2018 was an eventful year for all of us. Fact Crescendo started its journey, we became verified signatory of the IFCN code of principles; Facebook & WhatsApp became a part of the problem and then slowly started striving to become responsible for a solution, fact checking slowly gained traction & started becoming a norm in […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups photo-shopped images displaying headlines from ABP News, which display false comments allegedly by Rahul Gandhi, are being shared. Translation of Hindi text: 1st Breaking News Headline: “My ancestors were Muslims, I’m Muslim – Rahul Gandhi” 2nd Breaking News Headline: “Moment we make our own government, we would give Pakistan an […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a bunch of pictures are being shared. It shows repair work on metro line. The false WhatsApp message advises user to avoid MG Road due to Metro Pillar inter-locking joint being dislodged. WhatsApp Text: “Metro pillar in MG road inter locking joint dislodged , better avoid the road and metro […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a video is being shared. It shows a Congress supporters taking out a celebration rally in Rajasthan post election results. The man making the video is saying loudly: “कांग्रेस की रैली और कैसे पाकिस्तान का झंडा लहराया जा रहा है, गौर से देखिये आप | गौर से देखिये इस रैली […]
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Recently on various Twitter handles, a misleading tweet is being shared from twitter handle ‘@Navjot_S_Si’: The tweet says- “Today I have been invited by the Government of Pakistan On the occasion of opening the #KartarpurCorridor. I am grateful 2Prime Minister Imran khan & Army chief. All Sikh community is thankful 2Pakistan. Pakistan is my second […]
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Recently on various Twitter handles, a fake image is being shared. It shows PM Modi holding a football jersey displaying team number as ‘420’, implying that he is a cheat & a fraudster. जिसने यह टी शर्ट बनाया और नंबर चूज किया है उसे 121 तोपों की बेहतरीन सलामी !! सही टी शर्ट दिया है। […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a fake text is being shared. It claims that “RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, Vladimir Putin Says: Pakistan Is A Cemetery For Pakistani’s.” Fake WhatsApp Message Text: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, Vladimir Putin Says: Pakistan Is A Cemetery For Pakistani’s: “When a Pakistani becomes rich, his bank accounts are in Switzerland. He travels to London/America […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a misleading video & text is being shared a lot. An old video of an unrelated protest is being shared claiming police brutality against Ayyappa devotees at the Sabarimala shrine, to create a misleading narrative. OUR FACT CHECK Fact Crescendo team did a fact check on this issue. We did […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a fake text is being shared a lot. It claims that 125,000 Retired Income Tax officers aged 58-61 years have been recalled by PM Modi. Fake WhatsApp Message Text: 125,000 Retired Income Tax officers aged 58-61 years have been recalled by Modi. They have 3 day training from 28-30 Nov […]
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Recently once again on various WhatsApp groups, a picture & text is being shared a lot. It shows a man being caught by police and claims that Cadbury products have been contaminated by a worker of the company, with his HIV (AIDS) infected blood. WhatsApp Message Text: “This is the guy who added his infected […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a fake text is being shared a lot. It is written in first person perspective and claims that Gurugram Policemen planted drugs in car trunk at a check post. WhatsApp Message Text: “In Gurgaon, On my way home today at around 8: 15 pm, as soon as I took a […]
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Recently on various WhatsApp groups, a photoshoped image displaying headlines from ABP News and NewsExpress.in which stated that Supreme Court has ordered case to be filed against PM Modi in the Rafale deal, was being shared by multiple people. NARRATIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA This picture is being shared to push forward a narrative that Supreme […]
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Fact Crescendo team had published an article in September 2018 about fake messages regarding Income Tax Refunds being shared on WhatsApp. This article is an updation of the same and you can view that previous article below: FactCheck: Income Tax Refund SMS? Recently, once again various users of WhatsApp have received messages like these: WHATSAPP […]
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Recently on various social media sites and WhatsApp, a video is being forwarded where a man is beating an alleged Naga Sadhu. This video is accompanied by the following text: देहरादून में एक मुसलमान लड़का ,नागा साधु को बुरी तरह पीट रहा है ,जब लोगों ने आपत्ति की तो वो पुलिस से बचने के लिए […]
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The latest picture shared widely on social platforms is of a young girl in school uniform sobbing uncontrollably while meeting an old lady. The story has moved many to tears, is though a true one but is a decade old, this picture was taken on September 12, 2007, by photojournalist Kalpesh S Bhachech, his […]
Continue ReadingA video is viral where few cops are seen carrying Imran Khan who looks hurt and is claimed that he was beaten in his home. Posts read “Imran Khan beaten up at his home, badly bashed up.” Similar kind of comments and tweets are doing rounds in twitter as well as WhatsApp. https://www.facebook.com/theKashmiraaj/videos/828106514044656/ This video […]
Continue ReadingA debunked six years old claim attributed to Ratan Tata is circulating on social media once again. The present version of this hoax tries to inflame communal bias & compare the patriotic values of the Parsi community against Muslims. The message claims that Ratan Tata refused to sell Tata Sumo cars to Pakistan despite being […]
Continue ReadingPost elections in Karnataka, in which Congress and JD (S) coalition government took control, a misleading viral video is being shared to create a negative narrative towards Congress. जिस भड़वे को लगता है कि देश में 2019 में कांग्रेस आना चाहिए कांग्रेसी चमचे को ये वीडियो देख लेना चाहिए कर्नाटक में 1महीना भी नही हुआ […]
Continue ReadingDelhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal retweeted a tweet by Amit Mishra (verified twitter handle) with a video showing a BJP leader being trashed by public on a street. Tweet Text: “मोदी सरकार को चार साल पूरे हो गए हैं लेकिन जनता को इन चार साल में जो मिला उसका जनता स्थानीय BJP नेताओं को दे रही […]
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