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Fact Check: Viral WhatsApp Post Saying NRIs Can Vote Online on eci.gov.in in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections is Fake

Fact Check: Inactive Women Helpline Number 9969777888 Resurfaces On Social Media; Here's The Truth About It

Fact Check: IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Thanking Nirmala Sitharaman on Twitter For 'Looking at Him' is a Fake Account

Pakistan Lie Busted Again! Lockheed Martin Not Suing India For Claiming MiG-21 Shot Down F-16 Fighter Jet

Video of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman 'Dancing' With Pakistani Army Personnel is Fake!

As India is awaiting the return of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, a video claiming that he was dancing with Pakistan military has gone viral on social media.

Fake News Busted! Pakistani Media Channels Play Images of 2016 Jodhpur MIG Crash To Claim They Shot IAF Fighter Jet

Several clips are doing round on the internet, and Pakistani news channels are claiming to shoot down IAF fighter jets and apprehending a pilot across LoC in Rajouri.

Bandipur Forest Fire: FAKE Photos of Dead Animals from Karnataka Tiger Reserve Circulate on Social Media! Here’s the Truth

Fake photos of dead rabbits, snake, orangutans, a flock of sheep are being forwarded widely on WhatsApp and Facebook.

Fact Check! These Videos Going Viral As IAF Air Strike on JeM Terror Camps Across LoC in Balakot Are Fake

Several clips are doing round on the internet Claiming to be actual footage of IAF Air Strikes Across LoC.

Fact Check: Is PM Narendra Modi The 1st Prime Minister to Visit Kumbh Mela As Claimed by BJP IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya?

In a tweet, Malviya claimed that PM Modi is the first Prime Minister to visit Kumbha and called him the Indian 'head of the state'. Both his claims have proved to be factually incorrect.

Fake News Alert! Video of Remote Controlled Turbine Jet Shared as 'Rafale Jet' Footage Online

On closer inspection, it can be seen that a man holds a remote-controlling pilot and designer Quique Somenzini with the toy aircraft. The video has proved to be fake.

Fact Check! This Old Video of Syrian Rebels' Mobile Blast is Going Viral As Pulwama Terrorists Killed While Taking Selfie is Fake

Here is another fake video which is circulated on the internet that is claimed to be the video of Pulwama terrorists killed in bomb blast.

Bank Holidays During First Week of September? Ministry of Finance Clarifies on Fake WhatsApp Message Going Viral About ATMs to Run Dry

The release further highlighted that ATMs in all the states will be fully functional and there will be no impact on online banking transactions.

Fake Income Tax Message: IT Department Issues Warning Against Phishing Through ITR SMS

The Tax collection department issues a cautionary warning against fake messages which asks people to give their account details.

Bharat Bandh on September 6 Fake Whatsapp Messages Go Viral: Section 144 Imposed in Several Districts of MP

The Bharat bandh has been called against amendments in SC/ST Act. According to a tweet by ANI, about 35 organizations have called for a bandh. Fake message and posts over Bharat Bandh protest on September 6 are going viral on social media.

WhatsApp Fake News: ayushmaan-bharat.in Is Not the Official Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Health Insurance Website

With an aim of collecting information from people, these websites lure people with fake schemes, non-existent policies and freebies.

Fake WhatsApp Message Regarding Women Helpline Number Goes Viral; Punjab Police Issues Warning

The WhatsApp message carried the picture of director general of police of Punjab Suresh Arora.

'Train Driver of Amritsar DMU Committed Suicide' Fake WhatsApp Message With Video Goes Viral

Pictures and a video are going viral on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter claiming that driver of the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU train that ran over a corw, killing 60 people, is a Muslim and has committed suicide.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme: Fake WhatsApp Messages With Dubious Links Shared on Groups

Ayushman Bharat health scheme, deemed as the world's largest healthcare scheme, is not immune to fake WhatsApp messages as wrong and dubious links are being shared on messaging platforms.