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Photo of a man burning Indian national flag is viral on social media. Users claim that he is an RSS member. The Lallantop investigated the claim and found that man in the viral photo is a school teacher from Tamilnadu's Kumbakonam. He burnt the national flag in 2018 as he was angered with the delay in constituting Cauvery river water management board. He was arrested by the police after this incident. There are no reports that he is an RSS member.

A photo of a teacher taking a class while holding a child is viral on social media. Users are claiming that "His wife passed away during Childbirth. But he has taken responsibility for taking the child and college classes together."The Lallantop has investigated the claim and found it misleading. The teacher in this picture is Moisés Reyes Sandoval, a law professor at the Inter-American University for Development, UNID, in Acapulco, Mexico. He himself posted this photo on Facebook on 6th July 2016. In the caption he wrote, "I have a student, who has not dropped out of school despite her different roles, so I decided to carry her son, without interrupting class to take notes,"Watch the fact-check video in Hindi.

PM Modi was on a day visit to Tamilanadu and Kerala on Feb 14, 2021. A photo of the road on which "GO BACK MODI" is boldly written is viral with claims linking it to Narendra Modi's Tamil Nadu visit. The Lallantop in its investigation found the photo is one year old from the streets of Kolkata. PM Modi was in Kolkata on January 11 and 12, 2020. CAA protesters opposed PM Modi's visit and by protesting with this slogan. Watch the video to know the fake claim being made with the viral picture on various social media platforms.

Cutting of a newspaper with the heading that Allowances of Members of Parliament has been increased. Social media users accusing the Modi government for this decision in this pandemic time. The Lallantop in its investigation found that the viral cutting is from 2018. Allowances of MPs were increased. But after the COVID-19 breakout central government decided to cut it by almost 30%.

A viral video claims that NCP leader and former union minister Sharad Pawar has been slapped by a person after he suggested Sachin Tendulkar "pay caution while speaking on the issue other than his field" as later tweeted with #IndiaTogether​. We investigated and found that it is almost 10-year-old video. Watch the complete fact check in Hindi.

The Lallantop Padtaal: These days, a post of cutting from Rajasthan magazine newspaper is going viral on various social media platforms. It is written in the news that for this recruitment being done through lateral entry, only candidates of the unreserved category can apply. Candidates of SC, ST, and OBC categories cannot apply. Now social media users are targeting the Rajasthan government for this. Watch the video to know the truth behind the viral claim. Also, know how The Lallantop's Padtaal team investigated the viral claim and got to know the truth.

A photo of cars standing on the road viral with claims linking it to protest by Germans against the petrol price hike. The Lallantop in its investigation found that the viral photo is of a traffic jam in China in 2012. However, truck drivers of Germany protested in this way back in 2000 but the viral photo has no connection with Germany.

A photo of an under-construction building is viral on social media with the claims that it is the first photograph of under-construction Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The Lallantop investigated the viral photo and found that this is of Kashi Vishwanath corridor expansion and beautification project in Varanasi.

Video of disordered house and injured women from Roorkee is viral on social media. Users sharing it with claims linking it to a communal angle. The Lallantop in its investigation found that the matter of dispute between the two party was due to property conflict. Roorkee police also clarified to us that there was no communal angle in this matter.

The Lallantop Padtaal: A video of a police constable stealing clothes is viral on various social media platforms. In the video, some people can be seen beating the constable and taking-off his clothes. It is being claimed that this incident is from Lucknow and the name of this constable who stole the clothes is Salim. Now some social media users are giving it a communal color. 'The Lallantop' explored the viral video in order to investigate it. In our investigation, the claim being made with the viral video turned out to be misleading. The viral video is from Lucknow but the name of the constable seen in the video is not Salim, it is Adesh Kumar. Watch the video to know the truth behind the viral video.

On 7 March 2021, Prime Minister Modi held a public meeting at the Brigade Ground in Kolkata. Many leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party posted pictures of the rally on this occasion. Some of these pictures are old and have been tweeted in relation to PM Modi’s rally in Kolkata. The Lallantop’s Padtaal team investigated the viral photos claiming to be of PM Modi’s Brigade rally in Kolkata and found that these photos do not belong to PM Modi’s recent rally in Kolkata. Watch The Lallantop’s Padtaal to know the truth behind the viral photos.

International humanitarian organisation Khalsa Aid is assisting the locals in Uttrakhand post-Chamoli disaster. There are some old photos that social media users are sharing as the relief work of Khalsa Aid in Uttrakhand. We Investigated the claim and found that it is not from the Uttrakhand relief project but from Kashmir floods 2014 and Bihar Floods 2019. Khalsa Aid Asia-Pacific head Amarpreet Singh has verified the facts. Watch the video to know more.

Social Media users are claiming that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has compensated Akhlaq and Pehlu Khan's family but not given any sum to Rinku Sharma's family. In the investigation conducted by The Lallantop's Padtaal, these claims were found false. Watch the full fact check in Hindi to know the truth behind the false claim going viral on various social media platforms. Also, watch the video to know how The Lallantop landed to the truth through its investigation.

Video of a man viral with claims calling him Rohingya. In the viral video the man can be heard saying outrageous statements against Hindus and India. The Lallantop in its investigation found that the video is from 2017. The man in the video is from Darbhanga, Bihar. He was spealing during a protest against violence happening against Rohingyas in Myanmar at that time. Police took action against the man and the matter is sub juidice. However, the man denied the statement in the video calling it edited.

Fact Check: Viral messages claim the supreme court has given 4-week time to Centre Government to grant minority status to Hindus in 9 states are misleading

Video of a tractor-tanker running over the people is viral on social media. Social media users are linking it to protesting women farmers’ at Ghazipur Border and targeting Yogi Adityanath’s government.The Lallantop investigated the viral video and found that this incident happened in the Wallan area of Amritsar where a tractor hit the crowd gathered in support of the farmers on 26 January 2021. 2 Women died in this incident. Locals handed over the driver to the police. Watch the full fact check video in Hindi.

A collage consists of 3 photos is viral where a man is claimed to be seen as a Catholic priest, Hindu Pujari and a protesting farmer. We investigated and found that he is Jegath Kasper, a catholic priest. The viral photos are irrelevant to the farmers' protest. Watch the complete fact check in Hindi.

Photo of a cop, trying to muzzle the face of a protester with his boots is viral on social media with the claims linking it to the ongoing farmers' protests in Delhi. Social media users are targeting Delhi police. The Lallantop found that the photo is around 10-year-old and belongs to Lucknow Police. During a clash between Samajwadi Party workers and Lucknow police, then Lucknow DIG DK Thakur pushed SP student wing worker Anand Bhadauria to the ground and tried to muzzle his face under his shoes. Watch the full fact check video in Hindi.

Photos of tractors with iron and steel wheels are viral on social media. Social media users are claiming that farmers are preparing as police has installed the iron nails near barricades at farmers' protest sites. The Lallantop has investigated the viral photos and found that these photos are available on the internet on different websites and YouTube channels since years. We didn't get find any connection of these photos with ongoing farmers' agitation in India.

Video of a tractor-tanker running over the people is viral on social media. Social media users including the BJP leaders are linking it to Kisan Tractor parade happened in Delhi on January 26, 2021.The Lallantop investigated the viral video and found that this incident happened in the Wallan area of Amritsar where a tractor hit the crowd gathered in support of the farmers. 2 Women died in this incident. Locals handed over the driver to the police. Watch the full fact check story in Hindi.

A photo of Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is viral in which he is seen with a person whom social media users are declaring as the accused of Isreal Embassy blast reported on 30 Jan 2021. We Investigated the claim and found that the person with Kejriwal in the photo is Shakeel Malik, AAP co-in charge of UP and president of minority wing of the party in the state. He denied all such allegation. Till the publication of this video, NIA hasn't arrested anyone in this case so far.Watch the fact check video in Hindi.

Social media users sharing a screenshot of the NDTV channel in which Home minister Amit Shah is walking on the red carpet and President Ramnath Kovind walking below the red carpet. Users accusing violation of President's protocol. 'The Lallantop' investigated the screenshot and found the original video on YouTube. The viral screenshot is from the inauguration ceremony of Sardar Patel Sports Enclave Ahmedabad on February 24, 2021. On carefully watching the video we found that just for few seconds Amit Shah came on the red carpet while at this second President Kovind was below the carpet. It seems it's just a matter of coincidence.

The Lallantop Fact Check: These days, a post containing a picture of a newspaper cutting is going viral on various social media platforms. The viral newspaper cutting displays the picture of Home Minister Amit Shah, with a wrongly written fact, questioning his general knowledge. The Lallantop's Padtaal team investigated the viral claim and came to the conclusion that it is false and fake. Watch the video to know the truth behind the viral claim. Also, know how The Lallantop's Padtaal team investigated the viral fake news.

Social media users are sharing a cutting of newspaper and claiming that Yogi Adityanath's government of UP is selling 'Govardhan Parvat'. Actually, the viral cutting of newspaper states that an e-commerce website has uploaded an advertisement for selling rocks of Goverdhan mountain. On further investigating, 'The Lallantop' found that the B.Premkumar from Chennai shared an advertisement selling stones from Govardhan Mountain on India Mart, an online shopping website. UP police had arrested him from Chennai and further probe is going on. Watch the video to know the truth behind the viral post.

An old, black and white photo of PM Modi is viral with claims that "31 years ago, he went to meet Pakistani Hindu refugees in Barmer, Rajasthan as he alway stood by the people." The Lallantop investigated the viral photo and found that it is his visit to a village in Gujarat. This photo is available on Narendra Modi's personal website.