Ashitha S. Prasad, Author at Swachh Social Media Abhiyaan

The viral photo that states it is the sword of Mahrana Pratap is false.

June 6, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad false, Maharana Pratap, Muhammad XII, Nasrid ruler, sword

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Claim: A photo of a sword and a scabbard has been going viral on social media with the claim that

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Viral claim that Atlanta deployed child militia is false.

June 2, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad Atlanta, child militia, false, George Floyd, Protest, underage

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Claim: Ever since the death of George Floyd, the black man who was killed by the hands of a Minneapolis

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An old photo being shared with the claim it is of Jayalalitha and Nirmala Sitharaman is false.

May 30, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad Finance Minister, Jayalalitha, Nirmala Sitharaman, Old Photo, Shivashankari

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Claim: A black and white photo of two women sitting together has been shared on social media with the claim

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Information on Lockdown 5.0 going viral and published by news publications, debunked by Spokesperson of Ministry of Home Affairs.

May 29, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad 11 cities, Fake News, lockdown 5.0, Ministry of Home Affairs

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Claim: Few more days and lockdown 4 will be over. A long text has been going viral on social media

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Old Video from Texas shared claiming that crows aren’t allowing customers to leave supermarket in Saudi.

May 29, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad black birds, Saudi, swarming flying, Texas, USA

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Claim: A video showing hundreds of black birds flying and swarming outside a supermarket in a parking lot has been

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Coffins of soldiers who died in Pulwama Attack goes viral with a false claim that 75 jawaans were killed by China.

May 27, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad 75 jawaans, China, killed, Ladhak, Old Photo, Pulwama Attack

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Claim: A last year’s photo is viral that shows coffins wrapped in Indian flag. The false claim is that it

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Video of husband brutally beating wife goes viral with communal angle.

May 26, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad communal angle, domestic violence video, muslim, Muslims

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Claim: A video of a few men brutally beating a woman has been going viral on social media with the

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There is no 24-hour lockdown in Telengana from Tuesday following Eid.

May 24, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad 24 hour lockdown, Corona, COVID-19, Eid, Fake News, Telengana

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Claim: A claim has been going viral on social media that states that a 24- hour lockdown has been announced

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Screenshot of an animated video is viral claimed as of real PIA plane crash.

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad animated video, Karachi, pakistan, PK-8303, plane crash

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The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) airplane crashed in Karachi while it was attempting to land. The flight PK 8303 which

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Old unrelated video shared with the claim it is police beating up migrant worker.

May 23, 2020 Ashitha S. Prasad Brutality, covid-19 lockdown, migrant worker, old video, police, VIolence

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Ever since the Covid-19 lockdown migrant labourers in India are suffering. Many migrants are stuck in various parts of India

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