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Jeff Bezos Denies Report Of $600 Million Lavish Aspen Wedding: "Whole Thing Is Completely False"
The report alleged that Bezos and Sanchez are set to exchange vows on December 28 and spend over half a billion dollars on the extravagant event.
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Fact Check: Girl Harassed Inside Delhi Bus? No, Video Is Scripted
A video has gone viral claiming to show two men harassing a girl on a bus in Delhi. Those sharing the video insinuated a communal motive behind the incident and called for strict action against the individuals involved.
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Fact Check: Is SV40 Present In Experimental Vaccines?
A social media post claims that SV40 is present in experimental vaccines. We fact-checked this and found that it is false.
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Fact Check: Viral ABP Opinion Poll Forecasting BJP Win In 2025 Delhi Election Is Fake
A video circulating on social media alleges that an opinion poll aired by the Hindi news channel ABP News predicts a sweeping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
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Does Sugar Cause ADHD, Dementia, Insomnia, Ageing? A Fact Check
A viral Instagram post by David Maher, who has 436,000 followers, claims that sugar has numerous harmful effects on the body, including the controversial statement that "sugar in a baby's brain is called ADHD."
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Fact Check: Mosque Set On Fire In India? No, Viral Video Is From This Country
A video reportedly showing a mosque engulfed in fire has been circulating on social media, with the claim that the religious place of Muslims was set on fire in India.
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Fact Check: Is Alkaline Water Good For Health?
A First Check reader recently posted a query on the WhatsApp tip line, asking if drinking alkaline water would provide any health benefits.
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Does Viral Audio Feature BR Ambedkar's Voice? A Fact Check
An audio clip is going viral online to claim that it features Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's speech at the Second Round Table Conference that happened in London, United Kingdom in 1931.
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Fact Check: Scripted Video Shared As Girls Kidnapped In "Love Jihad"
A video showing a man purportedly freeing three women locked inside a home by kidnappers is going viral on social media. The viral video is being shared with the claim that it shows a case of 'love jihad'.
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Fact Check: Video Claiming Crops Of Bangladeshi Hindus Burnt By Muslims
A video of a farmer weeping after his crops were destroyed by fire is circulating with a false communal claim that Muslims have burnt crops grown by Hindus in Bangladesh.
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Fact Check: Video From Halloween Party In China Viral As Attack On Bangladesh Hindus
A video of two mannequins being burnt at a stake from a Halloween party held at a theme park in China is viral with a false claim that it shows Hindus being burnt in Bangladesh.
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Massive Waterspout Spotted At Tamil Nadu's Kulasai Beach? A Fact-Check
An Instagram user shared a video with Tamil text overlaid, claiming that it shows a cyclone that occurred at Kulasai Beach on December 13.
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Fact Check: Video Of Flamingos Is Falsely Shared As That Of Navi Mumbai
A video going viral on social media (here,here, andhere) shows a large group of flamingos on a water body in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Fact Check: Videos Of Indian Air Force Aircraft Crash Shared As Syria's Assad's Plane
Videos surfaced purportedly showing an aircraft crash, with claims suggesting the plane was carrying Assad when it crashed near Homs.
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Fact Check: Assad's cousin Suleiman Hilal al-Assad executed publicly? Here are the facts
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, a disturbing video showing a man being publicly hanged went viral.
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Jeff Bezos Denies Report Of $600 Million Lavish Aspen Wedding: "Whole Thing Is Completely False"
The report alleged that Bezos and Sanchez are set to exchange vows on December 28 and spend over half a billion dollars on the extravagant event.
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Fact Check: Girl Harassed Inside Delhi Bus? No, Video Is Scripted
A video has gone viral claiming to show two men harassing a girl on a bus in Delhi. Those sharing the video insinuated a communal motive behind the incident and called for strict action against the individuals involved.
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Fact Check: Is SV40 Present In Experimental Vaccines?
A social media post claims that SV40 is present in experimental vaccines. We fact-checked this and found that it is false.
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Fact Check: Viral ABP Opinion Poll Forecasting BJP Win In 2025 Delhi Election Is Fake
A video circulating on social media alleges that an opinion poll aired by the Hindi news channel ABP News predicts a sweeping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
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Does Sugar Cause ADHD, Dementia, Insomnia, Ageing? A Fact Check
A viral Instagram post by David Maher, who has 436,000 followers, claims that sugar has numerous harmful effects on the body, including the controversial statement that "sugar in a baby's brain is called ADHD."
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Fact Check: Mosque Set On Fire In India? No, Viral Video Is From This Country
A video reportedly showing a mosque engulfed in fire has been circulating on social media, with the claim that the religious place of Muslims was set on fire in India.
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Fact Check: Is Alkaline Water Good For Health?
A First Check reader recently posted a query on the WhatsApp tip line, asking if drinking alkaline water would provide any health benefits.
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Does Viral Audio Feature BR Ambedkar's Voice? A Fact Check
An audio clip is going viral online to claim that it features Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's speech at the Second Round Table Conference that happened in London, United Kingdom in 1931.
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Fact Check: Scripted Video Shared As Girls Kidnapped In "Love Jihad"
A video showing a man purportedly freeing three women locked inside a home by kidnappers is going viral on social media. The viral video is being shared with the claim that it shows a case of 'love jihad'.
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Fact Check: Video Claiming Crops Of Bangladeshi Hindus Burnt By Muslims
A video of a farmer weeping after his crops were destroyed by fire is circulating with a false communal claim that Muslims have burnt crops grown by Hindus in Bangladesh.
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Fact Check: Video From Halloween Party In China Viral As Attack On Bangladesh Hindus
A video of two mannequins being burnt at a stake from a Halloween party held at a theme park in China is viral with a false claim that it shows Hindus being burnt in Bangladesh.
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Massive Waterspout Spotted At Tamil Nadu's Kulasai Beach? A Fact-Check
An Instagram user shared a video with Tamil text overlaid, claiming that it shows a cyclone that occurred at Kulasai Beach on December 13.
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Fact Check: Video Of Flamingos Is Falsely Shared As That Of Navi Mumbai
A video going viral on social media (here,here, andhere) shows a large group of flamingos on a water body in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Fact Check: Videos Of Indian Air Force Aircraft Crash Shared As Syria's Assad's Plane
Videos surfaced purportedly showing an aircraft crash, with claims suggesting the plane was carrying Assad when it crashed near Homs.
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Fact Check: Assad's cousin Suleiman Hilal al-Assad executed publicly? Here are the facts
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, a disturbing video showing a man being publicly hanged went viral.
