Month: October 2022

Video Of Beirut Warehouse Explosion From 2020 Goes Viral – Newschecker

Claim A video of a powerful explosion, purportedly from Beirut, is being shared on social media platforms. The image has been shared on Instagram by user ‘_techmech’ with the hashtags #beirut #bomb #explosive #war. Courtesy: Instagram/_techmech Fact We started our investigation by conducting a keyword search with the words “Beirut”, “war” and “explosion” but could …

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Did Rishi Sunak say India needs PM like Manmohan Singh? Fact Check- Digiteye

A graphic made by Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar has gone viral with a claim that the UK’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, praised former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said India needs a PM like him to steer the economy. UK PM RISHI SUNAK PRAISING DR. MANMOHAN SINGH 👇 pic.twitter.com/AwS0hiNj6r — Kris Nair (@KrisNair1) …

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Heart disease death rates up during pandemic, young adults at most risk: US CDC-thip

New York, Oct 31 (IANS) Prior to 2020, death rates from heart disease had been declining among adults for decades in the US but the increases in death rates from heart disease, particularly high among younger adults, spiked during the Covid pandemic, erasing years of progress, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Fact Check: This video of Rameez Raja scolding the Pakistani team is old, and not related to the Zimbabwe-Pakistan match in T20 World Cup -Vishvas News

The viral claim turned out to be misleading in the investigation of Vishvas News. This video of Rameez Raja is from 2021. This video has nothing to do with Zimbabwe-Pak match in T20 World Cup 2022. New Delhi (Vishvas News). After Pakistan’s defeat in the Zimbabwe-Pakistan match in the T20 Cricket World Cup, a video …

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Video of Lord Ganesha statue from Thailand shared as Indonesia – FactCrescendo

The world’s biggest bronze Ganesh statue is situated in The Khlong Khuean Shri Ganesh International Park, in Thailand and not in Indonesia Lord Ganesha is one of the most well-known Hindu deities, widely regarded as the remover of obstacles and is thought to bring good luck. A video of a tall statue of Lord Ganesha …

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Viral Image Of Smriti Irani Reading Book On Rahul Gandhi’s Schedule Is Edited – Newschecker

Claim A picture of Union minister Smriti Irani, where she is seen reading a book titled “Rahul Gandhi’s Day-To-Day Schedule 2022-2023” is doing the rounds on social media. An archived version of the tweet can be seen here. Fact Newschecker first ran a reverse image search of the picture, which led us to the tweet …

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Scientists identify ultra-potent antibody that can offset all Omicron variants-thip

New York, Oct 31 (IANS) An international team of researchers has identified a pan-variant and ultra-potent neutralising antibody that can offset Omicron variants. Named ‘S2X324’, its neutralising potency was largely unaffected by any of the Omicron variants tested, said the study published in the journal Science. The scientists suggested that combining this antibody with others …

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Guj fisherman suffering paralytic attack from high seas rescued-thip

Okha (Gujarat), Oct 30 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard has rescued a Gujarat fisherman, who had suffered a paralytic attack, on the high seas and and admitted him to a hospital in the state’s Okha, an official statement said on Sunday. The Coast Guard said it on Saturday received a distress call about a medical …

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Oommen Chandy to travel to Germany for treatment-thip

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 30 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy will be going to Germany for treatment of his throat ailment. His family members told media that he will be treated at Charite Universitatsmedizin in Berlin. Chandy, who is currently undergoing treatment in Kerala, will be accompanied to Berlin by his …

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