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Chhari Dhandh was designated a Ramsar Site in January 2026, recognising its international importance as a wetland.

Here are the viral pieces of fake news that we fact-checked this week!

Unverified information can turn a constitutional protest into violence that destroys property and endangers lives.

We found out that the video was AI-altered.

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Every new copy creates another opportunity for the material to be viewed, downloaded, and circulated all over again.

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A landmark national study estimated that over 1.5 crore abortions took place in India in 2015.

The incident is fabricated and the purported news clipping is an AI-generated one.

We found out that the video dates back to 2025 and is unrelated to the Kalyan Bainsla case.

In a race for TRPs, TV News channels are increasingly using the 'magic of generative AI' to recreate crime scenes.

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IIT Bombay students protest after a second-year student dies by suicide, reportedly following a cheating case.

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If Kanshiram was the abstract, then Mayawati was the action.

Read our recap to find the viral pieces of fake news we fact-checked this week!

The AI-generated video was shared by news organisation NDTV Profit.

The video was made using Google's AI tool and is not a real video from India.

We found out that the video is scripted.

The video is an AI-generated one and doesn't show authentic visuals from Nepal.

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The claim is misleading. The video dates back to March 2025 and shows AIUDF MLA Samsul Huda.

The video is old and was shot in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. It has no connection to the floods in Nepal.

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Across Bengal, Hindutva groups are increasingly sharing videos of confronting and harassing Christian evangelists.

The video dates back to October 2023, when several TMC leaders were detained in New Delhi.

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Read our recap to find the viral pieces of fake news we fact-checked this week!

Rs 7,846 crore were parked in fixed deposits in the year which saw more than 3,000 deaths due to natural disasters.

Delimitation can make representation fairer, but it cannot by itself make MPs more effective legislators.

We found out that the post is edited and does not show Trump talking about implementing EVMs in the US elections.

The video shows Japan's Raigei JS-516 vessel from its Taigei-class submarines.

The video is being shared with a misleading claim. Gandhi did not mention, or refer to, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.

The images were altered using Google AI tools.

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A child-health crisis is unfolding against a background of substantial nutritional vulnerability.

There are no credible sources sharing this image as an authentic one.

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A new type of scam targets Android users after they scan rogue QR codes with the smartphone camera.

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Malviya, who held the position for over a decade, was often called out for sharing m/disinformation.

We found out that the video is altered.

Equal protection for Vande Mataram must not be understood as imposing an obligation upon citizens to sing it.

The floods affected over 1.22 lakh people across multiple districts, with the total death toll reaching 104.

We found out that the video originates from Bangladesh.

We found out that the video dates back to 2024.

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