Fact Check: This baby was not aboard the Indonesia flight that crashed
A picture of a baby in life jacket and surrounded by people has gone viral on social media with the claim that the toddler has survived the Indonesia plane crash. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the baby was a survivor from a boat that sank off Indonesia s Selayar island on July 3, 2018.
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The toddler had survived a boat capsize in 2018.
A picture of a baby in life jacket and surrounded by people has gone viral on social media with the claim that the toddler has survived the Indonesia plane crash.
Fact Check: Know the truth behind Google s self-driving bicycle
Fact Check: Know the truth behind Google s self-driving bicycle
A video of a self-driving bicycle passing through the roads of the city is viral on social media with the claim that it is a revolution in cycle invention by the American tech giant Google. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim is misleading.
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Video shows a self-driving smart bicycle developed by the American tech giant Google.
A futuristic mode of transport is just around the corner if a recent online claim is to be believed. A video of a self-driving bicycle passing through the roads of the city is viral on social media with the claim that it is a revolution in cycle invention by the American tech giant Google.
Fact Check: After Capitol Hill siege by Trump supporters, Merkel’s parody tweet goes viral
In the message attributed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, she says that her “departure from office is going to be very boring”, in an apparent reference to the Capitol Hill violence.
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UPDATED: January 7, 2021 16:13 IST
This message, said to be from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has gone viral on social media.
Hours after
Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol Hill to stop the Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory, a message said to be from German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone viral on social media.
Fact Check: This SSC notice on new Tier-0 level exam to deal with server woes is fake
Fact Check: This SSC notice on new Tier-0 level exam to deal with server woes is fake
Some social media users are claiming has been claiming that the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has introduced a new Tier-0 level exam to deal with heavy traffic on its servers. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the notice which is being circulated on social media in the name of SSC is morphed.
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Morphed picture of the notice.
Fact Check: Picture of 2013 Kumbh Mela gathering passed off as farmers protest
Fact Check: Picture of 2013 Kumbh Mela gathering passed off as farmers protest
An aerial view of hundreds of tents on an open ground is circulating on social media with the claim that this is how the world s largest protest - the farmers agitation - looks like. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the picture used is of the 2013 Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj.
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UPDATED: January 6, 2021 20:38 IST
Picture being circulated with claim that it is aerial view of farmers protest near Delhi s Singhu border.