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Topic: fake news

Twitter aiding probe into doctored video of Amit Shah, efforts on to track source handle, say police

Police have sought data from social media platforms that can help find the handle from which video — where Shah purportedly advocates scrapping all reservations — was first shared.

Fact Check: Modi didn’t post about people ‘voting for INDIA in record numbers’. His X post said ‘NDA’

Screenshot of an X post by PM Modi was digitally altered to make it look like he wrote about people voting for opposition’s INDIA alliance in first phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Fact Check: Ex-HDFC chairman’s praise for BJP manifesto came in run-up to 2014 Lok Sabha polls

Quote attributed to Deepak Parekh in the screenshot now going viral summarises a piece he wrote for Times of India in 2014, in which he called the manifesto 'extremely detailed document'.

Fact Check: Rahul didn’t promise Rs 1 lakh to all youth, video of his original speech was clipped

Video is being shared with claim that he promised to credit money to youth 'who spend hrs on social media'. In original speech, he was referring to Congress's ‘Right to Apprenticeship’ scheme.

Fact Check: 2022 video of Allu Arjun shared with false claim that actor is campaigning for Congress

Video is from 22 August, 2022, when the actor participated in annual India Day parade in New York, serving as grand marshal to commemorate 75th anniversary of India's independence.

Fact Check: Dhoni’s selfie not about Congress. Photo from 2020, celebrating IPL team’s X following

Photo of MS Dhoni being shared online with claim that it shows him urging people to vote for Congress. Photo's from 2020 when he celebrated Chennai Super Kings reaching 6 mn followers on X.

Fact Check: Video of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calling Congress a ‘chalu’ party is from 2023

Video of Akhilesh urging people to not vote for Congress is from last year when the SP chief attacked Congress over seat distribution issues among INDIA bloc partners.

Fact Check: BJP leader given garland of shoes while on campaign trail in 2018, not for 2024 LS polls

Video doing the rounds on social media is from January 2018, when Dinesh Sharma, BJP candidate contesting Dhamnod civic elections in Madhya Pradesh, was campaigning in the area.

Fact Check: Image of pre-poll survey predicting lead for INDIA alliance in 10 states fabricated

The image shows front page of newspaper carrying survey by Dainik Bhaskar & Nielsen with claim that INDIA will have lead in Kerala, TN & other states. Dainik Bhaskar says image is 'fake'.

Fact Check: Viral clip of Modi & Yogi in UP shows a candid moment between them, not PM’s ‘anger’

The full video of the public meeting held in UP's Pilibhit, as part of BJP's campaign for LS polls, shows Modi didn't insult Yogi Adityanath, was directing him towards podium.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.