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Fact Check: Kejriwal didn’t talk about exploiting the poor. Social media video lacks context

In the original video, Arvind Kejriwal advocates changing the system by empowering people instead of helping them through charity.

Fact Check: Mamata Banerjee’s Garden Reach video is morphed. Nobody raised Jai Shri Ram slogans

Mamata Banerjee visited the Paharpur area in West Bengal to address the bereaved families of the 12 people killed in a building collapse.

Fact Check: Newspaper image claiming ECI will use ballot paper instead of EVMs for LS polls false

The image posted on social media claimed Election Commission released new guidelines. However, in the official schedule released for 2024 polls, ECI said elections will be held using EVMs.

Fact Check: Mohan Bhagwat-led RSS isn’t supporting INDIA bloc, its namesake is

The RSS namesake holding a press conference to extend support to the INDIA alliance is not affiliated with the Mohan Bhagwat-led organisation, as claimed in social media posts.

Fact Check: Congress didn’t wave Pakistan flags in Kerala rally. It’s 2019 video with IUML flags

The video popular on social media is from K Muraleedharan's rally in Vatakara, Kerala, where he contested the Lok Sabha election in 2019.

‘No vote to BJP’ videos on social media are old, no connection to 2024 elections

The video was part of a campaign against voting for the BJP ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, and was shared in April 2021.

‘After Bageshwar Dham drama…’: BJP spokesperson targets Kamal Nath with ‘Muslim votes’ clip. It’s 4 yrs old

The video, tweeted by Prashant Umrao, has over 989 retweets, 2,266 likes and over 30,000 views.

It isn’t group of men assaulting ‘Dalit’ girl, old video being shared with false caste angle

The video, tweeted by American journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem, has over 300 thousand views and shared more than 2,000 times.

Viral clip claiming to show Ukraine helicopter crash is from 8 years ago

Several news websites have tweeted screenshots and video of a chopper accident claiming it to be the one that crashed in Kyiv Wednesday.

Slogan on auto rickshaw saying Rahul Gandhi will be next PM is photoshopped

A fact-finding website found out that the actual slogan said that 'Rahul Gandhi will never be the PM, even if he walked all his life.'

On Camera

Met Gala is the new aspirational red carpet for Indian celebrities. Move over, Cannes

This year, at the Met, Isha Ambani wore one of Rahul Mishra’s creations, which is a sari in name only. It marked his label’s debut at what is fashion’s biggest stage.

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.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

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.