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Weekly Wrap: Misinformation On ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra,’ SC Order On Stray Dogs & More
From old, unrelated visuals being peddled to show a massive turnout at Congress’ ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar to a video of the Air Force Chief visiting a martyred Sergeant’s home being widely shared to fuel the false “missing” IAF pilot narrative, here’s what we debunked this week:
Viral Video Shows Religious Procession In Maharashtra, Not Crowd At Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’
Several social media users shared a video purportedly showing a massive crowd at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar. Following investigation, we found that it showed visuals from a religious procession in Maharashtra and was unrelated to the ongoing voter’s rights march in Bihar. Read more here.
Operation Sindoor: Air Chief Marshal Consoles Family Of ‘Missing’ IAF Pilot Shivangi Singh? No, Video Viral With False Claim
A video claiming to show Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, the Chief of the Air Staff, visiting the home of IAF pilot Shivangi Singh who allegedly went missing since Operation Sindoor, has gone viral on social media platforms. Newschecker’s investigation, however, revealed that the claim was false. Read more here.
SC Order On Stray Dogs: Viral Video Shows Animal Shelter In Iraq, Not Delhi
A video claiming to show a large walled enclosure where stray dogs have been permanently confined following a controversial Supreme Court order on August 11, 2025, directing authorities to free Delhi-NCR’s streets of the animals, has gone viral online. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue. Read more here.
BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari Says Party Facing Extinction In West Bengal? No, Viral Video Is Clipped
A 28-second video, where West Bengal’s leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari purportedly says that his party, BJP, will not remain in the state if it does not change its attitude, has gone viral across social media platforms. Newschecker’s investigation, however, revealed that the video was clipped and shared out of context. Read more here.
Mumbai Rains: Old Video From Chennai Shared As Waterlogging At Mumbai Airport
A video claiming to show severe waterlogging at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport amid the intense downpour lashing the city, is going viral on social media platforms. Newschecker, however, found it to be an old video from Chennai. Read more here.
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