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5Nov

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Fact Check: Fireworks Video From Argentina Posted As ‘Diwali Celebrations In Nagaland’

The Verdict: False The viral video captures football fans celebrating with firecrackers at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is not from Nagaland, India. What is the claim? Amid recent Diwali celebrations, the Hindu festival of lights in India, a video showing thousands of people bursting firecrackers in a stadium has been widely shared on social media. The posts claim it depicts celebrations in Nagaland, a state in northeastern India. A user on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that the video (archived here) shows Diwali festivities at Dimapur Stadium in Nagaland. Several right-wing social media users, including known misinformation spreader ‘Megh Updates’, have circulated the video with the same assertion, linking it to the Christian-majority state. Multiple such posts have me...

5Nov

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Fact Check: Viral Notice Claiming Amit Shah Is ‘Wanted By Interpol’ Is Fake

The Verdict: Fake The viral image has been digitally altered. Interpol has not issued any such notice against the Indian Home Minister, Amit Shah. What is the claim? A photo purportedly issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is circulating on social media, featuring a picture and the name of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. The photograph is accompanied by a claim that Shah has been added to “Interpol’s wanted list.” The post surfaces amid recent allegations by a Canadian government minister that Shah ordered the targeting of Sikh separatists in Canada. India has since responded to the allegations, calling them “absurd and baseless”. The viral image displays text at the top that reads “INTERPOL WANTED”, along with the name “Amit Anilchandra Shah”, Age “60”, and ...

10Sep

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Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi Image With Journalist Given False ‘George Soros’ Spin

The Verdict False The image shows Rahul Gandhi with Amulya Gopalakrishnan, a columnist and wife of Congressman Amitabh Dubey, not Manmohan Singh's daughter Amrit Singh. What is the claim? An image of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi standing with a woman in a brown shirt has been shared on social media, claiming that the woman is former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's daughter Amrit Singh. The post also includes Singh’s photo at the bottom right. One such post on X (formerly Twitter) sharing the image with the caption, "Hi #RaulVinci. Where were you travelling with Amrit Singh, Director, Accountability, Liberty and Transparency of Open Society Justice Initiative - a project funded by George Soros?" At the time of writing this fact-check, the post has garnered 389,400 views, 13,00...