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Far From Fact
A weekly podcast from India, that is not about Science, Pop Culture, Technology, Sport, News, Sociology, or the Internet, and yet, all at once it is. Far From Fact is designed to cater to your basic need for ignorance. Catch the lads, as they fake-solve real problems on a weekly basis. This podcast...
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350. FFFinale
Here we are! After 7 long years, the lads say goodbye one last time. Join them on this emotional and bittersweet episode as they relive the good ol' t...
349: Cockroach milk for the win
This one's the swan song! And what a way to call it a day. The lads hang their hats with this last piece of ridicule-worthy news. Cockroach milk is th...
348: Stealing from hotels
A Mumbai hotel has come up with a hilariously clever way to put an end to slipper theft. Instead of providing a matching pair of bathroom slippers, th...
347: Majorana 1 Quantum processor
Move over gen pop, the lads are going tech this edition. It's gonna be fleek, and other such things they don't say in real life. Heavy on the science,...
346: CIBIL score + Bonus topic
A man from Maharashtra was rejected for marriage due to his low CIBIL score. The rejection came after the woman's uncle discovered multiple loans and...
345: Ed Sheeran Bengaluru busking
Ed Sheeran had a run in with the police in Bengaluru recently. The international sensation was stopped by the cops for performing in public without pe...
344: Choli ke peeche kya hai?
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A groom's dance to 'Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai' at his we...
343: Chinese AI Deepseek R1
Chinese AI researchers have hit it out of the park with deepseek R1. A new model that operates at a cost that is 98% lower than its peers. And here's...
342: Mumbai's mental health
Mumbai has emerged as a critical epicenter for mental health issues, accounting for 42 per cent of the total calls to a mental health helpline, nation...
341: Cockfighting goes mainstream
Cockfighting takes centre stage this week. What used to be a rural pastime in Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh now threatens to turn into a multi...
340: Dead man walking
A 65-year-old man named Pandurang Ulpe, who was declared dead after a heart attack, came back to life when the ambulance carrying him to his funeral h...
339: All women team Western Railway
The Western Railway has taken the initiative to create an all woman team as part of their traction sub-station maintenance department at Mahalaxmi in...
338: Toxic workplace
A Bengaluru techie exposed a toxic work environment on LinkedIn after being fired three months into his job. He cited extreme micromanagement and a la...
337: Shaadi special recap
It's Shaadi season and what better way to celebrate it than by doing shaadi special recap. Here's three of our all time faves in one beautiful little...
336: Parent scams child's school
The Egmore Police have arrested a 48-year-old man on charges of cheating Don Bosco School of Excellence in Egmore, Chennai, to the tune of ₹18.76 lakh...
335: Turkish cigarette quitter
In a recent resurface, man who put his head in a cage has resurfaced. Catch the lads as they go after this low hanging fruit with all their might. Che...
334: Gravity defying groom
In a scene straight out of a movie, a groom abandoned his wedding ceremony to chase a man in a mini-truck, who snatched his garland of cash, in Uttar...
333: Diwali party drama
The UK Prime Minister has had to apologise for serving meat and alcohol at a Diwali party. The party was hosted by the PM at 10, Downing Street. Join...
332: Harassment vs cruelty
The Bombay High Court's Aurangabad bench overturned a 20-year-old conviction against a man and his family for alleged 'cruelty' towards his late wife....
331: Fake judge real props
A conman in Gujarat posed as a fake judge and has passed several judgments. He has done this for over five years, and the scam came to light recently...
330: Transgender domestic violence
Honestly, there are too many things going on in this episode to give it an apt description. Join the lads as they try and navigate this minefield, by...
329: Bomb hoaxes across Indian airports
Airports across the country have been under high alert the last week or so due to a string of bomb threats. Over 70 in all, and the security forces ha...
328: Lawrence Bishnoi
Known for high-profile crimes, including the murders of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and politician Baba Siddique, and threats against Salman Khan,...
327: Age-reversing Israeli time machine
You read right! That's the scam a young couple in Kanpur tried to pull on their customers. Catch the lads as they do a bit of a speculative deep dive...
326: Coldplay tickets
BookMyShow’s CEO and technical head have been summoned by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing over alleged black marketing of Coldplay concert tick...
325: Tirupati laddu debacle
CM Chandrababu Naidu recently alleged that the Tirupati laddu contains beef fat. What followed is a political ruckus that in reality paid no heed to t...
324: Lalbaugcha Raja - police complaint
Two lawyers have filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police regarding the discriminatory treatment of common people versus VIPs at the Lalbaugcha Raja p...
323: Arctic Tern in Mumbai
A Delhi based architect flew to Mumbai to catch a glimpse of a rare bird - The Arctic Tern. Apparently the bird was last spotted in India over 96 year...
322: Google Maps = Missed flight
A user of Google Maps claims that he has missed his flight because of an incorrect estimation. Google Maps showed that he would take 1.5 hours to reac...
321: Dating App Scams
There is a scam doing the rounds on dating apps, and men seem to be the target of this honey trap. What starts off as innocent flirting on a dating ap...
320: India vs Obesity
An article from the Economic Times discusses the impact of obesity on the Indian economy and the government’s role in addressing this issue. Obesity i...
319: Bangladesh regime change
The last couple of weeks have seen a lot of changes in our neighbouring Bangladesh. What started as a humble students protest has taken the nation by...
318: Imane Khelif
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a match, securing an Olympic medal. IOC President Thomas Bach defended her and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting’s participatio...
317: Premature death certificate
An alive man in Rajasthan was declared dead by the government. In response the alive man started committing various crimes in order to prove that he i...
316: Coffee Badging
Amazon employees were exploiting a loophole in the return-to-office policy by briefly showing up to get coffee and then leaving. Amazon now requires a...
315: Capt. Anshuman Singh and Next of Kin rules
Captain Anshuman Singh posthumously received the Kirti Chakra for his gallantry. But unfolding behind the scenes is an ugly family drama, that is now...
314: Ambani wedding - Public measures for private events
The Mumbai Traffic Police has announced road closures and restrictions in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area between July 12 and 15 for the high-prof...
313: Jain activists 'save' goats
A far cry from the usual FFF shenanigans, here is a bit of tricky subject - religion and the politics of food. This is a complex episode, it is hard t...
312: Lawsuit due to lack of work
A French woman, Laurence Van Wassenhove, is suing Orange for paying her full salary for 20 years without work, alleging "moral harassment." Van Wassen...
311: Pay bribes on EMIs
Thanks to the kindness of corrupt officials in Gujarat, you can now pay bribes via EMIs. How considerate, right? Join the lads as they break this fasc...