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Before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat, news anchor Sweta Tripathi made headlines on Indian television news. The show she hosted on Republic Bharat, the channel she works for, became a disaster in itself. Biparjoy made landfall in the coastal areas of Saurashtra and the Gulf of Kutch, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and …
Trigger Warning: Descriptions of abuse An alarming video circulating on social media has captured widespread attention. The 3-minute and 20-second footage depicts a heart-wrenching scene of a child being subjected to horrifying torture by a woman. In the video, the woman is seen wearing high heels and intentionally stomping on the child, inflicting excruciating pain …
Rockefeller Center Celebrates Pride Month with Rainbow Flags Rockefeller Center has adorned its space with rainbow flags to show solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month. The iconic venue aims to create an inclusive and diverse environment for all visitors. However, an Instagram post falsely claimed that the “United Nations replaces all 193 country …
White House Gift Shop Sells Trump Indictment Coin, but Not Affiliated with White House A privately owned company named the White House Gift Shop is currently selling a coin that commemorates former President Donald Trump’s second indictment. However, the item is not affiliated with the White House in Washington, D.C., as Senator Bill Cassidy’s misleading …
The identities of minors involved in a viral video claiming “Love Jihad” have been protected by the usage of only relevant social media screenshot rather than embedding the actual posts. The video showed a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl surrounded by people who claimed to have caught them together. The boy allegedly threatened to …
Content Warning: Suicide A video circulating on social media depicts a person falling off an electricity tower with a false claim that the man climbed the transmission tower to offer namaz, believing that the height would bring him closer to Allah. On June 9, a Twitter Blue user Dr Deepak Deshpande (@ddtimes) shared the video …
Recently on social media, a video of a group of men tampering with and uprooting the ‘rail clip’ and ‘fish plate’ on a train track went viral, with many linking it to the recent train accident in Balasore, Odisha. However, the clip was found to be an old video from June 2022 and was originally …
Reports circulating on social media falsely claim that members of President Joe Biden’s administration have not taken their oaths of office and are serving illegitimately. However, all officials except for Vice President Kamala Harris have taken an oath, as seen in videos of their swearing-in ceremonies or reported in press releases and news articles. A conservative …
A video of a young boy receiving reprimand from railway trackmen has been circulating on social media with claims that it was shot recently in Karnataka and insinuations that the Muslim community was using children for train derailments. However, further investigation revealed that the video is not recent but was shot at least five years …
A poem by Amanda Gorman, which she recited during the 2021 presidential inauguration, was restricted in a K-8 school in Florida following a complaint from a parent. However, social media posts falsely claimed that the book was banned in all elementary schools in Miami-Dade County. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed bills that have been …