Fact Check: This rape and murder incident in Bengal is not a fallout of post-poll violence
Several images of a girl have recently gone viral on social media with the claim that she is the latest victim of post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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UPDATED: May 5, 2021 22:02 IST
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that though the rape and murder incident is true, but according to family members and police, there is no communal or political angle to it. (India Today)
Several images of a girl have recently gone viral on social media with the claim that she is the latest victim of post-poll violence in West Bengal.
Fact Check: Did Mamata say she would quit politics if defeated in Nandigram?
A picture of Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari is doing the rounds on social media, with the claim that Mamata vowed to quit politics if she lost in Nandigram.
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UPDATED: May 4, 2021 00:38 IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was defeated in Nandigram by Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 1,956 votes (Picture Credits: PTI)
Even though the Trinamool Congress romped to victory in West Bengal, party supremo Mamata Banerjee had to bite the dust in Nandigram to her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari. In the meantime, a Facebook post claims that Mamata had earlier said she would quit politics if defeated in Nandigram.
Fact Check: Beware of ‘Covipri’, the fake Remdesivir injection circulating on social media
As the nation s healthcare system is on its knees due to massive spike n Covid cases, a fake claim of an injection named “Covipri” is doing the rounds on social media.
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A screengrab of the fake claim on social media of Remdesivir injection called “Covipri”
At a time people are desperately looking for treatment against Covid-19, an injection named “Covipri” is circulating on social media, with many referring to it as the Remdesivir injection.
Remdesivir is not a magic drug against Covid, but doctors are using it on a case-to-case basis to reduce severity of the infection. Hence, this medicine is on high demand and there is shortage of supply.
Fact Check: Ticket distribution, not oxygen shortage led to BJP workers ransacking party office
A video of some people with BJP flags in hand, including a woman, vandalising what looks like a BJP office is viral on social media with the claim that saffron camp workers are wrecking their own party office over lack of oxygen. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim along with the video to be misleading.
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UPDATED: May 2, 2021 17:09 IST
India Today Anti Fake News War Room has found that the video is of BJP workers damaging their party office in Gazole assembly constituency of Malda district in West Bengal, demanding that the party candidate be changed.