“Coming into effect from January 1, 2021 Google Pay, 30% charge for sending money through Phone Pay.”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
Science and technology
332 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“The world will be plunged into darkness for 6 days in December due to a terrible storm in the sun – NASA scientists report.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Claim: This full moon picture is not taken from coimbatore”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Kelly did not take to space a banner of China’s communist government. He traveled into space with a banner made for him commemorating both his space flight and his participation in young leaders conferences.
“tentative timetable for the UP Board Intermediate Examination (Science) 2021.”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: the claim is fake. No such timetable has been released till the time of fact check.
“tentative timetable for the UP Board Intermediate Examination (Science) 2021.”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: No such timetable has been released till the time of fact check.
“Photo shows the structure of the Universe given by NASA”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The posted picture shows the timeline of the Universe given by NASA, not the structure of the Universe. Also, the timeline picture has been rotated in the post to show it as Shiv Linga
“NASA has confirmed that a huge rock will hit Earth’s surface on 07 October 2020”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: No such confirmation has been given by NASA. Also, NASA’s ‘Sentry: Earth Impact Monitoring’ list does not mention any such huge rock hitting the Earth on 07 October 2020
“Image of a sculpture and full moon from Kailash Manasarovar in China-controlled Tibet”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The image of the sculpture is actually from Bandhavgarh National Park, MP whereas the image of the full moon is doing rounds on the internet for years. We could not find any credible source attributing the image to Kail…
“It’ll start getting cooler,” adding that he didn’t think “science knows” whether or not temperatures would increase in the future.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Counter To Climate Science
FactCheck.org says: Scientists are very confident that global average temperatures will continue to rise as the world continues to emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases.
“COV 19" was found inscribed on a circuit board for a 5G mast”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: The circuit board shown in the video is from an old set-top TV box. It has nothing to do with 5G and it never had the letters COV 19 inscribed on it when it was distributed to customers.
“Video of Rahul Gandhi promising Potato cultivation on Moon”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The statements of Rahul Gandhi about providing farming lands on the moon and bringing back potatoes to Gujarat were taken out of context from his election speech in Gujarat in 2017. In the full video, Rahul Gandhi can b…
“Photo of Rahul Gandhi looking at obscene pictures of a woman on his mobile phone”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post is an edited one. This photo was shot during the time of demonetization when Rahul Gandhi visited an SBI bank for exchanging his old currency notes. In the original photo, Rahul Gandhi was s…
“Do not open the video file titled ‘Argentina is doing it’ as it would hack the phone in 10 seconds. CNN also warned users about this hoax”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Similar message claiming that they would hack one’s phone were circulated before. Multiple fact-checkers have debunked those messages as a hoax in the past. The Spanish police back in 2017 also debunked it as fake
“NIC directed the regional executive and representatives of Google India and Apple India as per the letter of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology instructs to restrict the functioning of Chinese applications with immediate effect.”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: The viral picture of office memorandum claiming the ban on 18 additional Chinese applications apart from the 59 banned applications is fake.
“Amit Shah’s latest tweet on snapping Internet services in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The tweet shared in the post is a morphed one. No such tweet related to snapping internet services in these conflict regions was not made by Home Minister Amit Shah.
“As per the instructions of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has ordered the prohibition of Chinese applications from Google Play Store and Apple App Store.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: no such order banning the Chinese Apps from the Google and Apple stores was issued by either Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology or National Informatics Centre. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has twee…
“Trump administration just FIRED 54 scientists & cut off 77 grants at Fauci's NIH for not disclosing their ties to Communist China!”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The scientists worked at NIH-funded institutions, such as universities. They were not employed as NIH scientists. Fauci leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, not the NIH.
“Contact tracing apps have been installed on every Android phone”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: No, contact tracing apps were not installed automatically on every Android phone. Exposure notifications are also only activated if a contact tracing app is installed.
“Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: It's close to what Cuomo said during his May 5 press conference, although Parlato left the impression that Cuomo was opposing reopening brick-and-mortar schools once the coronavirus pandemic is over, which is incorrect