WebQoof Recap: Misinformation Around Upcoming Bihar Elections, Asia Cup and More
Here are the viral pieces of misinformation that we debunked this week!
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From users sharing old or unrelated visuals to spread misinformation about the upcoming Bihar elections, along with videos created using artificial intelligence to spread misleading claims about Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, to the ongoing Asia Cup series and fake news about United States President Donald Trump, here are the top five false claims that we debunked this week!
1. Old Clip of Tejashwi Yadav and Raveena Tandon Meeting Linked to Bihar Polls
A video featuring Tejashwi Yadav, interacting and taking pictures with renowned Hindi film industry actress Raveena Tandon is going viral on social media.
The post claims that it showed a recent gathering and implied that Tandon would support Yadav in the Bihar Assembly elections planned for later this year.
However, this claim is false as this video is old from November 2024 taken at the Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand.
Read the story here.
2. Video From Indonesia Falsely Shared as People Demonstrating Against BJP in Bihar
A video showing a group of people attacking a car passing through a crowd near a bridge is going viral on social media, where users have claimed that it shows people demonstrating against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll-bound Bihar.
3. This Conversation Between Sundar Pichai & US President Donald Trump Is Fake
A viral social media post claimed that Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gave a sharp reply to Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum, where Trump allegedly belittled India in the presence of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The post alleged that Trump repeatedly pressed Pichai on whether Google stood with India or the USA, to which Pichai supposedly responded that he stood with humanity and would not yield "out of fear."
However, the claim is fake.There is no available evidence to support the claim that such an exchange ever happened between Pichai and President Trump.
Read the story here.
4. Tejashwi Yadav Fell Off a Horse During a Roadshow? No, Clip Is Manipulated!
Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, a video of Tejashwi Yadav mounting a horse has gone viral, with claims that he fell off.
Social media users mocked him by linking the clip to his father Lalu Prasad Yadav and the fodder scam, joking, “When the horse recognised the fodder thief's son."
However, this claim is false as this video has been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI).
In the original clip, Yadav cannot be seen falling off the horse.
Read the story here.
5. Fake Image Viral as ‘Proof’ of Fakhar Zaman Being Wrongly Given Out in Asia Cup
An image of a wicketkeeper attempting a catch has gone viral with claims that it 'proves' Pakistani cricketer Fakhar Zaman was wrongly given out during the 2025 Asia Cup match against India.
However, the image is fake. We found that the viral photo did not match the visuals seen in the official match between India and Pakistan.
Read the story here.
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