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Madhuri Dixit Shares First Post After Canada Show Fiasco. "You Owe An Apology," Says Internet
- Thursday November 6, 2025
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
A social media user wrote, "But you owe Toronto an apology for fake advertising"
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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'Fake': NDTV Fact Checks '5 Kg Ration' Claim Being Attributed To Amit Shah
- Monday November 3, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
A quote attributed to Home Minister Amit Shah from Saturday's NDTV Bihar election summit that "any party worker on social media, whichever political party they belong to, are living off the 5kg of ration being given by us" is fake.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Family Loses Rs 1.10 Crore Over Fake Job, Investment Scam On Social Media
- Friday October 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man from Goa was arrested for allegedly duping a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by posing as the CEO of multiple companies and offering them job and investment schemes on social media, a police official said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Virat Kohli's Brother Vikas Slams 'Fake News' Amid 'Power Of Attorney' Reports
- Saturday October 18, 2025
- NDTV Sports Desk
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli's brother Vikas took to social media to post a vague message amid rumours of Virat and wife Anushka Sharma moving to London permanently.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Babil Khan Returns To Social Media After Viral Instagram Video Calling Bollywood "Rude": "I Was Crying Out For Help"
- Saturday October 11, 2025
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
Back in May, Babil Khan shared a video on Instagram slamming "fake" people in Bollywood
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Real Or Fake? Video Claiming To Show Shah Jahan And Mumtaz's Graves Breaks Internet
- Sunday August 24, 2025
- Travel | Somdatta Saha
A viral video claims to show Shah Jahan and Mumtaz's real graves inside Taj Mahal. Here's what ASI clarified about the secret chamber and the truth.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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India Fact Checks Reports On Centre's Review Of US Goods Exempted From Tariffs
- Monday August 4, 2025
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Amid the ongoing tariff row with the United States, India has debunked fake news reports claiming that the Narendra Modi government was reviewing a list of US-made products exempted from import duties.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kolkata Police Probe Espionage Angle In Arrest Of Bangladeshi Model Shanta Paul
- Saturday August 2, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The officials of the Kolkata Police are probing to figure out whether Shanta Paul, the Bangladeshi model arrested from Kolkata earlier this week, was working as a spy in the country just like Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Name: Dog Babu, Father: Kutta Babu': A Residence Certificate In Bihar
- Monday July 28, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
In yet another vindication of social media wisdom that Bihar is "not for beginners", a cute, smiling Golden Retriever with an unimaginative name, Dog Babu, managed to get a residence certificate during the ongoing voter review in the poll-bound state
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www.ndtv.com
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4 Al-Qaeda Terrorists Arrested In Gujarat, They Used Auto-Delete App
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Debanish Achom
Four terrorists linked to al-Qaeda involved in running a fake currency racket and spreading the global terror group's ideology have been arrested by the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS). One of them was arrested from another state, the ATS said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Irfan Pathan Hits Out Over 'Fake' Quote On Jasprit Bumrah's Workload: "No Team Or..."
- Friday July 18, 2025
- Asian News International
Irfan Pathan took to social media and urged the media not to spread fake news regarding him speaking on right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah's workload management.
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sports.ndtv.com
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"Kanwar Yatris Go Through Media Trial, Labelled Terrorists": Yogi Adityanath
- Friday July 18, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that Kanwar Yatra pilgrims go through "media trials" and are labelled "terrorists".
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www.ndtv.com
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False Rumours Of UAE's Golden Visa For Indians Sparks Meme Fest Online
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- Travel | Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Jigyasa Kakwani
Social media is flooded with memes after inaccurate reports of Rs 23 lakh lifetime Dubai Golden Visa went viral.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Delhi Man Arrested For Morphing Woman's Photos, Uploading Them Online
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly using AI tools to morph a college student's photos into explicit images and uploading them using fake social media accounts created in her name, police said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taiwan Man Soaks Feet In Dry Ice For 10 Hours In Shocking Insurance Scam, Ends Up Losing Both Feet
- Thursday June 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Taiwanese man lost both feet after freezing them in dry ice for 10 hours to fake an accident and claim insurance. The scheme, involving a friend, failed and led to criminal charges and social media outrage.
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www.ndtv.com
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Madhuri Dixit Shares First Post After Canada Show Fiasco. "You Owe An Apology," Says Internet
- Thursday November 6, 2025
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
A social media user wrote, "But you owe Toronto an apology for fake advertising"
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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'Fake': NDTV Fact Checks '5 Kg Ration' Claim Being Attributed To Amit Shah
- Monday November 3, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
A quote attributed to Home Minister Amit Shah from Saturday's NDTV Bihar election summit that "any party worker on social media, whichever political party they belong to, are living off the 5kg of ration being given by us" is fake.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Family Loses Rs 1.10 Crore Over Fake Job, Investment Scam On Social Media
- Friday October 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man from Goa was arrested for allegedly duping a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by posing as the CEO of multiple companies and offering them job and investment schemes on social media, a police official said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Virat Kohli's Brother Vikas Slams 'Fake News' Amid 'Power Of Attorney' Reports
- Saturday October 18, 2025
- NDTV Sports Desk
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli's brother Vikas took to social media to post a vague message amid rumours of Virat and wife Anushka Sharma moving to London permanently.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Babil Khan Returns To Social Media After Viral Instagram Video Calling Bollywood "Rude": "I Was Crying Out For Help"
- Saturday October 11, 2025
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
Back in May, Babil Khan shared a video on Instagram slamming "fake" people in Bollywood
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Real Or Fake? Video Claiming To Show Shah Jahan And Mumtaz's Graves Breaks Internet
- Sunday August 24, 2025
- Travel | Somdatta Saha
A viral video claims to show Shah Jahan and Mumtaz's real graves inside Taj Mahal. Here's what ASI clarified about the secret chamber and the truth.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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India Fact Checks Reports On Centre's Review Of US Goods Exempted From Tariffs
- Monday August 4, 2025
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Amid the ongoing tariff row with the United States, India has debunked fake news reports claiming that the Narendra Modi government was reviewing a list of US-made products exempted from import duties.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kolkata Police Probe Espionage Angle In Arrest Of Bangladeshi Model Shanta Paul
- Saturday August 2, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The officials of the Kolkata Police are probing to figure out whether Shanta Paul, the Bangladeshi model arrested from Kolkata earlier this week, was working as a spy in the country just like Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Name: Dog Babu, Father: Kutta Babu': A Residence Certificate In Bihar
- Monday July 28, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
In yet another vindication of social media wisdom that Bihar is "not for beginners", a cute, smiling Golden Retriever with an unimaginative name, Dog Babu, managed to get a residence certificate during the ongoing voter review in the poll-bound state
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www.ndtv.com
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4 Al-Qaeda Terrorists Arrested In Gujarat, They Used Auto-Delete App
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Debanish Achom
Four terrorists linked to al-Qaeda involved in running a fake currency racket and spreading the global terror group's ideology have been arrested by the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS). One of them was arrested from another state, the ATS said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Irfan Pathan Hits Out Over 'Fake' Quote On Jasprit Bumrah's Workload: "No Team Or..."
- Friday July 18, 2025
- Asian News International
Irfan Pathan took to social media and urged the media not to spread fake news regarding him speaking on right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah's workload management.
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sports.ndtv.com
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"Kanwar Yatris Go Through Media Trial, Labelled Terrorists": Yogi Adityanath
- Friday July 18, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that Kanwar Yatra pilgrims go through "media trials" and are labelled "terrorists".
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www.ndtv.com
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False Rumours Of UAE's Golden Visa For Indians Sparks Meme Fest Online
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- Travel | Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Jigyasa Kakwani
Social media is flooded with memes after inaccurate reports of Rs 23 lakh lifetime Dubai Golden Visa went viral.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Delhi Man Arrested For Morphing Woman's Photos, Uploading Them Online
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly using AI tools to morph a college student's photos into explicit images and uploading them using fake social media accounts created in her name, police said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taiwan Man Soaks Feet In Dry Ice For 10 Hours In Shocking Insurance Scam, Ends Up Losing Both Feet
- Thursday June 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Taiwanese man lost both feet after freezing them in dry ice for 10 hours to fake an accident and claim insurance. The scheme, involving a friend, failed and led to criminal charges and social media outrage.
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www.ndtv.com