An informed citizenry is the bedrock of a strong democracy. Likewise, a misinformed citizen — someone who confidently holds false notions and easily falls for propaganda — is prone to…
Year in review: Deepfakes and AI supercharged disinformation & propaganda in 2025 like never before
It’s AI’s world, and we’re just living in it. The bugle had been sounded long back. Its arrival announced all over. However, it was only in 2025 that fact-checking outlets,…
Muslim man cooking Biriyani with sewage water? It’s an AI-generated video
A video purportedly showing a Muslim man cooking with sewer water is circulating widely on social media. Users claim that the Muslim man made biryani using water from a roadside…
Nitish’s hijab-pulling unmasks many; politicians, journos defending Bihar CM reveal misogyny, sexism
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s act of pulling off a woman doctor’s hijab was reprehensible, raising serious concerns about the issues of dignity, respect, consent, personal boundaries, and limits of…
Vladimir Putin’s plane escorted by IAF jets? 8-year-old video falsely viral
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on December 4 and 5, 2025, for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. A video has since gone viral on social media, showing Putin seated…
Viral video of gender-divided classroom is from Maharashtra, not Kerala
A video depicting a classroom divided by a half wall, with burqa-clad female students seated on one side of the partition and male students on the other, is going viral…
Did Rahul Gandhi ‘admit’ that his social media following was not organic? No, BJP leaders share clipped video
Earlier this month, several BJP leaders and pro-Right social media users shared a video of Rahul Gandhi, in which he talks about not relying on his social media presence, claiming…
Viral video of rally seeking Chittagong Hill Tracts’ inclusion in India is from Tripura, not Bangladesh
A 1.06-minute video featuring a man sloganeering at a demonstration demanding the inclusion of the Chittagong Hill Tracts with India is being widely circulated on social media. The clip is…
Pashupatinath Temple attacked during Nepal GenZ protest? No, viral video shows ceremonial ritual
Amid the recent unrest in Nepal, several unverified images and videos went viral on social media. One of them is a video of several people scaling the gates of the Pashupatinath…
Muslims pelted stones at Ganesh idol in Karnataka? Hindu groups’ scuffle given false communal spin
Amid Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across the country, a video of two individuals hurling objects from a rooftop at a procession carrying the deity went viral. Several social media shared the…