Fact Check: This is not a widowed professor carrying his baby to class
Fact Check: This is not a widowed professor carrying his baby to class
Several Twitter users have shared a collage, claiming that these are pictures of a professor who lost his wife during childbirth and is taking care of his child while taking classes. AFWA probes the truth.
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The images going viral on social media.
Many a time, we come across inspiring stories of how single moms and dads have conquered their parenting journeys. Now, an adorable picture collage of a man carrying a baby on his chest while teaching is viral on social media with the claim that he is a college professor who lost his wife during childbirth. The claim says he is looking after the baby and taking classes at the same time.
Fact Check: This was not the rush at Borivali station after local trains resumed in Mumbai
A video going viral on social media claims to shows the crowd at Mumbai’s Borivali station on February 1, the day suburban trains resumed for the general public after a 10-month gap. AFWA probes the truth.
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Grabs from the video going viral.
Train services in Mumbai resumed for the general public after 10 months on February 1. Suburban train operations, the lifeline of Mumbai, were suspended on March 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and had resumed for certain groups since July 15, 2020.
In this context, a 20-second clip of a railway station tightly packed with commuters is circulating on social media with the claim that this is the scene from Mumbai’s Borivali station after train services commenced for the general public.
Fact Check: This article praising PM Modi was not published by ‘The New York Times’
Fact Check: This article praising PM Modi was not published by ‘The New York Times’
An article eulogising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said to be written by the editor-in-chief of “The New York Times”, is being widely circulated on social media. AFWA probes the truth.
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A snippet of the article on PM Modi going viral.
An article eulogising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said to be written by the editor-in-chief of “The New York Times”, is being widely circulated on social media. Joseph Hope, the said editor, calls Modi a “dangerous patriot” whose leadership skills and political acumen are posing a serious threat to other superpowers.
Fact Check: This image of men in police gear and civil clothes is not linked to farmers’ stir
Fact Check: This image of men in police gear and civil clothes is not linked to farmers’ stir
A post circulating on social media claims that a group of men in civil dress, donning helmets and other protective gear usually worn by law enforcement agencies are deployed by Delhi Police at farmers’ protest. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be false.
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UPDATED: February 2, 2021 00:36 IST
Delhi Police has confirmed to India Today that the men seen with protective gear in the viral image are part of a specialised unit called Anti-Auto Theft Squad.
Fact Check: Pro-Khalistan rally in San Francisco passed off as farmers’ agitation in India
An image of a man holding a placard against the Ram temple has gone viral with the claim that it was taken during the ongoing farmers’ agitation.
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The photo which is going viral with the misleading claim.
An image of a man holding a placard against the Ram temple has gone viral with the claim that it was taken during the ongoing farmers’ agitation.
Many
Facebookusers have shared the picture, raising questions on the real intent of the protests. Delhi BJP leader
Kapil Mishratweeted the picture asking if they are farmers, while