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Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Fact Check: No, WHO Did Not Predict 87% Cancer Rate in India from Milk Adulteration by 2025 [...] New Delhi (Vishvas News). A viral post circulating on social media falsely claims that the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that 87% of people in India will develop cancer by 2025 as a result of adulterated milk. [...] To verify the viral claim, we searched it on Google with keywords. A report published six years ago on Dainik Bhaskar’s website says, "68.7 percent of the country’s milk and milk products are adulterated. Animal Welfare Board member Mohan Singh Ahluwalia has said that 89 percent of the products have one or two types of adulteration." The report claimed that WHO has warned the Indian government that by 2025, 87 percent of the country’s population will suffer from cancer due to adulteration.
Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-02-27): A social media post is being shared with a claim that the World Health Organisation (W) has issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% of the population in India will suffer from cancer by 2025 due to adulterated milk. The message is being circulated in several languages including Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. All the translated versions read similar as: "World Health organization 87 percent of Indians will get cancer in 8 years! The WHO has issued an advisory saying that by 2025, 87 percent of Indians may be a victim of cancer. The advisory issued by the World Health Organization states that there is adulteration of milk sold in Indian markets. This milk. There is a risk of cancer from drinking. If this adulteration is not controlled, then a large population of India will be vulnerable to cancer. Sold in India 68. 7 percent milk adulterated." [...] Claim: WHO advisory – 87 percent of Indians will get cancer in 8 years (by 2025) because of adulterated milk
Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-10-08): 87 per cent of Indians could be at risk of developing cancer by 2025 due to the consumption of adulterated milk: WHOFact : [...] Users have shared this graphic with the caption: "The World Health Organization has issued a warning that by 2025, 87% of Indians will suffer from cancer due to the consumption of adulterated milk." [...] Another article titled "No, WHO Did Not Say 87% of Indians Will Get Cancer From Adulterated Milk by 2025" was published by The Quint.
Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-01-19): Reports being circulated on social media regarding adulteration in milk adversely affecting the health of public in the country is false and contrary to facts [...] It has come to the notice of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying , Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying that a media report about a WHO advisory to the Government of India allegedly states that, if adulteration of milk and milk products is not checked immediately, 87 % of citizen would be suffering from serious disease like cancer by the year 2025. Dissemination of this kind of false information is creating unnecessary panic among the consumers. [...] The Quality of milk and milk products to be sold in market is governed by Standards laid down and enforced by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). In the last nation-wide National Milk Safety and Quality Survey(NMQS-2018) conducted by FSSAI, out of 6,432 samples of milk taken, only 12 samples (0.19%) were found adulterated that render the milk unsafe for human consumption. While, this is a concern but it is far from the perception that liquid milk in the country is largely adulterated.
Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-03-05): A newspaper clipping, claiming that Indians are going to suffer from cancer by 2025 due to the adulterated milk that comes in packets, is doing the rounds on social media. It is also claimed that the statement was made by the World Health Organization (WHO). The title of the newspaper article reads: पिशवीतील भेसळयुक्त दूधामुळे 87 टक्के भारतीय लोक 2025 पर्यंत कॅन्सर ने ग्रस्त होतील –WHO. गेल्या अनेक दिवसांपासून ही माहिती, जनतेपासून लपवून ठेवली आहे. आजच सावध व्हा! (English translation: 87 per cent of Indians will suffer from cancer by 2025 due to adulterated milk in bags – WHO. This information has been kept hidden from the public for the past several days. Be careful today!) [...] We also found that in Lok Sabha, on November 22, 2019, a question regarding people in India getting cancer due to adulterated milk was raised by the MPs — Bidyut Baran Mahato and Sanjay Sadavshiv Rao Mandlik. The question was: "Whether the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently issued an advisory to the government stating that if adulteration of milk and milk products is not checked immediately, 87 per cent of citizens may suffer from serious diseases like cancer soon."
Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2022-11-15): Did WHO Warn 87% of Indians Would Suffer From Cancer Due To Milk Adulteration? [...] The viral posts further state that the WHO even warned that 87 percent of Indian people may suffer from cancer due to contaminated milk by the year 2025. [...] The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued an advisory to the Govt of India stating that if adulteration of milk & milk products is not checked immediately, 87% of citizens would be suffering from serious diseases like cancer by the year 2025.
Claim: WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-01-22): Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 Awarded To David Baker, Demis Hassabis And John Jumper 87% Indians to have cancer within 2 yrs due to adulterated milk? Govt says reports of WHO advisory false
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2023-03-17): This incident took place at the government residential school in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi. These girls in Tamil Nadu threw their dupattas welcoming a guest, Geeta Ilangovan, an author, who was supposed to address them. Multiple news agencies reported the incident. Speaking to Quint, Ilangovan said ‘the girls told her that they didn’t like to wear dupattas but were forced to’. However, neither the author nor the media reports claimed that students did so, as protest against the North Indian style. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2023-03-20): Tamil Nadu School girls threw away their dupatta in protest of school uniform-viral claim is misleading [...] The caption of the video states, "Girls studying in a school for tribals (indigenous people) in #Tamil Nadu are throwing away their dupattas (scarves) in protest against school uniforms that they think North Indian and patriarchal! #india". [...] Title:Tamil Nadu School girls threw away their dupatta in protest of school uniform-viral claim is misleading
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2023-03-18): Hyderabad: A video showing students throwing pieces of clothes from a school building has gone viral on social media. Those sharing the video claim that schoolgirls threw their dupattas in protest against 'north Indian school uniforms' and patriarchy. Ashok Swain, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University tweeted the video and wrote, "Girls studying in a school for tribals (indigenous people) in Tamil Nadu are throwing away their dupattas (scarves) in protest against school uniforms that they think north Indian and patriarchal!" [...] It is evident that the video does not show schoolgirls protesting against school uniforms or patriarchy. Hence, we conclude that the viral claim is misleading.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2023-03-16): On 13 March, a school in Kallakurichi of Tamil Nadu witnessed an unusual event, visuals of which have now gone viral – girl students of eight schools discarded their dupattas from atop a three-storied building to greet a woman author, Geeta Ilangovan. Why? Speaking to The Quint, Ilangovan, a 51-year-old Tamil author, said, "They grasped the essence of my work and told me, ‘We don’t like wearing dupattas but are forced to’." As many as 167 students of Tribal Welfare Schools of Kalvarayan Malai in TN had assembled at the Kallakurichi private school for a camp on eradication of child marriages and Ilangovan was to have an interaction with them when the scarves were flung off the school building. [...] In Tamil Nadu, since 2020, feminists have been circulating memes ridiculing those who force women to wear their dupattas as a safeguard against sexual assault.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2022-07-18): The protesters were seen hurling stones at the police force who protected themselves using shields. Police fired gunshots into the air and brought the situation under control. "Even when police were injured, they did not react," Babu said. "Those responsible for the girl student’s death and for not ensuring enough security in the hostel will be brought to book. We have arrested the school’s correspondent Ravikumar, secretary Shanti, principal Sivasankaran. For further investigation the case has been shifted to the CB-CID," the DGP said.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2022-07-18): The protests saw participation from different groups – alumni of the school, local residents from Chinnasalem and surrounding villages, including parents of schoolchildren, students, youngsters, and also people affiliated with various student organisations, political parties and caste groups, and others who were upset with the school management. According to the police, members of various political parties, including Opposition parties and allies of the ruling DMK, a few student groups, and some groups from the Thevar community to which the deceased student belonged, were all part of the protest. The numbers of protesters also swelled as messages were circulated claiming that the police had stopped protesters from the girl’s hometown, Periyanesalur, from going to the school.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2017-11-28): TIRUVALLUR: Some students of a government girls higher secondary school here were allegedly asked to clean toilets by a teacher prompting authorities to order an inquiry today, an official said. [...] Some Tamil television channels today aired visuals purportedly showing a girl in uniform scrubbing a toilet floor with what appeared to be small piece of cloth.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2023-03-20): A video showing school girls flinging off their dupattas is being widely circulated with a claim that reads ‘Girls studying in a school for tribals (indigenous people) in Tamil Nadu are throwing away their dupatta (scarves) in protest against school uniforms that they think North Indian and patriarchal.’ Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. [...] Fact: This incident took place at the government residential school in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi. These girls in Tamil Nadu threw their dupattas welcoming a guest, Geeta Ilangovan, an author, who was supposed to address them. Multiple news agencies reported the incident. Speaking to Quint, Ilangovan said ‘the girls told her that they didn’t like to wear dupattas but were forced to’. However, neither the author nor the media reports claimed that students did so, as protest against the North Indian style. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE. The visuals in the viral video indeed show girl students flinging off their dupattas, however, they did not do this as part of a protest, but as a welcome gesture, for a guest.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2023-03-17): Girl students of a tribal school in Tamil Nadu threw away their dupattas in protest of their school uniform, which they say is North Indian and patriarchal. [...] A video, likely shot in a school, showing students lined up in the corridors and flinging their dupattas (scarf), is going viral on social media platforms. Those who shared the video claimed that the girl students in Tamil Nadu are throwing away their dupattas to protest against their school uniform, which "they say is North Indian & patriarchal (sic)." Newschecker found the claim to be untrue. [...] We could hence conclude that the viral video claiming to show girl students in Tamil Nadu throwing away their dupattas as a protest against school uniforms "that they think are North Indian and patriarchal" is false.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2024-09-18): Ashok Swain, an anti-Hindu bigot and brand ambassador of the fake news factory, recently claimed in a tweet that girls learning in tribal schools in Tamil Nadu opposed the dress code of school. They flung their dupatta in protest against the school dress code, which they believe is North Indian and patriarchal. [...] Besides, to show their affection and respect for the writer, the female students flung their dupattas in excitement. The video was captured and is now widely shared on social media with fake claims. So, the one of the claim that the students in the video are protesting believing the dress code is North Indian is obsoletely baseless and is being share to give rise to regionalism. [...] Hence, considering the evidences provided above, it is clear that Ashok Swain, as usual, is lying and spreading fake information. Female students were not protesting against the school dress code because they believed it was North Indian and patriarchal. Thus, they flung their dupattas in honour of the author of the book Dupatta Podunga Doshi.
Claim: Visuals showing girl students at a school in Tamil Nadu throwing their dupattas as protest against the patriarchal/North Indian school uniform (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-17)
Evidence (2022-01-01): FACT: A video is being circulated in which girl students can be seen throwing their dupattas from the classroom. Anti-India lobby is sharing video with false claim that these students are throwing their dupatta in protest against school uniform,(1/4) because they think it is North Indian and patriarchal.Fact is that "Dupatta Podunga Doshi" a book written by writer Geetha Ilangovan, has been given to the students by charity organization ‘Aware India’.When they Saw the writer of the book Geetha Ilangovan with other members(2/4) of the organization in school campus, they threw away dupattas in the excitement to show love and respect for them. Nothing to do with North Indian, Caste or religion. If you watch the video carefully, you will see different colored dupattas,so those are not part of uniform(3/4)
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2023-02-12): PM Modi visited Mumbai on 10 February 2023 to inaugurate the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy. The viral post contains two photos of PM Modi captured during this event. However, in the original photos posted on the official Twitter accounts of PM Modi and the Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, who also accompanied him, PM Modi can be seen without any Skull Cap on his head. Hence the claim made in the post is False.
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2023-02-14): Hyderabad: A set of two photos reportedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a Muslim prayer cap is being widely shared on social media. [...] The other viral photo, which shows Mr. Modi wearing a Muslim prayer cap, is similar to one of the photos tweeted by the PM but the latter does not show him wearing the cap. [...] It is evident that the two photos showing PM Modi in a Muslim prayer cap have been morphed. Hence, we conclude that the viral photos are misleading.
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2019-10-30): A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a keffiyeh, a kind of Muslim headgear, during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that Modi wore the keffiyeh upon his arrival in Riyadh to impress the Saudi king. [...] In 2011, during a Sadbhavana fast in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, then chief minister Modi had refused to put on a skull cap offered by a Muslim cleric. This incident had become the talk of the town and many prominent media houses ad published the news. However, later on, Modi had visited many mosques The viral picture of PM Modi wearing a keffiyeh during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia is photoshopped.
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2021-03-24): Hyderabad: A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home minister Amit Shah wearing white skull caps has gone viral on social media with the claim that the BJP leaders indulged in a political stunt ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. [...] NewsMeter performed a reverse image search and found another version of the image in a report by News 18 from 2019. The image is credited to PTI and is captioned "PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah leave after paying their condolences to the family members of former finance minister late Arun Jaitley, at their residence in New Delhi''. The original image has been morphed to add religious skull caps. [...] Clearly, an image of PM Modi and Mr. Shah from 2019 has been morphed to claim that they were wearing religious skull caps ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal.
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2023-02-19): A photograph showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a skullcap is being shared on social media calling him "Modi-uddin" to take a dig at the leader. [...] Here, PM Modi can be seen standing without a skullcap.(Note: Move the slider to see the edited and unedited versions of the photo.) [...] Conclusion: An edited photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah campus in Mumbai is being shared to claim that he wore a skullcap.
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2020-11-05): A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting viral on social media. In the photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be seen wearing a hat. In the investigation of the Vishvas team, it was found that the original photo had been doctored by placing the cap on Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi head. In the original photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not wearing anything on his head. [...] No, Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t wear the cap. The viral photo is edited. [...] Knowing the truth is your right. If you have a doubt on any news that could impact you, society or the nation, let us know. You can share your doubts and send you news for fact verification on our mail ID contact@vishvasnews.com or whatsapp us on 9205270923 - Claim Review : PM Modi wore the cap - Claimed By : FB User: Yogendra Tnb - Fact Check : False
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2024-06-21): Fact Check by India TV: A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is going viral on various social media platforms showing them wearing the white mesh cap associated with the Muslim religion. A user named Randhir Yadav shared this picture on Facebook. While sharing this picture, Randhir wrote, "Such a compulsion to gain power, they have to wear the cap." In India TV’s Fact Check, the picture turned out to be false. [...] The picture of PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah being shared is edited and is far from being similar to the original picture. In fact, after the death of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, PM Modi and Amit Shah visited Jaitley's family to offer their condolences. This picture was taken by news agency PTI at that time. In the picture, PM Modi and Amit Shah are seen leaving Arun Jaitley's house. In the original picture taken by PTI, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are not wearing caps. [...] It should be noted that the difference between the news picture and the viral picture is that the news picture is normal. However, in the viral picture, PM Modi and Amit Shah are shown wearing caps. This clearly indicates that the viral picture is edited. It should be noted that this is not the first time this picture has been edited and circulated. Such attempts have been made before. Therefore, this picture is completely fake, and such news is entirely false.
Claim: Pictures of PM Narendra Modi wearing an Islamic Skull Cap (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-12)
Evidence (2023-06-28): A post has been circulating on social media claiming that Modi refused to wear an Islamic skull cap in India but wore one in Egypt. The posts compare two pictures, one where Modi is seen wearing a skull cap and another where he is refusing the cap, suggesting a contrast in his actions. The caption of one such post read, "Is this picture real? Why would Modi who rudely refused to wear an offered skull cap in India, wear one in Egypt?" The post has garnered over 200k views and 1479 likes. [...] A reverse image search revealed that the first picture of Modi in a skull cap has been fabricated. We found that the original image, shared by Modi on Twitter shows him without the Islamic religious cap. The image was captured during Modi's inauguration of the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, an Arabic academy dedicated to Islamic learning in Mumbai. He shared a few photos of the ceremony on Twitter on February 10. [...] An altered image was falsely shared, claiming that Modi accepted an Islamic skull cap in Egypt. The viral image is unrelated to Modi's Egypt visit. Therefore, we have marked this claim as false.