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Fact Check: Viral Image Falsely Claims PM Modi Met a Woman Wearing an ID Card Inside Her Hut
An image showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with a woman seated at a sewing machine in an indoor setting is being circulated with misleading claims. Posts allege that the woman was photographed inside her own hut, humorously suggesting she wore an ID card inside her home and had halogen lights installed for photography. These claims are false.

Fact Check: Fake statement of actor Prakash Raj about RSS has gone viral on social media
Recently, a postcard has been circulating that falsely attributes a statement to Prakash Raj. The postcard claims that Prakash Raj said, “In Indonesia, Muslims are 90%, Hindus are 2%, and there are 11 thousand temples. I have never heard of riots because there is no RSS there.” This statement is

Fact Check: The Indian national flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya, not Surayya Tayyabji
Propagandists are circulating misinformation claiming that the Indian national flag was designed by a Muslim woman named Surayya Tayyabji. However, the actual designer of the Indian flag was Pingali Venkayya, a prominent freedom fighter. Venkayya’s design, which was adopted as the national flag in 1947. A postcard purportedly showing information

Fact-Check — Indian Vlogger Denied Entry Into Bars in Israel Because of His Indian Identity? Here is The Truth
It been making the claim in a little video clip that an Indian vlogger was denied entry to Israeli bars due to his Indian identity. Verified accounts on twitter, including @OmarAbbasHyat tweeted “Indian vlogger travelled (to show “full support”?) and was denied entry in bars” on April 16, 2024. The tweet has

Shamli, Uttar Pradesh — Muslim Man Arrested For Performing Religious Prayer At A Mosque? Fact-Check
A video purporting to show a man from a specific community leading religious prayer at a centuries-old, dilapidated structure has gone viral It was claimed that the man goes by the name Umar Qureshi and was detained for performing the Azan at a mosque in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh. Verified accounts on twitter, including

Israel-Palestine Conflict— Image Of Palestinian Couple From Al–Jazeera Project Circulated With False Claims: Fact-Check
A photo that has gone viral purports to show an elderly Palestinian couple gazing at their previous house, which is now occupied by a Brooklyn couple. Verified accounts on twitter, including Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (“@DrLoupis“) tweeted the picture of the elderly Palestinian couple claiming that the couple looks at