Fact Check – Page 22

Viral Claim That Modi Government Banned Gold Purchases Entirely Is Inaccurate

Fact-checkers clarified PM Modi only made an appeal against gold buying and no legal ban has been enacted

While real photos of dishevelled hair exist fake AI-generated images were also circulating and mixed with genuine ones

Alt News found that a violent video virally shared as showing 2026 West Bengal post-election riots was actually from Bangladesh in 2023

Multiple outlets confirm that while Raul Castro faces charges in Cuba he has not been physically arrested or detained

Indian officials denied social media claims suggesting India was pulling out of the SCO following China tensions

A video of flooding in Kerala was falsely shared as depicting fatalities during the ongoing Rajasthan heatwave

While the rupee weakened on May 20 fact-checkers clarified it has not reached its all-time low as viral posts claimed

BOOM clarified that the NEET UG 2026 exam was cancelled and will be rescheduled not permanently discontinued

Fact-checkers confirm the Modi-Meloni toffee moment was informal and commercially negligible despite viral claims of crore-level gifting

A convincing audio clip falsely portraying PM Modi announcing free laptops for students was confirmed to be AI-generated deepfake audio