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Fact Check: No 3D Images of Lord Ram, Ram Temple Were Beamed at Times Square Before August 5

Images of the ad started emerging on the Internet much before the images were beamed on Wednesday when PM Modi laid the foundation stone and held a Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya.
Buzz Staff, August 6, 2020, 1:39 pm explore: Buzz

Taj Mahal Not a Hindu Temple. But Kapil Mishra isn't The First to Mess Up History

Politicians have time and again tried to paint an alternate history of the Taj Mahal, claiming it was not built by Shah Jahan and was indeed a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Rakhi Bose, July 25, 2020, 5:36 pm explore: Buzz

Lionel Messi Close to Barcelona Exit, Starts Following Manchester City on Instagram? A Fact Check

Lionel Messi has reportedly started following Manchester City on Instagram amid rumours that he may leave Barcelona. Here's the truth.
July 19, 2020, 10:59 am explore: Sports

Fake News: Facebook Posts Claiming Face Masks are Ineffective Against Coronavirus Go Viral

The claim also appears on several posts in Facebook with some versions giving different sizes for drywall dust or for the virus.
July 15, 2020, 7:41 pm explore: Buzz

No, Amitabh Bachchan Didn't Record Video Thanking Doctors After Testing Covid Positive

As Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to Nanavati hospital with COVID-19 on Saturday, a video of BigB expressing his gratitude to the hospital staff and the coronavirus warriors started doing the rounds of the Internet.
Buzz Staff, July 13, 2020, 8:21 am explore: Buzz

Budweiser Employee Peeing in Beer Cans For 12 Years? Memes Shower after Satire News Goes Viral

The meme fest began after a report claiming that a Budweiser employee had confessed to be peeing in beer cans for the last 12 years.
Buzz Staff, July 3, 2020, 11:33 am explore: Buzz

Fact Check: Mumbai Police Debunks Viral List of Guidelines for Extended Lockdown as Fake

A list of guidelines on 'do's and don'ts' was being circulating on social media soon after the Maharashtra government announced the extension of lockdown in the state till July 31.
Buzz Staff, June 30, 2020, 12:48 pm explore: Buzz

Google Image Search is Getting Fact-Check Labels To Curb Misleading Edits

The new labels will be attached to the underlying web pages of photos and videos which appear in a Google search, the tech giant said.
June 23, 2020, 2:57 pm explore: Tech

Govt Denies Restriction of Chinese Apps in India, Says No Such Directive Issued

The PIB Fact Check which is the government's official fact-checker has flatly rejected the report and said that the government has issued no such instructions yet.
June 22, 2020, 10:41 am explore: Tech

Will the June 21 Solar Eclipse Kill Coronavirus? Here's What the Science Says

The scientists who came up with the term 'coronavirus' in 1986 found that under a microscope, the virus they were looking at resembled a solar corona: the bright crown-like ring of gasses surrounding the sun that is visible during a solar eclipse.
Raka Mukherjee, June 20, 2020, 11:32 am explore: Buzz

Rahul Gandhi Used Albert Einstein's Quote on 'Arrogance', But Did the Scientist Really Say That?

So, did Einstein really say ignorance is better than arrogance?
June 16, 2020, 1:51 pm explore: Buzz

Facebook Sacks Employee Who Tweeted About Its Inaction on Trump Posts

Brandon Dail, an engineer at Facebook, tweeted that he lost his job after he asked another co-worker to add a Black Lives Matter banner on an open-source website.
June 13, 2020, 12:07 pm explore: Tech

IFCN Hindi Chatbot Launched on WhatsApp to Help Indians Verify Covid-19 News

The IFCN's chatbot is free to use and for the Hindi chatbot, users will have to text "Namaste" on +1 (727) 2912606 to get started.
June 11, 2020, 4:31 pm explore: Tech

Twitter Wants to Fight Misinformation by Urging You to Read an Article Before Retweeting

Twitter will soon prompt users to open an article before retweeting, in order to curb misinformation and propaganda on its platform.
June 11, 2020, 12:30 pm explore: Tech

EU Demands Monthly Covid-19 Fake News Reports From Google & Facebook

The EU commission said that foreign actors and certain third countries, in particular, "Russia and China" are flooding Europe with disinformation campaigns.
Saptak Ghosh, June 11, 2020, 11:15 am explore: Tech

Viral Forward Claiming Complete Lockdown Will Be Implemented in India Starting June 15 is Fake News

The forward, attributed to a news organisation, had earlier claimed that India would go back being locked down as per the orders of Home Ministry and that the trains and flight services would come to a halt.
Anurag Verma, June 11, 2020, 10:12 am explore: Buzz

EU Backs Twitter's Decision to Fact-Check Trump's Tweets

The European Commission's top official on countering disinformation praised Twitter for tagging two claims made by Trump last month about postal ballots in US elections.
June 10, 2020, 6:49 pm explore: World

Why Twitter is Flooding with Memes of 'Plagiarised' Food Photos

Some of the photos shares by Rishi Bagree were plagiarised from Google images, others were lifted from websites while yet others were simply copied from other social media posts.
June 9, 2020, 9:10 pm explore: Buzz

Facebook Promises Review of Content Policies In Wake of Trump Backlash

Several current and former Facebook employees have criticized Zuckerberg's inaction over controversial posts from the US President on glorifying violence.
June 6, 2020, 10:45 am explore: Tech

#VirushkaDivorce Trend on Twitter Proves Internet's Obsession with Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

Why is #VirushkaDivorce trending on social media?
June 6, 2020, 9:40 am explore: Buzz

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