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Fact Check: Flags of IUML waved at Congress Karnataka rally wrongly believed to be Pakistani flags

In one of the recent viral videos, a flag, green in colour and bearing the white crescent and star symbols is being waved at a Congress party rally in Tumkur, Karnataka. It is, however, the banner of a political party-based in Kerala, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

Fact Check: Fake BBC survey claiming BJP's landslide victory going viral on social media, media firm confirms inauthenticity

As per the message which lists out the possible outcome in all the states and UTs, the worst-case scenario for BJP is 323 seats, and the best case scenario is 380 seats out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats up for a contest. The message says that the survey has been conducted by the CIA and the ISI, external intelligence agencies of the USA and Pakistan, respectively.

Fact Check: No, Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman is not wearing scarf with BJP symbol; lookalike's photo makes news

The post is just an attempt to mislead people and trick them into favouring a particular party by endorsing a nationalist agenda through the use of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's name.

Facebook page of Postcard News deleted: Mahesh Vikram Hegde-headed propaganda website is known for spreading fake news

The Facebook page of Postcard News, an Indian media website known for peddling fake news, has been removed, reports said.

'No big communal riot' in past 4 years, claims BJP: Data shows 389 dead in over 2,000 incidents since 2014

Uttar Pradesh — India’s most populous state — reported the most communal incidents (645) over the last four years, followed by the ninth-most populous, Karnataka (379), and second-most populous, Maharashtra (316).

Facebook will shrink fake news in the hopes that you won’t see it

The struggling social media giant’s latest solution is to shrink fake news in the hopes that readers won’t notice it so easily.

Yogi Adityanath claims Uttar Pradesh govt gave farmers Rs 80,000 cr, when it actually gave 1/6th that amount

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, in a television interview, talked about his government’s performance over the last 10 months, ahead of the investors summit held on February 21 and 22, 2018.

Fake news: Facebook is rolling out new tools to identify and report stories

Facebook has announced the rollout of new tools that will help the company fight the menace of 'Fake News.'