From claims that TMC members were caught by the CRPF in West Bengal to an old, unrelated video falsely shared as a clip of PM Modi, here are five viral pieces of fake news that Team WebQoof debunked this week.
A video of a woman giving a facial massage to a white-bearded man is being circulated on social media platforms, with users identifying the latter as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
However, the claim is false. The video was originally posted by an Instagram user named 'Pardeep Kaur Dhillon' on 12 April. The man seen in the viral video was identified as Jaspal Singh Sarai.
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A video of two men carrying axe and attacking what appears to be a shop is being shared on the internet with users claiming it to be a recent incident from poll-bound West Bengal.
However, the claim is false as the video dates back to August 2024 and shows two men vandalising a shop in Bangladesh's Faridpur.
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A letter purportedly issued by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal unit is doing the rounds on social media platforms amid the ongoing state assembly elections.
Those sharing the viral letter have claimed that the BJP has asked its Mandal presidents to make necessary arrangements for its party workers arriving from...
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