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

Checked by BBC Hindi27 Feb 2019India War and conflict

Social media posts

“Several pictures allegedly showing Indian airstrike in Pakistan as revenge for the Pulwama attack are being widely shared on social media. However, these pictures have no connection with the air strike.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Old photos, false claims

Checked by BBC Hindi26 Feb 2019India War and conflict

Social media posts

“An alleged video of India’s reported airstrike in Pakistan is being shown on several Indian news channels, and is also being shared in social media groups. the same video was posted by some Pakistani social media groups in September 2016. Users have claimed that the video was shot in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Old Video, False Claim

Checked by BBC Hindi7 Feb 2019India Religion

Social media posts

“Pictures of South Indian actor turned politician, Prakash Raj, have gone viral with a claim that he has become a Christian. We found that the pictures were real but not from the same context that’s shared in social media messages.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi6 Feb 2019India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Several social media groups of South India have shared a pair of photographs claiming that Bharatiya Janata Party has set new records by cleaning the Ganges. Shared with # 5YearChallenge and # 10YearChallenge, the social media groups claim that the situation of the river was disgusting and BJP has made considerable improvements in its condition. We found the claims to be misleading”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi1 Feb 2019United Kingdom Politics and government

Social media posts

“A fake and provocative article has been shared on several right-wing groups on social media. The title of the article is 'Sonia Gandhi hates Hindus, former President Pranab Mukherjee dcloses.’ But the claims are false”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi30 Jan 2019United Kingdom Politics and government

Social media posts

“A video showing the newly appointed General Secretary of Congress, Priyanka Gandhi, allegedly in an inebriated state has gone viral on several right-wing social media pages. But our research found the claims to be false.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi14 Jan 2019India Elections

Social media posts

“A video has gone viral on social media with claims that Azam Khan is asking the public to vote for BJP. But the video is being shared with misleading claims.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi9 Jan 2019India Politics and government

PM Narendra Modi

“PM Narendra Modi in his last speech in the parliament said: "55 years of Congress vs 55 months." PM Modi always tell a different count of Congress's rule. We break the facts of Congress's rule.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi5 Jan 2019Pakistan Religion

Social media posts

“A video allegedly showing Hindus being beaten in Pakistan had gone viral on social media. We found that the video is from Pakistan but has no connection to Hindus.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi3 Jan 2019India Politics and government

Social media posts

“A photo is going viral on social media wth claims that India's Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's daughter in Indian Army. But we found the claims to be false.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi28 Dec 2018United Kingdom

Social media posts

“Twitter and Facebook users have claimed that Google showed Sonia Gandhi's pictures on searching "Bar Girl". But it was an attempt to mislead people.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading

Checked by BBC Hindi24 Dec 2018United Kingdom Immigration

Aaj Tak Gurgaon

“The claims are going viral on social media that Rohingya refugees in Meat eat flesh of Hindus. But we confirmed that the claims are false.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi19 Dec 2018Egypt Religion

Social media posts

“A photo is being shared with claim that an age old temple has been found below a mosque in Egypt. We found that image is not of a temple but a mausoleum in Egypt.”

BBC Hindi rated this: False

Checked by BBC Hindi14 Dec 2018India Economy and jobs

Social media posts

“A video going viral on social media which shows that Rahul Gandhi is overturning from his promise to provide loan waiver to the farmers in Madhya Pradesh. But we found that only a part of his speech was used.”

BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading