A 35-second clip showing a group of individuals — a few men wearing skullcaps and a woman wearing a burqa — being carried away by the police is circulating on…
Fake tweets attributed to CNN viral amidst Russia-Ukraine crisis
As Russia’s military actions against Ukraine continues, two alleged screengrabs of tweets from CNN are viral on social media. The first tweet, attributed to CNN Afghanistan, talks about a journalist…
News18 cameraman’s scuffle with journalist used by News18, Amit Malviya to target farmers
A group of farmers started a Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as soon as the monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22. The Delhi police made heavy…
BJP members falsely claim AAP provided COVID relief only to a Muslim doctor’s family
On May 22, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted a video that shows him visiting the parents of late Dr Anas Mujahid who used to work at GTB Hospital and…
Morphed billboard saying ‘thank taxpayer, not Kejriwal’ shared online
A picture of a billboard that reads, “Nothing in this country is free. If you are getting something without paying for it, thank a taxpayer. Not to Kejriwal” was shared…
Farmers’ protest: No, protestors did not replace tricolour with Khalistan flag at Red Fort
As part of the protests against the centre’s farm bills, farmers’ unions and the Delhi police had chalked out agreed-upon circular routes from Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders for the…
Video of Mumbai Kisan rally falsely shared as farmers’ protest ‘hijacked’ by Muslims
On January 21, farmer unions rejected the Centre’s proposal to keep the farm bills in abeyance for 18 months and reiterated their demand for the repeal of farm laws. The…
Video from 2019 falsely shared as massive crowd at Diego Maradona’s funeral
Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona passed away on November 25 at the age of 60 from a heart attack. Shortly before his death, he was undergoing an operation to remove a…
Old, unrelated photo shared as farmers protesting revocation of Article 370
In the last week on November, thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh began their march towards the national capital in protests against new farm bills introduced…
BJP’s claim about West Bengal police throwing bombs at BJP protest rally is false
Clashes erupted in parts of Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on October 8 during “March to Nabanna” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing — Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha…