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Fact Check: Kejriwal didn’t criticise Delhi CM Atishi, he was referring to BJP’s Vishwas Nagar MLA

A clipped video was shared with false claim that Arvind Kejriwal slammed Atishi for not working while he was in prison. In the original, he criticises BJP's Om Prakash Sharma.

Fact check: Indian-origin man didn’t start fire in LA. Fake videos are viral on social media

An official statement by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) corroborated news reports that identified the apprehended individual as a Mexican citizen, Juan Manuel Sierra.

Fact check: Priyanka Gandhi didn’t criticise govt spending on Kumbh Mela. Fake tweet is viral

While Priyanka Gandhi Vadra officially joined X on 10 February 2019, the viral tweet was posted on social media on 8 February 2019.

Fact Check: Rahul didn’t insult Kharge at inauguration of Congress’s new office, was offering help

A video from the inauguration of Congress's new HQ, Indira Bhavan, shows Mallikarjun Kharge, seated beside Sonia Gandhi, being allegedly asked by Rahul Gandhi to vacate his chair.

Fact check: Saif Ali Khan’s attacker is not an RSS member

There is no evidence to suggest that the attacker had any political affiliation, including ties to the RSS. Social media users are spreading misinformation.

Fact check: Akhilesh Yadav didn’t attend Maha Kumbh Mela. His pictures are from Haridwar

Akhilesh Yadav's images are not from Prayagraj in UP but from Haridwar in Uttarakhand, where he participated in this year's Makar Sankranti festivities.

Fact Check: Man seen urinating on Mahakumbh poster in viral video is not Muslim

The video has been shared on social media with the false claim the man is a Muslim named Abdul. However, police confirm his name is Vinod & that he was unaware of the posters.

Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi didn’t call ‘Bharat Mata’ unparliamentary term. He was being sarcastic

The viral video on social media shows Rahul Gandhi taking a jibe at the ruling party and Lok Sabha for expunging words from his speech, and not calling ‘Bharat Mata' unparliamentary.

Fact Check: AAP’s Avadh Ojha didn’t imply party leader Manish Sisodia’s a ‘coward’, video clip altered

The viral clip was altered to include Ojha's reply to an unrelated question, making it seem like he was responding to one about the former Deputy CM not contesting from Patparganj seat.

Fact Check: No fire broke out at Maha Kumbh Mela. Social media posts are of a mock drill

The X account of the Fire and Emergency Services of Uttar Pradesh Police clarified that the mock drill was conducted on 27 December 2024.

On Camera

Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.