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Fact Check: Misleading claim about Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem breaking Neeraj Chopra’s javelin record goes viral
The Men’s Javelin Throw competition at the Olympics is scheduled for August 6, 2024
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 2 Aug 2024 12:27 PM GMT
Fact Check: Media of ecological disasters falsely shared as visuals of Wayanad landslide
The image is from the 2001 El Salvador earthquake, and the video is from a landslide during construction on the National Highway in Adimali.
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 1 Aug 2024 3:13 PM GMT
Fact Check: Video falsely claims to show attack site of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
The video is from an attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, which occurred in early April 2024.
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 1 Aug 2024 11:53 AM GMT
Fact Check: Viral video does not show Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh before his assassination
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is from November 2023 and shows a Palestinian commoner bleeding.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 1 Aug 2024 11:19 AM GMT
Fact Check: Old video misrepresented as visuals from Wayanad landslide
The video in question is a CCTV recording with a visible date of June 16, 2024, which does not match the recent landslides in Wayanad.
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 31 July 2024 10:31 AM GMT
Fact Check: Video of YSRCP activist axed to death in AP falsely shared as from Delhi with communal spin
NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the incident occurred in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 30 July 2024 2:47 PM GMT
Fact Check: Edited video claims Kurdish-Iranian man attacked Donald Trump on stage
A video claiming to show a Kurdish-Iranian man hitting Donald Trump on the back of his head has gone viral.
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 30 July 2024 6:53 AM GMT
Fact Check: Screenshot of French President Macron's X post mocking Christianity is fabricated
NewsMeter found the claim is false. Macron did not post the collage mocking Christianity.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 30 July 2024 5:36 AM GMT
Fact Check: Old image of Israeli swimming team falsely linked to 2024 Paris Olympics
The image claims that the team is expressing artistic solidarity after Olympic authorities banned it from wearing yellow ribbons.
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 29 July 2024 10:59 AM GMT
Fact Check: False claims about fake US President in Joe Biden face mask go viral
A video claiming that a person pretending to be the US president by wearing a mask of Joe Biden’s face has gone viral.
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 27 July 2024 1:25 PM GMT
Fact Check: Old video of relay race falsely shared as India qualifying for finals in Paris Olympics 2024
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video shows India’s relay team qualifying for the finals of the World Athletic Championship in 2023.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 July 2024 11:09 AM GMT
Fact Check: No, Priyanka Chaturvedi did not object to BJP MP's Marathi speech in RS
Kulkarni clarified to NewsMeter that Chaturvedi did not object to her speaking in Marathi in the Rajya Sabha.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 26 July 2024 1:40 PM GMT
