Fact-Check

By increasing train length from 16 to 24 coaches, the Ministry was able to significantly reduce the cost of contract for making Vande Bharat sleeper trains.

In a tweet, Aaj Tak falsely claimed that the bridge was constructed at a cost of ₹42 crores but the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) spent ₹52 crores on demolishing it.

In a post on X in Urdu, RTE Urdu wrote, "In India, people attacked solar panels at the behest of a Hindu pandit. The pandit said that if we use solar energy, we will disturb the sun god," while sharing a video of a few people destroying solar panels.

Many media portals ran the 'news' declaring that the new eye drops by Entod Pharmaceuticals will help persons with presbyopia get rid of glasses. Naturally, curiosity around the product was spiked and some news reports and social media posts even hailed it as a remarkable innovation.

The Hindu called Love Jihad a conspiracy theory spread by right-wing elements to target members of the minority Muslim community

In reality, the viral image is not recent. It was uploaded on social media on 12th July 2021 on the date of the birthday of the accused Saksham Singh Patel (who is yet to be granted bail).

Smriti Irani criticised Rahul Gandhi’s earlier temple politics, suggesting his recent focus on caste issues is a tactical move to gain media coverage after his previous efforts failed.

Mohammad Sharif is also accused of threatening the minor victim that if she told anything about her assault, he would kill her father.

She lauded a post by Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, which contained misleading videos of Indian dams to claim that India released water from the Dumbur Dam causing floods in Bangladesh. Interestingly, this very post, which Farhana Sultana called a “spot-on analysis” was debunked by DW News.

The Police arrested the main accused in this case who has been identified as Mohammad Sifat, debunking the oppression of minorities angle.