Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday, May 9, in the Al-Qadir Trust case from the Islamabad High Court premises. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was in the biometric…
Video of TN girls throwing down scarves to greet author viral with misleading claim
Recently, a video surfaced on the internet that shows students of a school throwing dupattas (scarves) from the windows of the classrooms. Ashok Swain, a professor of peace and conflict…
2020 video of Modi effigy shared out of context with misleading claims
Clashes broke out between the police and the supporters of Amritpal Singh, the leader of pro-Khalistan outfit Waris Punjab De, outside a police station in Ajnala, Amritsar, on February 23,…
Image of NATO-G7 emergency meeting shared with a misleading claim about Modi not being invited
Last week during the G20 summit in Bali, world leaders were informed of a missile attack in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. The explosion…
Fact-Check: Did PM suggest bhajans could reduce malnutrition?
On August 28, in the 92nd edition of the monthly radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to actively participate in the annual ‘Poshan Maah’ or…
Can PM Modi’s gesture at Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary event be equated with Nazi salute?
Karnataka Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted a photograph of prime minister Narendra Modi and wrote, “The Sardar would have been shocked at such a salute. It is an insult to…
No, this is not an image of Chinese soldiers helping Indian army men injured in avalanche
On May 10, The Hindu reported that Indian and Chinese troops had a face-off near Pangong Tso lake in Eastern Ladhak on May 5 and 6, followed by the second…
Old video shared as recent confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops
Indian soldiers and Chinese PLA personnel were involved in a fierce face-off in Nakula area of North Sikkim on May 9 in which seven Chinese and four Indian soldiers reportedly…
News from 2019 viral as Azim Premji donates Rs 50,000 crore during coronavirus pandemic
On March 27, India TV’s Meenakshi Joshi tweeted, “Azim Premji donates 50000 crores. He is really a man of golden heart. #COVID”. According to her tweet, philanthropist and industrialist Azim…
Fictitious list of names viral as accused in naval spy racket
Earlier this week, multiple social media users shared a list of names of “13 navy personnel” who were accused of spying for Pakistan. One of the prominent among them was…