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BBC Reality Check was the fact-checking service of the BBC in the United Kingdom.

Checked by BBC Hindi23 Mar 2019United Kingdom Elections

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“There are claims going viral on social media that Rs 350 will be deducted from the bank accounts of people who won’t vote in the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections scheduled to take place across the country in seven phases”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi22 Mar 2019United Kingdom

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“A photo is going viral on social media with claims that Manohar Parrikar’s brother Suresh Parrikar lives a humble life in Goa by running a simple Kariana Store. However, some people are questioning the authenticity of the photo. We found that the claims made are true.”

BBC Hindi rated this: True

Checked by BBC Hindi22 Mar 2019United Kingdom Elections

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“There are claims going viral on social media that Rs 350 will be deducted from the bank accounts of people who won’t vote in the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections scheduled to take place across the country in seven phases”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi21 Mar 2019Pakistan Crime and security

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“A video is going viral on social media with claims that Islamists have set a church on fire in Pakistan in response to the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. But we found the claims of church set on fire in Pakistan to be false.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi19 Mar 2019United Kingdom Education

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“A photo is going viral on social media with claims that Najeeb Ahmad of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has joined the jihadist group, ISIS. We found that the image is old and has no connection with Najeeb.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi17 Mar 2019United Kingdom

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“A claim is being spread on social media in the name of the BBC that thousands of people died during demonetisation and it was not reported. But the claims are false. BBC has not published any report stating that the number of deaths due to the note ban was in thousands.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi15 Mar 2019Pakistan War and conflict

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“A video is going viral on social media with claims that a Pakistani Colonel has accepted the death of 200 militants in Balakot. But the claims are factually incorrect. In our research, we found that the Pakistani Army officer in the video does not accept the death of 200 militants in the Balakot attack.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi15 Mar 2019India Politics and government

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“Congress party shared a picture of a truck on World Sleep Day, which read: "Don't blow horns, Modi government is sleeping" but the picture was photo shopped and not real.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi14 Mar 2019India Politics and government

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“Several people on social media have claimed that Congress President, Rahul Gandhi has tried to win the votes of South India by insulting North Indian women. But we found that the claims made are misleading as only a part of his speech is taken from a longer clip.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi12 Mar 2019Ethiopia

Social media posts

“A video and photo is being shared on social media with claims to be f the Ethiopian Airline air crash on Sunday. But, these have no connection to the crash.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi10 Mar 2019India Politics and government

“A viral message about the former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi is being circulated on social media with claims, “When the country needed him in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Indian Air Force pilot, Rajiv Gandhi fled the country.” But BBC found that the claims are misleading...”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi9 Mar 2019India Politics and government

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“A viral message about the former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi is being circulated on social media with claims, “When the country needed him in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Indian Air Force pilot, Rajiv Gandhi fled the country.” But BBC found that the claims are misleading as he was never a fighter pilot in Indian Air Force. Also, he did not flee the country during the Indo-Pak 1971 war.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi9 Mar 2019India War and conflict

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“An alleged photograph of Rajiv Gandhi was viral on social media that Rajiv Gandhi left country with family while 1971 India-Pakistan War”

BBC Hindi rated this: At the time Indian-Pakistan War Rajiv Gandhi was in India.

Checked by BBC Hindi8 Mar 2019India War and conflict

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“Mumbai based man, Murtaza Ali has recently gained attraction on social media for his claims to donate a heavy sum to the families of the CRPF troops who died in the Pulwama attack. However, he did not asnwer the BBC questions regarding his claims. The PMO also said that they haven't yet recieved any papers of his research or the promised money.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Unconfirmed

Checked by BBC Hindi8 Mar 2019India Politics and government

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“Union Minister Giriraj Singh's recent tweet is going viral on social media with claims of that two satellite images allegedly shows the target site of India'S air strike in Balakot. However, the shared images are misleading.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi6 Mar 2019India War and conflict

Social media posts

“An alleged WhatsApp chat is going viral on social media with claims that 292 militants were killed in the Balakot air strike by India. But we found it to be a false message.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False Message

Checked by BBC Hindi1 Mar 2019Pakistan War and conflict

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“A video is going viral on social media with the claim that the Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is dancing with the Pakistan Army and Air Force. However, the claims with the viral video are false.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Old Video, False Claims

Checked by BBC Hindi1 Mar 2019India

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“Two separate videos claiming to be of the wife of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who Pakistan will release from captivity today, is going viral on social media platforms.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Old Video 1, False claims

Checked by BBC Hindi28 Feb 2019India Politics and government

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“Pictures of Indian Air Force pilots shared with changed names claiming that they participated in the Indian airstrike in Pakistan. However, the fact is that they are not addressed with their real names in the viral claims. But the Indian government has not released any details of the operation.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Real photos, false names

Checked by BBC Hindi28 Feb 2019India War and conflict

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“Several pictures are going viral on social media with the claims that they depict the massive destruction by Indian airstrike in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack However, the shared viral pictures are old and have no connection with either the Pulwama attack or the airstrike in Pakistan.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Old photos, fake claims