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Logically→ Fake screenshot claims India has banned Instagram
Logically→ No, religion-based tax exemptions are not given to religious trusts in India
Logically→ Indian Nursing Council has not proposed treating BSc Nursing degree at par with an MBBS
Logically→ No, India is not being replaced by the Philippines in the Quad
Logically→ Viral image of man carrying mannequin in Egypt falsely shared with a communal spin
Logically→ Photo of ISKCON Temple near Odisha train accident site passed off as a mosque
Logically→ Photo from 2021 farmers’ protest falsely linked to ongoing wrestlers’ protest
Logically→ Video of a boy offering namaz on a busy street is not from Karnataka
Logically→ An old scripted video shared as father beating groom for demanding dowry
Logically→ No, Diljit Dosanjh did not disrespect the Indian flag during his Coachella performance
Logically→ No, Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s home in Prayagraj was not attacked with a crude bomb
Logically→ Video of Indian Islamic scholar’s funeral falsely shared as Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad’s funeral
Logically→ Old video of a mobile tower on fire in India falsely shared as 5G towers set on fire
Logically→ Fake letter attributed to RSS claims it asked Hindu men to ‘entrap’ Muslim women
Poynter→ How the Indian government aims to take the role of independent fact-checkers
Last week, the Indian government passed a law that grants one of its own agencies the power to determine whether online content is factual. The fact-checking unit will function similarly […] The post How the Indian government aims to take the rol
Logically→ No, COVID-19 vaccines are not causing H3N2 influenza in India
Logically→ Old image of former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra falsely linked to his recent visit as Foreign Secretary
Poynter→ Poynter and Meta partner to provide Fact-Checking Fundamentals for Asia-Pacific journalists
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Apr. 4, 2023) — The International Fact-Checking Network at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, has partnered with Meta to create a free […] The post Poynter and Meta partner to prov
Logically→ The deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar has only been extended to June 30, 2023.
Logically→ Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss called India ‘a nation that naively follows illiterate leaders and spiritual gurus.’
Logically→ Dr. Devi Shetty has written an open letter calling to end the 5 percent health service tax imposed by Modi Government.
The Dispatch→ My Own Private East Pakistan
Marjorie Taylor Greene at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Lessons on national divorce from South Asia. The post My Own Private East Pakistan appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Adani Group is being targeted since there are no calls for a Joint Parliamentary Committee into Wipro despite its share price falling by 45 percent.
Adani Group's share price fell abruptly due to fraud allegations, which prompted demands for a JPC investigation. Wipro's share price fell gradually.
Logically→ Video shows India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meeting her father.
The video was taken when Sitharaman visited Varanasi and met K. V. Krishnan, great-nephew of the famous poet Subramania Bharati, and not her father.
Logically→ Video shows Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari dancing to the song ‘Besharam Rang.’
The man seen dancing to the Hindi song in the video is not Bilawal Bhutto Zardari but Mehroz Baig, a student at Iqra University, Karachi.
Logically→ Final Solution, a documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots, was banned by the CBFC in 2004.
Although initially denied certification, Rakesh Sharma's 2004 film Final Solution was cleared by India's film-certification body on October 10, 2004.
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi was spotted with China’s President Xi Jinping after India-China clashes at Arunachal Pradesh in December 2022.
A 2014 image of Jinping and Modi on a traditional swing on the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad has circulated with a false narrative.
Logically→ India is heading for another COVID-19 lockdown in 2023.
Old videos of PM Modi and other state governments announcing COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 have resurfaced, claiming to be recent.
Logically→ The Indian Rupee was the worst-performing Asian currency in 2022.
Indian Rupee is one of the worst-performing Asian currencies after the Japanese Yen among the major Asian economies.
Logically→ The video shows Marina Beach in Chennai during the recent Cyclone Mandous.
A video from 2021 showing flooding at Marina Beach has been misattributed to 2022's Cyclone Mandous.
Logically→ PM Narendra Modi has expressed his support for the film Pathaan.
A video clip of Modi talking about former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been edited out and shared out of context. Modi has made no comments on the film.
Logically→ Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Zakir Naik at 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
A 2019 image of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani greeting Naik is falsely claimed to be from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally in Gujarat on November 10.
According to Congress leaders and the Bharat Jodo Yatra campaign schedule, Gandhi will hold a rally in Maharashtra and not Gujarat on November 10.
Logically→ Gandhi was given ₹100 a month in Yeravda Central Prison as an allowance for personal maintenance.
Gandhi had refused to accept aid from the British who would make such allocations for the provision of medicines etc. to political prisoners.
Snopes→ Celebrating Diwali: Who is Lakshmi?
Shri is the earliest name given to the goddess Lakshmi in Hindu texts. The word originally meant splendor and refers to all that is auspicious.
Logically→ France has enacted a nationwide ban on mosques and madrasas, declaring them to be terrorist bases.
France has enacted legislation to suppress religious extremism but has not banned mosques and madrasas by labeling them terrorist bases.