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Fact Check: Not 'Love jihad'! This video of Hindu women rescued from Muslim man's house is SCRIPTED
1 week ago

Fact Check: Not 'Love jihad'! This video of Hindu women rescued from Muslim man's house is SCRIPTED

India Today  

A video of two people allegedly rescuing multiple Hindu women from a Muslim man's house has been widely shared on social media. India Today Fact Check found that the viral video does not show the rescue of abducted women at all. This featured a disclaimer at the 22-second mark that said the video “should be considered for entertainment purposes only.” …

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Fact Check: Saw That Viral Video Of ‘Daughter-Dad Marrying Each Other’? It’s A Skit
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fact Check: Saw That Viral Video Of ‘Daughter-Dad Marrying Each Other’? It’s A Skit

ABP News  

The Verdict: False The clip is scripted, with a disclaimer on the original video stating it is for “entertainment purposes”. A video has been shared on social media claiming to show a Hindu woman in India who married her father. Several social media users, including an Indian politician, shared the video online and wrote, “A daughter married her father, and …

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Is Bigg Boss losing its edge? Too much drama or scripted fights?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Is Bigg Boss losing its edge? Too much drama or scripted fights?

India Today  

For 18 long years, Bigg Boss has masterfully turned chaos into art, captivating millions of viewers on a daily basis. DECLINING STAR POWER Rahul Vaidya, the first runner-up of Bigg Boss 14, expressed concern about the show's declining quality. While talking about the show, Kamya said, “I miss the commanding presence of Bigg Boss's voice, which used to instil a …

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World Chess Championship 2024 Game 3: How D Gukesh outfoxed Ding Liren and scripted a sensational comeback
3 weeks, 4 days ago

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 3: How D Gukesh outfoxed Ding Liren and scripted a sensational comeback

Firstpost  

Ding Liren officially lost to D Gukesh on time in the Round 3 of World Chess Championship 2024, but it was the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster’s excellent preparation and confident game that allowed him to win his first match. D Gukesh beating Ding Liren in Round 3 of World Chess Championship 2024 was his first win over the Chinese GM. Image: …

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How PM Modi’s ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ slogan scripted BJP’s comeback in Maharashtra
1 month ago

How PM Modi’s ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ slogan scripted BJP’s comeback in Maharashtra

Firstpost  

The BJP is on cloud nine. Devendra Fadnavis, who is seen as a frontrunner for the Maharashtra chief minister post, has credited PM Narendra Modi and his slogan ’ek hain toh safe hain ’ for the Mahayuti’s resounding win The Mahayuti is returning to power in Maharashtra with a landslide victory, as the alliance is ahead in 229 of the …

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Fact Check: Neck massage leaves customer paralysed? Viral video is scripted
1 month ago

Fact Check: Neck massage leaves customer paralysed? Viral video is scripted

India Today  

A video making the rounds on social media purports to show how a “barber twists neck during head massage, leaves customer paralysed.” In the video, a man can be giving a neck massage. Our Probe Reverse searching keyframes from the viral video led us to a longer version of this video uploaded to a YouTube channel named “3rd eye”. These …

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'Ranting Gola' issues bizarre apology after her video calling Abu Azmi a corrupt politician goes viral, netizens ask if all her videos are 'scripted'
1 month ago

'Ranting Gola' issues bizarre apology after her video calling Abu Azmi a corrupt politician goes viral, netizens ask if all her videos are 'scripted'

Op India  

On the 19th of November, a video of Modi-BJP detractor Shamita Yadav aka “Ranting Gola”, ‘ranting’ against Abu Azmi, the Samajwadi Party MLA from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar in Maharastra, went viral on social media. 😔 pic.twitter.com/hkUBGou3Lp — Sunny November 20, 2024 As the video went viral on social media in no time, Shamita Yadav quickly published a video giving ‘clarification’ …

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When US Education Secretary Linda McMahon slapped her daughter in a scripted WWE segment. Watch
1 month ago

When US Education Secretary Linda McMahon slapped her daughter in a scripted WWE segment. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the US Department of Education. Linda McMahon with daughter Stephanie in an old WWE video McMahon is a co-chair of Trump's transition team ahead of his return to the White House in January. WWE throwback In the hours following Trump’s announcement of Linda McMahon as Education Secretary, wild …

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Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during weigh-in ahead of Netflix match; Netizens call it ‘staged and scripted’
1 month, 1 week ago

Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during weigh-in ahead of Netflix match; Netizens call it ‘staged and scripted’

Live Mint  

In a shocking event, ahead of the Netflix- The video of the incident is shared on Netlflix's official social media handle. Some claimed Jake Paul paid Tyson to lose, while others thought Tyson purposely pulled the punch for show. One user referred to the slap as "classic" and another expressed concern that the event might be staged just for money …

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Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer

The Independent  

The Labour Party is afraid of Kemi Badenoch. We know this because Keir Starmer was better prepared than usual for Prime Minister’s Questions, and the government whips orchestrated a lot of noise to try to put her off. She blundered by saying that Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, hadn’t mentioned defence in her Budget – a simple factual mistake – and …

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Prithviraj Sukumaran’s film with Nissam Basheer titled 'Nobody'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Prithviraj Sukumaran’s film with Nissam Basheer titled 'Nobody'

New Indian Express  

Prithviraj Sukumaran will be headlining Nissam Basheer’s new film titled Nobody, announced the makers on Tuesday along with its title poster. It is scripted by Sameer Abdul, who also penned Nissam’s previous film Rorschach, a psychological horror thriller featuring Mammootty in the lead. Following Rorschach, Nissam had announced teaming up with Dileep for a film in 2023, which was also …

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'No Intention To Participate In Scripted Shows': Former Actress Somy Ali Quashes Bigg Boss Rumours
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'No Intention To Participate In Scripted Shows': Former Actress Somy Ali Quashes Bigg Boss Rumours

News 18  

Bigg Boss is one of the most popular Hindi TV reality shows. Recently, rumours went rife that Salman Khan’s former co-star and ex-girlfriend, Somy Ali, has been approached by the makers to participate in Bigg Boss 18. Somy Ali said that the filming duration of the show is too long for her to leave her non-profit organisation named No More …

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Reality TV is irritating but irresistible
4 months ago

Reality TV is irritating but irresistible

Hindustan Times  

In New Zealand a contestant on “Race to Survive” has been disqualified for killing and eating a weka, an endangered flightless bird. Reality shows offer “something authentic, buried inside something fake”, she writes in “Cue the Sun!”. At a time when some southern TV stations in America refused to air programmes with racially integrated casts, reality shows like “Queen for …

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‘Traitors,’ ‘MasterChef,’ ‘The Mole’: As more reality shows move abroad, the jobs leave too
4 months ago

‘Traitors,’ ‘MasterChef,’ ‘The Mole’: As more reality shows move abroad, the jobs leave too

LA Times  

For Gretchen Kinder, there’s nothing quite like making reality TV. One of Birbrower’s last major gigs was with Netflix’s revival of “The Mole,” the reality competition that originally ran on ABC for five seasons beginning in 2002 and was hosted by Anderson Cooper. Media consolidation has accelerated the problems plaguing the industry, said J. Rupert Thompson, a director and producer …

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Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

India’s journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics was bitter-sweet. Here is a list of all the records the Indian contingent set at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker’s legacy In shooting, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal, securing a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Her journey didn’t …

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Gen Z's new rules on the dating game
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gen Z's new rules on the dating game

China Daily  

Yu Shiheng, 28, and his girlfriend met through a scripted murder game, or jubensha, a popular immersive live-action role-playing game in China. "While some may feel butterflies in their stomachs during the game, for us, it was the sincere conversations and interactions outside the game that really solidified our bond," Yu explained. According to him, scripted murder games can reveal …

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Paris 2024: How Vinesh scripted one of the great Olympic upsets
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: How Vinesh scripted one of the great Olympic upsets

Hindustan Times  

Paris: The strategy is sound in theory. Vinesh, who’d dropped from the 53kg division at the Tokyo Games to 50kg for Paris, remained firm. Not even when she grabbed Vinesh’s right leg in the only move of attack that the Tokyo champions could penetrate through. For a wrestler who knocks off points crafting away attacking moves for fun, Vinesh had …

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From Ms to Mr: How an IRS officer scripted history by changing name, gender in official records
5 months, 1 week ago

From Ms to Mr: How an IRS officer scripted history by changing name, gender in official records

Firstpost  

In a historic first, the Centre has approved a request by Hyderabad-based senior Indian Revenue Service officer M Anusuya to change the name and gender in all official records. Senior IRS officers have praised the directive as ‘progressive’, representing it as a historic precedent for gender inclusivity within government roles M Anusuya, a 35-year-old Joint Commissioner assigned to the Chief …

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Abhishek Sharma creates history with 46-ball century during India vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Abhishek Sharma creates history with 46-ball century during India vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I

India TV News  

Abhishek Sharma smashed a sensational hundred to help India post a big total in the 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 7. Playing in his only second T20I game, the 23-year-old left-handed batter scripted the record for the fewest innings taken to register an international hundred for India. Abhishek also scripted the joint third fastest century for India …

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How Congress scripted a revival from the lows of 2014 and 2019
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How Congress scripted a revival from the lows of 2014 and 2019

Hindustan Times  

Forty-four seats and 19.3% of the vote in 2014; 52 seats and 19.49%of the vote in 2019; and 99 seats and 21.26%of the vote in 2024. In an internal meeting of Congress leaders on January 6 at the party headquarters, Kharge hinted that the Congress would fight fewer seats: “We should focus on 255 seats,” he said to a surprised …

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Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul ‘scripted’? Press conference witnesses nasty back and forth ahead of July fight
7 months ago

Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul ‘scripted’? Press conference witnesses nasty back and forth ahead of July fight

Hindustan Times  

In possibly the most bizarre and unlikely showdowns in professional boxing, 57-year-old Mike Tyson will put his gloves back on on July 20, facing off against YouTube sensation Jake Paul. Scenes from Thursday's press conference hyping the upcoming boxing mega-event Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, slated to stream live on Netflix on July 20. What happened at the Mike Tyson …

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Anushka Sharma's unmissable 'Thank God' celebration as RCB keep playoff hopes alive with 5th straight IPL 2024 match win
7 months, 1 week ago

Anushka Sharma's unmissable 'Thank God' celebration as RCB keep playoff hopes alive with 5th straight IPL 2024 match win

Hindustan Times  

The calculators were out early this season when Royal Challengers Bengaluru languished to the bottom of the table after winning just one of their first seven matches. But the three-time runner-up scripted a stunning turnaround in the following half of the 2024 IPL season, winning five straight matches, to have fate back in their hands. Anushka Sharma celebrates as RCB …

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Rahul Gandhi claims Modi interview scripted: ‘PM is champion of corruption’
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi claims Modi interview scripted: ‘PM is champion of corruption’

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “the champion of corruption”. Reacting to PM Modi's recent remarks on the scrapped electoral bonds scheme, Gandhi said it was the “biggest extortion scheme in the world”. Addressing a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the Wayanad MP alleged that PM Modi's recent interview …

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Fact Check: Video of Hindu Man Being Thrashed, Forced Out Of Mosque Is Scripted
8 months, 1 week ago

Fact Check: Video of Hindu Man Being Thrashed, Forced Out Of Mosque Is Scripted

ABP News  

The Verdict: The video is scripted and created for entertainment by a YouTube channel. A reverse-image search of keyframes from the viral video led us to a YouTube video titled "When a Hindu Sanyasi goes to a Muslim's Masjid for Iftar? Around the 0:16 mark of this YouTube video, we could see the two men from the now-viral video explaining …

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