A photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walking with a girl during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala is being shared with the claim that the girl was Amulya Leona Noronha, who was arrested for shouting a pro-Pakistan slogan at a Bengaluru event in February 2020. The PTI Fact Check Desk found in its investigation that the girl with Gandhi in the social media posts was Miva Jolly from Kerala. Miva is the general secretary of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) for the Ernakulam district in the state. The viral claim that the girl with Rahul Gandhi was Amulya Leona is fake.

A claim has gone viral on social media platforms that King Charles III signed a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 US Presidential election and was the rightful President by Law. Also, an image of a note with the text 'Trump won 2020' atop Queen Elizabeth's coffin is also being shared by many social media users. PTI Fact Check found in its investigation that the claim that King Charles III signed the proclamation is fake, and the image with the 'Trump won 2020' note on the Queen's coffin is edited.

A Facebook post has claimed that the white goat seen at the crowning and declaration of Prince Charles as King of England was intended for sacrifice. The PTI Fact Check found in its investigation that the white goat amid soldiers dressed in red uniforms is the mascot of the Royal Welsh. The viral claim that the white goat was brought for sacrifice is fake.

Social Media users have shared a video of a wrestling match claiming one of the wrestlers is Bajrang Punia, the bronze medal winner of 2020 Tokyo Olympics. PTI Fact Check Desk has found in its investigation that the wrestler's name is Mosam Ali, and he is from Punjab. The social media posts claiming the wrestler to be Bajrang Punia misleading.

A tweet with a photo of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray looking at tattoos on a man's back has gone viral. In the photo, the man showed his tattoo design with the photos of Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray to the Shiv Sena chief. In the same photo, Sanjay Raut's face is visible around the man's lower waist. The PTI Fact Check Desk has found in its investigation that the photo was edited as the original image of the tattoos didn't have Sanjay Raut's face. The picture in the tweet is edited.

A Facebook user has shared a video of Rajnath Singh claiming that the BJP leader made remarks on the prime minister of his own government on the issue of price rise. The PTI Fact Check Desk found in its investigation that the video in the Facebook post was of a political rally in 2013 when Rajnath Singh criticised the Congress government and the-then prime minister Manmohan Singh on the inflation issue. A short clip from the 2013 rally video has now been shared as recent with a misleading claim.

Bengaluru, known as India's Silicon Valley, faced an unprecedented heavy downpour over the last few days, bringing Karnataka's capital city to its knees as a significant part of the city sank under rainwater. People started using tractors or boats to help the residents in some areas of the city. Social media platforms have also been flooded with images, videos of waterlogging, and memes on Bengaluru rains. A few social media users are sharing memes and unverified information as facts on Twitter. The PTI Fact Check Desk came across many tweets claiming Uber (An American mobility service provider) has started boat services in Bengaluru. The Desk found in its investigation that Uber has not launched such a service in the city and the information shared on social media platforms is fake.

Pakistan has been hit by one of the worst floodings in decades. During the crisis, scores of videos of similar calamities in the past and elsewhere have been shared on social media, portraying them as recent. While scanning various social media platforms for such posts, the PTI Fact Check Desk came across three tweets showing a video of a family swept away in floods, claiming it happened in Pakistan. The Desk found in its investigation that the video in the tweet was not from Pakistan. It captured an incident captured that happened in 2011 at Patal Pani Waterfall in Indore. The claim that the video is of floods in Pakistan is fake.

Social media users have shared an image of Dr. Manmohan Singh claiming that Oxford University has a scholarship in the name of the former prime minister of India. PTI Fact Check Desk, during its investigation, found that Oxford University has no such scholarship and that the viral post is fake.

A Tweet claiming former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been appointed Team India's mentor for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup this year has been widely circulated on social media. The PTI Fact Check Desk found in its investigation that the viral tweet is fake. There is no verified report about Dhoni being appointed as the Team India mentor for both tournaments.

Many social media posts recently claimed that the West Bengal Police has arrested fake doctors from some top hospitals in Kolkata. Most of the posts had a video clip showing a news anchor narrating the arrest details. During its investigation, the PTI Fact Check Desk found that the video in viral social media posts was a part of a news bulletin by an English news channel aired in 2017. There is no recent report of West Bengal Police busting such a racket of fake doctors in Kolkata or other nearby cities.

Many social media users have shared posts claiming that the central government has imposed a new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate of 18% on house rent paid by all those people who live in rented houses. The PTI Fact Check Desk has found in its investigation that not all tenants need to pay 18% GST for renting a residential property. The new rule, effective July 18, 2022, applies only to tenants registered with the GST system. The viral social media posts are misleading.

As India celebrated its 76th Independence Day on August 15, several social media posts went viral with images of some famous world monuments lit up in Indian Tricolour lights. Many users shared the photos claiming that these pictures were clicked to mark the 75th anniversary of India's Independence from British rule. PTI Fact Check Desk has found in its investigation that the images of the world monuments in the Tricolour lights are edited and have been viral on different social media platforms since 2017.

An image of a banner with the Hindi text 'Nitish Sabke Hain' (Nitish is for all) is going viral with a claim that it was put outside the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) office in Patna on the day Nitish Kumar decided to end his party's alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. The PTI Fact Check Desk found in its investigation that it was a two-year-old banner and was put outside the JD-U office in Patna before the 2020 Bihar assembly elections.

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI Fact Check) The imposing Jama Masjid in the national capital’s walled city is not the largest mosque in India, say several historians, correcting the popular perception bolstered by hoardings in the city and also Delhi Tourism’s website. That distinction goes to the Taj-ul-Masajid in Bhopal, they said.

New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Activist Teesta Setalvad's great-grandfather Chimanlal Setalvad, a member of the Hunter Commission probing the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, was not party to the panel’s verdict and gave a dissenting judgment holding Gen Reginald Dyer responsible, say historians.

New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Covid vaccines are not linked to 'sudden adult death syndrome', or Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndromes (SADS), say scientists, countering claims in widely circulated social media posts.

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) There is no way a smartwatch can be used to scan a FASTag and siphon money from it, the National Payments Corporation of India and Paytm have said in response to a video that is being circulated widely on social media and has led to alarm in many circles.

Kolkata, Jun 26 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress did not propose the name of Droupadi Murmu as president in 2017, say the party's spokespersons, debunking a media report that it had backed the tribal leader for the post five years ago.

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) A report in a news site claiming that Arctic sea ice is increasing and suggesting climate change is therefore not a reality is misleading, say scientists, stressing that climate trends can be estimated using long-term data and not single-year reports.

New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) The imposing Qutub Minar in the Indian capital was built 300 odd years before the first Mughal set foot in India and has nothing at all to do with the Mughal era, say historians, debunking claims in a section of the media.

New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) The increase in monkeypox cases has led to a rash of social media posts, many claiming the chimpanzee adenovirus vector used in AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine is behind the outbreak and some suggesting the infection is basically shingles and a “well-known” side effect of the jab.

New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) Two of India’s best known film stars, Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut, were at the centre of debate recently for their claims that Hindi is the national language. But that is an incorrect assertion as India does not have a national language.

New Delhi/Shimla, Apr 24 (PTI) The Akhil Bhartiya Sant Parishad's Himachal Pradesh in-charge Yati Satyadevanand Saraswati has urged Hindus to give birth to more children to avoid India becoming an Islamic country.

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Snack food giant Haldiram’s was propelled to a Twitter trend after a TV channel aired a video accusing it of misleading consumers by describing a product's ingredients in Urdu language on its label, and also asked whether animal oil was used.

Chennai, Apr 12 (PTI) Roadside vendors in this Tamil Nadu capital are not spiking biryani, that ever popular layered rice delicacy, with birth control pills as claimed in multiple Twitter posts, health officials here confirmed after conducting inspections.

New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) A popular, much circulated picture of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in a yellow turban is based on a 1975 painting. In reality, the revolutionary, who was only 23 when he was hanged on March 23, 1931, never wore a yellow turban, say historians.

Panaji, Apr 4 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said soon after taking oath that his government would form a committee to implement a Uniform Civil Code in the state, projecting it as the first in the country to do so. The reality is somewhat more nuanced and not so clear cut.

New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) Khatkar Kalan, the Punjab village with an enduring connect to India’s freedom struggle, will forever be associated with Bhagat Singh as his ancestral place. But the freedom fighter was not born in the village and never lived there either.

Lucknow, Mar 17 (PTI) A claim that the BJP, which has come back to power for a second consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh, won seven seats in the assembly polls by 200 votes and 23 seats by 500 votes is incorrect.

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) A recent study from China has traced a cluster of Omicron infections in Beijing to a contaminated letter received by post. However, experts here advised caution and said airborne transmission is still the dominant route of infection for the virus.

New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) A statue of Subhas Chandra Bose to be installed in the canopy facing India Gate will not be the first in India’s capital, as has been widely claimed in social media.

New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) There is no scientific evidence to back a widely shared claim on social media that Covid boosters can lead to HIV, a supposition attributed to French virologist Luc Montagnier, say experts.