FACTLY
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“Price of petrol in other countries is very low compared to that in India.”
FACTLY says: There are vast discrepancies between the price given in the list and the actual price in the respective country. Price per liter in some countries is high compared to India.
“గల్వాన్ ఘటనలో 100 మందికి పైగా చైనా సైనికులు చనిపోయారని తెలిపిన చైనా మాజీ సైనిక అధికారి జియాన్లీ యాంగ్”
FACTLY says: గల్వాన్ ఘటనలో 100 మందికి పైగా చైనా సైనికులు చనిపోయారని జియాన్లీ యాంగ్ ఎక్కడా చెప్పలేదు. అంతేకాదు, పోస్ట్ లో చెప్పినట్టు జియాన్లీ యాంగ్ చైనా మాజీ సైనిక అధికారి కాదు.
“Former Chinese military official, Jianli Yang claimed that more than 100 Chinese soldiers were killed in a faceoff with India on ‘15 June 2020’ at Galwan valley”
FACTLY says: Jianli Yang is not a former Chinese military official, and he hasn’t claimed that more than 100 Chinese soldiers were killed in the Galwan valley clashes. Moreover, the tweet is not from the official Twitter account of …
“Video of Amitabh Bachchan applauding doctors, nurses and health staff of Nanavati hospital after he was admitted for COVID-19 treatment”
FACTLY says: Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for COVID-19 on ‘11 July 2020’ and he was admitted to Nanavati hospital for treatment. But the viral video is found to exist on the internet at least since ‘April 2020’. So, the vide…
“oop of monkeys inhabited a COVID-19 hospital in India.”
FACTLY says: The Hospital shown in the video is RK Khan hospital in Durban, South Africa. During the year 2019, a troop of monkeys inhabited this hospital and started Stealing the food from sick patients. Information about this inci…
“Video of D.A.V. Public School Kukatpally (Hyderabad) school administration arguing with parents”
FACTLY says: Video shows Bishop Scott Girls School (Patna) management misbehaving with a parent, not D.A.V. Public School Kukatpally (Hyderabad)
“మోడీ సత్తాని తెలుపుతూ జపాన్ దేశం వారు తీసిన వీడియో”
FACTLY says: ఆ యానిమేషన్ వీడియో ని ‘ఇండియా టుడే’ గ్రూప్ వారు తమ యానిమేషన్ సిరీస్ ‘SoSorry’ కోసం రూపొందించారు.
“అయోధ్య లోని ఒక ట్రాఫిక్ కూడలి వద్ద ‘గద, విల్లు మరియు బాణం’ ఉన్న ఫోటో”
FACTLY says: ఫొటోలోని ‘గద, విల్లు మరియు బాణం’ ఉన్న కూడలి వడోదర (గుజరాత్) లో ఉంది, అయోధ్య (ఉత్తర్ ప్రదేశ్) లో కాదు.
“Image of the boy who was arrested for being a Muslim”
FACTLY says: The boy in the photo was rescued by the Uttar Pradesh police when he was chained and locked in a Madrasa (a religious Islamic school) near Mangrauli Pulia Jewar. This photo was captured during that rescue operation in 2…
“India’s debt is increased steeply from US$ 296 billion in 2014 to US$ 486 billion in 2018.”
FACTLY says: According to the Ministry of Finance data, the total outstanding debt of India by 31 March 2014 is US$ 929.6 billion, whereas by 31 March 2018, it stood at US$ 1265.7 billion. It saw a gradual increase during these year…
“Photo of a newly constructed chowk with ‘mace, bow and arrow’ sculpture in Ayodhya.”
FACTLY says: The photo is not related to Ayodhya (UP). It shows the sculpture at ‘Gada Circle’ in Vadodara (Gujarat).
“Photo of ‘Mohammed Ansari’ desecrating Hindu temple by stepping on a Goddess idol.”
FACTLY says: The man desecrating Hindu temple is not ‘Mohammed Ansari’, his name is ‘Azad Kumar Gautam’. The incident happened at a temple in Kardhana village of Varanasi, UP
“Video of a suspected COVID-19 patient running away from doctors and police in Telangana”
FACTLY says: The posted video is not related to Telangana. The incident in the video took place in Kerala. The man in the video came from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) recently and was supposed to be under quarantine
“ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం ‘1 జులై 2020’ న ఆధునిక ఆరోగ్య సేవలతో ప్రారంభించిన ‘108’ అంబులెన్స్ లో కాన్పు జరిగిన ఫోటో”
FACTLY says: ఫోటో పాతది. అది కనీసం ‘మార్చ్ 2017’ నుండి ఇంటర్నెట్ లో ఉన్నట్లుగా తెలిసింది
“ಬಡ್ವೈಸರ್ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿ 12 ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಬಿಯರ್ ಟ್ಯಾಂಕ್ಗಳ ಒಳಗೆ ಮೂತ್ರ ಮಾಡಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ.”
FACTLY says: ಮೊದಲು, ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ ವೆಬ್ಸೈಟ್ ‘ಫೂಲಿಶ್ ಹ್ಯೂಮರ್’ (ಮೂರ್ಖ ಹಾಸ್ಯ) ಅಂತಹ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಆ ವೆಬ್ಸೈಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿನ ಲೇಖನಗಳ ವಿಷಯವು ಕೇವಲ ‘ಮನರಂಜನೆ’ ಗಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವು ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕವಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿದೆ.
“ಪ್ರತಿ ನಿತ್ಯ ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಡೀಸೆಲ್ ಬೆಲೆಗಳು ಏರುತ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಆಕ್ರೋಶಗೊಂಡ ಜನರು ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲ್ ಪಂಪ್ ಅನ್ನು ಧ್ವಂಸಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.”
FACTLY says: ಈ ಘಟನೆಯು ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾದ ಪುರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ 2018 ರಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದು. ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲ್ ಹಾಕಿ ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆಂದು ಆರೋಪಿಸಿ ಜನರು ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲ್ ಪಂಪ್ ಧ್ವಂಸ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಮೇಲಿನ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆ ತಪ್ಪು.
“ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೈಸೂರು ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಅಪಘಾತದ ವಿಡಿಯೋ.”
FACTLY says: ವೀಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿನ ಘಟನೆ ಮೈಸೂರು ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ) ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ್ದಲ್ಲ. ಅದು ರಷ್ಯಾದ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಾದ ಅಪಘಾತದ ವಿಡಿಯೋ. ರಷ್ಯಾದ ಮಾಸ್ಕೋ ಮತ್ತು ಚೆಲ್ಯಾಬಿನ್ಸ್ಕ್ ನಗರಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವ ‘ಎಂ-5’ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಅಪಘಾತ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿದ…
“ಪಾಂಗೋಂಗ್ ಸರೋವರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಭಾರತ ಸೈನ್ಯದ ಹೆಲಿಕಾಪ್ಟರ್ ಗಳು ಗಸ್ತು ಸುತ್ತುತ್ತಿವೆ.”
FACTLY says: ವಿಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ ತೋರಿಸಿದ ಹೆಲಿಕಾಪ್ಟರ್ಗಳು ಭಾರತ ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದವಲ್ಲ. ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿನ ಹವಾಸು ಸರೋವರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಯು.ಎಸ್ ಅಪಾಚಿ ಹೆಲಿಕಾಪ್ಟರ್ಗಳು ಸಂಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಅದು. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆ ತಪ್ಪು.
“కేంద్ర మంత్రి నిర్మలా సీతారామన్ మిలిటరీలో పనిచేస్తున్న తన కూతురితో దిగిన ఫోటో”
FACTLY says: పోస్టులో చెప్పినట్టు నిర్మలా సీతారామన్ తో కలిసి ఫొటోలో ఉన్న ఆ మిలిటరీ ఆఫీసర్ తన కూతురు కాదు. రక్షణ మంత్రి పదవిలో ఉన్నప్పుడు ఒక ఆఫీసర్ కోరిక మేరకు నిర్మలా సీతారామన్ తనతో ఈ ఫోటో దిగినట్టు మా విశ్లేషణలో తెలిసింది. నిర్మలా సీతారామన్ కూతురు ప…