Fact Check

At least 288 people were killed and 800 injured in a horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday, June 2. According to information available at the time of the filing of…

Quick Take Officials serving in President Joe Biden’s administration have taken their oaths of office, and most can be seen in videos from their swearing-in ceremonies. But a video…

Former President Donald Trump misleadingly said that “under Biden’s current policies” children born to parents in the country illegally automatically become citizens. That’s not a Biden…

An image of a man on a motorcycle seemingly carrying a corpse in the rear seat is viral. The apparent corpse is seen covered with a limb sticking out. Verified user @arpispeaks shared the…

A 23-second clip of a speech made by NCP leader Jitendra Awhad at Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, is viral on social media with the claim that he made disrespectful comments about the Sindhi…

Social media is rife with a claim that in support of the ongoing wrestler’s protest, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has stated that he will resign from his position, and if the…

Quick Take The Republican majority leader of the Arizona Senate informed county election officials that a Senate resolution essentially bars electronic voting systems in the state.…

SciCheck Digest Ventilators can be lifesaving for critically ill COVID-19 patients. A social media claim that a new study shows ventilators killed “nearly all” COVID-19 patients is…

SciCheck Digest The rate of new HIV infections in the military has been relatively unchanged since 2017. But social media posts falsely claim that the military has recorded a “500%…

Trigger Warning: Molestation A video is being shared on social media where one can see a few men molesting a woman even as she pleads for them to stop. It is being shared with the claim…