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#WebQoof | As Mumbai battles heavy rains and flooding, old and unrelated videos of waterlogged areas are being shared on social media as recent visuals from the city. Watch our fact-check video to know the truth.
August 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#WebQoof | As Mumbai battles heavy rains and flooding, old and unrelated videos of waterlogged areas are being shared on social media as recent visuals from the city. Watch our fact-check video to know the truth.
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared an old visual of a group of beluga whales stranded on a beach in Russia to falsely claim that it shows them stuck following the recent earthquake in the country. Read here: tinyurl.com/3zjd62uu
August 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared an old visual of a group of beluga whales stranded on a beach in Russia to falsely claim that it shows them stuck following the recent earthquake in the country. Read here: tinyurl.com/3zjd62uu
#WebQoof | BJP West Bengal uploaded a clipped video of CM Mamata Banerjee to falsely claim that she wanted to keep the people of the state in poverty. Watch here.
July 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#WebQoof | BJP West Bengal uploaded a clipped video of CM Mamata Banerjee to falsely claim that she wanted to keep the people of the state in poverty. Watch here.
#WebQoof | The official account of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal wing shared a clipped video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the false claim that she said she wanted the state's people to remain poor.
Read here: tinyurl.com/88ynwhe7
Read here: tinyurl.com/88ynwhe7
July 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#WebQoof | The official account of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal wing shared a clipped video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the false claim that she said she wanted the state's people to remain poor.
Read here: tinyurl.com/88ynwhe7
Read here: tinyurl.com/88ynwhe7
#WebQoof | Users are sharing a misleading claim about Zohran Mamdani becoming the Mayor of New York City. However, he has only won as a nominee for the mayoral general elections. Read here.
June 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#WebQoof | Users are sharing a misleading claim about Zohran Mamdani becoming the Mayor of New York City. However, he has only won as a nominee for the mayoral general elections. Read here.
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June 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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When the news about Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder in Meghalaya broke, the internet was quick to vilify and hold the North East responsible for the incident. Read our story to know the impact that an information vacuum and underlying prejudices can have. (1/2)
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
When the news about Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder in Meghalaya broke, the internet was quick to vilify and hold the North East responsible for the incident. Read our story to know the impact that an information vacuum and underlying prejudices can have. (1/2)
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June 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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#WebQoof | From blue drums to body dismemberment, meme culture is now riding on the back of murder trials, often with a misogynistic twist. Is joking about serious crime cases okay? Let's read about this topic in depth.
June 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#WebQoof | From blue drums to body dismemberment, meme culture is now riding on the back of murder trials, often with a misogynistic twist. Is joking about serious crime cases okay? Let's read about this topic in depth.
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared an AI-generated image to falsely claim that it shows real visuals of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Read here: tinyurl.com/bddwrffk
June 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared an AI-generated image to falsely claim that it shows real visuals of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Read here: tinyurl.com/bddwrffk
#WebQoof | A video from 2023 linked to Nepal plane crash is being falsely shared as video recorded by a passenger seated inside Air India plane which crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Read here: shorturl.at/n5keP
Read here: shorturl.at/n5keP
June 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#WebQoof | A video from 2023 linked to Nepal plane crash is being falsely shared as video recorded by a passenger seated inside Air India plane which crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Read here: shorturl.at/n5keP
Read here: shorturl.at/n5keP
#WebQoof | An old video from Kolhapur is being falsely shared as one from Bengaluru showing people celebrating RCB's win in IPL 2025. Watch here.
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#WebQoof | An old video from Kolhapur is being falsely shared as one from Bengaluru showing people celebrating RCB's win in IPL 2025. Watch here.
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared an edited image to falsely claim that it shows a real visual of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi standing next to Rajasthan Royals cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Read here: tinyurl.com/3rv5x62t
May 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared an edited image to falsely claim that it shows a real visual of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi standing next to Rajasthan Royals cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Read here: tinyurl.com/3rv5x62t
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared a false post claiming that Singapore has become the first country to perform an autopsy of a COVID-19-infected patient. Read here: tinyurl.com/ymmdrs4c
May 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#WebQoof | Social media users have shared a false post claiming that Singapore has become the first country to perform an autopsy of a COVID-19-infected patient. Read here: tinyurl.com/ymmdrs4c
#WebQoof | A video of a mock drill is going viral to falsely claim that it shows 'terrorist encounter' in Powai, Mumbai.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#WebQoof | A video of a mock drill is going viral to falsely claim that it shows 'terrorist encounter' in Powai, Mumbai.
www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/mock-drill-video-mumbai-not-police-crackdown-on-terrorist-fact-check
www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/mock-drill-video-mumbai-not-police-crackdown-on-terrorist-fact-check
#WebQoof | Unverified claims around Operation Sindoor were shared by social media users as well as by TV news channels. Read about how we debunked these pieces of mis/disinformation here.
May 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#WebQoof | Unverified claims around Operation Sindoor were shared by social media users as well as by TV news channels. Read about how we debunked these pieces of mis/disinformation here.
#WebQoof | An old video of a crashed fighter jet is going viral to claim that it shows a Rafale that was hit by Pakistan recently.
Read here: shorturl.at/9sIT5
Read here: shorturl.at/9sIT5
May 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#WebQoof | An old video of a crashed fighter jet is going viral to claim that it shows a Rafale that was hit by Pakistan recently.
Read here: shorturl.at/9sIT5
Read here: shorturl.at/9sIT5
#WebQoof | A video game simulation showing a radar targeting a fighter jet is being shared to falsely claim that it shows IAF shooting down Pakistan's fighter jet.
Read here: shorturl.at/PPSM7
Read here: shorturl.at/PPSM7
May 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#WebQoof | A video game simulation showing a radar targeting a fighter jet is being shared to falsely claim that it shows IAF shooting down Pakistan's fighter jet.
Read here: shorturl.at/PPSM7
Read here: shorturl.at/PPSM7
#WebQoof | Following Operation Sindoor by the Indian armed forces, an old visual from 2024 has gone viral on social media, which falsely claims to show an Indian aircraft shot down by Pakistan. Read here: tinyurl.com/nhcfmyh2
May 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#WebQoof | Following Operation Sindoor by the Indian armed forces, an old visual from 2024 has gone viral on social media, which falsely claims to show an Indian aircraft shot down by Pakistan. Read here: tinyurl.com/nhcfmyh2
#WebQoof | Old and unrelated videos are going viral on social media where users are falsely linking it to the tension between India and Pakistan as well as the recent Pahalgam attack. Watch here.
May 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#WebQoof | Old and unrelated videos are going viral on social media where users are falsely linking it to the tension between India and Pakistan as well as the recent Pahalgam attack. Watch here.
#WebQoof | A viral message about a new update on WhatsApp has revived on social media platforms that calls made on the app would be recorded, and no 'bad messages' against the prime minister or any religious or political issue should be made. Swipe to know more.
May 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#WebQoof | A viral message about a new update on WhatsApp has revived on social media platforms that calls made on the app would be recorded, and no 'bad messages' against the prime minister or any religious or political issue should be made. Swipe to know more.
#WebQoof | Paresh Rawal's claim about 'drinking urine to cure his injury and illness' is going viral online. However, there is no scientific evidence to prove this claim. Read our story.
April 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#WebQoof | Paresh Rawal's claim about 'drinking urine to cure his injury and illness' is going viral online. However, there is no scientific evidence to prove this claim. Read our story.
#MarathiWebQoof | दोन हजार रुपयांपेक्षा अधिक रकमेच्या यूपीआय व्यवहारांवर सरकार जीएसटी आकारत असल्याचा खोटा दावा ऑनलाइन व्हायरल होत आहे.
April 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#MarathiWebQoof | दोन हजार रुपयांपेक्षा अधिक रकमेच्या यूपीआय व्यवहारांवर सरकार जीएसटी आकारत असल्याचा खोटा दावा ऑनलाइन व्हायरल होत आहे.
#WebQoof | Media outlets shared an old image of a man running with a rifle and falsely shared as 'first footage of Pahalgam attacker'.
Read our fact-check here: shorturl.at/IYGNK
Read our fact-check here: shorturl.at/IYGNK
April 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#WebQoof | Media outlets shared an old image of a man running with a rifle and falsely shared as 'first footage of Pahalgam attacker'.
Read our fact-check here: shorturl.at/IYGNK
Read our fact-check here: shorturl.at/IYGNK