Author: Afrose Jahan
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No, the viral picture of a couple found in the rubble is not from Turkey earthquake
Recently, a photo of a man and a woman clinging to the rubble is viral on social media alongside a claim that this is a scene from the Turkey earthquake. Watch the viral video here and here. Newschecker verified the claim as false. Fact-Check/Verification With a reverse image search on a keyframe obtained from the…
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No, the viral video of the siblings is not from Turkey’s earthquake
Recently, a video of two children circulating on TikTok claims that it was taken recently from Turkey, devastated by the earthquake. The viral claim says like a mother protects her child, the younger sister is protecting her brother, as their parents died in the earthquake in Turkey. Watch the viral video here and here. Fact-Check/Verification…
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An image from a festival in Bali passed off as the victims of a tragic plane crash in Nepal
Recently, a video has gone viral on Tiktok along with a claim related to the recent plane crash in Nepal. The viral video shows dead bodies and claims they are the victims of the tragic plane crash in Nepal. Some links to the viral video are here, here, here, here, here, and here. Newschecker has…
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Shakib Al Hasan is not the new CEO of the Gulf Oil
Recently, a social media post has gone viral on TikTok, that claims Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed as the CEO of Gulf Oil Bangladesh Limited. See the viral post here. Newschecker has found the viral claim to be not fully true and rated it as “missing context”. Fact Check/ Verification Through multiple…
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No, Ricardo Kaka is not Brazil’s new coach
Recently, a photograph of former Brazilian footballer Ricardo Kaka was being viral on social media Facebook, claiming that he is the new coach of the Brazilian national team. Check out some of the Facebook posts here, here, and here. Fact-check/ Verification Through reverse image search, we found the original image posted on May 17 on…
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No, Messi and Neymar are not listening to Zakir Naik in the video
Recently, a viral social media post on Tiktok, claimed that Messi and Neymar are sitting together and listening to Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech. Check out some of the videos aired on Tiktok here and here. Fact Check/ Verification With the reverse image search on Google, we found a Youtube video titled “The Best FIFA Football…
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No, Neymar was not holding Bangladesh’s flag
Recently, a social media post of Brazilian footballer Neymar holding Bangladesh’s flag went viral on Facebook. The post claims that this is shocking to see Bangladesh’s flag in Neymar’s hand, and quoted, “It’s surprising to see Bangladesh’s flag in Neymar’s hand. No one has seen such a picture after scoring a goal.” See some such…
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Viral video of 120 people converting to Islam is old and not linked to Qatar World Cup
Recently on social media, a Facebook post and a video have gone viral claiming that 120 people in Qatar have converted to Islam together. See some such posts here, and here. Newschecker verified the claim as misleading. Fact-Check/Verification With a key-frame reverse image search obtained from the video, we found a video titled “Convert to…
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Saudi footballer Yasser Al-Shahrani is alive
Recently, a post on social media Facebook claimed that Saudi footballer Yasser Al-Shahrani has died. On November 22, the claim of his death spread with a photo of Yasir, who was injured in the World Cup football match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. The posts claimed, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un, during the Saudi…
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The viral video does not show late actor Aindrila Sharma’s boyfriend putting vermilion on her forehead
Recently, a video of Tollywood actress Aindrila Sharma and her boyfriend Sabyasachi went viral after the death of this young actress. The viral Facebook post claimed this is the video of Sabyasachi putting vermilion and garland on late Aindrila’s forehead after her death due to cancer. See some of the posts that have been published…