fake news

2May

Education

CBSE Said This On Reports Of “10th, 12th Results On May 3”

An official from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today clarified that the news claiming to be announcing the CBSE Class 10 Result 2024 tomorrow, May 3 is "fake." When contacted regarding the news report, a CBSE official said that there is "no such news" and that the report is "fake."...

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20Apr

Business

Indian Entrepreneur Vineeta Singh Reacts To Fake News On Her Arrest And Death

Indian Entrepreneur Vineeta Singh expressed her concern over fake news of her death and arrest that she has been dealing with for over five weeks. Taking to her X (formerly twitter) handle, Singh said though she had complained it to Meta and Mumbai Cyber Police for several times, the fake news about...

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25Mar

India

Property Tax Not Hiked: Bengaluru’s Civic Body Squashes Fake News

Amid rumours of a new property tax computation system coming into effect on April 1 for Bengaluru residents, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has clarified that there will be no hike in property tax. The civic body issued the clarification after several social media handles claimed t...

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19Feb

Education, Jobs

UP Police Constable Exam 2024: 287 Arrested For Impersonation And Cheating

The Uttar Pradesh Recruitment Board conducted an exam for 60,244 constable positions and has, so far, seen a total of 287 candidates arrested for cheating during the examination, according to the official estimates. The UP STF and District Police jointly conducted operations to curb cheating duri...

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14Feb

Education

CBSE Issues Advisory Against Rumours And Fake News About Board Exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued a warning against rumours and fake information spread by unscrupulous elements concerning board exams. The CBSE board exams for Class 10th and 12th are starting from Thursday, February 15 and the board informed about the elaborate arrangement...

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12Feb

Jobs

Railways Releases 1 Lakh Group D Vacancies? What’s The Truth

A Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) notification informing over 1 Lakh Group D vacancies is viral on social media. Since RRB hasn't posted any such information on its official website, the recruitment notification looks fraudulent and looks like a con job by people who wanted to get some easy clicks f...

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1Feb

Business

Centre To Announce Three-Day Week Off Policy? PIB Fact Check Reveals Truth

The central government is all set to present the interim Budget for the financial year 2024-2025 today, February 1. At the same time, an image is going viral on social media platforms claiming that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil a policy mandating three-day week-offs in all co...

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19Dec

India

Verify What Is Fake And Edited, And What Is Truth: Siddaramaiah To KTR

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has rebutted the recent allegation regarding his statement in the winter session of the assembly by claiming that it was a "misinformation campaign" launched by the BJP leaders and supporters. In a social media post put forward by BRS Working President KT Rama R...

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13Dec

Kerala

Rush At Sabarimala: How Right Wing Eco-System Used A Child’s Visual To Attack Kerala

A recent video of a child, a Sabarimala pilgrim, seen crying and seeking help to locate his father and police personnel trying to console the child went viral on social media. Soon, Police found his father, and kid waved 'bye' to police - a rather a good ending to otherwise traumatic story, however,...

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10Dec

India

Fake Video Being Circulated In The Name Of ‘Nikkah Halala’ Practice

A video claiming that a man and grandfather fights over a woman in the name of ‘nikah halala’ has gone viral on social media platforms. Fact checker Mohammed Zubair has now revealed that the video which is being circulated is fake and ‘does not show a real incident’. The 2 min video clip which ha...

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