Indian fact-checkers debunked a viral social media graphic claiming India had already overtaken China in total economic output citing misrepresented IMF projection data.
Category: Fact Check
Viral Claim That No Muslim Countries Accept Refugees Debunked by Full Fact
Full Fact cited UNHCR statistics to rebut the widely shared social media claim that Muslim-majority nations accept no refugees showing they collectively host millions.
False Claim That Punjab School Timing Changes Nationwide Goes Viral Amid Heatwave
Fact-checkers clarified that changes to school and office timings amid the heatwave applied only to Punjab and were being falsely shared as a nationwide Indian government directive.
AI-Generated Video of Aircraft Carrier Damage in Iran War Falsely Shared as Real
BBC Verify debunked an AI-generated video purporting to show damage to a US aircraft carrier during the Iran conflict that went viral on social media as authentic footage.
Claim That Rafale Deal Price Was Rs 5 Lakh Crore Significantly Inflated Compared to Official Figure
Indian fact-checkers corrected widely shared social media posts that inflated the Rafale deal cost to Rs 5 lakh crore when the government’s official figure stands at approximately Rs 3.25 lakh crore.
Old Ukraine and China Explosion Videos Falsely Circulated as Showing Strikes in Israel
Fact-checkers confirmed that widely shared social media posts claiming to show explosions in Israel were actually old footage from unrelated incidents in Ukraine and China.
Photos of May 2025 Port Sudan Explosion Falsely Claimed to Show Iran Attacking Djibouti Base
Verification teams debunked posts that were using photos of the Port Sudan explosion from 2025 to falsely allege that Iran had attacked the Camp Lemonnier military base in Djibouti.
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Girls Shared by UN Official as Authentic Photos Debunked
Fact checkers confirmed that AI-generated images purporting to show bodies of Iranian girls which were shared by a UN Special Rapporteur on social media were not authentic photographs.
Tehran Times Used AI-Enhanced Image to Exaggerate Damage at US Navy Bahrain HQ
BBC Verify confirmed that Iran’s state-linked Tehran Times published an AI-modified image on X that depicted greater damage to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain than actually occurred.
Daily Mail Corrects Boris Johnson Column’s False Claim About Andy Burnham After Full Fact Challenge
The Daily Mail issued a correction to an inaccurate claim published in a column by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.