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Checked by FACTLY18 Jul 2024IndiaScience and technology
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“NASA backed the idea of Imam of Ahle Sunnat Ala Hazrat who wrote a book called Zameen Sakin Hai 100 years ago, based on the Quran, in which he stated that “the Earth is static, and the Sun is revolving.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Based on the Quran Ala Hazrat declared, “The sun and moon do move according to their course. They are sailing within a circle. It is the earth (not the sun) that is stationary around which the sun and other planets revo…

Checked by FACTLY5 Apr 2024IndiaScience and technology
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“Google, NASA, BBC, and CNN have issued warnings advising people to turn off mobile phones and electronic devices and keep them away from their bodies as cosmic rays pass closer to the Earth tonight.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: No such warning was issued by NASA, BBC, or CNN either recently or in the past. This message has been circulating on the internet since at least 2010. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) clarified that this me…

Checked by FACTLY28 Mar 2024IndiaScience and technology
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“Video showing Rahul Gandhi asking people to bang utensils and switch on mobile phone lights in the middle of his speech while addressing a public meeting”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: On 16 November 2023, Rahul Gandhi addressed a public meeting held in Nohar city of Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan. The original video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech has been clipped between specific timestamps and shared w…