?
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-is-this-the-school-bus-anti-caa-protesters-targeted-in-delhi-s-seelampur-1629431-2019-12-18


text: Video shows the world’s largest hydroelectric project bursting due to heavy floods.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-09T00:00:00Z
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-this-2013-video-does-not-show-world-s-largest-hydroelectric-dam-bursting-due-to-floods-1985740-2022-08-09

title:
Fact Check: This almost decade-old video does not show world's largest hydroelectric dam bursting during flood


text: Picture shows how airplanes are being smuggled from Afghanistan to Pakistan in trucks.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is this how planes are being smuggled from Afghanistan to Pakistan?
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-how-planes-are-being-smuggled-from-afghanistan-to-pakistan-1855862-2021-09-22


text: Video shows fishes inside a flooded house in Hyderabad during the ongoing torrential rains.
claimant: Facebook user Sanjeet Kumar Mahto
claim_date: 2020-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of fishes inside a flooded house falsely linked to recent Hyderabad deluge
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-of-fishes-inside-a-flooded-house-falsely-linked-to-recent-hyderabad-deluge-1732617-2020-10-17


claimant: Facebook pages
claim_date: 2022-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi didn’t play badminton post Congress defeat in recent Assembly polls
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul Gandhi was seen playing Badminton after Congress faced a humiliating defeat in the assembly elections across 5 states.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-rahul-gandhi-didn-t-play-badminton-post-congress-defeat-in-recent-assembly-polls-1924659-2022-03-12


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These are not RSS workers dragged through the streets of Kerala by Popular Front
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows RSS workers in chains being marched through the streets of Kerala by Popular Front of India (PFI) activists.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-are-not-rss-workers-dragged-through-the-streets-of-kerala-by-popular-front-1771333-2021-02-20


text: The little girl in the viral picture died in a recent attack by Israel on Gaza.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of little Russian girl passed off as Palestinian victim of Israeli strikes
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/picture-of-little-russian-girl-passed-off-as-palestinian-victim-of-israeli-strikes-1805004-2021-05-20


text: Picture is of Delhi Police thrashing Jamia Millia Islamia students
claimant: Facebook user "Freeda Nicholas"
claim_date: 2019-12-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Eight-year-old photo passed off as police atrocities on Jamia students
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-eight-year-old-photo-passed-off-as-police-atrocities-on-jamia-students-1628809-2019-12-16


text: This video shows the collapse of an under-construction metro track in India.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video from Bangkok FALSELY shared as metro track collapsing in India
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-bangkok-falsely-shared-as-metro-track-collapsing-in-india-2410990-2023-07-24


text: BJP MLA T Raja Singh’s sister Maya Devi converted to Islam. Raja has no sister named Maya Devi.
claimant: Facebook page ‘Miya Bhai Sarcasm’
claim_date: 2019-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this BJP MLA's sister hasn't converted to Islam
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bjp-mla-hyderabad-woman-sister-maya-devi-converted-islam-1544552-2019-06-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of ransacked Walmart is old, and NOT from blizzard-hit New York state
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a Walmart store that was looted during the deadly blizzard that hit New York’s Buffalo on Christmas Day.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-ransacked-walmark-blizzard-hit-new-york-bomb-cyclone-false-claim-2314111-2022-12-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
With reports of Delta Plus variant cases emerging, third wave of Covid has already begun in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-delta-plus-virus-may-have-got-its-foot-in-the-door-in-india-but-it-s-not-the-dreaded-third-wave-yet-1819536-2021-06-25

title:
Fact Check: Delta plus virus may have got its foot in the door in India, but it's not the dreaded third wave yet


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fungi inside refrigerators and on onions are not the ones causing mucormycosis
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The fungus which forms a black mold inside refrigerators and the one that creates a black layer on onions is the same as the fungus that causes mucormycosis.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/corona-covid-black-fungus-viral-post-mucormycosis-onions-refrigerator-1807378-2021-05-26


text: A crocodile was rescued from Kashmiri Gate after the recent flooding in Delhi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These videos of crocodile rescued from flooded neighbourhood are NOT from Delhi
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/videos-crocodile-rescued-flooded-neighbourhood-not-delhi-2406706-2023-07-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Are these UPTET aspirants sleeping in the open on a cold night?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
UPTET aspirants spent the whole night like this in harsh winters and then came to know in the morning that the exam was cancelled.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-are-these-uptet-aspirants-sleeping-in-the-open-on-cold-night-1881856-2021-11-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Reliance Jio is not selling food grains, sacks with Jio logos freely available
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pictures of sacks with Jio logos on them are evidence that Reliance Jio is now venturing into trading of food grains.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/reliance-jio-sacks-food-grain-farmers-protest-fact-check-1752962-2020-12-25


text: Video shows people in Tamil Nadu insulting the Indian national flag by driving over it.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-06-07T00:00:00Z
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-not-tamil-nadu-video-indian-flag-karachi-1959506-2022-06-07

title:
Fact Check: Definitely not Tamil Nadu! This video of people driving over the Indian flag is from Karachi


text: The world will come to an end as an asteroid will Earth on April 29.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: World is not going to end on April 29
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-world-not-going-to-end-on-april-29-1654963-2020-03-12


text: A CIA survey, published by the BBC, has predicted the NDA's defeat in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
claimant: Several Facebook users
claim_date: 2019-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: CIA survey on Indian poll results is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-cia-survey-on-indian-poll-results-is-a-hoax-1509266-2019-04-24


text: Video is of Indian Army beating up Kashmiri Muslims
claimant: Facebook user Badaruddin Abdul Khalid
claim_date: 2019-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Pakistan passed off as Indian Army thrashing Kashmiris
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-pakistan-passed-off-as-indian-army-thrashing-kashmiris-1599827-2019-09-16


text: This is a picture of a PTI supporter waving a gun at Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan's election rally.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan's supporter did NOT wave gun at his election rally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khan-supporter-did-not-wave-gun-election-rally-2348556-2023-03-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Shocking video of man throwing goats from moving truck is NOT from Pakistan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video from Pakistan shows a person throwing goats from a moving truck with the intention of stealing them.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/shocking-video-man-throwing-goats-moving-truck-not-pakistan-2367265-2023-05-01


text: Picture shows a massive gathering of protesting farmers at the Delhi border.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old photo of farmers' long march revived as ongoing protests near Delhi
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-photo-farmer-long-march-revived-protests-delhi-1745530-2020-11-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral breathing test to diagnose Covid-19 is a hoax
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Holding your breath for over 20 seconds can make you free of coronavirus. This is how you can test your lungs and oxygen levels.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-viral-breathing-test-to-diagnose-covid-19-is-a-hoax-1795248-2021-04-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This was not the rush at Borivali station after local trains resumed in Mumbai
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows the crowd at Mumbai’s Borivali station on February 1, the day suburban trains resumed for the general public after a 10-month gap.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-was-not-the-rush-at-borivali-station-after-local-trains-resumed-in-mumbai-1765304-2021-02-02


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-05-23T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Australia’s new PM, Anthony Albanese, showed his support for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad by wearing its scarf.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/does-new-australian-pm-support-vishwa-hindu-parishad-1953201-2022-05-23

title:
Fact Check: Does the new Australian PM support Vishwa Hindu Parishad? Viral photo doesn’t tell the whole story


text: Anti-Sharia signboard put up by the Indian Army on the India-Pakistan border.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed image circulated as anti-Sharia signboard by Indian Army
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-image-circulated-as-anti-sharia-signboard-by-indian-army-1830566-2021-07-20


text: Video shows how Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath punishes wrongdoers.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Does this video show cops punishing lawbreakers in UP? No, viral video is from 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-does-this-video-show-cops-punishing-lawbreakers-in-up-no-viral-video-is-from-pakistan-1934838-2022-04-07


text: Youth at farmers' protest holds up placard demanding release of separatist Kashmiri leaders.
claimant: Twitter user "Naveen Kumar" and others
claim_date: 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Placard seeking release of Kashmiri separatists is not from farmers' protest
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-placard-seeking-release-of-kashmiri-separatists-is-not-from-farmers-protest-1756164-2021-01-05


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-02-26T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/shahrukh-delhi-violence-1650347-2020-02-26
title: Fact Check: Delhi’s infamous Shahrukh has nothing to do with this budding actor
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Name of the man who threatened policeman with gun and fired indiscriminately at Jaffrabad is Anurag Mishra and not Shahrukh


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Muslims will not surpass Hindu population in India anytime soon
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Muslims account for 30 per cent of India's population and they are no more a minority in the country.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-muslim-population-india-1733926-2020-10-21


text: Photo of an Italian doctor waving goodbye to co-doctors as he is about to die due to coronavirus.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Misleading claim about Covid-19 patient goes viral
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/misleading-claim-about-covid19-patient-goes-viral-1663343-2020-04-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Heart-stopping video of landslide goes viral with wrong claim
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of landslide on Guwahati-Shillong Road that almost trapped a motorist. The landslide struck on May 22.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-landslide-goes-viral-with-wrong-claim-1681795-2020-05-25


text: This video shows Cyclone Biporjoy hitting the Gujarat coast.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Two FAKE Biparjoy videos that hit social media even before the cyclone made landfall
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-cyclone-biparjoy-videos-hit-social-media-before-landfall-2393514-2023-06-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
On Thursday, March 24, eight Pakistani soldiers were killed by a militant outfit named Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in North Waziristan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/2011-image-of-dead-pakistani-soldiers-shared-recent-attack-pak-army-by-terror-group-1929217-2022-03-24

title:
Fact Check: 2011 image of dead Pakistani soldiers shared as a recent attack on Pak army by a terror group


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is NOT Rashi Kanojiya of UP who has been selected for Indian Women's Cricket squad
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is Rashi Kanojiya from the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, who has been selected for India's National Women's Cricket Team.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-not-rashi-kanojiya-up-selected-indian-women-cricket-squad-fact-check-2402446-2023-07-05


text: The video shows Muslims demanding to stop a puja being held at a Kali temple in Kolkata.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video from Bangladesh circulated as clashes between Hindu-Muslim groups in WB
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-bangladesh-circulated-clashes-hindu-muslim-groups-wb-1868221-2021-10-22


text: Actress Nazifa Tushi tweeted about how she left Islam and converted to Hinduism.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bangladeshi-actress-nazifa-tushi-not-convert-hinduism-fake-twitter-2341829-2023-03-02

title:
Fact Check: Bangladeshi actress Nazifa Tushi did not convert to Hinduism, fake Twitter account spreads lies


text: Karnataka Congress MLA Jaffar Hussain Meraj seen threatening a police officer
claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2023-05-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video shows AIMIM leader from Telangana - NOT Karnataka Congress MLA
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-shows-aimim-leader-from-telangana-not-karnataka-congress-mla-fact-check-2380577-2023-05-17


text: AAP MLA Balkar Sidhu can be seen speaking ill of his own party.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did AAP MLA Balkar Sidhu criticise his own party? Viral clip is 7 years old
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-aap-mla-balkar-sidhu-criticise-his-own-party-viral-clip-is-7-years-old-2351035-2023-03-24


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of derailed Russian military wagon resurfaces with war-related claims
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Amidst the war on Ukraine, video of a derailed Russian military train from the border city of Bryansk.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-derailed-russian-military-wagon-war-ukraine-1943919-2022-04-30


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-08-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Sunni Sunni Waqf Board will build “Babri Hospital” on the 5 acres land given to them in Ayodhya by the Supreme Court.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-sunni-waqf-board-build-babri-hospital-5-acre-land-allotted-ayodhya-1709003-2020-08-07

title:
Fact check: Has Sunni Waqf board decided to build ‘Babri hospital’ on the 5-acre land allotted in Ayodhya?


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This isn't a protest against Punjab AAP govt, viral video is old
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
There was a protest at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s press conference. The people were protesting against his government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/protest-against-punjab-aap-govt-viral-video-old-1967059-2022-06-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This emotional note by an ‘Army veteran’ is not linked to the Bipin Rawat chopper crash
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is an emotional story about an Army veteran who lost his son in an IAF chopper crash. The man had already lost two other sons in different wars. Netizens assume the son to be a victim of the Coonoor chopper crash that claimed the lives of CDS Bipin Rawat and 12 others.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-army-veteran-emotional-note-not-linked-cds-bipin-rawat-chopper-crash-1887844-2021-12-14


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Ajit Anjum did not tweet he will leave journalism if BJP comes back to power in UP
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Senior journalist Ajit Anjum tweeted that if BJP comes back to power in Uttar Pradesh, he will leave journalism.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ajit-anjum-did-not-tweet-he-will-leave-journalism-if-bjp-comes-back-to-power-in-up-1909242-2022-02-05


text: While honouring Vietnam War veterans, US President Joe Biden tied a medal on backwards.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Biden did not tie the medal backward on a Vietnam War veteran
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-joe-biden-medal-backward-vietnam-war-veteran-1973143-2022-07-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a large crowd gathered at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s election campaign in poll-bound Gujarat.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-kejriwal-punjab-rally-gujarat-assembly-election-2008380-2022-10-04

title:
Fact Check: Old video of Kejriwal’s Punjab rally being recycled for AAP's show of strength in poll-bound Gujarat


text: Video of injured soldiers being helped after Russian tanks collide during the invasion of Ukraine.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-02-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of Russian military drill mishap shared as from Ukrainian battlefront
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-of-russian-military-drill-mishap-shared-as-from-ukrainian-battlefront-1918621-2022-02-27


text: Video of the massacre in Kashmir after India revoked Article 370.
claimant: Abdullah Gul
claim_date: 2019-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pakistan's former ISI DG Hamid Gul's son tweets misleading video of Kashmir
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kashmir-massacre-video-pakistan-isi-son-abdullah-gul-truth-1579581-2019-08-10


text: Ace tennis player Sania Mirza wears hijab when she is in Pakistan.
claimant: Facebook users like Dhanunjaya Rao Ganapatula
claim_date: 2019-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Sania Mirza's photo in hijab is not from Pakistan
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/sania-mirza-viral-hijab-photo-pakistan-saudi-arabia-1434265-2019-01-19


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Trump's fake tweet claims of him getting a shot of the Russian vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
US President Donald Trump had allegedly tweeted recently that he has received a shot of the Russian vaccine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-trump-fake-tweet-claims-of-him-getting-shot-russian-vaccine-1730163-2020-10-09


text: A wall of Kolkata's 'Paribesh Bhawan' building is full of air conditioners.
claimant: Facebook user 'Bijay Nandy'
claim_date: 2019-11-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This claim about Kolkata is just hot air
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/air-conditioners-wall-kolkata-paribesh-bhawan-singapore-1619060-2019-11-14


text: This is how a teacher brutally assaulted a student for drinking water in Rajasthan's Jalore.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2022-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of teacher thrashing a student in Bihar passed off as that of Jalore incident
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-teacher-thrashing-student-bihar-jalore-rajasthan-1987935-2022-08-14


text: A viral video shows a policeman thrashing a man pulling a loaded cart in Gujarat.
claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2022-12-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not Gujarat, this video of a cop thrashing a cart-puller is from Patna
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-gujarat-this-video-of-cop-thrashing-cart-puller-from-patna-2304682-2022-12-02


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-09T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows the Pakistan army helicopter crash that killed six personnel earlier this month in flood-hit Balochistan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/footage-of-taliban-chopper-crash-shared-as-balochistan-mishap-that-killed-pak-lt-general-1985944-2022-08-09

title:
Fact Check: Footage of Taliban chopper crash shared as Balochistan mishap that killed Pak Lt General


claimant: Facebook user Deshi Patrkar
claim_date: 2020-08-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of officer singing 'Ghar Se Nikalte Hi' is not of Captain Deepak Sathe's
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows Captain Deepak Sathe, who died in the Air India Express plane crash in Kerala singing an iconic Bollywood song.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-of-officer-singing-ghar-se-nikalte-hi-is-not-of-captain-deepak-sathe-1709478-2020-08-09


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: False statement attributed to Dr Devi Shetty on Puneeth Rajkumar’s death goes viral
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar’s death, Dr Devi Shetty said he died because of “doing too much to be fit”. Everything should be done in moderation, Dr Shetty advised.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-false-statement-attributed-to-dr-devi-shetty-on-puneeth-rajkumar-s-death-goes-viral-1871800-2021-10-31


text: BCCI has cancelled Dhoni’s retirement from all formats.
claimant: Facebook page “Yaro केBIN”
claim_date: 2019-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: As internet gets flooded with Dhoni's retirement rumours, 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/dhoni-retirement-world-cup-facts-rumours-1567920-2019-07-12


text: Public thrashing the accused in the alleged assault of an elderly Muslim man in Loni, Ghaziabad.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of group clash shared as retaliation against Loni case accused
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-group-clash-shared-as-retaliation-against-loni-case-accused-1816212-2021-06-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a glimpse of the Cabinet Committee on Security meeting where removal of all Sikhs from the army was being discussed.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-ministers-didn-t-discuss-removal-of-sikhs-from-army-this-is-how-doctored-video-was-made-1897514-2022-01-07

title:
Fact Check: No, ministers didn't discuss removal of Sikhs from army, this is how doctored video was made


text: Video captures moment a farmer collapsed and died at Singhu Border during the ongoing protests.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Farmer seen collapsing on video at Singhu Border has not passed away
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-farmer-seen-collapsing-on-video-at-singhu-border-has-not-passed-away-1755846-2021-01-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Vladimir Putin said that anyone who burns a copy of the Quran in Russia shall be awarded a death sentence.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-putin-has-not-said-that-anyone-burning-the-quran-in-russia-will-be-awarded-a-death-sentence-2396663-2023-06-22

title:
Fact Check: Putin has NOT SAID that anyone burning the Quran in Russia will be awarded a death sentence


text: According to this CNN report, the missing Titanic submarine was found, but without any passengers.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-titanic-submarine-has-not-been-found-without-passengers-fake-cnn-report-screenshot-viral-2396645-2023-06-22

title:
Fact Check: Titanic submarine has NOT been found without passengers, Fake CNN report screenshot viral


text: A photo shows PM Narendra Modi paying tribute to Nathuram Godse.
claimant: Facebook user Parwezalam Khan
claim_date: 2020-01-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: False claim saying Modi pays tribute to Godse resurfaces
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-claim-saying-modi-pays-tribute-godse-resurfaces-1637965-2020-01-18


text: This video was recorded from one of the three trains that met with an accident in Odisha on June 2.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-05T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/odisha-train-crash-fact-check-video-not-filmed-moments-before-train-collision-balasore-2388800-2023-06-05

title:
Fact Check: Clip of overstuffed sleeper coach not filmed moments before Odisha train crash, it’s a month old


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Animation goes viral as satellite visuals of chopper crash that killed CDS Gen Rawat
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the satellite video of the helicopter crash that killed CDS Bipin Rawat. It appears that the tail rotor got snapped and the chopper turned in the reverse direction, leading to the crash.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-animation-goes-viral-as-satellite-visuals-of-chopper-crash-that-killed-cds-rawat-1887014-2021-12-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Garbage-filled stream in Philippines passed off as Mumbai’s Mithi river
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Here’s what the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and Mithi river in Mumbai look like despite similar funds spent on them. While the former is sparkling clean, the latter is choked with garbage.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-garbage-filled-stream-in-philippines-passed-off-as-mumbai-s-mithi-river-1820319-2021-06-28


text: This video shows a meteor striking a sea in Germany sometime in 2022.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Rare sight of meteor landing in sea? Nope, it’s just 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-rare-sight-of-meteor-landing-in-sea-nope-its-just-cgi-2323296-2023-01-18


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-04-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
When the Punjab assembly passed the resolution seeking to transfer Chandigarh to the state, Congress MLAs Rana Gurjeet Singh and Raja Warring, along with SAD's MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia did not vote in its favour.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/congress-mla-gurjeet-singh-wasnt-absent-punjab-assembly-during-chandigarh-resolution-1932962-2022-04-03

title:
Fact Check: Congress MLA Gurjeet Singh wasn't absent from Punjab Assembly during Chandigarh resolution


claimant: BJP Spokesperson, Sambit Patra
claim_date: 2018-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is how Sambit Patra gave spin to Kamal Nath’s statement
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claims that Congress leaders Kamal Nata told Muslim supporters that they will ' deal with the Hindus after elections are over'.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bjp-sambit-patra-congress-kamal-nath-hindus-muslims-rss-1389531-2018-11-16


claimant: Facebook user Ajendra Singh
claim_date: 2021-02-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, the Indian national flag is not banned inside Gujarat's Narendra Modi Stadium
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows angry cricket fans after the Indian national flag was banned inside the newly inaugurated Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-the-indian-national-flag-is-not-banned-inside-gujarat-narendra-modi-stadium-1773592-2021-02-26


text: 'Brahmins' in Australia are slaughtering cows and selling beef under the Brand 'Brahman Pies'.
claimant: Facebook user Rajratna Ambedkar
claim_date: 2020-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: BR Ambedkar's great-grandson mistakes cattle breed for caste
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-br-ambedkar-great-grandson-mistakes-cattle-breed-for-caste-1649304-2020-02-23


claimant: WhatsApp and Facebook users like Pooja Mehta, Arpan Kothari and Jigna Dhanak
claim_date: 2019-06-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral post warning Mumbai residents of robbers is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A group of 15-20 armed people are on the loose in certain Mumbai localities. Police have asked residents not to open doors if they hear babies crying outside, particularly around midnight.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-warning-mumbai-residents-of-robbers-is-a-hoax-1556048-2019-06-25


claimant: Facebook user “Joys Samuel Kollethu”
claim_date: 2019-07-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bonhomie between Jews and Arabs in viral video is misleading
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Arabs and Jews were dancing together to celebrate the opening of Israeli and Saudi Arabian embassies in each other’s countries.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bonhomie-between-jews-and-arabs-in-viral-video-is-misleading-1574947-2019-07-29


text: Picture of the coffins of 20 Indian soldiers martyred in India-China standoff in Ladakh.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these are not the coffins of 20 soldiers martyred in Ladakh fighting Chinese Army
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-these-are-not-the-coffins-of-20-soldiers-martyred-in-ladakh-fighting-chinese-army-1690795-2020-06-19


claimant: Facebook page “Vijeta Malik BJP” and others
claim_date: 2020-02-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s wife Emilie Schenkl
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Black-and-white photo of foreign woman wearing sari is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s wife Emilie Schenkl.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-s-wife-emilie-schenkl-1647624-2020-02-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This horrific helicopter crash DID NOT kill couple, wedding went ahead as planned
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a helicopter crash that crashed at a wedding ceremony, claiming the lives of the bride and the groom.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-horrific-helicopter-crash-did-not-kill-couple-wedding-went-ahead-as-planned-2345247-2023-03-11


text: PM Narendra Modi sang 'Katyayani mantra'
claimant: Facebook user Deepa Shenoy and several WhatsApp users
claim_date: 2019-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: PM Modi didn't lend his voice in this viral 'Katyayani mantra'
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pm-modi-didn-t-lend-his-voice-in-this-viral-katyayani-mantra-1425571-2019-01-07


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-03-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did actress Sara Ali Khan tweet about her views on the hijab row?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Actress Sara Ali khan tweeted, “Muslim girls only wear burqas in Muslim localities because they feel unsafe there.”

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-actress-sara-ali-khan-tweet-about-her-views-on-the-hijab-row-1919986-2022-03-02


claimant: Several social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This painting exists in the Panjshir Palace in the erstwhile Gandhara kingdom of Mahabharata, the present-day Afghanistan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-russian-artist-s-artwork-on-lord-krishna-shared-as-painting-from-panjshir-palace-in-afghanistan-1854109-2021-09-17

title:
Fact Check: Russian artist's artwork on Lord Krishna shared as painting from Panjshir Palace in Afghanistan


text: India is the only non-Nato country to receive Chinook helicopters.
claimant: Facebook pages like 'I Support Narendra Bhai Modi BJP'
claim_date: 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, India is not the first non-Nato country to get Chinook helicopter
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/chinook-helicopters-india-army-nato-coutries-indian-air-force-1454523-2019-02-12


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-10-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In Paris, after the beheading of a French teacher, people are protesting against namaaz offered by blocking streets and sidewalks.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/3-year-old-protest-video-against-street-prayers-revived-beheading-teacher-paris-1735716-2020-10-27

title:
Fact check: 3-year-old protest video against street prayers revived after beheading of teacher in Paris


claimant: Media and social media users in Pakistan
claim_date: 2019-03-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar has been fired after Indian Air Force lost its aircrafts in the recent engagement with Pakistan Air Force.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-false-news-again-on-pakistan-media-this-time-about-the-retirement-of-air-marshal-hari-kumar-1468528-2019-03-02

title:
Fact Check: False news again on Pakistan media, this time about the retirement of Air Marshal Hari Kumar


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens falsely link two-year-old video to Assam earthquake
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shot during the April 28 earthquake in Assam shows the interiors of a room shaking with a terrifying noise.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-falsely-link-two-year-old-video-to-assam-earthquake-1796224-2021-04-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows the March 21, 2022 crash of China's Boeing 737-800 aircraft that was carrying 132 people.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-claimed-to-be-from-russia-ukraine-war-now-shared-chinese-boeing-plane-crash-1928184-2022-03-22

title:
Fact Check: Video earlier claimed to be from Russia-Ukraine war now shared as crashing Chinese Boeing


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Israel bomb Iranian nuclear facilities?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Israeli Air Force has bombarded nuclear facilities in Iran. The attack has left Tehran’s nuclear dreams shattered.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-israel-bomb-iranian-nuclear-facilities-1698253-2020-07-08


text: Picture shows the runway of Dubai airport decorated with lights resembling a Christmas tree.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This Christmas tree lighting is not at Dubai airport
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-christmas-tree-lighting-is-not-at-dubai-airport-1752165-2020-12-22


text: PM Modi entered the Kedarnath temple in shoes.
claimant: Facebook page ‘Madhuri dikshit’.
claim_date: 2019-05-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Was PM Modi wearing shoes inside Kedarnath temple?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-was-pm-modi-wearing-shoes-inside-kedarnath-temple-1532187-2019-05-22


text: Picture is of kid injured in Delhi riots while returning home from school.
claimant: Facebook user "Dhiraj Pandey" and others
claim_date: 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of injured Syrian child passed off as victim of Delhi violence
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-injured-syrian-child-passed-off-as-victim-delhi-violence-1652107-2020-03-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This 'SSC' notice on new 'Tier-0' level exam to deal with server woes is fake
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Due to increasing load on Staff Selection Commission servers, a new 'Tier-0' level exam has been introduced and candidates can only apply for jobs after qualifying it.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ssc-notice-on-new-tier-0-level-exam-to-deal-with-server-woes-fake-1756925-2021-01-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video viral claiming Pakistani Taliban issued threats to Modi government
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pakistan Taliban released a video threatening the Modi government after Taliban’s return to Afghanistan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-viral-claiming-pakistani-taliban-issued-threats-modi-government-1846244-2021-08-27


text: Video shows the condition of Chennai airport as heavy rains inundate the city.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-11-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2017 video from Mexico circulated as flooded Chennai airport
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-2017-video-from-mexico-circulated-as-flooded-chennai-airport-1875752-2021-11-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sham list of Covid-19 variants' 'release dates' viral on internet
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
WHO, John Hopkins University, World Economic Forum, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have jointly created a list of different Covid-19 variants along with their 'launch dates'.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-sham-list-of-covid-variants-release-dates-viral-on-internet-1834437-2021-07-29


text: Jio is giving away free T-shirts to 5 lakh subscribers on Republic Day.
claimant: WhatsApp message
claim_date: 2019-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Jio is not offering you free T-shirt
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/jio-free-tshirts-republic-day-truth-fact-check-1433324-2019-01-17


text: A mosque vandalised during the Delhi riots last year has now been converted into a Covid facility.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Covid centre inside Pune mosque linked to Delhi 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-covid-centre-inside-pune-mosque-linked-to-delhi-riots-1796206-2021-04-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind ‘Mandir Banao’ campaign in Pakistan
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Muslims in Pakistan started “Mandir Banao” campaign after a Hindu temple was destroyed recently in a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-mandir-banao-campaign-in-pakistan-1755667-2021-01-04


text: Picture of BR Ambedkar and his wife seen on a city bus running in Columbia, United States.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This image of Ambedkar on a bus in the ‘United States’ is morphed
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-image-of-ambedkar-on-a-bus-in-the-united-states-is-morphed-1723883-2020-09-21


text: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu being thrashed by a mob.
claimant: Twitter user ‘Chowkidar Hans Raj Hans’
claim_date: 2019-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral photo claiming Sidhu being thrashed 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/navjot-singh-sidhu-beaten-thrashed-amritsar-gurjeet-singh-aujla-1508509-2019-04-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Wrong girl goes viral on social media as Hathras victim
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This was the girl who was gang-raped and tortured in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, leading to her death two weeks later on September 29.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/wrong-girl-goes-viral-on-social-media-as-hathras-victim-1726722-2020-09-29


claimant: Facebook Users
claim_date: 2022-06-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rajsamand’s SP, Sudhir Chaudhary, arrested the two men accused of the cold-blooded murder of Kanhaiya Lal. He rode on a bike and caught the two before they could escape.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-rajsamand-sp-chase-kanhaiya-lal-s-killers-bike-before-arrest-viral-post-is-untrue-1968226-2022-06-29

title:
Fact Check: Did Rajsamand’s SP chase Kanhaiya Lal’s killers on a bike before arrest? Viral post is untrue


text: A photograph showing a rare Nagapushpa that blooms every 36 years.
claimant: Facebook user Utpal Kumar Bose
claim_date: 2019-07-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Does this flower bloom every 36 years? Know the truth behind Nagapushpa
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-does-this-flower-bloom-every-36-years-know-the-truth-behind-nagapushpa-1575750-2019-07-31


claimant: Twitter user @AutoRaja1212
claim_date: 2020-08-19T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BJP MP Alphons Kannanthanam violated the Covid-19 protocol by sending his mother's dead body to Kerala for the funeral without revealing she died of Covid-19.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bjp-mp-kerala-coronavirus-mother-funeral-fact-check-1712828-2020-08-19?utm_source=it_sticky_footer

title:
Fact Check: Did BJP MP from Kerala conduct his mother's funeral without revealing she died of Covid-19?


text: The United States of America recently passed a bill recognising the Hindu New Year.
claimant: social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, US has NOT passed a bill recognising Hindu New year
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-not-passed-bill-hindu-new-year-1984252-2022-08-05


text: Clapping together at 5 pm will create a vibration which will destroy coronavirus.
claimant: Twitter and WhatsApp users
claim_date: 2020-03-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, clapping together at 5 pm during Janta curfew will not kill coronavirus
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-clapping-together-at-5-pm-during-janta-curfew-will-not-kill-coronavirus-1658438-2020-03-22


claimant: Facebook page “कांग्रेस समर्थक”
claim_date: 2019-04-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind viral photo of ‘BJP MLA’ carrying Rs 20,000 crore cash in his car
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rs 20,000 crore cash in new currency notes seized from the car of BJP MLA from Maharashtra Sudhir Gadgil.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-viral-photo-of-bjp-mla-carrying-rs-20-000-crore-cash-in-his-car-1502341-2019-04-15


text: White House is selling commemorative Covid-19 coins for $100.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, White House is not selling commemorative coronavirus coins
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/white-house-commemorative-coronavirus-coins-1674479-2020-05-05


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2021 factory explosion in Lahore falsely shared as recent Peshawar mosque blast
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows the horrific bomb blast that killed more than 80 people in a Peshawar mosque on January 30, 2023.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2021-factory-explosion-in-lahore-falsely-shared-as-recent-peshawar-mosque-blast-2328781-2023-01-31


text: Elderly Brahmin man stripped and forced to dance by a mob somewhere in south India.
claimant: Twitter user Dev Oza
claim_date: 2019-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral claim of elderly Brahmin man being stripped and humiliated is wrong
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-claim-of-elderly-brahmin-man-being-stripped-and-humiliated-is-wrong-1557550-2019-06-27


text: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds a placard saying, “I stand with ISRAEL”.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of Mark Zuckerberg holding placard in support of Israel is doctored
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-of-mark-zuckerberg-holding-placard-in-support-of-israel-is-doctored-1806482-2021-05-24


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Jolting Afghanistan explosion shared as Pakistan power plant blast
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The horrifying explosion took place at Pakistan's Guddu Power Plant that caught fire on July 13, 2022.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-jolting-afghanistan-explosion-shared-as-pakistan-power-plant-blast-1976502-2022-07-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Footage of Japanese fans taking garbage out of a bag and leaving it all over the stadiums during Qatar World Cup 2022.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/japanese-fans-did-not-trash-stadiums-at-2022-fifa-world-cup-video-played-in-reverse-2303603-2022-11-30

title:
Fact Check: Japanese fans DID NOT trash stadiums at 2022 FIFA World Cup, viral video played in reverse


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-09-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is 24 the magic number for Covid patients?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Upon being tested Covid-positive, one should ask for Ct (Cycle threshold) value that calculates viral load. A Ct value above 24 means transmission chances are less.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/is-24-magic-number-covid-patients-coronavirus-1722733-2020-09-17


claimant: Twitter user “Awanish Sharan” and others
claim_date: 2021-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not a widowed professor carrying his baby to class
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pictures of a professor who lost his wife during childbirth. He is looking after the child and taking classes at the same time.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-a-widowed-professor-carrying-his-baby-to-class-1765933-2021-02-04


text: India will now start levying GST on school books.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Centre has not imposed GST on school books
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-centre-has-not-imposed-gst-on-school-books-1974546-2022-07-12


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-05-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old and altered photos try to give misleading twist to wrestlers' detention.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
One viral photo shows a police officer pressing wrestler Sakshi Malik’s face to the ground with his boot. Another one shows the Phogat sisters smiling while being detained.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-altered-photos-give-misleading-twist-to-wrestlers-detention-2385970-2023-05-29


claimant: Facebook users such as ‘Rajendraprakash Saxena’
claim_date: 2019-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Has Saamana changed masthead to green with 'secular' tagline?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After alliance with NCP and Congress, Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ changed masthead to green and tagline has now become “secular”.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-has-saamana-changed-masthead-to-green-with-secular-tagline-1625247-2019-12-04


text: This was how sea waves engulfed a bridge near Baleshwar in Odisha during Cyclone Yaas.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of waves engulfing bridge passed off Cyclone Yaas striking Odisha
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-of-waves-engulfing-bridge-passed-off-cyclone-yaas-striking-odisha-1807565-2021-05-27


text: Video is of money hidden in bananas sent to rioters in Delhi.
claimant: Facebook page “Instant Videos” and others
claim_date: 2020-03-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video of smuggled currency notes falsely linked to Delhi violence
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-of-smuggled-currency-notes-falsely-linked-to-delhi-violence-1652419-2020-03-04


text: Russian armoured tanks and other weaponry being transported on a goods train to Ukraine.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 10-year-old video from Canada shared as Russian troops’ movement in Ukraine
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-from-canada-shared-as-russian-troops-movement-in-ukraine-1920443-2022-03-03


text: Leaked audio recording of Modi proves he has orchestrated the Pulwama attack
claimant: Pakistani YouTuber ‘Doctor Turki’
claim_date: 2019-08-20T00:00:00Z
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-old-doctored-video-blaming-modi-for-pulwama-resurfaces-as-pakistanis-left-red-faced-on-kashmir-1583318-2019-08-20

title:
Fact Check: Old doctored video blaming Modi for Pulwama resurfaces as Pakistanis left red-faced on Kashmir


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A man from Iran poured milk on the Kaaba in the Mecca Grand Mosque. He also claimed that the Kaaba was a Shivling and that his ancestors were Hindus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-iranian-pouring-milk-on-kaaba-and-calling-it-shivling-this-video-shows-suicide-attempt-1992152-2022-08-24

title:
Fact Check: NOT Iranian pouring milk on Kaaba and calling it Shivling - this video shows suicide attempt


text: After the mother of the baby died, this father found the unusual way to feed the baby.
claimant: Facebook Page ‘SARE JAHA KA DIL”
claim_date: 2019-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Here is the true story behind this unique 'breastfeeding' photo going 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-here-is-the-true-story-behind-this-unique-breastfeeding-photo-going-viral-1610885-2019-10-18


text: Indian Railways will resume concessions in ticket pricing for senior citizens from July 1.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Are senior citizen concessions back in Indian Railways? Viral post is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-senior-citizen-concessions-indian-railways-viral-post-hoax-1963329-2022-06-16


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-08-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows violent protests on the streets against the recent massive fuel price hike in Bangladesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-rioting-video-does-not-show-recent-fuel-price-protests-in-bangladesh-it-s-from-2013-1985414-2022-08-08

title:
Fact Check: This rioting video DOES NOT show recent fuel price protests in Bangladesh - it's from 2013


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not Cyclone Mandous! This video shows 4-month-old Kerala boat accident
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a boat accident that occurred near the Kakinada Uppada Beach of Andhra Pradesh because of Cyclone Mandous.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-cyclone-mandous-this-video-shows-4-month-old-kerala-boat-accident-2308409-2022-12-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: After Capitol Hill siege by Trump supporters, Merkel’s parody tweet goes viral
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After Donald Trump supporters laid siege to the US Capitol Hill, German Chancellor Angela Merkel tweeted that her departure from office is going to be “very boring”.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-after-capitol-hill-siege-by-trump-supporters-merkel-s-parody-tweet-goes-viral-1756809-2021-01-07


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Can this anti-tuberculosis vaccine prevent coronavirus?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The anti-tuberculosis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine protects people against coronavirus infection.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-can-this-anti-tuberculosis-vaccine-prevent-coronavirus-1672829-2020-04-30


text: Not a single bullet proof jacket was procured between 2009 and 2014.
claimant: Who has made the claim – Prime Minister Narendra Modi
claim_date: 2019-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check- PM stands correct, no bulletproof jacket procured during UPA-2
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pm-stands-correct-no-bulletproof-jacket-procured-during-upa-2-1469457-2019-03-03


text: This video shows Queen Elizabeth II flinging food at children in one of Africa’s British colonies.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-09T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-woman-throwing-money-at-colonised-kids-not-queen-elizabeth-1998482-2022-09-09

title:
Fact Check: Woman throwing money at colonised kids is NOT Queen Elizabeth, video is 26 years older than her


text: Video shows pro-India discussion on Pakistani media.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-06-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not 'Pakistani media' praising Modi-led Indian government
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-this-is-not-pakistani-media-praising-modi-led-indian-government-1813675-2021-06-11


claimant: Facebook page Amethi Rae Bareli ki Kahani
claim_date: 2020-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, former PM Manmohan Singh is not a chief guest at Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Former Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh will be the chief guest of the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Joe Biden.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-former-pm-manmohan-singh-is-not-a-chief-guest-at-joe-biden-swearing-in-ceremony-1739511-2020-11-09


claim_date: 2019-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pakistan cricket fans use two-day old video to bash up team after loss to India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pakistan cricketers were out till late night smoking hookah before their match against India that led to their loss

claimant:
Pakistan journalist Murtaza Ali Shah, Twitter user ‘Pakistan my Pride’ and media houses, among others

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-pakistan-cricket-fans-use-two-day-old-video-to-bash-up-team-after-loss-to-india-1550845-2019-06-17


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old picture of Swiss music fest passed off as Trump poll rally
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows a huge rally by Donald Trump supporters in Florida days before the United States Presidential election.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-picture-of-swiss-music-fest-passed-off-as-trump-poll-rally-1733677-2020-10-21


claimant: WhatsApp
claim_date: 2018-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fake letters flood social media in poll-bound MP
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
1. Congress candidate Arun Yadav wrote to party president Rahul Gandhi to express his displeasure over his seat allocation.
2. RSS wrote confidential letter to BJP Madhya Pradesh President Rakesh Singh. Letter states survey shows BJP in a weaker position compared to Congress.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-fake-letters-flood-social-media-in-poll-bound-mp-1396341-2018-11-26


text: Amazing video of lightning hitting a water body caught on camera.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This spectacular video does not show a lightning strike water
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-spectacular-video-does-not-show-a-lightning-strike-water-1827955-2021-07-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In Lucknow’s Malihabad Assembly, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya was beaten up by his party workers.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/was-sp-leader-swami-prasad-maurya-beaten-up-by-his-party-workers-viral-video-with-misleading-claim-1917429-2022-02-24

title:
Fact Check: Was SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya beaten up by his party workers? Video goes viral with misleading claim


claimant: Social media users.
claim_date: 2020-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: WHO never asked people to avoid bakery items due to coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
WHO advisory asks people not to consume bakery items as they get contaminated by coronavirus easily.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/who-never-asked-people-avoid-bakery-items-due-to-coronavirus-1661076-2020-03-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Amit Shah did not rename Andaman & Nicobar Islands after Netaji
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Union Home minister Amit Shah has renamed Andaman and Nicobar Islands as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Islands.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-amit-shah-did-not-rename-andaman-nicobar-islands-after-netaji-1867219-2021-10-20


claimant: Facebook page “Pushpendra Kulshrestha Fans Club” and other social media users
claim_date: 2020-01-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not the first time JNU will celebrate Republic Day
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
For the first time in 50 years, JNU will be celebrating January 26 as Republic Day, thanks to PM Narendra Modi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-the-first-time-jnu-will-celebrate-republic-day-1640193-2020-01-25


text: Photo is of Cyclone Vayu in Mumbai
claimant: Facebook page ‘Mumbai’
claim_date: 2019-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not a photo of Cyclone Vayu
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-a-photo-of-cyclone-vayu-1548300-2019-06-13


text: This is a video of traffickers harvesting organs from a kidnapped young girl.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-06-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/organ-trafficking-viral-fake-video-syrian-war-victim-conspiracy-theorists-2392720-2023-06-13

title:
Fact Check: No organ trafficking! Conspiracy theorists add false spin to video of young Syrian war victim


text: Indian Army burnt down houses of Kashmiris in J&K’s Bandipora.
claimant: Facebook user ‘Free Indian Occupied Kashmir’
claim_date: 2019-08-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Indian Army didn’t burn down houses in Kashmir
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-indian-army-didn-t-burn-down-houses-in-kashmir-1577981-2019-08-06


text: This is a recent video which shows snowfall in Haryana.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not the ‘first ever snowfall’ in Haryana village, it’s a 2020 hailstorm video
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-first-snowfall-haryana-village-video-hailstorm-2321267-2023-01-13


text: Fishermen caught in turbulent sea off the coast of Navi Mumbai. No loss of lives.
claimant: Various social media users
claim_date: 2019-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this video of fishermen drowning is not from 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-no-video-fishermen-drowning-not-from-mumbai-1569355-2019-07-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-08-19T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The viral video shows a burqa-clad Muslim man who was caught taking recordings from the women's washroom.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-burqa-clad-man-arrested-for-entering-women-washroom-in-kochi-is-neither-muslim-nor-bjp-leader-2423627-2023-08-19

title:
Fact Check: Burqa-clad man arrested for entering women's washroom in Kochi is neither Muslim nor BJP leader


text: Video is of Chinese police shooting dead three Uyghur Muslim youths in Xinjiang province
claimant: Twitter user Uma Garghi and others
claim_date: 2019-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Shanghai police drill video goes viral as shooting of three Uyghur Muslims
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-shanghai-police-drill-video-goes-viral-as-shooting-of-three-uyghur-muslims-1566794-2019-07-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Coffins of Pakistani security personnel killed in a clash with Balochistan Liberation Army fighters in Panjgur in February 2022.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photo-of-2016-quetta-police-academy-suicide-bombing-shared-as-victims-of-bla-strike-in-panjgur-1913044-2022-02-14

title:
Fact Check: Photo of 2016 Quetta police academy suicide-bombing shared as victims of BLA strike in Panjgur


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-01-09T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Inspired by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s new campaign, 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon', girls thrashed a man who was misbehaving with them.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-girls-didn-t-thrash-an-eve-teaser-inspired-by-congress-s-ladki-hoon-lad-sakti-hoon-campaign-1897776-2022-01-08

title:
Fact Check: These girls didn't thrash an eve-teaser inspired by Congress's 'Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon' campaign


claimant: BJP Twitter handles
claim_date: 2019-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: BJP uses wrong pictures to showcase expressway construction
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
By tweeting a collage of two images, the BJP shows how a barren land turned into Western Peripheral Expressway under the Modi government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bjp-wrong-expressway-construction-photos-5-year-challenge-twitter-1434269-2019-01-19


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fake Sambit Patra quote mocking LPG price hikes goes viral on social media
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra mocked LPG price hikes and said: “It is only the gas price that has increased, not the cylinder’s price.”

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-fake-sambit-patra-quote-mocking-lpg-price-hikes-goes-viral-on-social-media-1974858-2022-07-12


text: China shot down Indian weather satellite in 2012.
claimant: Facebook page “Amit Shah Fans”
claim_date: 2019-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: China never shot down an Indian satellite as being claimed
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/china-shoot-india-weather-satellite-fact-check-truth-asat-1493297-2019-04-03


text: This Hindu family of four in the US converted to Islam.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2022-06-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/hindu-family-in-us-convert-to-islam-photo-of-german-family-shared-with-false-spin-1959164-2022-06-06

title:
Fact Check: Did a Hindu family in US convert to Islam? 2015 photo of German family shared with false spin


text: Photo showing Mahatma Gandhi with grandson Kanu Gandhi at Dandi March in 1930.
claimant: Social media users and some media organisations
claim_date: 2020-02-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Popular story about this historic pic of Gandhi is far from truth
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/popular-story-about-historic-pic-of-gandhi-is-far-from-truth-1645863-2020-02-12


text: Hindustan Times published a classified advertisement about PM Modi gone missing.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2021-05-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral clipping of HT newspaper claiming PM Modi 'Missing' 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-clipping-of-ht-newspaper-claiming-pm-modi-missing-is-fake-1802729-2021-05-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Amid the Maharashtra political turmoil, Home Minister Amit Shah hit back at Uddhav Thackeray saying he will topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/amit-shah-says-he-will-topple-thackeray-govt-amid-mla-rebellion-1966709-2022-06-25

title:
Fact Check: 2021 video shared as Amit Shah saying he’ll topple Thackeray government amid MLA rebellion


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows how a ship crashed into a giant wave that was the result of the massive earthquake that hit Cianjur, Indonesia, on November 21.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-giant-wave-crashing-into-ship-indonesia-2301427-2022-11-24

title:
Fact Check: Terrifying video of giant wave crashing into ship is NOT from Indonesia--it’s a decade old


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Surya Namaskar from Mongolian event passed off as opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
At the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics, Japanese performers wore Indian tricolour-coordinated clothing and performed Surya Namaskar.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-surya-namaskar-mongolia-opening-ceremony-tokyo-olympics-1832519-2021-07-25


text: A photo from Kashmir showing a kid protecting his sister during firing
claimant: Facebook user Ayan Saif
claim_date: 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo showing Syrian child protecting his sister fudged as kids from 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-photo-showing-syrian-child-protecting-his-sister-fudged-as-kids-from-kashmir-1614936-2019-11-01


text: This video shows Shah Rukh Khan dancing at a wedding, allegedly to make a quick buck.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, SRK was NOT dancing at a random wedding! It’s just his lookalike
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-srk-was-not-dancing-random-wedding-just-his-lookalike-2325889-2023-01-24


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of Putin taking traditional Epiphany ice bath is old, not from 2022
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin participating in traditional Epiphany ice-bathing this year amid rumours of cancer.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-of-putin-taking-traditional-epiphany-ice-bath-is-old-not-from-2022-2325412-2023-01-23


text: Muslims started pelting stones at a train after its horn interrupted their prayers.
claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-04-23T00:00:00Z
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-false-communal-twist-chennai-video-college-groups-pelting-stones-1941096-2022-04-23

title:
Fact Check: False communal twist added to Chennai video of two college groups pelting stones at each other


text: Union minister KJ Alphons is taking a selfie with a martyr's body just before his cremation.
claimant: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala
claim_date: 2019-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The Alphons picture attracting trolls is no selfie with Pulwama martyr
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-alphons-picture-attracting-trolls-is-no-selfie-with-pulwama-martyr-1462063-2019-02-21


text: This is Israel's air defence system in action.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video game visuals passed off as Israel’s air 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-video-game-visuals-passed-off-as-israel-s-air-defence-system-1803251-2021-05-16


text: Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra getting beaten up by police during the lockdown
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not filmmaker Sudhir Mishra getting beaten up by police
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-is-not-filmmaker-sudhir-mishra-getting-beaten-police-1661392-2020-03-30


text: An image shows Muslims blocking a highway in India to offer Friday prayers.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-12-17T00:00:00Z
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-muslims-indian-highway-namaz-prayers-viral-pic-1889147-2021-12-17

title:
Fact Check: Photo claims Muslims blocked an Indian highway to offer prayers. Here’s the truth behind the viral pic


claimant: Facebook user शब्द बाण
claim_date: 2019-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video showing rocket launches by Indian Army has nothing to do with PoK
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Indian Army has sent advance Diwali greetings to Pakistan in the form of multiple rocket launches.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-showing-rocket-launches-by-indian-army-has-nothing-to-do-with-pok-1613053-2019-10-26


text: Rahul Gandhi won Wayanad seat by the highest margin in this Lok Sabha election.
claimant: Facebook page I.T & Social Media Cell Congress
claim_date: 2019-05-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi hasn’t won Wayanad seat by highest votes
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rahul-gandhi-highest-votes-wayanad-kerala-truth-fake-1534198-2019-05-24


claimant: Social Media User
claim_date: 2021-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Uttar Pradesh government has not abolished the reservation policy
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have completely abolished caste-based reservations in their respective states.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-uttar-pradesh-government-has-not-abolished-the-reservation-policy-1834893-2021-07-30


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2019 video of Swachh Sabarmati mission shared as Hindus destroying idols during Covid
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
After so many people died of Covid in India, Hindus lost faith in their religion and have started converting to Islam after destroying their idols.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2019-video-of-swachh-sabarmati-mission-shared-as-hindus-destroying-idols-during-covid-1801275-2021-05-11


text: Arvind Kejriwal appeals to people to vote for Congress in a video.
claimant: A Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-01-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old, tampered video of Arvind Kejriwal asking to vote for Congress 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/old-tampered-video-arvind-kejriwal-asking-vote-congress-viral-1639608-2020-01-23


text: India's Independence Day celebrated with air show by jet planes at Trafalgar Square, London.
claimant: Facebook users Polisetty Amurthy and others
claim_date: 2019-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Italy's Republic Day ceremony passed off as India's I-Day celebration in London
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-italy-s-republic-day-ceremony-passed-off-as-india-s-i-day-celebration-in-london-1581835-2019-08-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sushant's death gets a Dawood link on social media
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Sushant's close friend Sandip Ssingh with dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/sushant-death-gets-dawood-link-on-social-media-1713950-2020-08-22


text: This video from India shows a schoolgirl dangerously crossing a river using a makeshift zipline.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of girl ziplining across river to attend school is NOT from India
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-girl-ziplining-across-river-to-attend-school-is-not-from-india-2337762-2023-02-21


text: Some men are participating in the Shaheen Bagh protests wearing burqas and posing as women
claimant: Facebook user "Sonu gupta" and other FB users
claim_date: 2020-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of a man posing as a Muslim woman in burqa is not from Shaheen Bagh
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-a-man-posing-as-a-muslim-woman-in-burqa-is-not-from-shaheen-bagh-1642069-2020-01-31


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-12-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Twisted data about rapes become hot issue before Bengal election
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
As per the 2018 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, West Bengal reported the highest number of rapes in the country.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-twisted-data-about-rapes-become-hot-issue-before-bengal-election-1749843-2020-12-15


text: Israel has discovered a vaccine for novel coronavirus.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Take this novel coronavirus vaccine claim with a pinch of salt
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/novel-coronavirus-vaccine-claim-israel-truth-1655336-2020-03-13


text: BJP candidate from Ranaghat West Bengal campaigning in Hanuman’s dress.
claimant: Facebook user Mazhar Farooqui
claim_date: 2019-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind photos of man dressed as Hanuman shared as BJP candidate from Bengal
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/man-dressed-hanuman-bjp-candidate-west-bengal-1511780-2019-04-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Uddhav add Bal Thackeray’s photo to his study amid the political crisis?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Uddhav Thackeray placed a photograph of Bal Thackeray in his study after the political crisis in Maharashtra began unfolding.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-uddhav-add-bal-thackeray-s-photo-to-his-study-amid-the-political-crisis-1968729-2022-06-30


text: Billboard with communal message installed in Australia.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral sign taking a dig at Islam is not a real billboard
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/billboard-australia-islam-claim-fact-check-1655189-2020-03-13


claimant: Facebook user Swapnapurti Estates Pune
claim_date: 2020-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not George Foreman and Ricky Ponting singing a popular Bollywood song
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting singing Bollywood hit song “mitwa” and boxer George Foreman playing tabla.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-this-is-not-george-foreman-and-ricky-ponting-singing-a-popular-bollywood-song-1751002-2020-12-18


text: Video shows BJP workers being attacked in Uttar Pradesh
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-02-14T00:00:00Z
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-video-bjp-trs-clash-telangana-shared-violence-against-bjp-workers-up-1912926-2022-02-14

title:
Fact Check: Video of BJP-TRS clash in Telangana shared as violence against BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral order on DA for central govt employees is fake
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A finance ministry notification says dearness allowance and dearness relief, frozen due to the Covid crisis, will resume from July 1. This is applicable for central government employees and pensioners.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-order-on-da-central-govt-employees-fake-1819963-2021-06-27


text: Video shows firecrackers during Diwali celebrations in Delhi in 2022.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This stunning video of fireworks is OLD, not from Delhi’s 2022 Diwali celebrations
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-stunning-video-of-fireworks-is-old-not-from-delhi-2022-diwali-celebrations-2289438-2022-10-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Apocalyptic video of dead fish is NOT from chemical spill after train crash in Ohio, US
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows thousands of dead fish that appeared in a water body near the site of the toxic train crash in Ohio, US.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-apocalyptic-video-dead-fish-is-not-from-chemical-spill-after-train-crash-in-ohio-us-2336222-2023-02-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Are people wearing masks not getting enough oxygen?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video of a man using air quality monitoring machine proves that people using masks to protect themselves from Covid-19 aren't getting enough oxygen.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-are-people-wearing-masks-not-getting-enough-oxygen-1697994-2020-07-07


text: This video shows a scooter being chased by a pack of dogs ramming into a parked car in Hyderabad.
claimant: Ram Gopal Varma
claim_date: 2023-04-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-of-women-child-chased-by-stray-dogs-is-from-odisha-not-hyderabad-or-jammu-2355794-2023-04-04

title:
Fact Check: Viral video of women and child chased by stray dogs is from Odisha, not Hyderabad or Jammu


claimant: Multiple Facebook accounts such Kurnool city Page, Mangalam Saqib and Asad P
claim_date: 2019-06-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these students were not arrested in Kolkata on their way to terror training
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A group of children was arrested by police in Kolkata’s Rajabazar area and they were being taken to Pune for terror training

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-these-students-were-not-arrested-in-kolkata-on-their-way-to-terror-training-1546976-2019-06-11


text: Singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake seen wearing a t-shirt that says, ‘Keep America Trumpless’.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Justin Timberlake wasn’t wearing an anti-Trump t-shirt, photo was digitally altered
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-justin-timberlake-wasn-t-wearing-an-anti-trump-t-shirt-photo-was-digitally-altered-1998156-2022-09-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of Ashraf Ghani's Bagram visit shared as ex-Afghan Prez fleeing Taliban
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fleeing after Taliban took over the country.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/picture-of-ashraf-ghani-bagram-visit-shared-as-ex-afghan-prez-fleeing-taliban-1845375-2021-08-25


text: Hot air application through hairdryer will beat coronavirus.
claimant: Facebook users and YouTubers
claim_date: 2020-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Do not trust this viral remedy of using hairdryer to cure coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/coronavirus-home-remedies-hairdryer-hot-air-application-true-false-1656975-2020-03-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann is getting married — but not to this Gurpreet Kaur
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral video shows Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s fiancée Dr Gurpreet Kaur, whom he is set to marry on July 7.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-is-getting-married-but-not-to-this-gurpreet-kaur-1971076-2022-07-06


text: Video shows the women and children who were burnt to death in Bengal’s Birbhum.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-odisha-bus-accident-victims-shared-charred-bodies-women-children-birbhum-violence-1929125-2022-03-24

title:
Fact Check: Old video of Odisha bus accident victims shared as charred bodies of women and children in Birbhum violence


text: Images of patients treated in the open are from Italy as it has run out of hospital beds.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Visuals from Croatia earthquake passed off as corona crisis 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/fact-check-visuals-croatia-earthquake-passed-corona-crisis-italy-1659743-2020-03-25


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a massive protest against the PM Modi documentary outside the BBC office in London.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-london-protests-against-bbc-documentary-pm-modi-2327289-2023-01-27

title:
Fact Check: Protests in London against BBC because of Modi documentary? Nope, these are anti-vaxxers


claimant: Facebook user “Salman Pratapgarhi” and others
claim_date: 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Man with bandaged eye viral as ex-armyman injured during farmers’ protest
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Images show retired Army Captain PPS Dhillon who was injured during the ongoing farmers’ protest near Delhi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-man-with-bandaged-eye-viral-as-ex-armyman-injured-during-farmers-protest-1745830-2020-12-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Temple showcasing unity among religions faces social media fury
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A Ganesh temple in Bengaluru’s Thyagaraja Nagar has recently installed an idol of Jesus Christ on its external structure.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-temple-showcasing-unity-among-religions-faces-social-media-fury-1710899-2020-08-13


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Disaster Management Act does not restrict citizens to post updates on Covid-19
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Disaster management act has been implemented, no citizen is allowed to post any update on coronavirus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-disaster-management-act-does-not-restrict-citizens-to-post-updates-on-covid-19-1662457-2020-04-02


text: Mohammad Rafi's daughter Musthafa Parvez singing Lord Krishna's songs
claimant: Social media users like Surya Ghose
claim_date: 2019-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this devotional singer is not the daughter of Mohammed Rafi
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-devotional-singer-is-not-the-daughter-of-mohammed-rafi-1596031-2019-09-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Conspiracy theory claims Facebook outage was linked to Zuckerberg’s crypto ambitions
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is what Mark Zuckerberg said after the six-hour global outage of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The downtime was planned because they wanted to enter the cryptocurrency business.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/conspiracy-theory-facebook-outage-linked-zuckerberg-crypto-ambitions-1862063-2021-10-07


claimant: Facebook users like Balvinder Harit.
claim_date: 2019-01-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, these rail coaches are not manufactured under Make In India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Photographs of rail coaches, claimed to be manufactured under 'Make in India', being exported to Australia.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-these-rail-coaches-are-not-manufactured-under-make-in-india-1437840-2019-01-23


text: This video shows the recent floods in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Scary video of flooded Nainital is not recent at all — 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/fact-check-scary-video-flooded-nainital-not-recent-from-2021-2002139-2022-09-19


text: This is the condition of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari after the public heckled him in Delhi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Manoj Tiwari’s hospitalisation picture goes viral with misleading claims
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/manoj-tiwari-hospitalisation-picture-viral-misleading-claims-1865892-2021-10-17


text: This video shows Muslims calling for the boycott of Hindu businesses in Bangalore.
claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z
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-from-barmer-falsely-shared-as-muslims-call-to-boycott-hindu-businesses-in-bangalore-2400389-2023-07-01

title:
Fact Check: Old video from Barmer FALSELY shared as Muslims’ call to boycott Hindu businesses in Bangalore


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Do not believe this hoax about microchip implant in coronavirus vaccine
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A project engineer who made a microchip that will be implanted in a Covid patient along with the vaccine has warned us not to take it.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-do-not-believe-this-hoax-about-microchip-implant-in-coronavirus-vaccine-1726551-2020-09-29


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows how a Turkish man jumped from his high-rise during the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-man-jumping-from-building-from-turkey-not-related-earthquake-2331123-2023-02-06

title:
Fact Check: This video of man jumping from building is from Turkey, but it’s not related to Feb 6 earthquake


text: Video shows Sri Lankan ministers stripped naked and interrogated in public by angry citizens
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Sri Lankan ministers were NOT stripped naked and interrogated by a mob
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-sri-lankan-ministers-not-stripped-naked-interrogated-mob-economic-crisis-1949503-2022-05-14


text: NATO soldiers have reached Ukraine to fight Russia.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-05-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: NATO didn’t send troops to Ukraine, old video from Afghanistan viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/nato-didnt-send-troops-to-ukraine-old-video-from-afghanistan-viral-fact-check-2382615-2023-05-22


claimant: A Facebook user named Alaknanda Rajsahi
claim_date: 2021-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Mamata Banerjee has not withdrawn petition challenging Nandigram poll result
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Scared Mamata Banerjee had directed to withdraw the High Court petition challenging the assembly election results for the Nandigram constituency.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-mamata-banerjee-has-not-withdrawn-petition-challenging-assembly-election-result-for-nandigram-constituency-1819753-2021-06-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Final moments recorded on a Boeing 737 that crashed in southern China with 133 passengers and crew on board.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-simulated-video-ethiopian-plane-chinese-boeing-737-crash-1927826-2022-03-21

title:
Fact Check: Simulated video of Ethiopian plane crash shared as final moments before Chinese Boeing 737 crash


text: Image of illuminated bridge over a sea is from Mumbai.
claimant: Facebook page "Dontgetserious" and others
claim_date: 2019-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral image of glittering bridge over a sea is not from Mumbai
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-image-bridge-sea-not-from-mumbai-1611928-2019-10-22


text: This video shows police atrocities against a Pakistani woman under Army Chief Asim Munir.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-pakistan-woman-recounting-police-violence-from-imran-khan-regime-not-after-his-arrest-2380630-2023-05-17

title:
Fact Check: Video of Pak woman recounting police violence is from Imran Khan regime, NOT after his arrest


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2018 video of Varanasi flyover collapse shared with misleading claims
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows people trapped after the under-construction Balanagar- Jeedimetla flyover in Hyderabad collapsed.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2018-video-of-varanasi-flyover-collapse-shared-with-misleading-claims-1772670-2021-02-24


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These photos are NOT from Vande Bharat Express that was pelted with stones in Bengal
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These photos show the damage caused to the Vande Bharat Express after stone-pelting near Malda, West Bengal on January 2, 2023.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-photos-not-from-vande-bharat-express-pelted-stones-bengal-2316815-2023-01-03


claimant: Facebook users like Vinesh Kapil
claim_date: 2019-01-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Who is meeting Gurmeet Ram Rahim in this viral photo? No, not Kapil Sibal
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Congress leader and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal shaking hands with Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/gurmeet-ram-rahim-kapil-sibal-photo-honeypreet-mahesh-bhatt-1429637-2019-01-12


claimant: Arun jangid (obc)
claim_date: 2020-09-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Adani Agri Logistics Ltd. is setting up grain silos in Punjab after three farm bills were passed in the Parliament.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-adani-group-s-punjab-grain-storage-wasn-t-set-up-overnight-after-farm-bills-were-passed-1725524-2020-09-25

title:
Fact Check: No, Adani Group's Punjab grain storage wasn't set up overnight after Farm Bills were passed


text: Woman infected with coronavirus killed by Chinese police
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-02-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did police publicly kill coronavirus-infected woman in China?
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-police-publicly-kill-coronavirus-infected-woman-in-china-1645123-2020-02-10


text: This photo shows the wreckage of the passenger plane that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, on January 15.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-01-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This photo shows a 2019 wreckage, not the Jan 15 crash in Nepal
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-shows-2019-wreckage-not-recent-plane-crash-nepal-2322298-2023-01-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Indian Olympic chief hits a penalty, flashes fake Olympic medal
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Volunteers at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be given medals with the word ‘volunteer’ written in several languages, including ‘swayamsevak’ in Hindi. This shows India’s stature in the world.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-indian-olympic-chief-hits-a-penalty-flashes-fake-olympic-medal-1820483-2021-06-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2010 image from Germany passed off as construction of LPG pipeline in Gorakhpur
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image shows construction of the world’s longest pipeline project from Kandla in Gujarat to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2010-image-from-germany-passed-off-as-construction-of-lpg-pipeline-in-gorakhpur-1901131-2022-01-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is it safe to use oxygen concentrator in a closed room?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
People using an oxygen concentrator should keep doors and windows open as it extracts oxygen from open air. It is harmful to shut the room and turn on AC while using a concentrator.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-it-safe-to-use-oxygen-concentrator-in-a-closed-room-1799021-2021-05-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Three-year-old photo goes viral linking it to present migrant crisis
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture of toddler breastfeeding from mother lying dead on the railway tracks in MP highlights the present migrant crisis in India.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-three-year-old-photo-goes-viral-linking-it-to-present-migrant-crisis-1686292-2020-06-06?utm_source=rss


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Kejriwal did not begin New Year 2021 by offering namaz at Jama Masjid
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal offered namaz in Delhi's Jama Masjid wearing a skull cap on the first day of the New Year.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kejriwal-did-not-begin-new-year-2021-by-offering-namaz-at-jama-masjid-1755152-2021-01-01


text: Unbelievable moments from Rahul Gandhi speech in Kerala.
claimant: A Facebook user Indian Politics
claim_date: 2019-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: How Rahul Gandhi's translator gave armour to opponents
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-rahul-gandhi-translator-gave-armour-to-opponents-1505952-2019-04-19


text: Consuming lychee will get you life-threatening fever, so stop eating it
claimant: Several Facebook users like “Live india 24x7” and “Ayurveda info”
claim_date: 2019-06-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: To eat or not to eat lychee
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-to-eat-or-not-to-eat-lychee-1553109-2019-06-21


claimant: Facebook users and British politician Nazir Ahmed
claim_date: 2019-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: British politician shares 9-year-old video to target Indian Army
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Canada denies visas to Indian Army Generals and Brigadiers who served as intelligence officers in Kashmir in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-british-politician-shares-9-year-old-video-to-target-indian-army-1590516-2019-08-22


text: Land in Srinagar up for sale after removal of Article 370 and 35A.
claimant: Several Facebook users like 'Thakur Nikhil Tomar' and 'Avinash Singh'
claim_date: 2019-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Wait, don't fall for advertisements already selling land in Srinagar
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-wait-do-not-fall-for-advertisements-already-selling-land-in-srinagar-1577596-2019-08-05


text: Pune-based doctor Megha Vyas died of Covid-19 while treating patients infected with coronavirus.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This woman was not a doctor who died of coronavirus
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-woman-was-not-doctor-who-died-coronavirus-1671088-2020-04-25


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-05-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Amid the ongoing row over Hanuman Chalisa in Maharashtra, a group of people including foreign nationals recited the devotional hymn on the Tower Bridge in London.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-international-support-for-hanuman-chalisa-row-2021-video-from-london-shared-with-a-spin-1944826-2022-05-03

title:
Fact Check: International support for Hanuman Chalisa row? 2021 video from London shared with a spin


text: Japan constructed a bridge in 24 hours.
claimant: Facebook Page ‘The Engineer Bro’
claim_date: 2019-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Japan construct this bridge in 24 hours?
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-japan-construct-this-bridge-in-24-hours-1610839-2019-10-18


text: This video shows a stack of stones naturally standing atop each other in the middle of the water.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This incredible stack of stones standing atop each other is NOT a natural occurrence
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-incredible-stack-of-stones-standing-atop-each-other-is-not-a-natural-occurrence-2351163-2023-03-24


text: Japanese man killed his friend because of PUBG
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2019-06-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did this man kill his friend for PUBG?
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-this-man-kill-his-friend-for-pubg-1545586-2019-06-09


text: The viral audio clip on coronavirus is Dr Devi Shetty's.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-03-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral audio clip on coronavirus is not Dr Devi Shetty's
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-audio-clip-coronavirus-not-dr-devi-shetty-1657486-2020-03-19


text: Pop star Shakira sings Bhupen Hazarika’s song 'Ganga Behti Ho Kyun'.
claimant: Facebook user Bangkim Munu Rabha
claim_date: 2019-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Shakira didn't sing Bhupen Hazarika's Ganga Behti Ho Kyun
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-shakira-didn-t-sing-bhupen-hazarika-s-ganga-behti-ho-kyun-1453638-2019-02-11


text: Video shows a temple being demolished in Tamil Nadu.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of temple demolition in Karnataka passed off as from Tamil Nadu
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-temple-demolition-in-karnataka-passed-off-as-from-tamil-nadu-1852861-2021-09-14


claimant: Facebook user “Rakesh Krishnan Simha” and others
claim_date: 2019-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo of Dalit activist goes viral with misleading claim
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Delhi Police assumed an elderly man to be the parent of a JNU student, but he told them he is a student himself.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-dalit-activist-jnu-professor-kancha-ilaiah-viral-misleading-1622045-2019-11-23


text: Video shows how an old Hindu man was beaten up for performing ‘aarti’ at his house in West Bengal.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Was this old man thrashed for performing ‘aarti’ at his house in West 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-was-this-old-man-thrashed-for-performing-aarti-at-his-house-in-west-bengal-1782642-2021-03-23


text: Rajasthan BJP leader Harish Singh fell from a camel during the election campaign.
claimant: Facebook page 'Courageous Indian' and others
claim_date: 2019-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This hilarious video has nothing to do with election campaign
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-election-campaign-camel-truth-rajasthan-1494757-2019-04-05


text: Dr. Usman Riyaz from Delhi died of Coronavirus.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No Delhi doctor died due to coronavirus
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-delhi-doctor-died-due-to-coronavirus-1660510-2020-03-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is the last video of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, where he was seen dancing while being wheelchair-bound.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-rakesh-jhunjhunwala-dancing-in-wheelchair-is-not-his-last-it-s-from-july-2021-1988191-2022-08-15

title:
Fact Check: Video of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dancing in wheelchair is NOT his last — it's from July 2021


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These people are not greeting Tejashwi Yadav with pens to mock him - it was his idea
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
People are mocking Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav’s educational qualifications by gifting him pens instead of bouquets.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-people-not-greeting-tejashwi-yadav-with-pens-mock-him-it-was-his-idea-1991315-2022-08-23


text: Video shows a crocodile spotted in a residential area in Hyderabad during the ongoing heavy rains.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old videos go viral as visuals from Telangana as rains lash state
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-videos-go-viral-visuals-telangana-rains-lash-state-1731843-2020-10-15


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2020-11-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Pornhub logo did not appear on CNN during the US poll coverage
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Pornhub banner appears on CNN's screen during the live election coverage of the US Presidential poll.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-pornhub-logo-did-not-appear-on-cnn-during-the-us-poll-coverage-1738728-2020-11-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
According to PTI, Anna Hazare has threatened to go on a hunger strike unless BJP's Devendra Fadnavis is made the Maharashtra CM.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/anna-hazare-didnt-demand-fadnavis-to-be-made-maharashtra-cm-viral-tweet-parody-account-1966782-2022-06-25

title:
Fact Check: Anna Hazare didn't demand Fadnavis to be made Maharashtra CM, viral tweet is from a 'parody' account


text: Invading Russian soldiers threatening young Ukraine girls at gunpoint.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2005 photo from West Bank shared as Russian soldier holding Ukrainian girls at gunpoint
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-photo-from-west-bank-shared-as-russian-soldier-holding-ukrainian-girls-at-gunpoint-1919432-2022-03-01


text: At the age of 25 years and 10 months, Raja was the world’s oldest tiger in captivity.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Raja the Royal Bengal was not the world’s oldest tiger
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/raja-royal-bengal-not-world-oldest-tiger-tiger-creek-animal-sanctuary-texas-united-states-1975698-2022-07-14


text: Video of Taj Mahal being washed before Donald Trump’s visit.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Taj Mahal being hosed down to welcome Donald Trump? No, this is not Agra
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-taj-mahal-being-hosed-down-to-welcome-donald-trump-no-this-is-not-agra-1649593-2020-02-24


text: The Union Cabinet has approved an increase in MP allowances.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This newspaper clipping on hike in MP allowance is three years old
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-newspaper-clipping-on-hike-in-mp-allowance-is-three-years-old-1780077-2021-03-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did an African activist interrupt Queen’s funeral? Viral video is from 2007
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service was disrupted by an African protestor demanding an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/african-activist-queen-elizabaeth-funeral-viral-video-2003441-2022-09-22


text: This video shows an aircraft hovering with its nose pointed at the sky at Aero India 2023.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Vertical fighter jet stunts at Aero India 2023? Nope, this Dubai clip shows a toy plane
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-vertical-fighter-jet-stunts-at-aero-india-2023-nope-this-dubai-clip-shows-a-toy-plane-2335119-2023-02-15


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Demystifying the Delta variant of coronavirus amid social media percepts
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
There is no fever or cough for Delta-induced Covid, but mostly body pain. The Delta strain does not live in the nasopharyngeal region, and nasal swab tests fail to detect this variant.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-demystifying-the-delta-variant-of-coronavirus-amid-social-media-percepts-1827680-2021-07-13


text: Seven students died after falling off the fourth floor in Guwahati after the railing gave away.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Tragic video of students falling off after railing collapse is from Bolivia, not Assam
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-tragic-video-of-students-falling-off-after-railing-collapse-is-from-bolivia-not-assam-1783086-2021-03-24


text: Iran’s rocket crashed within seconds of its launch.
claimant: Facebook user Hananya Naftali
claim_date: 2019-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Russian rocket crash passed off as Iran's failure
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-russian-rocket-crash-passed-off-as-iran-s-failure-1573972-2019-07-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of car floating backwards in waterlogged Hyderabad streets is from 2020
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a recent incident in which a car floating in a flooded street of Hyderabad piled up on top of another car amid heavy rains.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-of-car-floating-backwards-in-waterlogged-hyderabad-streets-is-from-2020-2409997-2023-07-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows an explosion at a nuclear plant in Turkey after a quake struck the region on February 6.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/these-videos-of-explosions-are-not-from-turkey-nuclear-power-plant-following-earthquakes-2331649-2023-02-07

title:
Fact Check: These videos of explosions are NOT from Turkey’s nuclear power plant following earthquakes


claimant: Social media users like @luv_Datta
claim_date: 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind viral images of Shri Ram bricks used for drain construction
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
'Shri Ram' Bricks which were brought to build Ram Mandir , are being used in the construction of drains in Ayodhya.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-viral-images-of-shri-ram-bricks-used-for-drain-construction-1426592-2019-01-08


text: According to an RTI reply, PM Modi's beautician charges Rs 80 lakh per month.
claimant: Gurugram Congress and other social media users.
claim_date: 2019-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Gurugram Congress shares misleading video on 'Modi's beautician'
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-congress-shares-misleading-video-on-modi-s-beautician-1521406-2019-05-09


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-05T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
BJP workers were seen distributing alcohol during a rally ahead of a by-election in Kurhani, Bihar, on December 3.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-video-of-man-bjp-attire-distributing-alcohol-old-unrelated-to-bihar-bypoll-2305704-2022-12-05

title:
Fact Check: This video of a man in BJP attire distributing alcohol is OLD, unrelated to Bihar bypoll


text: This dilapidated structure with the roof missing is a government school in Gujarat.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old picture from Uttarakhand shared as pathetic condition of Gujarat school
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-from-uttarakhand-shared-as-gujarat-school-1882504-2021-11-30


text: This video shows how Muslims set fire to a Hindu temple in Birmingham, England, during Navratri.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2022-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video show supermarket fire in Birmingham, NOT a Hindu temple
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/temple-birmingham-set-on-fire-by-muslims-false-claim-2282741-2022-10-08


claimant: Several Facebook users such as Anshul Bairagi and page BJP Munger
claim_date: 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
241 terrorists were killed J&K during 10 years of Manmohan Singh rule while 1701 terrorists were killed in four and half years of Modi government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-claiming-modi-govt-killed-more-terrorists-than-that-of-manmohan-singh-is-false-1426590-2019-01-08

title:
Fact Check: Viral post claiming Modi govt killed more terrorists than that of Manmohan Singh is false


claimant: Twitter user babarkhan
claim_date: 2021-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed image shared as protesters in Pakistan waving Indian flag
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
An image shows members of PTM, a group advocating the rights of the Pashtun ethnic group in Pakistan, carrying the national flag of India during their protest march to Islamabad.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-image-shared-as-protesters-in-pakistan-waving-indian-flag-1786804-2021-04-03


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2016 photo of stone-pelting in Kashmir FALSELY claimed to be from Jahangirpuri
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This image shows how Muslims pelted stones at cops during the recent communal clashes in Jahangirpuri, New Delhi.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2016-photo-stone-pelting-kashmir-falsely-jahangirpuri-delhi-violence-1940368-2022-04-21


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-06-23T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Droupadi Murmu tweeted thanking Narendra Modi for nominating her as the NDA’s presidential candidate.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/presidential-candidate-droupadi-murmu-twitter-social-media-accounts-false-claim-1965968-2022-06-23

title:
Fact Check: Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is not on Twitter but many accounts are impersonating her


text: Akbaruddin Owaisi is pleading for help since Amit Shah became home minister
claimant: Facebook page ‘ModiNama’ and other social media users
claim_date: 2020-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Akbaruddin Owaisi is not pleading for help because of Amit Shah
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-akbaruddin-owaisi-is-not-pleading-for-help-because-of-amit-shah-1635132-2020-01-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind young girl’s “death stare” at policeman
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Palestinian girl bravely stands up to Israeli security forces to protect the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-young-girl-s-death-stare-at-policeman-1694667-2020-06-27


text: Delhiites are finding it hard to breathe, but Manoj Tiwari is happily bursting firecrackers
claimant: Facebook user Pulkit Chaturvedi
claim_date: 2019-11-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral image of Manoj Tiwari bursting firecrackers is 5 years 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-viral-image-of-manoj-tiwari-bursting-firecrackers-is-5-years-old-1615696-2019-11-04


text: In 2022, the internet was suspended, not even a single time in Kashmir.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-20T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-checks-mislead-internet-actually-shut-down-jammu-kashmir-2022-2324306-2023-01-20

title:
Fact Check: When ‘fact-checks’ mislead! Internet was actually shut down at least 49 times in J&K in 2022


text: Video of a Pakistani journalist praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is not a Pakistani journalist praising 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/no-this-is-not-a-pakistani-journalist-praising-pm-modi-1750195-2020-12-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: List of UP Congress' minority cell members viral with communal twist
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Image of a document shows how Congress did not appoint a single district chairman from the Hindu community in Uttar Pradesh. All district chairmen are Muslims.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-list-of-up-congress-minority-cell-members-viral-with-a-communal-twist-1766657-2021-02-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Shops caught fire due to short circuit, video shared as of Nagaland violence
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows an angry mob resorting to arson in Nagaland’s Tuensang after the killing of civilians by security forces.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-shops-caught-fire-due-to-short-circuit-video-shared-as-of-nagaland-violence-1885326-2021-12-08


text: This photo shows victims of the January 27 synagogue shooting in Jerusalem.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this photo doesn’t show dead bodies of Jerusalem synagogue shooting victims
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-photo-doesnt-show-dead-bodies-of-jerusalem-synagogue-shooting-victims-2328804-2023-01-31


text: Congress workers shouting “ Pakistan zindabad” slogans during an event.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2018-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Rajasthan Congress workers shout pro-Pakistan slogans?
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-rajasthan-congress-workers-shout-pro-pakistan-slogans-1399957-2018-11-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Two-year-old video of man threatening Muslims with guns goes viral amid Prophet row
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows how Hindus are now fearlessly abusing Prophet Nabi and threatening to kill Muslims.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-video-man-threaten-muslim-with-gun-viral-prophet-row-1961569-2022-06-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey did not meet SRK at Mannat after Aryan Khan's arrest
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
‘Bhakts’ are boycotting Shah Rukh Khan on Twitter. Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey himself is with the superstar at Mannat.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-shah-rukh-aryan-khan-ncb-arrest-twitter-jack-dorsey-mannat-viral-photo-1863623-2021-10-11


text: Cover picture of a blog shows police brutality on elderly man, implying it is from Kashmir.
claimant: Facebook page " I support Rahul Gandhi"
claim_date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of police brutality in Pakistan passed off as 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-image-police-brutality-pakistan-passed-off-kashmir-1605465-2019-10-02


text: Malaysian Muslims protesting PM Modi against the recent alleged persecution of Indian Muslims
claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2022-04-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-photo-of-anti-modi-protests-in-malaysia-is-from-2020-1937146-2022-04-13

title:
Fact Check: Viral photo of anti-Modi protests in Malaysia over Ram Navami communal violence is from 2020


text: Pakistan flags waved during Rahul Gandhi’s campaign in Wayanad.
claimant: Facebook user ‘Chowkidar Bk Mishra’ and Twitter user ‘Chowkidar Prerna’
claim_date: 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Wayanad cheer up for Rahul Gandhi waving Pakistan flags?
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-wayanad-cheer-up-for-rahul-gandhi-waving-pakistan-flags-1492508-2019-04-02


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-04-15T00:00:00Z
title: Who bombed railway station in Ukraine? Impostors falsely drag BBC into propaganda war
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The BBC reported the Ukrainian army was behind the missile attack on Kramatorsk railway station that killed more than 50 people.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/who-bombed-railway-station-in-ukraine-impostors-falsely-drag-bbc-into-propaganda-war-1938015-2022-04-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This isn't people fleeing from Afghanistan or Syria. This stampede is to duck under a bunker to survive a possible missile or nuclear attack by Russia on Ukraine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-video-escalator-accident-rome-shared-as-people-taking-shelter-after-russia-attack-ukraine-1917457-2022-02-24

title:
Fact Check: Old video of escalator accident in Rome shared as people taking shelter after Russia’s attack on Ukraine


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Hindu’s N Ram and DMK minister misidentified as SC judges who quashed Nupur Sharma plea
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Supreme Court justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala, who rejected Nupur Sharma’s plea, were seen with Left leaders and media barons.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-hindu-n-ram-and-dmk-minister-misidentified-as-sc-judges-who-quashed-nupur-sharma-plea-1972677-2022-07-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This picture of Kejriwal without mask is not related to the pandemic
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia are campaigning in favour of masks during the pandemic, but refuse to wear them.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-picture-of-kejriwal-without-mask-is-not-related-to-the-pandemic-1787446-2021-04-05


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo of Muslims offering namaaz in groups is not from India
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Muslims in India are offering namaaz in groups on rooftops during lockdown, ignoring social distancing.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/muslims-offering-namaaz-viral-not-india-1666842-2020-04-14


text: This is the poster of a movie named “The Omicron Variant” which was released in 1963.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-was-there-a-1963-movie-called-the-omicron-variant-no-this-poster-was-created-for-fun-1883522-2021-12-02

title:
Fact Check: Was there a 1963 movie called ‘The Omicron Variant’? No, this poster was created for fun


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-03-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Newly appointed Uganda police spokesperson hit a reporter with a catapult for asking irrelevant questions.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-ugandan-cop-not-attacking-reporters-catapult-irrelevant-questions-1925359-2022-03-14

title:
Fact Check: This Ugandan cop was NOT attacking reporters with a catapult for asking irrelevant questions


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: The GOAT asked to embrace Islam? Viral video of Messi and Al-Bulayhi is doctored
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Saudi defender Ali Al-Bulayhi asked Lionel Messi to embrace Islam in the middle of the match during the FIFA World Cup.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/lionel-messi-al-bulayhi-viral-video-embrace-islam-fifa-world-cup-match-2301214-2022-11-24


text: A Syrian child sleeps between the graves of his mother and father.
claimant: Facebook page "POWER THOUGHTS"
claim_date: 2019-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo of boy sleeping between 2 graves goes viral again
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-viral-boy-sleeping-between-graves-syria-saudi-arabia-1610498-2019-10-17


text: Rahul Gandhi conducting door-to-door campaigns in poll-bound Karnataka
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-18T00:00:00Z
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-this-video-does-not-show-rahul-gandhi-conducting-door-to-door-campaign-in-poll-bound-karnataka-2361731-2023-04-18

title:
Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Rahul Gandhi conducting door-to-door campaign in poll-bound Karnataka


text: Amit Shah touching the feet of Swami Nithyananda
claimant: Facebook user ‘Subhir Rajan Mavunkal’ and others
claim_date: 2019-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Is this Amit Shah touching the feet of Swami Nithyananda?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-is-amit-shah-touching-feet-swami-nithyananda-1626737-2019-12-09


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photo of man in exotic headgear is from 2021, NOT recent insurrection in Brazil capital
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These photos of a sea of protestors and a man in exotic headgear is from the insurrection in Brazil's capital by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/photo-of-man-in-exotic-headgear-is-from-2021-not-recent-insurrection-in-brazil-capital-2319377-2023-01-09


text: Saint Luke’s Hospital of USA says that consuming alcohol can reduce the risk of Covid-19.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this US hospital did not say alcohol can keep Covid-19 at bay
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/coronavirus-fact-check-claims-on-alcohol-and-covid-19-1654812-2020-03-12


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 2021 NEP protest video shared as police action against hijab ban protests in Karnataka
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows Karnataka police arresting burqa-clad women who were protesting against the hijab ban. Around 40% of these burqa-clad protestors were men.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2021-nep-protest-video-shared-as-police-action-against-hijab-ban-protests-in-karnataka-1916443-2022-02-22


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: False claim about Maulana Saad donating Rs 1 crore to PM CARES goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
UK newspaper says Maulana Saad of Tablighi Jamaat donated Rs 1 crore to PM's relief fund against coronavirus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-false-claim-maulana-saad-donating-pm-cares-viral-1664466-2020-04-07


text: Budweiser admits several employees have been pissing in its beer tanks for years.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Have Budweiser employees been pissing in their beer tanks?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-have-budweiser-employees-been-pissing-in-their-beer-tanks-1696299-2020-07-02


text: The photo was from Zakair Musa’s funeral ceremony
claimant: The Kashmiriyat
claim_date: 2019-05-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Photos of Japan anti-nuclear protest passed off as Zakir Musa’s funeral
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-of-japan-anti-nuclear-protest-passed-off-as-zakir-musa-s-funeral-1537962-2019-05-29


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Smartphone can be a health hazard, but it does not cause eye worms
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
These are the visuals of worm being removed from patient’s eyes. The worm was developed due to excessive use of smartphones.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-smartphone-can-be-a-health-hazard-but-it-does-not-cause-eye-worms-1831927-2021-07-23


text: PM Modi ignored Ram Nath Kovind and did not greet him at the farewell function in Parliament.
claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2022-07-24T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-trimmed-video-claim-pm-modi-ignored-president-kovind-farewell-function-1979430-2022-07-24

title:
Fact Check: Netizens post trimmed video to claim PM Modi ignored President Kovind at farewell function


claimant: Twitter Users
claim_date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neither freebies nor goons - grisly Karnataka bus accident becomes fodder for fake news
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A woman's hand was chopped off while climbing through the window of a bus in Hulinahalli, Karnataka.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/neither-freebies-nor-goons-grisly-karnataka-bus-accident-becomes-fodder-for-fake-news-2398376-2023-06-27


text: People filming tsunami waves in Tonga risking their lives.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This dramatic video of people braving gushing waves is not from tsunami-hit Tonga
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-tonga-volcano-dramatic-video-of-people-braving-gushing-waves-is-not-from-tsunami-hit-1901841-2022-01-19


claimant: Twitter user Rekha Meena
claim_date: 2021-01-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
US President Joe Biden invited India’s neighbouring countries for his inaugural ceremony. However, India was not invited.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-biden-didn-t-ignore-india-foreign-leaders-are-not-invited-to-us-presidential-inauguration-1761861-2021-01-22

title:
Fact Check: Biden didn’t ignore India; foreign leaders are not invited to US Presidential inauguration


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-09-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Mourning for Elizabeth did not take violent turn at Wembley! This video is from 2014
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth II disrupted by people at Wembley stadium before an England-Germany football match.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mourning-for-elizabeth-did-not-take-violent-turn-at-wembley-this-video-is-from-2014-1998456-2022-09-09


text: Mamata appeals to vote for BJP
claimant: WEST BENGAL BJP
claim_date: 2019-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: The truth behind Mamata’s appeal to ‘vote for BJP’
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/the-truth-behind-mamata-s-appeal-to-vote-for-bjp-1509543-2019-04-24


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2021-06-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Man in viral post is not Rajesh Tiwari who ‘failed UPSC’, but a Bangladeshi influencer
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rajesh Tiwari, a 29-year-old from Lucknow failed Civil Service exams despite scoring 643 marks because the cut-off for General Category was 689.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-man-in-viral-post-is-not-rajesh-tiwari-who-failed-upsc-but-a-bangladeshi-influencer-1811049-2021-06-04


text: Video of the current war going on in Pakistan’s Sialkot region
claimant: Facebook page Voice of Pashtun
claim_date: 2019-02-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not a video of heavy firing in Pakistan but a gun event 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-this-is-not-a-video-of-heavy-firing-in-pakistan-but-a-gun-event-in-us-1467119-2019-02-28


text: This video shows a Power Slap match held between a man and a robot.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Robot vs man? Video from American reality show 'slapped' with CGI to create confusion
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/robot-vs-man-video-from-american-reality-show-slapped-with-cgi-to-create-confusion-2387994-2023-06-02


text: Childhood photo of Chinese business tycoon and co-founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma.
claimant: Social media users like Dippak Gupta
claim_date: 2019-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind viral post showing Chinese biz tycoon Jack Ma’s struggle
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-truth-behind-viral-post-showing-chinese-biz-tycoon-jack-ma-struggle-1627178-2019-12-10


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: It's too early to predict a bubonic plague epidemic
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
WHO has said that bubonic plague detected in China can trigger a severe epidemic. According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), bubonic plague is airborne and can be spread through cough droplets.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-it-s-too-early-to-predict-a-bubonic-plague-epidemic-1701016-2020-07-15


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These seven exercises do not guarantee protection against coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
According to the Gwalior CMHO, these seven hand exercises can guarantee lifetime protection against coronavirus.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-these-seven-exercises-do-not-guarantee-protection-against-coronavirus-1795233-2021-04-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not an Australian astronaut jumping from spaceship to Earth
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows an Australian astronaut jumping from a spacecraft at a height of 1,28,000 feet and reaching the surface of the Earth in four minutes.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-is-not-an-australian-astronaut-jumping-from-spaceship-to-earth-1758971-2021-01-14


text: Image shows PM Modi paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.
claimant: Facebook user R V Sundar Raj
claim_date: 2020-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, the man PM Modi is paying homage to is not Nathuram Godse
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-the-man-pm-modi-paying-homage-nathuram-godse-1716147-2020-08-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows fans clashing after Pakistan defeated Afghanistan in the final Super 4 match of the Asia Cup 2022.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-2019-world-cup-clash-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-cricket-fans-shared-as-asia-cup-incident-1997895-2022-09-08

title:
Fact Check: 2019 World Cup clash between Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket fans shared as Asia Cup incident


claimant: Social media users like Vinay Kumar Dwivedi
claim_date: 2018-12-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video showing attack on Hindus is not from Rajasthan, but Bangladesh
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Caption with the viral video claims that Muslims in Jaisalmer, killed Hindus and burnt their houses after Congress victory in the recent Rajasthan Assembly elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-showing-attack-on-hindus-is-not-from-rajasthan-but-bangladesh-1415844-2018-12-23


text: This video shows a narrow escape by a car bouncing on a truck and a bus.
claimant: Social Media users
claim_date: 2023-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neither police chase nor perfect timing, this video of car bouncing on trucks is CGI
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-neither-police-chase-nor-perfect-timing-this-video-of-car-bouncing-on-trucks-is-cgi-2352042-2023-03-27


text: Men chanting pro-Palestine slogans in Rahul Gandhi's assembly constituency, Wayanad in Kerala.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-05-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-from-qatar-wrongly-shared-as-pro-palestine-demonstration-in-rahul-gandhi-wayanad-1805525-2021-05-21

title:
Fact Check: Video from Qatar wrongly shared as pro-Palestine demonstration in Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old photo of large Muslim family from Bangladesh shared to push for Uniform Civil Code
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Without Uniform Civil Code in India, large Muslim families like this one will reap all the benefits of taxpayers’ money.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-photo-of-large-muslim-family-from-bangladesh-shared-to-push-for-uniform-civil-code-1943533-2022-04-29


text: Woman tells Rahul Gandhi to go back as Modi is doing good for Kashmir people.
claimant: Twitter user Jyothirmahi Lokeshwa
claim_date: 2019-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Kashmir woman tell Rahul Gandhi to go back?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/kashmiri-woman-plane-rahul-gandhi-kashmir-article-370-1593201-2019-08-29


text: Picture shows Donald Trump kissing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the backseat of a car.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This picture of Trump kissing convicted sex offender Epstein is doctored
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-picture-of-trump-kissing-convicted-sex-offender-epstein-is-doctored-1703807-2020-07-24


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: French riots spreading to London? Nope, this video is from 2022
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a fight between police and rioters in London, as protests sparked by the police killing of a teenager in France spread to the capital of England.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-french-riots-spreading-to-london-video-2022-2402215-2023-07-05


text: According to CNN, “Titanic” singer Celine Dion died in a plane crash.
claimant: Website
claim_date: 2019-11-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Hoax about Titanic singer Celine Dion’s death 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-hoax-about-titanic-singer-celine-dion-s-death-goes-viral-1617951-2019-11-11


text: Prime minister Modi said 33 crore bank accounts opened in Chhattisgarh.
claimant: Facebook page FekuExpress
claim_date: 2019-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: PM Modi never said 33 crore bank accounts were opened in Chhattisgarh alone
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/prime-minister-modi-chhattisgarh-bank-accounts-twitter-facebook-viral-post-1463307-2019-02-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Ukraine's president don the army uniform to fight against Russian troops?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Images show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in military uniform, fighting in the forefront with the Ukrainian Army against the Russian forces.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/did-ukraine-president-don-army-uniform-to-fight-against-russian-troops-1918333-2022-02-26


text: A Hindu Kanwar yatri can be seen refusing the money offered by a Muslim.
claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2022-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old image of communal harmony during Kanwar Yatra now used to stir hatred
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-image-of-communal-harmony-during-kanwar-yatra-used-to-stir-hatred-1980730-2022-07-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Obama never warned Africans against Covid-19 vaccines from US, Europe
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Barack Obama has asked Africans not to accept vaccines that'll come from America and Europe, calling it "an evil act white people want to do to Africans".

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-obama-never-warned-africans-against-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-europe-1757718-2021-01-10


text: The photograph shows how Muslims in Kashmir are facing atrocities at the hands of Indian forces.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral picture of a clash is from a Delhi college, not 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-this-viral-picture-of-a-clash-is-from-a-delhi-college-not-kashmir-1864076-2021-10-12


text: This video shows the site of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, on January 15.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-18T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-from-steven-spielberg-movie-set-in-hollywood-falsely-shared-as-nepal-plane-crash-site-2323333-2023-01-18

title:
Fact Check: Video from Steven Spielberg movie set in Hollywood FALSELY shared as Nepal plane crash site


text: Black fungus is spreading due to farm chickens. One should avoid consuming chickens to stay safe.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Don’t chicken out on poultry dishes over black fungus fears
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/chicken-poultry-dishes-black-fungus-fears-1807773-2021-05-27


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This man is a defence journalist, not the pilot who carried hundreds of Afghan evacuees
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This is Marcus Weisgerber, the pilot of US aircraft C-17, which evacuated over 700 Afghan refugees in a single flight.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/defence-journalist-pilot-afghan-evacuees-kabul-airport-1844437-2021-08-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-03-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of passenger harassed by TTE falsely linked to migrants' condition in Tamil Nadu
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Bihari migrant trying to flee Tamil Nadu and getting attacked on his way by TTE for travelling without a ticket.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-passenger-harassed-by-tte-falsely-linked-to-migrant-condition-tamil-nadu-2345068-2023-03-10


text: Ayub Khan, a Congress leader from Hyderabad, married his daughter and impregnated her.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did a Congress leader from Hyderabad marry his daughter? Old hoax resurfaces
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-congress-leader-hyderabad-marry-daughter-old-hoax-resurfaces-1960971-2022-06-10


text: Pakistani-origin politician Humza Yousaf took oath as Scotland's First Minister in Urdu.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-04-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: New Scottish head of Pakistani origin took oath in Urdu? No, this video is from 2016
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/new-scottish-head-of-pakistani-origin-took-oath-in-urdu-no-this-video-is-from-2016-2361551-2023-04-18


text: Woman being tortured in Rajasthan’s Kalyanpur.
claimant: Facebook user ‘Hansraj bagadiya SFI sikar’ and others
claim_date: 2019-12-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Brazilian man beating up daughters passed off as from Rajasthan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-brazilian-man-beating-daughters-passed-rajasthan-1626255-2019-12-07


text: The video shows a faulty reclining seat on a Vande Bharat train.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of a faulty seat on different train FALSELY linked with Vande Bharat
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-faulty-seat-different-train-falsely-linked-vande-bharat-2409368-2023-07-20


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
In Delhi, Rahul Gandhi went to Amul Dairy to promote its milk, while in Karnataka he pitted it against Nandini.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-rahul-gandhi-is-not-buying-amul-milk-viral-pic-shows-him-enjoying-mohabbat-ka-sharbat-2362133-2023-04-19

title:
Fact Check: No! Rahul Gandhi is not buying Amul milk; viral pic shows him enjoying ‘Mohabbat Ka Sharbat’


text: UP CM Yogi Adityanath urged people to boycott ‘Pathan’, Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Yogi Adityanath DID NOT urge people to boycott SRK's 'Pathan'
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-yogi-adityanath-did-not-urge-people-to-boycott-srk-s-pathan-1931053-2022-03-29


text: A New Delhi Qazi threatened to "make the things harder for Hindus".
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-04-20T00:00:00Z
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-2019-hate-speech-by-dehradun-qazi-goes-viral-as-anti-hindu-threat-following-jahangirpuri-violence-1939608-2022-04-20

title:
Fact Check: 2019 hate speech by Dehradun Qazi goes viral as anti-Hindu threat following Jahangirpuri violence


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video of cars being smashed is not related to Tauktae or India
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Cars smashed after part of building collapses outside Trident Hotel in Mumbai due to Tauktae cyclonic storm.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-video-of-cars-being-smashed-is-not-related-to-tauktae-or-india-1803664-2021-05-17


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-02-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Forged letter claims pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice supports AAP in Punjab polls
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This letter proves that the pro-Khalistan organisation Sikhs For Justice supports Aam Admi Party in the Punjab Elections.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-forged-letter-claims-pro-khalistan-sikhs-for-justice-supports-aap-in-punjab-polls-1914861-2022-02-18


text: Lawyers have been exempted from paying toll tax on national highways.
claimant: Facebook users like ‘AdvJagdish Garg’ and ‘Amarendra Rai Advocate Highcourt Allahabad 9911492306’
claim_date: 2019-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: No, lawyers are not exempted at Toll plazas on the national highways
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-lawyers-are-not-exempted-at-toll-plazas-on-the-national-highways-1627802-2019-12-12


text: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan tweeted Islam will win and thanked Shaheen Bagh for his emphatic win.
claimant: Purbey G
claim_date: 2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Amanatullah Khan's tweet doctored to give it communal twist
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-amanatullah-khan-tweet-doctored-to-give-it-communal-twist-1646234-2020-02-13


text: Video shows Russian forces attacking Ukraine.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video from Syria falsely shared as Russian attack on Ukraine
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-syria-falsely-shared-russian-attack-ukraine-1919458-2022-03-01


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old hoaxes about WhatsApp malware go viral again
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
WhatsApp is releasing two videos called "Martinelli" and "Dance of the Pope". Do not open them as they will hack and format your phone. Also, ignore the message asking to update to WhatsApp Gold.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-hoaxes-about-whatsapp-malware-go-viral-again-1703294-2020-07-22


text: This is Kashi Vishwanath temple in its new avatar.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Somnath temple video shared as first glimpse of Kashi Vishwanath after renovation
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/somnath-temple-video-shared-first-glimpse-kashi-vishwanath-after-renovation-1879691-2021-11-22


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did an Indian court say urinating on Aurangzeb’s grave is no crime?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
According to “The Indian Express”, a man was caught urinating on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s grave, but the court ruled it was not a crime.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-an-indian-court-say-urinating-on-aurangzebs-grave-is-no-crime-1793229-2021-04-20


text: Father asking to pray for his daughter who has coronavirus symptoms.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Do not believe this emotional viral story with father-child photograph
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-do-not-believe-this-emotional-viral-story-with-father-child-photograph-1670254-2020-04-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Grounded for being a Muslim? The controversy around Asia’s first hybrid flying car
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The creator of Asia’s first hybrid flying car Mohammad Furqan Shoaib was deprived of his due credit just because he is a Muslim.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-grounded-for-being-muslim-controversy-around-asia-first-hybrid-flying-car-1862594-2021-10-08


text: This video shows US President Joe Biden touching her granddaughter in an inappropriate manner.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-01-22T00:00:00Z
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-joe-biden-did-not-touch-granddaughter-inappropriate-manner-edited-video-goes-viral-2324894-2023-01-22

title:
Fact Check: Joe Biden DID NOT touch his granddaughter in an inappropriate manner, edited video goes viral


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Fictitious post about Tomar linking Adani, Ambani with farm laws goes viral
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in the meeting with farmers that if he repeals the farm laws, then "Adani and Ambani can also come to us".

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fictitious-post-tomar-adani-ambani-farm-laws-goes-viral-1746948-2020-12-05


text: Sudanese model Ayuol Manyok got married to herself since she got fed up with men.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This Sudanese model didn’t marry herself after getting ‘fed up of men’
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-sudanese-model-didn-t-marry-herself-after-getting-fed-up-of-men-1750211-2020-12-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-25T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows how Muslim students pursuing higher education are trained to use firearms in madrasas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/firearms-training-clip-documentary-on-isil-taliban-afghanistan-falsely-shared-madrasa-education-1941827-2022-04-25

title:
Fact Check: Firearms training clip from 2015 documentary on ISIL, Taliban in Afghanistan falsely shared as 'madrasa education'


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The video shows a lion which escaped the zoo and was spotted walking on the streets in Khartoum, Sudan.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-lion-not-wandering-streets-of-sudan-amid-civil-war-old-video-from-libya-viral-2363423-2023-04-22

title:
Fact Check: This lion is not wandering on streets of Sudan amid civil war, old video from Libya viral


text: Picture is of Delhi Police kicking a Muslim man.
claimant: Facebook user “Naween Kumar Sah” and others
claim_date: 2020-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old image from Kashmir linked to Delhi violence
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-image-kashmir-linked-delhi-violence-1653494-2020-03-07


text: Images show a collapsed metro line near Phoenix Mall in Mumbai.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Gurugram flyover comes crashing down on social media with misleading claims
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-gurugram-flyover-comes-crashing-down-on-social-media-with-misleading-claims-1714968-2020-08-25


text: Labourers from Bihar were thrashed by policemen during lockdown.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of police torture goes viral with misleading claim
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-police-torture-goes-viral-with-misleading-claim-1676909-2020-05-11


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-06-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Lahore protestors burned the Tricolour over prophet row, not Indians
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
An image shows Muslim demonstrators in India burning the national flag while protesting the remarks against Prophet Nabi by Nupur Sharma.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-indians-but-lahore-protestors-burning-tricolor-flag-1961461-2022-06-12


text: Kolkata-based Neena Gupta becomes first Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2021-12-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neena Gupta is not the first Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians
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-ramanujan-prize-for-young-mathematicians-winner-neena-gupta-1889137-2021-12-17


text: Video shows people in Austria protesting against the renewed lockdown.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens score a self-goal, pass off soccer fan march as anti-lockdown protest
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-netizens-score-a-self-goal-pass-off-soccer-fan-march-as-anti-lockdown-protest-1880446-2021-11-24


text: Picture shows a woman driving a tractor full of protesters for the farmers’ agitation near Delhi.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old image from Jat agitation revived as ongoing farmers’ protest
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-image-jat-agitation-revived-ongoing-farmers-protest-1746193-2020-12-02


text: A picture showing a Delhi Police personnel beating a young boy with a baton.
claimant: Facebook user like Anil Kumar Yadav
claim_date: 2020-02-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this picture is not about brutality of Delhi Police
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-picture-is-not-about-brutality-of-delhi-police-1650966-2020-02-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Elon Musk never tweeted that ex-Pak PM Imran Khan has most ‘fake’ Twitter followers
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Elon Musk declared that former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has the highest number of fake followers on Twitter.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/elon-musk-never-tweeted-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-most-fake-twitter-followers-2310989-2022-12-19


claimant: Twitter user Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia)
claim_date: 2020-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of Pakistani protestors uprooting saplings go viral with a radical Islamic spin
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
People in Pakistan are uprooting the trees planted as part of Imran Khan’s plantation campaign because they consider planting trees as "unIslamic".

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-of-pakistani-protestors-uprooting-saplings-go-viral-with-a-radical-islamic-spin-1709806-2020-08-10


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Don’t trust this hoax video, rapid antigen tests are not pre-decided
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Covid-19 rapid antigen test kits contain positive and negative control swabs. This implies that the test results can be fixed in advance.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-don-t-trust-this-hoax-video-rapid-antigen-tests-are-not-pre-decided-1809699-2021-06-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Conspiracy theory on bird flu linking bird deaths to Jio 5G trial goes viral
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Birds are dying due to Jio 5G testing and people are being misled to believe that bird flu is spreading in India.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-conspiracy-theory-on-bird-flu-linking-bird-deaths-to-jio-5g-trial-goes-viral-1758796-2021-01-13


claimant: Media houses and social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral video of Rishi Kapoor was not shot the night before he passed away
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video is of Rishi Kapoor with doctors at the Mumbai hospital he was admitted in. This clip was shot the night before he died.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-viral-video-of-rishi-kapoor-was-not-shot-the-night-before-he-passed-away-1672992-2020-04-30


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Was this huge protest in Nepal against Oli govt’s pro-China stance?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows people protesting in Nepal against their Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for kowtowing China.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-was-this-huge-protest-in-nepal-against-oli-govt-s-pro-china-stance-1696008-2020-07-01


text: Picture captures a major protest held in Paris recently against coronavirus restrictions.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: FIFA World Cup win celebrations in Paris viral as march against Covid curbs
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-fifa-world-cup-win-celebrations-in-paris-viral-as-march-against-covid-curbs-1752515-2020-12-23


text: By the grace of Allah, this baby has miraculously survived the Indonesia plane crash.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This baby was not aboard the Indonesia flight that crashed
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-baby-was-not-aboard-the-indonesia-flight-that-crashed-1758120-2021-01-11


claimant: Facebook pages like 'Ghar Ghar Modi' and 'Major Surendra Poonia, VSM'.
claim_date: 2019-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Facebook post questioning Rahul's arithmetic on NYAY scheme is misleading
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul Gandhi goofed up the arithmetic of the NYAY scheme as he promised to pay Rs 12,000 per month to every poor family. So, it should be Rs 1,44,000 annually and not Rs 72,000.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-facebook-post-questioning-rahul-s-arithmetic-on-nyay-scheme-is-misleading-1487170-2019-03-26


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2021-01-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This Trump letter needling Biden on election victory is fake
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Donald Trump left a letter for Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, at his Oval Office in The White House. The letter with Trump’s signature on The White House letterhead reads, “Joe, you know I won.”

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-trump-letter-needling-biden-election-victory-is-fake-1761494-2021-01-21


text: This video shows Puja Tomar becoming the World Champion in Martial Arts.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Indian martial artist Puja Tomar becoming ‘World Champion’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/this-video-does-not-show-indian-martial-artist-puja-tomar-becoming-world-champion-2304041-2022-12-01


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-09T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A heartbreaking photo of a man crying while carrying a little girl from the recent Israel-Palestine conflict.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-heart-wrenching-photo-father-daughter-duo-neither-recent-nor-from-israel-palestine-crisis-1985806-2022-08-09

title:
Fact Check: This heart-wrenching photo of father-daughter duo is neither recent nor from Israel-Palestine crisis


text: The official handle of Karnataka BJP degraded Jyotiraditya Scindia by calling him a dog.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-03-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-social-media-users-fall-for-post-by-bjp-parody-account-ridiculing-jyotiraditya-scindia-1654411-2020-03-11

title:
Fact Check: Social Media users fall for post by BJP's parody account ridiculing Jyotiraditya Scindia


text: This video shows a mysterious fireball that fell just before the earthquake in Hatay, Turkey.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-26T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-mysterious-fireball-landed-before-turkey-quakes-nope-its-just-an-asteroid-spotted-over-europe-2339817-2023-02-26

title:
Fact Check: Mysterious fireball landed before Turkey quakes? Nope, it’s just an asteroid spotted over Europe


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2022-08-08T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A photo of books being sold on a footpath in India that shows how education is being treated in India.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/shiv-sena-leader-photo-jibe-at-indian-education-system-lahore-photo-1985218-2022-08-08

title:
Fact Check: Shiv Sena leader shares photo from Pakistan while taking jibe at India’s education system


text: A photograph shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving an Islamic flag.
claimant: Facebook Page ‘Bhashan Ya Rashan’
claim_date: 2019-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Morphed image shows PM Modi waving Islamic flag
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-morphed-image-shows-pm-modi-waving-islamic-flag-1461707-2019-02-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-30T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr attacking a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims, following Al-Sadr's decision to quit politics.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/moqtada-al-sadr-supporters-iranian-pilgrims-attacks-false-claim-egyptian-soccer-fans-1994544-2022-08-30

title:
Fact Check: Fan-wars! Egyptian soccer fans attacking rivals FALSELY shared as violent Al-Sadr supporters


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did Muslim members in AYUSH ministry conspire against Baba Ramdev's Coronil?
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Restrictions on Baba Ramdev's anti-Covid drug Coronil were imposed by Muslims holding key positions in AYUSH ministry.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-muslim-members-ayush-ministry-conspire-baba-ramdev-coronil-1693184-2020-06-27


text: Priest says fat women won’t go to heaven, woman knocks him off the stage.
claimant: Facebook and Twitter users
claim_date: 2019-09-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Did this woman knock off a priest for saying fat women won’t go to heaven?
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-this-woman-knock-off-a-priest-for-saying-fat-women-won-t-go-to-heaven-1603189-2019-09-25


text: Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay was seen praising PM Modi.
claimant: Facebook user Rajkumar Matolia
claim_date: 2019-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: News channel misreports common man as Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-news-channel-misreports-common-man-as-congress-mla-anil-upadhyay-1512270-2019-04-28


text: A video claiming actual footage of detected Indian submarine trying to enter Pakistani waters
claimant: Pakistan Government
claim_date: 2019-03-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pakistan shows old, doctored video, claiming it an Indian submarine
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-pakistan-shows-old-doctored-video-claiming-it-an-indian-submarine-1471146-2019-03-06


text: Bad food being served in Tejas Express and 24 people fell ill out of which three are in ICU.
claimant: Facebook page 'Viral in India'
claim_date: 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Were passengers admitted in ICU after having bad food in Tejas train?
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/tejas-express-train-bad-food-poison-passengers-hospital-icu-1614925-2019-11-01


text: These images are from the funeral of K-Pop star Moonbin, who died on April 19, 2023.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: These images are NOT from K-Pop star Moonbin's funeral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/these-images-are-not-from-k-pop-star-moonbins-funeral-2367609-2023-05-02


text: The video shows a mehndi QR code that can be used for making payments.
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-08-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Do mehndi QR codes work? Viral Raksha Bandhan video was staged
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-do-mehndi-qr-codes-work-viral-raksha-bandhan-video-was-staged-2428766-2023-08-30


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-29T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The Ministry of Finance is providing financial aid worth Rs. 30,628 to all Indian citizens amid the current financial crisis.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/phishing-scam-website-global-factory-imposter-finance-ministry-1955690-2022-05-29

title:
Fact Check: A sneak peek into a global factory of phishing websites that even impersonate the Finance Ministry


claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul Gandhi said during a speech, ‘I want power. I don’t care about the truth. The truth can go to hell. I just want the seat.’

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rahul-gandhi-want-power-not-truth-viral-video-clipped-out-of-context-2299898-2022-11-21

title:
Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi didn’t say ‘I want power, not truth’, viral video was clipped out of context


text: Man seen putting foot on Hindu idol is a Muslim named Mohammad Ansari.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Who's this man putting his foot on a Hindu idol?
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-who-s-this-man-putting-his-foot-on-a-hindu-idol-1698462-2020-07-08


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-01-20T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows the collision of an under-maintenance Indian satellite with the International Space Station. American astronaut Michael Collins died during the incident.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/animation-video-circulated-as-indian-satellite-s-collision-with-international-space-station-1902503-2022-01-20

title:
Fact Check: Animation video circulated as Indian satellite's collision with International Space Station


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: One giant leap of logic! Footprint theory about moon landing ‘hoax’ does not add up
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit boots’ sole does not match his footprint on the moon. This might indicate discrepancies in the famous moon landing story.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/neil-armstrong-foot-print-theory-moon-landing-1975344-2022-07-14


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Reliance Jio is not taking over Federal Bank. Viral ‘media release’ is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A media release from Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd says the company is going to acquire Federal Bank at 10 billion USD.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-reliance-jio-is-not-taking-over-federal-bank-viral-media-release-is-a-hoax-1853594-2021-09-16


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows tsunami waves hitting the Turkish coast minutes after the devastating earthquake on February 6.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-videos-from-japan-indonesia-wrongly-shared-as-footage-from-turkey-syria-quakes-2331603-2023-02-07

title:
Fact Check: Old videos from Japan and Indonesia WRONGLY shared as footage from Turkey and Syria quakes


text: This truck driver was mercilessly beaten up in Haryana for stealing diesel.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Neither diesel thief, nor from Haryana - this video of brutal assault is from Rajasthan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/neither-diesel-thief-nor-from-haryana-this-video-of-brutal-assault-is-from-rajasthan-2286851-2022-10-18


text: Amit Shah is reading the blank reverse side of the Preamble.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Picture of Amit Shah reading the Preamble goes viral with wrong claim
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-picture-amit-shah-preamble-viral-wrong-claim-1881914-2021-11-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens link old images of parked aircraft to G7 summit in flight of fantasy
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The G7 summit hangar was full of private jets. This shows how serious those leaders are about climate change.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-netizens-link-old-images-of-parked-aircraft-to-g7-summit-in-flight-of-fantasy-1817992-2021-06-22


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral video of anti-Modi protests in Varanasi is doctored
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was booed by the people of Varanasi during his recent trip which the media never showed. People shouted anti-Modi slogans while he was walking down the streets with Yogi Adityanath.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-video-of-anti-modi-protests-in-varanasi-is-doctored-1891006-2021-12-22


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-08-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Men in lingerie passed off as ISIS fighters with bizarre story
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Syrian army caught ISIS terrorists fighting with lingeries on. When asked, they said they were told that upon reaching jannat (heaven), they would need to put these lingeries on 72 hoors (virgins).

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-men-in-lingerie-passed-off-as-isis-fighters-with-bizarre-story-1707816-2020-08-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Netizens sing the wrong tune, fail to identify KJ Yesudas’s granddaughter
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
The girl in the video with a mesmerising voice is Ammeya Yesudas, the granddaughter of legendary singer KJ Yesudas.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/netizens-fail-to-identify-kj-yesudas-granddaughter-1827645-2021-07-13


text: Video of former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani fleeing after Taliban took control of the country.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video does not show Ashraf Ghani fleeing Afghanistan
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-viral-video-fact-check-1841675-2021-08-16


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-01-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Yogi govt will not shut madrasas that do not celebrate Republic Day
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Madrasas in Uttar Pradesh that do not hoist the national flag or sing the national anthem on Republic Day will be closed, according to the Yogi Adityanath government.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-yogi-govt-will-not-shut-madrasas-that-do-not-celebrate-republic-day-1760946-2021-01-20


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu was photographed with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/droupadi-murmu-digitally-added-to-photo-of-mohan-bhagwat-didnt-meet-at-rss-hq-1971037-2022-07-06

title:
Fact Check: Droupadi Murmu was digitally added to photo of Mohan Bhagwat, they didn’t meet at RSS HQ


text: Pakistani veteran cricket fan Abdul Jalil aka 'Chacha Cricket' has died.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Pakistan's lovable mascot 'Chacha Cricket' hits out of boundary his death rumours
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/pakistan-mascot-chacha-cricket-death-rumours-1742746-2020-11-21


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-08-03T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Viral posts show a man burning the Indian flag and urge authorities to take immediate action against him.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-viral-post-asks-man-arrest-burning-india-flag-jail-1983449-2022-08-03

title:
Fact Check: Viral post asks for man’s arrest over burning India flag - 6 years after he was jailed for it


claimant: social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: Audio clip stating 59 positive coronavirus cases in Nagpur is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
There are 59 positive Coronavirus cases in Nagpur along with 3 doctors one of whom is on ventilator.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-audio-clip-stating-59-positive-coronavirus-cases-in-nagpur-is-fake-1660112-2020-03-26


text: Sambit Patra removed from the post of national spokesperson of BJP.
claimant: Facebook page- TheViralinIndia
claim_date: 2018-12-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral claims about Sambit Patra's removal as BJP spokesperson are false
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-claims-about-sambit-patra-s-removal-as-bjp-spokesperson-is-false-1416475-2018-12-24


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-01-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows a man falling to his death from a high-rise building while trying to escape from a fire break out in Mumbai’s Tardeo area on January 22, 2022.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-man-falling-building-fire-mumbai-fact-check-1903216-2022-01-22

title:
Fact Check: This video of man falling from a high-rise is not related to Mumbai's Tardeo fire accident


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-12-09T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video of people scaling a steep mountain shows the struggle of people residing in a small village in Arunachal Pradesh.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/video-remote-chinese-village-arunachal-pradesh-2307381-2022-12-09

title:
Fact Check: Video from remote Chinese village viral as Arunachal residents taking precarious journey


text: BJP workers caught stealing EVMs in Chandauli.
claimant: Facebook page ‘Janshakti Samachar’and ‘Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’
claim_date: 2019-05-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Viral claim of EVMs being stolen in UP's Chandauli is false
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/evm-stealing-chandauli-uttar-pradesh-bjp-congress-1532054-2019-05-22


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2023-01-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Cristiano Ronaldo said 'Inshallah' during an Instagram Live after joining the Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-cristiano-ronaldo-did-not-say-inshallah-during-insta-live-video-after-saudi-club-signing-2317277-2023-01-04

title:
Fact Check: Cristiano Ronaldo DID NOT say 'Inshallah' during Insta Live video after Saudi club signing


text: The first volunteer to take the human trial vaccine for coronavirus in the UK has died.
claimant: Websites
claim_date: 2020-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: First volunteer of UK corona vaccine trial is alive and kicking
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/first-volunteer-uk-corona-vaccine-trial-alive-and-kicking-1671426-2020-04-26


text: Video from Gaza shows people faking a man’s funeral to gain international sympathy for Palestine.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2021-05-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-innovative-act-by-jordanians-to-escape-lockdown-passed-off-as-palestinians-faking-funeral-1801808-2021-05-12

title:
Fact Check: Innovative act by Jordanians to escape lockdown passed off as Palestinians faking funeral


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-11-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: No, players didn’t pause match following an Azan call at FIFA World Cup 2022
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows how a FIFA World Cup match in Qatar paused after Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-players-didnt-pause-match-azan-call-fifa-world-cup-2022-2301870-2022-11-25


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-08-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
During the Independence Day celebration at the Congress party office in Karimnagar, Telangana, leaders began brawling with each other.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-video-shows-ysr-congress-members-brawling-independence-day-not-inc-members-1989243-2022-08-17

title:
Fact Check: This 8-year-old video shows YSR Congress members brawling on Independence Day — not INC members


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-12-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Namaaz, yoga and more! Controversial statement wrongly attributed to Priyanka Gandhi
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
While campaigning in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi has warned that if namaaz on roads are prohibited, the Congress will disallow yoga in parks.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/controversial-statement-wrongly-attributed-to-priyanka-gandhi-1885284-2021-12-07


text: Picture shows protesting farmers disrespecting the Indian national flag.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old photo from London passed off as farmers disrespecting Tricolour
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-photo-from-london-passed-off-as-farmers-disrespecting-tricolour-1747222-2020-12-06


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, ceiling of Congress Chintan Shivir didn't resemble Pakistan flag
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Congress used green and white — the colours of the Pakistan national flag — to beautify the ceiling of the Chintan Shivir venue.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ceiling-congress-chintan-shivir-did-not-resemble-pakistan-flag-1949847-2022-05-16


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Now, shootout scene from web series shared as murder of Sidhu Moose Wala
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Original footage of the attack in which Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala was killed.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/shhotout-scene-web-series-shared-sidhu-moose-wala-murder-1958736-2022-06-05


text: Government to spray medicine in the air overnight to kill coronavirus.
claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-03-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bogus info about govt spraying chemicals to kill coronavirus goes viral
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bogus-info-spraying-chemicals-kill-coronavirus-viral-truth-1657189-2020-03-18


text: Video shows the police, along with Muslim men, blocking a Hindu New Year rally.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This video is NOT from Rajasthan's Karauli, it was shot in 2016 in Punjab
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-not-rajasthan-karauli-2016-punjab-1933538-2022-04-04


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: 17-year-old image of Belarusian prisoner shared as that of 'Nazi' Ukrainian soldier
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A captured Ukrainian soldier with tattoos proving his Nazi adherence being examined by a Russian doctor in Donetsk.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-image-of-belarusian-prisoner-shared-as-that-of-nazi-ukrainian-soldier-1969808-2022-07-03


claimant: Facebook page "Mr Scientific" and other social media users
claim_date: 2019-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Do not believe this bizarre story of Marilyn Monroe’s X-ray
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
X-ray image of chest with coackroach is from Zimbabwe. The cockroach wasn't in the chest but X-ray machine.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/do-not-believe-this-bizarre-story-marilyn-monroe-xray-1600250-2019-09-18


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-10-31T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video of a man pulling the suspension cables and kicking the safety fence on the Morbi bridge is at least three years old.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-video-of-man-kicking-morbi-bridge-cable-is-recent-not-years-old-as-some-have-claimed-2291631-2022-10-31

title:
Fact Check: Viral video of man kicking Morbi bridge cable is recent - not years old as some have claimed


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Time magazine cover mocking Trump exit from White House is not real
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Time magazine's new cover has the title "Time...to go" and the silhouette of Donald Trump from the rear, exiting through a doorway.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-time-magazine-cover-mocking-trump-exit-from-white-house-is-not-real-1739181-2020-11-08


claimant: Twitter users
claim_date: 2022-07-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Rahul Gandhi labelled the prime accused in the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal 'children'. "They are kids who did a stupidity. I am not angry and have forgiven them," Rahul Gandhi said.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/congress-leader-rahul-gandhi-video-wayanad-udaipur-murder-accused-children-false-claim-1969491-2022-07-02

title:
Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi DID NOT call Udaipur murderers 'children', video goes viral with false context


text: Video from Hyderabad shows a billboard falling on two motorcyclists on a road.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Horrific video of billboard falling on two motorcyclists is not from Hyderabad
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/horrific-video-of-billboard-falling-on-two-motorcyclists-is-not-from-hyderabad-1709859-2020-08-10


text: Images show a vegetable supermarket run exclusively by farmers in Bengaluru.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This is not a supermarket run by farmers in Bengaluru
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-a-supermarket-run-by-farmers-in-bengaluru-1749852-2020-12-15


text: Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay beat up a cop in a restaurant.
claimant: Facebook Page Kattar Modi samarthak group se jure aur 51 sathiyo ko jore
claim_date: 2019-04-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Man beating up a cop in viral video is not Congress MLA
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-beating-up-a-cop-in-viral-video-is-not-congress-mla-1496829-2019-04-08


text: After the Christchurch mosque attacks, 350 people in New Zealand have converted to Islam.
claimant: Facebook users such as Sajid Hashmat and Chhirottal Mustakeem
claim_date: 2019-03-22T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/new-zealand-christchurch-mosques-attack-video-islam-convert-1484340-2019-03-22

title:
Fact Check: No, this is not a video of New Zealanders converting to Islam after Christchurch attacks


text: Cars melted due to extreme temperature in Saudi Arabia.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2019-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, cars are not melting in Saudi Arabia due to extreme temperature
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-cars-are-not-melting-in-saudi-arabia-due-to-extreme-temperature-1546111-2019-06-10


claimant: Twitter user
claim_date: 2022-07-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This video shows a Muslim man threatening Hindu women with a dagger in order to trap them and commit ‘Love Jihad’.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/love-jihad-claim-viral-video-indore-no-communal-angle-involved-1981185-2022-07-28

title:
Fact Check: No ‘Love Jihad’ — This video shows Hindu man with dagger threatening ex who refused marriage


text: Mamata Banerjee is holding a poster with Amit Shah on which 'Jai Shri Ram' is written.
claimant: Facebook user "Miraj Azad" and others
claim_date: 2019-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Mamata is not holding a 'Jai Shri Ram' poster with Shah
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-mamata-not-holding-jai-shri-ram-poster-shah-1602017-2019-09-22


text: Picture of doctors and nurses who died in Italy due to coronavirus.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Still from TV series goes viral as docs dying of coronavirus 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/still-from-tv-series-goes-viral-doctors-dying-coronavirus-italy-1666616-2020-04-13


text: Images of animals engulfed in flames in Amazon rainforest
claimant: Facebook user 'Neena Reddy R.' and others
claim_date: 2019-08-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Truth behind images of animals engulfed in Amazon rainforest fire
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-truth-behind-images-of-animals-engulfed-in-amazon-rainforest-fire-1592270-2019-08-27


text: CDC recommends people to shave their facial hair to prevent coronavirus.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, US health body has not recommended shaving facial hair to prevent coronavirus
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-us-health-body-has-not-recommended-shaving-facial-hair-prevent-coronavirus-1660754-2020-03-28


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
A wedding procession did not stop because of heavy rains caused by Cyclone Biparjoy. This video shows how the ‘baraatis’ improvised.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rain-dancing-through-cyclone-biparjoy-nope-this-funny-video-of-indian-jugaad-is-from-2022-2393555-2023-06-15

title:
Fact Check: Rain-dancing through Cyclone Biparjoy? Nope, this funny video of Indian 'jugaad' is from 2022!


text: Video of massive landslide that occurred in northern Pakistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Video of landslide in Himachal passed off as from 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-landslide-in-himachal-passed-off-as-from-pakistan-1835953-2021-08-02


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2022-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Drone strike from Azeri-Armenian war viral as Ukrainian attack on Russian tanks
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows Bayraktar drones deployed by the Ukrainian forces taking out Russian tanks on the ground.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/drone-strike-azeri-armenian-war-ukrainian-attack-russian-tanks-1959192-2022-06-06


text: A BJP supporter in Gujarat claimed that the state is now dominated by the Aam Aadmi Party.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2022-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this BJP supporter did not root for AAP in Gujarat, viral video is edited
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/no-this-bjp-supporter-did-not-root-for-aap-in-gujarat-viral-video-is-edited-2006390-2022-09-29


text: Vandalism has begun after the withdrawal of farm laws was announced.
claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2021-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: This viral vandalism video is not a reaction to farm laws getting scrapped
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-vandalism-video-is-not-reaction-to-farm-laws-getting-scrapped-1881194-2021-11-26


text: Baby giraffes, “exact miniature” copies of each other, seen moving around in a park.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-11-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral video of 'baby giraffes' is too cute to be true
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-baby-giraffes-is-too-cute-to-be-true-1743490-2020-11-23


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Bihar Congress uses Amphan image to take a dig at Nitish Kumar over floods
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
This picture of a woman wading through a waterlogged street shows the condition of roads in Bihar after rains.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-bihar-congress-uses-amphan-image-to-take-a-dig-at-nitish-kumar-over-floods-1707852-2020-08-04


text: This is a picture of clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-09-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old pic of joint military exercise viral as Indo-China clashes in Ladakh
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-pic-of-joint-military-exercise-viral-as-indo-china-clashes-in-ladakh-1719876-2020-09-08


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Image of Muslim youths studying Hindu holy books takes a communal turn
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Picture shows Muslims rewriting Hindu holy books. This is how the Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads are adulterated.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-of-muslim-youths-studying-hindu-holy-books-takes-a-communal-turn-1704416-2020-07-25


text: Eminent lawyer, late Ram Jethmalani, penned the poem ‘My Dying Conscience’
claimant: Social media users “Ram Ray”, “Rekha Dwivedi” and “jayula sarnaik”, among others
claim_date: 2019-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Ram Jethmalani did not pen this viral poem
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ram-jethmalani-poem-rashmi-trivedi-original-truth-1598067-2019-09-11


claimant: Facebook users
claim_date: 2020-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, Trump did not pay tribute to singer Madonna instead of Maradona
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Outgoing US President Donald J Trump paid tribute to singer Madonna instead of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-trump-did-not-pay-tribute-to-singer-madonna-instead-of-maradona-1744358-2020-11-26


text: This video shows a military truck running over protestors in Peru.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-01-23T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/military-vehicle-running-over-protestors-not-from-peru-2325438-2023-01-23

title:
Fact Check: This video of military vehicle running over crowd of protestors is old and not from Peru


text: This video shows the deadly storm in Tinsukia, Assam, that has killed at least two people.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2023-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Not storm-hit Tinsukia in Assam, this clip shows a powerful tornado in Myanmar
textual_rating: Half true
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/not-storm-hit-tinsukia-in-assam-this-clip-shows-a-powerful-tornado-in-myanmar-2364973-2023-04-26


claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2020-12-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old clip of Rajnath Singh addressing farmers passed off as support to ongoing stir
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Video shows defence minister Rajnath Singh addressing the ongoing farmers’ protest at the Delhi border.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/old-clip-rajnath-farmers-passed-off-support-ongoing-stir-1747567-2020-12-07


claimant: Facebook user Sandeep Deo
claim_date: 2021-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: This viral tweet on ‘Hindu Mukt India’ by Bollywood singer is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Indian singer Caralisa Monteiro tweeted a communally charged post that declares India will be “Hindu Mukt” soon.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-tweet-on-hindu-mukt-india-by-bollywood-singer-is-fake-1766680-2021-02-06


text: A 2016 pro-refugee rally in France compared to the current violence in the country.
claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-07-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly false
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/2015-pro-refugee-rally-from-belgium-used-to-further-divisive-narrative-about-france-riots-2401723-2023-07-04

title:
Fact Check: 2015 pro-refugee rally from Belgium used to further divisive narrative about France riots


text: Karnataka’s 'Hijab-Girl' Muskan Khan seen in just jeans and a hoodie in London
claimant: Social Media Users
claim_date: 2023-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: RJ Sayema's snap in London misattributed to Karnataka 'Hijab-Girl' Muskan Khan
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-rj-sayema-snap-in-london-misattributed-to-karnataka-hijab-girl-muskan-khan-2393844-2023-06-16


text: Video shows Taliban forces taking control of the Presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan.
claimant: Social media users
claim_date: 2021-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: Old video from Syrian civil war shared as Taliban capturing Kabul presidential palace
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-from-syrian-civil-war-shared-taliban-capturing-kabul-presidential-palace-1841666-2021-08-16


claimant: Social media user
claim_date: 2023-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact Check: No, this is NOT Rahul Gandhi posing with the producer of BBC documentary on Modi
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: India Today
publisher_site: indiatoday.in
text:
Photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with the producer of the controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi, “India: The Modi Question”.

url:
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-not-rahul-gandhi-posing-with-the-producer-of-bbc-documentary-on-modi-2326524-2023-01-26


