In July, ‘news’ spread around the world that Sweden had given sex the status of a sport and a sex tournament was going to be held there.
2023 में इन अफवाहों ने खूब बटोरी सुर्खियां, जानें कितना सच कितना झूठ?
There is a sex tournament being held in Sweden, Volodymyr Zelensky is doing belly dancing, etc. Many such fake news came to light in 2023. Let us know what the truth is in DW’s Fact Check.
No, this is not Volodymyr Zelensky’s belly dance
After the Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022, many rumors and fake news about both the countries were spread on online platforms. He has been targeted several times for defaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the month of September, a video went viral in which Zelensky was seen belly dancing wearing golden clothes completely clinging to his body. However, DW’s investigation revealed that it was a fake video, created using deepfake technology. In this, President Zelensky’s face was superimposed on the body of a dancer.
Sweden is not holding any sex tournaments
In July, ‘news’ spread around the world that Sweden had given sex the status of a sport and a sex tournament was going to be held there. Many international media outlets also reported on this. These media institutions also include ‘Times of India’, one of the most prestigious newspapers of India. One report said that Sweden wanted to hold a tournament in which participants would have sex with each other for six hours a day and see who among them performed the best.
DW’s fact check revealed that this was completely fake news. ‘Yotebogs Posten’, one of Sweden’s leading daily newspapers, had reported that Dragan Bratich, owner of several strip clubs in the country, wanted sex to be given the status of a sport. In January 2023, he applied for membership of the Sports Confederation. However, the Swedish Sports Confederation confirmed to DW that there was a man who claimed to be a sex federation and applied for membership, but his application was rejected in May.
The truth about cleaning and selling used condoms
A post containing dozens of pictures of used condoms went viral on Facebook in early 2023. The post claimed that six Kenyan students were arrested for cleaning used condoms and selling them as new ones. However, reverse image search revealed that this claim was completely false. According to a 2020 report, about 324,000 used condoms were indeed cleaned and resold, but in Vietnam, not Kenya. Also, it was not 6 students who did this, but employees of a small factory.
There is no X-ray picture of a live cockroach inside the chest
In May 2023, several Facebook users wrote that when a patient was X-rayed in a government hospital in Kenya, a live cockroach was found in his chest. However, reverse image search revealed that the X-ray image was fake. The photo was created by manipulating it. The original X-ray photo published on the Radiology website showed no cockroaches.
The truth about curing diabetes with sabja seeds
As the use of Artificial Intelligence is increasing, the number of videos generated with the help of AI is also increasing. In these videos, doctors wearing white lab coats and a stethoscope around their neck are often seen giving health advice. Recently, a similar video went viral in which an AI-generated doctor claimed that chia seeds can help control diabetes.
Whereas the truth is that both this claim and the doctor making the claim are fake. According to studies, chia seeds have better effects on the body. Eating regular amounts of chia seeds for several weeks was found to significantly lower blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. However, experts say that chia seeds can neither control nor completely eliminate diabetes.
Joe Biden was not wearing a diaper
US President Joe Biden is 81 years old. Because of this it is repeatedly claimed that he is now very old and is not in a position to hold the post. In June 2023, a fake photo was circulated in some countries, in which he was seen kneeling on the floor with a diaper peeking out of his pants.
However, reverse image search revealed that the photo was doctored. Biden did indeed fall at a U.S. Air Force Academy ceremony that month, but multiple videos and photos of the incident showed no evidence of a diaper.
Lawsuit in case of giving birth without consent
In 2022, TikToker Cass Thiaz made a video in which she claimed she was suing her parents over why her consent was not taken to give birth to her. Another video from June 2022
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