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False: Video shows Pakistan Foreign Minister celebrating the recent arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. A video showing Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto celebrating with other Pakistani leaders, is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows Pakistani leaders celebrating the recent arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.BOOM found this claim to be false; (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Visuals of protest in front of Nawaz Sharif’s house in London, against the arrest of Imran khan A video of a large crowd protesting in a street is being widely shared claiming that the visuals show protests in front of Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif's residence against the arrest of Imran Khan. In the video, angry protesters can be seen waving Pakistan flags. Through thi (Source: Factly)
False: Photo of Pagoda or Maha Molu flower that blooms once every 400 years in the Himalayan mountains of Tibet A photo is being shared on social media claiming it is a picture of the Pagoda or Maha Molu flower that blooms once every 400 years in the Himalayas of Tibet. Let's verify the claim made in the post.Claim: Photo of Pagoda or Maha Molu flower that blooms once every 400 years in th (Source: Factly)
False: Visuals of people destroying EVMs found in BJP leaders’ car, during Karnataka elections In light of the recently held Karnataka elections, a video of a mob vandalizing EVM and VVPAT machines is being shared on social media platforms with a claim that these EVMs are found in a BJP leader's car. Through this article let's fact-check the claim made in the post.Claim: V (Source: Factly)
False: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard Following the recent launch of Google Bard on 10 May 2023, a flurry of advertisements (here and here) have emerged on social media promoting a 'downloadable version' of Google's AI chatbot. These posts provide a link to what they claim is this downloadable version. This article l (Source: Factly)
False: Visuals of huge crowd rallying in support of ongoing protest by Indian wrestlers in Delhi Amid the escalating protests by Indian wrestlers calling for action to be taken against alleged sexual harassment by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a video showcasing a vast crowd has circulated on social media. This video claims to (Source: Factly)
False: Video of Aravind Kejriwal appealing to vote for Congress party in Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election A 9-second video clip of Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal is being circulated with a claim that Kejriwal has appealed to vote for the Congress party in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election. In the video, Kejriwal can be heard saying everybody should together vote for the Cong (Source: Factly)
False: Photo of MS Dhoni touching the feet of Sachin Tendulkar A photo is being shared on social media claiming it is the picture of Mahendra Singh Dhoni touching Sachin Tendulkar's feet during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Sharing the picture, the post praises the upbringing and the hu (Source: Factly)
Misleading: Andrew Tye recently quit IPL citing poor healthcare in India A video featuring the image of an Australian cricketer Andrew Tye — wearing the Indian Premier League (IPL) jersey of Rajasthan Royals — is widely shared on social media, claiming that "Australian cricketer Andrew Tye left IPL, and went to his country, saying, I don't understand (Source: News Mobile)
Misleading: Image shows a group of illegal immigrants trying to enter the USA The US administration under President Joe Biden has announced to lift Title 42 — The controversial immigration policy, that discontinued the migrants caught at the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum in the country. The policy had been banned under the Trump Administration in 20 (Source: News Mobile)
Misleading: Video shows groom being thrashed for asking for dowry A video is widely circulated on social media, claiming that the father-in-law physically assaulted his son-in-law with slippers after the latter demanded a motorcycle as dowry.The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: "लड़की के पिता से दूल्हे ने दहेज में मांगी थी बाइक, फिर (Source: News Mobile)
Misleading: BJP supporters for the upcoming Karnataka elections drinking alcohol in the open A post showing a collage of three pictures, two of which show a few women with alcohol in their hands, is doing the rounds on social media. Many users have shared the post claiming that the women are BJP supporters who are campaigning for the upcoming elections.A Facebook user po (Source: News Mobile)
Misleading: Actor Prakash Raj asking people not to vote for Congress in Karnataka polls Ahead of the Karnataka elections, a video of actor Prakash Raj is widely shared on social media, in which he can be heard urging people not to vote for the Congress party. Many users have shared this video, linking it to the Karnataka assembly elections.The video is shared on Fac (Source: News Mobile)
False: AIDS, SARS, Zika, and Ebola are made by humans Are AIDS, SARS, Zika, and Ebola diseases manmade?No. Diseases such as AIDS, SARS, Zika, and Ebola are not created by humans. The idea that they were created by humans is based on certain patent numbers. We researched and found that these numbers do not talk whether AIDS, SARS, Zi (Source: Thip Media)