New Delhi: British-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, made in collaboration with Oxford University has been found to raise the risk of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) -- a rare but fatal blood clotting disorder, claimed researchers Thursday. While not new, VITT emerged as...
A post accompanying a video of a woman criticizing the BJP government on a news channel is widely circulating across social media platforms (here, here, and here), claiming that the woman featured is the niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In this article, let’s fact-check the...
The video could be traced back to 2022, which predates the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. WEBQOOF Amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, a video showing a man repeatedly casting votes on behalf of other people is being circulated as a recent incident from Hyderabad. What...
The Verdict Misleading The longer video shows the Congress leader explaining how the economically weaker women in India will receive a monthly installment of Rs 8,500. Claim ID 41d26621 What is the claim? A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing a rally has been shared...
Pic- Newschecker Claim Image shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi serving food from an empty bucket. Fact The bucket, and ladle were not empty. A video of the same event shows the Prime Minister placing food on the plates. A photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
New Delhi: Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40 degrees Celsius for 17 consecutive days in April. This streak was the longest since 1969, severely impacting health and livelihoods. "The crippling heat made it extremely difficult...
Los Angeles: Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society, and in artificial intelligence systems, racial and gender biases are well documented. If society could somehow remove bias, would all problems go away? The late Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, who...
A video featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat speaking at a meeting is circulating on social media platforms (here, here, and here), with the claim that he admitted that the RSS is against reservation and cannot openly express this stance. In the video, we can hear Mohan Bhagwat...
Claim Kangana Ranaut has problems with every actor except Narendra Modi, says veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah. Fact Newschecker first ran a keyword search for the viral quote, which did not lead us to any credible news reports or records of such a statement by the...
Fact-Check The Verdict: FalseIn reality, Rahul Gandhi said that Narendra Modi will not become the prime minister after June 4, 2024, the day election results are announced. Claim ID: 9b1c9dba What is the claim? A video circulating on social media platforms purportedly shows Congress leader...
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It may sound strange why Chinese President Xi Jinping during his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Beijing...
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Over the decades, since Independence, India’s southern states have achieved great success in population control with their governments aggressively promoting...
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By Aakar Patel Nowadays for a homeless person to fulfi ll the requirement of a place of residence, ‘The BLO...
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