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False: Imran khan's leaked photo, protest in front of Nawaz Sharif's London home, agreement on how to treat Khan in jail Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday, May 9, in the Al-Qadir Trust case from the Islamabad High Court premises. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was in the biometric room of the courthouse when he was taken into custody by the Pakistan Rang (Source: Alt News)

False: Kohli posted Instagram story praising Rahul Gandhi over the Karnataka election sweep Even as counting for the Karnataka elections was on and early trends showed that Congress was leading in over 120 seats, many social media users started sharing a screenshot of a purported Instagram story by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. In this said story, one can see a photo of (Source: Alt News)

False: Video shows Hindu women are beating a Muslim man for his inappropriate behaviour. A video showing a group of women mercilessly beating a person is circulating online with a false communal claim that a Muslim man is being attacked by some Hindu girls in Kerala because of his shameful conduct.BOOM found that there is no communal angle to the incident and that th (Source: BOOM Live)

False: Video shows a clip under Shivraj Singh Chauhan government Madhya Pradesh Police fired on farmers Madhya Pradesh Congress shared a 2017 video of a mock drill from Jharkhand claiming it is from Madhya Pradesh and shows police firing on farmers and is a reflection of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's rule in the state.The video clip of a mock drill conducted by Jharkhand p (Source: BOOM Live)

False: Screenshot shows an Instagram story of Virat Kohli praising Rahul Gandhi saying, "The man, the myth, the leader" A screenshot of an Instagram story of cricketer Virat Kohli praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after election results started trickling in from the Karnataka assembly elections indicating a majority for the party is fake.The counting of votes for the assembly election in Karna (Source: BOOM Live)

False: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli uploaded stories on Instagram in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Two images of Instagram stories purportedly uploaded by former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being circulated on the internet.The background: This comes after the results of Karnataka Assembly elections were declared, which  (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)