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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Fact Check: Shah Rukh Khan did not say ‘Rahul Gandhi will be next PM’ on X, viral post is fake

No such post was found on the actor's X profile and an analysis of his account’s activity log on a social media analytics website found that no post was deleted recently.

Fact Check: Viral audio of phone conversation between Swati Maliwal & Dhruv Rathee is AI-generated

In the deepfake audio, AAP MP Maliwal is heard talking to YouTuber Rathee about the alleged assault on her, asking him to not do a video on it & whether he was receiving 'payments' on time.

Fact Check: Prashant Kishor not BJP’s new chief spokesperson, letter circulated on social media fake

Original letter is from 2023 & announces the appointment of Shri Benjamin Yepthomi as state president of Nagaland BJP. Party confirms no such development has taken place.

Fact Check: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi didn’t ask people to vote for BJP, viral video is manipulated

In the original video, posted on his social media channels, Rahul Gandhi says 'BJP & RSS trying to destroy democracy' while Congress & INDIA alliance are making efforts to 'protect' it.

Fact Check: Video of anti-Modi protest in Canada not related to Kejriwal’s interim bail

The video, which shows a float depicting Modi behind bars, is from a rally held on 5 May, organised by supporters of Sikh separatist movement. Kejriwal was granted interim bail on 10 May.

Fact Check: Naseeruddin Shah didn’t comment on Kangana Ranaut & Modi, quote going viral fake

A quote by the veteran actor, that 'Kangana has problems with every actor except Modi', has been circulated widely. It originated from a parody X account which no longer exists.

Fact Check: Rahul didn’t assure crowds in UP that Modi will return as PM, viral video doctored

During a joint rally with INDIA bloc leaders in Uttar Pradesh, including SP, its alliance partner in the state, Rahul Gandhi said, "Take this in writing, Narendra Modiji can’t become PM."

Fact Check: Social media posts claiming Delhi CM Kejriwal got interim bail false

Supreme Court is yet to pronounce its verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's plea. On 7 May, it said it doesn't want Delhi CM to discharge his official duties if he is released on interim bail.

Fact Check: No New York Times article praising elections in India, comment shared with false claim

The text being shared was seen in the comments section under an NYT article that was published in 2009 on the elections & strategies employed by Congress & other parties.

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This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.