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Dhruv Rathee (Parody)
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Fact Check Articles
Fact Check: India imposes a 260% tax on fuel, far more than countries like Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US?
A postcard is being circulated suggesting that India imposes a 260% tax on fuel, significantly higher than countries such as Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US. However, this figure dates back to May 2020, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not reflect typical conditions. Under normal
Fact Check: Excavation conducted to discover Temple but found Mosque in Sambhal?
Propagandists are spreading false claims that an excavation in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, was conducted to uncover a temple but instead revealed a mosque. However, these claims are false and fabricated. What was discovered during the excavation in the Laxman Ganj area of Chandausi, Sambhal was not a mosque but a
FACT Check: Indian-origin man, Nikhil Gupta, was sentenced to 3 years in prison in the United Kingdom for sexually assaulting a chicken?
An image is being circulated by anti-India propagandists and extremist accounts, falsely claiming that an Indian-origin man named Nikhil Gupta was sentenced to three years in the United Kingdom for sexually assaulting a chicken. These claims are completely false and fabricated. The image actually depicts a man named Rehan Baig.
Fact Check: An old image of people holding and disrespecting actor and politician Pawan Kalyan’s banner circulated as a recent
An image circulating online shows individuals holding and disrespecting a banner of actor and politician Pawan Kalyan, with claims that it is a recent incident related to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam laddus controversy. However, this image is actually old and has been available online since at least July 2023. No
Fact Check: Old Video of Burning Buses in Safed Misattributed to Yemeni Attack on Israel
A video showing numerous buses engulfed in flames has been widely shared, with claims that it depicts a fire in Tel Aviv caused by Yemeni drone attacks. However, this footage is actually from June 2022, when eighteen buses were destroyed in the northern city of Safed. Reports indicate that the
Fact Check: Years-old video of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu running into building falsely linked to the recent Iranian attack on Israel
A video featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running into a building has been shared widely on social media, with many claiming that it captures him escaping a recent Iranian attack on Israel. However, D-Intent Data has found that this video is not from the current situation; it dates back
