10 Silly Hoaxes Which Took Indians For A Ride

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10 Silly Hoaxes Which Took Indians For A Ride


The Internet is a treasure chest of amazing finds. At times, you come across certain images and pieces of information that truly blows your mind. But another thing about the Internet is that not everything you find in there is really true. Here are 10 hoaxes that found their way to 'believability' thanks to the internet.



The Indian three headed snake.

Fact:


This picture showing a live three headed snake on an Indian road started circulating on many social networking websites. The message that comes with the picture states that it is a beautiful creation of nature. The story however, is a hoax. The three headed snake picture is not real, it is a photoshopped one.

The

"UNESCO declares Indian National Anthem as best in the world."

Fact:


This story was very widely circulating through emails, blogs and social networking sites. The message claiming that the Indian national anthem "Jana gana mana.." was selected as the best in the world by UNESCO was never heard of or confirmed by any kind of news or media reports. If the story was factual, it would have definitely received wide attention from the media. If the UNESCO released such a statement, it would be readily available on their official website, which is no where to be seen. India Today wrote to UNESCO to get clarity on these stories and got a confirmation message from UNESCO that these messages were indeed a hoax.

UNESCO declares Indian National Anthem as best in the world.

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