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False: Image shows NDTV's Poll of Polls predicting clear victory for Congress in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. A viral graphic, purportedly showing a 'Poll of Polls' by news outlet NDTV that predicts a landslide victory for the Congress against the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, is fake.BOOM found that most of the opinion poll figures mentioned in the graphic are incorrect, and that ND (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Video shows senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal dancing to a Bollywood song. The video of a man dancing to a Bollywood song has been used to misidentify the man as senior advocate and LGBTQIA+ activist Saurabh Kirpal. BOOM found that the video is of a talent agency founder and digital creator Damandeep Singh Chaudhary who routinely posts videos on Instagr (Source: BOOM Live)
Misleading: Images show PM Narendra Modi's roadshow in Varanasi A series of images from old rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are viral on social media purporting to be from road shows Modi is holding in 2019 as part of campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.The post has four photos and is being shared with a caption in Hindi, (Source: BOOM Live)
Incorrect: Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer CLAIM Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Barbara O'Neill, Mark Hyman, The School of Greatness, YouTube, 23 Mar. 2023 DETAILS Incorrect: Eating too much sugar can lead to obesity, and obesity is a ca (Source: Health Feedback)
False: Jennifer Aniston says I and all the Trump supporter celebrities decided to make a pro-Trump company named called Celebrities For Trump Did Jennifer Aniston say she joined other celebrities to make a pro-Trump company called 'Celebrities for Trump?' No, that's not true: this is an old hoax that dates to at least October 27, 2017, in a post by dailynewsposts.com that, among other claims, fabricated a company using (Source: Lead Stories)
Altered Media: US vice-president Kamala Harris rambles during her speech, making confusing statements Authors Kushel HM Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.ClaimUS vice-president Kamala Harris rambles during her speech, making con (Source: Newschecker)
False: 2 BJP leaders arrested for aiding Maoists in their attack in Chhattisgarh On April 27, 2023, around 10 jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the driver of the van, they were travelling in, were killed in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blast, set off by Maoists, in the Dantewada district of South Chhattisgarh.Against this backdrop, a vira (Source: News Mobile)
False: This video shows clashes betwen Kuki tribe and Meiki people in Manipur. A video showing three people firing away is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows people from Kuki tribes firing shots at people from Meitei community in Manipur.This comes after violence gripped Manipur and clashes broke out between the Meitei community and the (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
False: A video correctly show people collapsing because of COVID-19 vaccines Quick TakeA video on social media shows people collapsing on and claiming the cause to be COVID-19 vaccines. We fact-checked and found the claim to be False. Evidence shows that the medical emergencies experienced by people were not associated with the COVID-19 vaccine, and two o (Source: Thip Media)