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#WebQoof | An AI-generated video of Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin is being shared to falsely claim that he was using a computer without turning it on. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/VUkPlT3pdR
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The video is an AI-generated one. The actual video shows Udhayanidhi Stalin looking at information on a screen.
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#WebQoof | A deepfake of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's sister's interview with Sky News is being shared to falsely claim that she called Asim Munir a 'radicalised Islamist' who 'yearns for war' with India. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/16vpmT26rG
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The video is a deepfake. Sky News' Yalda Hakim did not discuss India or the BJP with Khan's sister Aleema Khanum.
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#WebQoof | An AI-generated clip showing iPhones being retrieved from a damaged container at sea is being shared as a real incident on social media. Read here. https://t.co/oYvjJlkpkc
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AI-detection platform Hive Moderation revealed that the viral clip was created using AI.
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#WebQoof | An AI-generated clip showing a donkey entering Pakistan's parliament amid a session is being shared on social media. Read here. https://t.co/1fpvBpKf1H
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The AI-detection tool Hive Moderation found that the viral clip was created with AI.
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#WebQoof | A 2017 video is being shared to falsely claim that it shows Russian President Vladimir Putin being escorted by IAF jets in Indian airspace. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/tRF8hiWbbu
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The video dates back to December 2017, when Putin visited the Russia-run Hmeimim Air Base in Syria.
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#WebQoof | An old image of former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni watching a match at the JSCA International stadium in Ranchi is being incorrectly shared as a recent one. Read here. https://t.co/QPAep881ZR
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We found that the image dates back to January 2023, when Dhoni was attending the Ind vs NZ T20I match.
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#WebQoof | An AI-manipulated video of Admiral Dinesh Tripathi speaking about the loss of weapons against Pakistan during Operation Sindoor is being shared on social media platforms. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/sSkEYrP2yN
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Four parameters on Deepfake-O-Meter revealed that the video was created using AI.
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#WebQoof | An AI-manipulated video is being shared on the internet with a false claim that it shows Congress' Sachin Pilot talking about how he was pulled out from a debate due to government pressure. Read here. https://t.co/6uxJRO8J2a
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The original video is from October and shows Pilot talking about not being able to meet NSUI Rajasthan President.
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#WebQoof | From AI-manipulated clips going viral on social media platforms with misleading claims to a fake letter being incorrectly attributed to the MEA, read our recap to find out the top five pieces of misinformation from this week. https://t.co/6eWvASenet
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Read Team WebQoof's recap to find out the top five pieces of misinformation from this week.
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#WebQoof | A video of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, where he could be heard talking about India being invited to chair the International IDEA, is going viral on the internet with a misleading claim. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/zLiPltKnzv
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The chair is elected from a predetermined group, which is decided well in advance.
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#WebQoof | An old and unrelated video is being shared on the internet with a false claim that it shows waterlogging in Chennai after Cyclone Ditwah. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/PCFTDW777K
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This video is from Kolkata in September 2025, not from Chennai after Cyclone Ditwah
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#WebQoof | A fake letter is doing the rounds on social media platforms with a claim that India wrote a letter to Pakistan seeking the transfer of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/WonTkW9FFx
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There is no available evidence to prove that the Indian government has indeed made such a move.
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#WebQoof | An AI-manipulated video is being shared to falsely claim that it shows Ravi Immadhi, the accused in the iBomma piracy case showing 'hacking' with the help of VR during his court proceedings. Read here. https://t.co/VbLGueJcpM
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Three detectors of the Deepfake-O-Meter revealed that the clip was created using AI.
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#WebQoof | A set of AI-generated video and an unrelated image is being shared on social media platforms as recent visuals from Sri Lanka amid Cyclone Ditwah. Read our fact-check here. https://t.co/8Px5yrrMyr
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While the video was AI-generated, the image is old and is actually from Hyderabad.
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#WebQoof | An AI-generated video is being shared on social media platforms as BSF IG, Kashmir Frontier, Ashok Yadav, admitting failure in counter-terrorism operations. Read here. https://t.co/xlx4iYyECd
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We found no evidence of Yadav making such remarks during a press conference.
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#WebQoof | Amid the power tussle in Karnataka, a false claim has gone viral that Deputy Chief Minister SK Shivakumar was shifting to the NDA and leaving his party. Read here. https://t.co/L34Mb8t63S
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An old video of Naidu and Shivakumar’s airport run-in is going viral with claims that he is set to join the NDA.
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#WebQoof | A deepfake video of CDS Anil Chauhan is being shared to falsely claim that it said that the Indian government had submitted Arunanchal Pradesh and Ladakh to China. Read here. https://t.co/nUUvXfvjFS
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The video is a deepfake. There is no evidence of CDS Chauhan having made such a statement.
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#WebQoof | A video showing a Polish jet is being shared to falsely claim that it shows India's Tejas fighter jet which crashed during the Dubai air show. Read here. https://t.co/SOyK5v5xLK
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The video dates back to August 2025 and shows an F-16 crashing in Radom, central Poland.
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#WebQoof | A visual from Zubeen Garg's funeral procession is being falsely shared as video from actor Dharmendra's last rites. Read here. https://t.co/1Ziau3O4MK
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The viral clip shows singer Zubeen Garg’s funeral procession in Guwahati
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#WebQoof | A video is being shared on social media with the false claim that it shows RSS members attacking St Mother Teresa Catholic School in Mancherial district of Telangana. Read here. https://t.co/SaSJpY8ncI
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The video is from a mass wedding in Uttar Pradesh and has no link to Telangana, RSS, or the Mother Teresa incident.
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