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‘Man with 3 wives and 32 children’ surfaces again on Twitter, Facebook

A social media post from last year claiming that a man has been living with his three wives and their 30-odd children in one jhuggi has been doing the rounds lately.

Viral post that says US CEO redesigned India map to laud Modi on Covid-19 is 4 years old

A viral post claims an American CEO has ‘redesigned’ Indian map to depict its states as countries with equivalent populations — all to laud the Modi govt’s efforts. 

UP doctor dies, social media posts claim it was after she was attacked by Covid-19 patient

Social media posts linked the doctor's death to a patient who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi and an alleged 'corona-jihad' by Muslims.

Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi didn’t ‘break curfew to visit friends’, viral video is from December

The posts viral on various social media platforms make it seem like the Congress leaders were defying the Modi govt’s Covid-19 lockdown orders.

Viral images of money on the street has nothing to do with Italy or coronavirus

The image is from 2019 when robbers looted a bank in a town in Venezuela called Merida.

Herd of deer not lounging on Ooty-Coimbatore road amid coronavirus lockdown

The image of Sika deer herd, which has been shared by several verified handles on Twitter, was shot 6 years ago in Japan's Nara Park.

‘Govt order’ on Restrictive Movement viral on WhatsApp is actually from Malaysia

The Restricted Movement Order starting 18 March to 31 March was issued by the Malaysian National Security Council in response to a recent spike of COVID-19 infections.

WHO didn’t say vegetarians haven’t contracted coronavirus, viral Twitter post is misleading

The viral Twitter post also stated the entire world is now doing ‘namaste’, and that the significance of cow urine and tulsi is now being understood.

‘Section 144 order’ stokes confusion in Mumbai amid COVID-19 scare, but it’s not for public

Mumbai police has invoked Section 144 to prohibit guided tours as the coronavirus pandemic continues to gain ground.

Madhu Kishwar shares Sunny Deol’s movie clip to claim Muslim kids are being radicalised

The video shared by Kishwar is actually a scene from Blank, a 2019 Hindi film starring actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur, Sunny Deol.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.