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Shreyashi Roy

Deputy Editor, India

Shreyashi is a deputy editor and writer based in Delhi, India. She has over four years of experience in the news industry and a keen interest in politics, arts and culture, and history. She worked as an assistant editor with The Quint, where she managed a team of journalists, oversaw coverage of breaking news events, and worked with their fact-checking team.

Latest Fact Checks by Shreyashi Roy

False: Rishi Sunak visited the Hare Krishna temple in the U.K. after being elected the prime minister.
Politics-People

False: Rishi Sunak visited the Hare Krishna temple in the U.K. after being elected the prime minister.
False: Rishi Sunak said India needs a Prime Minister like Manmohan Singh to save the economy.
Economics-General Politics-People

False: Rishi Sunak said India needs a Prime Minister like Manmohan Singh to save the economy.
False: Astronauts on the Moon removed their helmets to pose for a photograph.
Conspiracies-Moon Landing

False: Astronauts on the Moon removed their helmets to pose for a photograph.
Misleading: Gandhi was given ₹100 a month in Yeravda Central Prison as an allowance for personal maintenance.
Politics-People

Misleading: Gandhi was given ₹100 a month in Yeravda Central Prison as an allowance for personal maintenance.
False: The video shows a helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims, which crashed in Uttarakhand.
Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: The video shows a helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims, which crashed in Uttarakhand.
False: WEF admitted that COVID-19 lockdowns were a test for implementing social-credit schemes.
Conspiracies-World Economic Forum Health-Covid Media-General

False: WEF admitted that COVID-19 lockdowns were a test for implementing social-credit schemes.
Misleading: Supreme Court delivered a verdict saying Hijab is not allowed in Karnataka's educational institutes.
Human Rights-Religion Politics-General Politics-Policy

Misleading: Supreme Court delivered a verdict saying Hijab is not allowed in Karnataka's educational institutes.
False: German public broadcaster ZDF is using maps showing Ukraine without the Russian-occupied regions.
Geopolitical-Conflict Media-General

False: German public broadcaster ZDF is using maps showing Ukraine without the Russian-occupied regions.
False: Modi issued an order to rename the Madurai airport after freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at a celebration in his honor.
Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

False: Modi issued an order to rename the Madurai airport after freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at a celebration in his honor.
False: A BJP MLA was beaten up by women in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

False: A BJP MLA was beaten up by women in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
False: During the Hindu festival of Navratri, Muslims burned a Hindu temple in Birmingham and beat up Hindus.
Human Rights-Religion Tech-Social-Media

False: During the Hindu festival of Navratri, Muslims burned a Hindu temple in Birmingham and beat up Hindus.
False: Naseeruddin Shah recited a poem for a video depicting violence by Muslims against Hindus.
Human Rights-Religion Media-Celebrities Tech-Social-Media

False: Naseeruddin Shah recited a poem for a video depicting violence by Muslims against Hindus.
False: Iranian father who vowed to dance at his daughter's wedding danced at her funeral after she was killed for protesting the government's hijab rules.
Human Rights-Activism Tech-Social-Media

False: Iranian father who vowed to dance at his daughter's wedding danced at her funeral after she was killed for protesting the government's hijab rules.
Misleading: Joe Biden advised COVID vaccinations to prepare for Hurricane Ian's landfall in Florida.
Events-Natural Disasters Health-Covid Politics-People

Misleading: Joe Biden advised COVID vaccinations to prepare for Hurricane Ian's landfall in Florida.
False: Baba Ramdev's company Patanjali sells beef biryani spice mix.
Economics-Business Tech-Social-Media

False: Baba Ramdev's company Patanjali sells beef biryani spice mix.
False: PM Modi's photo was in the house of an AAP supporter who Arvind Kejriwal visited in Gujarat.
Politics-Elections

False: PM Modi's photo was in the house of an AAP supporter who Arvind Kejriwal visited in Gujarat.
False: Congress halted its Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala in solidarity with PFI.
Politics-General

False: Congress halted its Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala in solidarity with PFI.
False: Joe Biden was overthrown in a coup
Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Joe Biden was overthrown in a coup
False: A 35 km-long queue was seen at Russia-Finland border after Putin ordered partial military mobilization.
Geopolitical-General

False: A 35 km-long queue was seen at Russia-Finland border after Putin ordered partial military mobilization.
False: Pakistanis destroyed tomatoes imported from Iran because the fruits were Shia in nature.
Economics-Business Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Pakistanis destroyed tomatoes imported from Iran because the fruits were Shia in nature.
False: Millions of skulls, bones and human skeletons adorn the catacombs of the Vatican.
Events-General

False: Millions of skulls, bones and human skeletons adorn the catacombs of the Vatican.
Misleading: A young man tried immolating himself in India at a protest over unemployment.
Economics-General Events-General Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: A young man tried immolating himself in India at a protest over unemployment.
False: CM Bhagwant Mann had to be deplaned from a flight in Germany for being drunk, causing a 4-hour delay.
Politics-General Politics-People

False: CM Bhagwant Mann had to be deplaned from a flight in Germany for being drunk, causing a 4-hour delay.
False: A female student from Chandigarh University died by suicide over an alleged video leak.
Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: A female student from Chandigarh University died by suicide over an alleged video leak.
Misleading: The Indian football team played barefoot in the 1948 London Olympics due to the government's lack of financial support.
Media-Sports Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: The Indian football team played barefoot in the 1948 London Olympics due to the government's lack of financial support.
False: The Government of India is awarding ₹5,000 to citizens vaccinated against COVID-19.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

False: The Government of India is awarding ₹5,000 to citizens vaccinated against COVID-19.
Misleading: BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia quit the party and blamed the BJP, RSS, and VHP for creating communal riots in India.
Politics-General

Misleading: BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia quit the party and blamed the BJP, RSS, and VHP for creating communal riots in India.
False: Islamic Studies is one of the subjects in the UPSC examinations.
Human Rights-Religion Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Islamic Studies is one of the subjects in the UPSC examinations.
False: Queen Elizabeth II threw food at African children.
Human Rights-Race Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

False: Queen Elizabeth II threw food at African children.
False: Sanskrit shlokas were recited at Buckingham Palace to mourn Queen Elizabeth II's death.
Events-General Human Rights-Religion Tech-Social-Media

False: Sanskrit shlokas were recited at Buckingham Palace to mourn Queen Elizabeth II's death.
Misleading: Rahul Gandhi showed journalists his backside when asked to flip a booklet at a press conference.
Politics-People

Misleading: Rahul Gandhi showed journalists his backside when asked to flip a booklet at a press conference.
False: Photo shows Assamese elephant Joymala subjected to ill-treatment in Tamil Nadu.
Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Photo shows Assamese elephant Joymala subjected to ill-treatment in Tamil Nadu.
False: An Iranian man poured milk on the Kaaba in Mecca and claimed it was a Shivling.
Human Rights-Religion Tech-Social-Media

False: An Iranian man poured milk on the Kaaba in Mecca and claimed it was a Shivling.
False: Jay Shah posed with the son of Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Dubai.
Events-General Media-Sports Tech-Social-Media

False: Jay Shah posed with the son of Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Dubai.
False: Hundreds of people blocked the road during Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad's visit to Jalore, Rajasthan.
Events-General Politics-General

False: Hundreds of people blocked the road during Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad's visit to Jalore, Rajasthan.
False: Locals in Kashmir lit fireworks to celebrate the Pakistan cricket team's victory against India on September 4.
Human Rights-Religion Media-Sports Politics-General

False: Locals in Kashmir lit fireworks to celebrate the Pakistan cricket team's victory against India on September 4.
False: State Disaster Response Force saved a drowning child from Chambal river amid floods.
Events-Natural Disasters Tech-Social-Media

False: State Disaster Response Force saved a drowning child from Chambal river amid floods.
False: An Aam Aadmi Party billboard written in Gujarati asks Gujarat to offer Namaz and quit unnecessary practices like reading Bhagwat Saptah and Satyanarayan Katha.
Human Rights-Religion Politics-General

False: An Aam Aadmi Party billboard written in Gujarati asks Gujarat to offer Namaz and quit unnecessary practices like reading Bhagwat Saptah and Satyanarayan Katha.
False: India released a tremendous amount of water into Ravi, intentionally causing floods in Pakistan.
Climate-Events Events-Natural Disasters Geopolitical-General

False: India released a tremendous amount of water into Ravi, intentionally causing floods in Pakistan.
Misleading: Video of physical assault on woman in Pakistan given a false communal spin
Events-General Human Rights-Religion

Misleading: Video of physical assault on woman in Pakistan given a false communal spin
False: Lalu Prasad's son Tej Pratap received a doctorate from Taxila University.
Politics-General

False: Lalu Prasad's son Tej Pratap received a doctorate from Taxila University.
False: A Congress worker thrashed a colleague for molesting her during an Independence Day ceremony.
Human Rights-Gender Politics-General

False: A Congress worker thrashed a colleague for molesting her during an Independence Day ceremony.
False: 3 Indian wrestlers who won medals in the 2022 Commonwealth Games had participated in the farmers' protest.
Events-Activism Politics-General

False: 3 Indian wrestlers who won medals in the 2022 Commonwealth Games had participated in the farmers' protest.
False: Rahul Gandhi claims that he spoke to Mahatma Gandhi.
Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

False: Rahul Gandhi claims that he spoke to Mahatma Gandhi.
False: Children replaced the crown of a student playing Bharat Mata with a hijab and forced her to offer namaz at a Lucknow school event.
Human Rights-Religion

False: Children replaced the crown of a student playing Bharat Mata with a hijab and forced her to offer namaz at a Lucknow school event.
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Conspiracies-General

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