Rujuta Thete, Author at SM Hoax Slayer Swachh Social Media Abhiyaan by Pankaj Jain

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Nine years old picture of a couple kissing during protest falsely linked to George Floyd protests

June 6, 2020 Rujuta Thete black lives matter, BLM protests, George Floyd, US protest, Vancouver

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Claims: A picture of a couple is making rounds on social media with a young couple lying on the road

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This video from 2019 is falsely linked with Cyclone Nisarga

June 4, 2020 Rujuta Thete alibaug, Cyclone, cyclone Nisarga, goa, Gujarat, maharashtra

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Claims: An old video has been shared as the ‘eye of the cyclonic storm Nisarga’. This was shared news outlets

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Telangana govt has not released any guidelines for reopening schools

June 2, 2020January 24, 2022 Rujuta Thete COVID-19, Hyderabad, LockDown, school reopen, Telangana

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Claims: A post includes a document showing few guidelines for reopening of schools in the state of Telangana. The document

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Pre-wedding photographs shared with false claims of corona patient in love with doctor

June 1, 2020 Rujuta Thete coronavirus, COVID-19, Egypt, engagement, hospital

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Claims: Few pictures of a couple’s pre-wedding photoshoot went viral on social media with false claims that the man is

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BMC negates viral reports on locust swarms in Mumbai

May 29, 2020 Rujuta Thete locust swarms, locusts, locusts Mumbai, Mumbai

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Claims: A lot of images and videos are making rounds on social media including Twitter, Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook claiming

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These pictures are not from Uttarakhand forest fires

May 28, 2020 Rujuta Thete forest fire, Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand forest fires

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Claim: Many social media posts are claiming that Uttarakhand forests are undergoing through huge fires and the government is not

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Old video of a child injured in anti-CAA protests falsely linked to a local mosque visit

May 27, 2020 Rujuta Thete anti-CAA protest, minor, police violence, protests, Uttar Pradesh, varanasi police

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Claims: A video showing an injured minor boy is making rounds on social media with false claims that Varanasi’s police

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This video of plane is not from Pakistan Airlines which crashed in Karachi

May 26, 2020 Rujuta Thete Etihad airways, flight crash pak, Karachi, pakistan, Pakistan airlines, plane crash

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Claims: A viral video claims to be from the Pakistan Airlines plane which recently crashed in Karachi on 22nd May

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No, Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah did not die in the plane crash in Karachi

May 23, 2020 Rujuta Thete Cricketer, Karachi plane crash, pakistan, Pakistani cricketer, Yasir Shah

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Claim: False claims are spreading around that Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah was in the Pakistan Airlines flight- PK 833 that

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News channels broadcasts old video of ceasefire violation from Pakistan as new and “exclusive”

May 23, 2020 Rujuta Thete ABP, Fake News, india, Jammu and Kashmir, news channels, Pak ceasefire, pakistan, Republic, TImes NOw

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Claim: Many known news media channel like Republic TV, Times Now, and ABP News broadcasted/ published a video showing a

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