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Checked by FACTLY29 Jan 2026IndiaTelugu
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“కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ఇండియా ఫ్రీ ల్యాప్‌టాప్ స్కీమ్ 2026 ద్వారా ఉచిత ల్యాప్‌టాప్‌లను అందిస్తోంది.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ఇండియా ఫ్రీ ల్యాప్‌టాప్ స్కీమ్ 2026 ద్వారా ఉచిత ల్యాప్‌టాప్‌లను అందించడం లేదు.

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“The video shows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan participating in a public march protesting the new UGC regulations.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show a protest against the UGC regulations. It actually depicts a GST awareness drive in Gorakhpur on 22 September 2025, where CM Yogi Adityanath and MP Ravi Kishan interacted with traders to pr…

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“The viral video shows the demolition of a 300-year-old temple in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, carried out following orders from the Uttar Pradesh government.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The video is not from Uttar Pradesh. It shows parts of the Gaurihar Temple being demolished during a road-widening drive in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. The UP Police fact-check team also confirmed that the incident took…

Checked by FACTLY29 Jan 2026India
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“The visuals show protests against the new UGC Rules, 2026.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: These viral visuals do not show protests against the new UGC Rules. The first video clip shows a protest held by Congress workers in the Durg district in May 2025 regarding the implementation of the MNREGA scheme. The s…

Checked by FACTLY28 Jan 2026IndiaReligion
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“The video shows a real incident in which a man is seen bursting balloons sold by a young Muslim boy ahead of India’s 77th Republic Day in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video does not show a real incident of a man bursting balloons sold by a young Muslim boy ahead of India’s 77th Republic Day in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It originates from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is a scripted …