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[Jiah Khan Case] Fact Check: Did CBI Court Trial prove that suicide letter was written by Jiah’s mother?

While CBI Court acquitted Sooraj Pancholi in Jiah Khan suicide case, there is some buzz around the evidence in the form of letters allegedly written by Jiah Khan. Explore what CBI Court said about those letters and the role of Jiah Khan's mother.

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Published on May 4, 2023May 4, 2023By Ridhi
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Fact-Check: Did the “Indian High Court” rule that parents can take back gifted property if they are ill treated or harassed by their children?

An Instagram page which goes by the name of “studypoint_01_” posted a meme with the title “Indian High Court ruled that parents

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Published on October 18, 2022July 11, 2023By Nilufer Bhateja
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We fact-check a leading newspaper’s misleading headline “Illegitimate child of cohabiting couple to get assets share: Supreme Court”

On June 14th 2022, a leading newspaper had published an article with the headline “Illegitimate child of cohabiting couple to get assets

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Published on June 27, 2022June 27, 2022By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Can the IDs issued by the Bar Council of India be used for entry into airports?

We recently came across a social media post which claimed that lawyers can use the IDs provided by the Bar Council of

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Published on December 27, 2021December 29, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Were the Courts made to open on Sunday to hear Aryan Khan’s bail plea?

A message in Hindi has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media that Aryan Khan, son of Hindi film

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Published on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Has Justice Dalveer Bhandari been elected as the Chief Justice of the ICJ?

A message has been doing the rounds that Justice Dalveer Bhandari, who is of Indian origin, has been elected as the Chief

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Published on August 26, 2021August 29, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check | Image of Bill to set up four permanent benches of Supreme Court: Fake or Real?

An image of a bill has been doing the rounds in social media which aimed to amend Article 130 of the Constitution

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Published on July 26, 2021July 18, 2023By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact-Check: Has the Government threatened to ban Twitter if it fails to comply with the new IT Rules, 2021?

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has written a letter (No. 16(4)2020-CLeS) dated 5th June, 2021 to Twitter Inc. with the

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Published on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Does Section 354D say that you can go to jail for staring at a woman for 14 seconds?

A reel on Instagram with the caption “You actually go to jail for staring at a woman for 14 seconds” has become

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Published on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Will the salaries of MPs increase from April 1, 2021?

The image of a hindi newspaper clipping with the headline ‘सांसदों का भत्ता बढ़ाने को मंज़ूरी’ (Increase in salaries of MPs approved)

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Published on March 19, 2021March 20, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Do you need to verify your social media accounts with government ID within three months?

The screenshot of a tweet has been doing the rounds on social media that all social media accounts need to be verified

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Published on March 10, 2021March 11, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Has the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that a wife is eligible for family pension even if she murders her husband?

An article published by India Today claimed that the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an unusual judgment had recently observed that

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Published on February 1, 2021February 2, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Fact Check: Has the Supreme Court approved any logo for teachers which they can use on their vehicles?

A social media post has been doing the rounds that a logo has been approved by the Supreme Court for teachers to

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Published on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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The Most Comprehensive Round-up of the Fact-Checks of the Year 2020

Some say the age of the internet has become the age of disinformation because we don’t know what news to trust. On

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Published on January 4, 2021January 5, 2021By Nilufer Bhateja
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Worried about the visit to entertainment parks amidst the COVID-19 spread? Health Ministry has issued preventive measures to be followed

SOP on preventive measures to be followed in Entertainment Parks and similar places to contain the spread of COVID-19. Background Entertainment Parks

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Published on October 9, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Fact Check: Has the CLAT Exam been Postponed?

Nilufer Bhateja, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

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Published on August 26, 2020July 18, 2023By Editor_4
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Fact Check: Has any resolution been passed by SCBA to not give farewell to Justice Mishra?

Nilufer Bhateja, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

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Published on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020By Editor_4
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Fact Check: Has the Government of Jammu & Kashmir passed any order to restore 4G services?

Nilufer Bhateja, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

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Published on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020By Editor_4
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Fact Check: Has the Madras High Court issued any order to waive rent from April to June?

Nilufer Bhateja, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

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Published on July 9, 2020July 14, 2020By Editor_4
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Fact Check: Has the DIG of Indore issued any advisory to the police to uninstall Chinese apps?

Nilufer Bhateja, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

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Published on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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