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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Fact Check: Yogi didn’t campaign on bulldozer in Maharashtra, video circulated with false claim

Video is from BJP candidate Harish Pimple's rally in Murtizapur in Akola, Maharashtra, from 6 November. A party worker had dressed in saffron like Adityanath and stood on the bulldozer.

Fact Check: Video of Nitish meeting INDIA bloc leaders is from 2023, before he left Oppn allliance

The viral video, which shows Nitish Kumar meeting Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, along with RJD's Tejashvi Yadav, is from last year, before the Bihar CM joined NDA.

Fact Check: Boarding pass hinting at Rahul Gandhi’s plans to leave India on 5 June is photoshopped

The photo of the original boarding pass, assigned to Ajay Awtaney, was featured in a 2019 article published on a website named 'Live From A Lounge'.

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."

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.