The video of Muslim children being taught how to use firearms is not from the Indian madrasas. The viral video is from Afghanistan.
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Logically→ This image shows the accused arrested by Delhi Police in the Jahangirpuri violence.
An old image that dates back to at least ten years ago has incorrectly been attributed to the Jahangirpuri communal violence.
Logically→ Social activist Anna Hazare posted a tweet calling politician Arvind Kejriwal “dirt.”
Anna Hazare does not have an official Twitter account. Hazare’s statements about Arvind Kejriwal have been misinterpreted.
Logically→ The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to reduce the weighting of Term 1 and Term 2 examinations for 2021-2022.
A fake CBSE notice has circulated on social media, claiming that the CBSE weighting on board exams is 30 percent for Term 1 and 70 percent for Term 2.
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Logically→ The Indian Railway Ministry tested a new technology named Kavach to stop rear-end collisions of trains.
Kavach, an Indian advanced technology created to prevent trains from collision was successfully trialed on March 4, 2022.
Logically→ U.S. state Rhode Island officially recognized the “Kashmir genocide” before the release of The Kashmir Files.
The citation provided by Rhode Island was simply to recognize the premiere of the film "The Kashmir Files."
Logically→ An image shows Pakistani students using the Indian flag to escape Ukraine.
An image of Indian students waving the Indian flag was falsely attributed to being Pakistani students fleeing Ukraine, using the Indian flag as cover.
Logically→ A video shows a massive fire created by an accidental Indian missile fired into Pakistani territory.
An old video of an incident of fire in Lahore was incorrectly attributed, saying that a blaze erupted due to the missile accidentally fired by India.
Logically→ A video shows hooligans wearing red caps preparing to cause violence in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh.
A 2021 video of an armed mob has been incorrectly identified as 2022 footage of hooligans in red caps in Etawah.
Logically→ An Air India flight was tracked flying in the closed airspace which Ukraine has declared as a no-fly zone.
On February 24, 2022, Air India flight AI121 flew from Delhi to Frankfurt, avoiding Ukraine. The wrong flight path then went viral with a false claim
Logically→ Vladimir Putin met Indian students aboard the Air India flight evacuating from Ukraine to wish them a safe journey.
A video of Indian ambassador Rahul Shrivastava with the Indian students in the aircraft was falsely shared as Putin addressing them.
Logically→ Modi stopped the Russia-Ukraine war for six hours to evacuate Indian students after speaking with Putin.
Though over 18,000 Indians have been rescued from Ukraine, the reports about war being halted are baseless.
Logically→ Russia’s President Putin told Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan that Gilgit-Baltistan should be part of India.
The subtitles posted in the viral video are fake. The video had no mention of Pakistan or Gilgit-Baltistan.
Logically→ An Indian flight was scheduled to evacuate Ukrainian women.
The Indian government scheduled special flights to evacuate Indian nationals only, not Ukrainian women. 182 Indians flew back on February 24, 2022.
Logically→ Khaleel Alam Rizvi, a 34-year-old man from Bihar was lynched for consuming beef.
The attack on Khaleel Alam Rizvi is over money borrowed in the name of providing a job. Samastipur police ruled out hate crime and communal angle.
Logically→ A Muslim man killed a Hindu woman for refusing to convert to Islam in Surat.
Accused Fenil Goyani killed Grishma Vekariya in Surat when she refused to enter into a relationship with him. Both were from the same community.
Logically→ A video of men attacking a Muslim woman in Morocco was falsely attributed as an incident in India.
A group of young men attacked a Muslim woman with egg, flour, and water in Casablanca, Morocco not in India. The incident occurred in 2015.
Logically→ People above the age of 65 years can vote through postal ballots in India.
The ECI has approved postal ballots for those aged above 80, people with disabilities, and COVID-19 patients for certain 2022 Assembly elections.
Logically→ A viral video shows Samajwadi Party supporters raising a pro-Pakistan slogan during an election rally in Bithoor, Kanpur.
Kanpur District Magistrate Neha Sharma clarified that no slogans in favor of Pakistan were raised during the Samajwadi Party rally in Bithoor.
Logically→ Unemployment rates haven’t risen in India.
The unemployment rate in India has slightly risen to 7 percent. Pre-pandemic rates usually ranged between 5 and 6 percent.
Logically→ Gauri Khan accompanied Shah Rukh Khan at singer Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral.
Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani was misidentified as his wife, Gauri Khan.
Logically→ Google hired a Bihari named Rituraj with a ₹3.66 crores pay package for hacking its servers for 51 seconds.
Rituraj Choudhary took part in a bug hunt set up by Google, where he reported a bug. Google did not hire him in return.
Snopes→ ‘Man Saves Her Baby’ Ad About Mama Elephant Is Misleading
An online advertisement conflated two real stories about successful baby elephant rescues.
Logically→ Proceeds from selling Sena Jal bottled water across India are used to help war widows.
The Sena Jal project proceeds do not specifically go to war widows and the bottled water is for army personnel usage only.
Logically→ The Indian government has slashed corporate tax rates to 15 percent.
The corporate tax rate has not changed. But, a concessional rate of 15 percent for one year is given to newly incorporated manufacturing companies.
Logically→ Goa received an estimated budget of Rs.432 crores from Congress in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
In 2013-14, Goa received Rs.673.58 crores, up from Rs.438.42 crores in 2012-13. Congress had raised the grant by 53.64 percent from the previous year.
Logically→ Gross GST collection in January 2022 was the highest since the inception of tax.
January 2022 had the highest gross GST revenue compared to January's figure in previous years whereas GST revenue of April 2021 is the highest so far.
Logically→ India’s 2022 Union Budget levies 30 percent tax on cryptocurrency transactions.
A flat rate of 30 percent tax will be imposed only on gains derived from any digital asset.
Logically→ The union government has provided tap water to nearly 5.5 crore households in the last two years.
Jal Jeevan Mission, launched by the central government, has covered more than 5.5 crore households providing tap water connections since 2019.
Logically→ A 16-year-old student died due to the aftereffect of the COVID-19 vaccination in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Dr. Shukla said that adverse reactions would occur within six hours of vaccination, but the girl died 48 hours later. An investigation is ongoing.
Logically→ BSP leader Mayawati claims that her party would support the BJP in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections if necessary.
An old statement of Mayawati is shared with a false claim that BSP will align with BJP in the upcoming state elections.
Logically→ BSP leader Mayawati claims that her party would support the BJP in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections if necessary.
An old statement of Mayawati is shared with a false claim that BSP will align with BJP in the upcoming state elections.
Logically→ An Indian satellite collided with the International Space Station during its maintenance in 2022.
The viral video is a 3D animation created by CGI artist Aleksey Patrev which he posted on his social media on July 27, 2021.
Logically→ Amar Jawan Jyothi at India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years.
The Amar Jawan Jyoti's flame at India Gate will not be extinguished; instead, it will be merged with the National War Memorial's flame.
Logically→ Sita Road in Pakistan was renamed Rehmani Nagar after the partition of India in 1947.
Sita Road is more than just a road; it is a locality in Dadu district, and the local railway station is widely known as Rehmani Nagar railway station.
Logically→ Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi influenced the Indian revolt of 1857.
Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi were born years after the Indian revolt of 1857 ended.
Logically→ China unfurled its national flag at Galwan Valley on January 1, 2022.
The People's Liberation Army unfurled the Chinese flag along the region of the Galwan Valley that lies in territory controlled by China.
Logically→ In India, expired Covaxin vials are being used to jab children above 15 years of age.
The shelf life of Covaxin was extended after taking approvals and carrying out required tests.
Logically→ The unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh went from over 17 percent to under 5 percent during Yogi Adithyanath’s tenure.
While the unemployment rate of Uttar Pradesh reached a high of 18 percent in 2016, it was at 3 percent when Yogi Adityanath took office in March 2017.