Investigative journalist Rana Ayyub was recently subjected to a vicious doxxing attack by a Right-wing Twitter (X) handle, @HPhobiaWatch. Her number was made public in a tweet by the handle…
Asaduddin Owaisi performing aarti of Hanuman? Viral video is AI-generated
A video is viral on social media showing AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi performing an aarti in front of an idol of Hanuman. X user Shefali Vaidya shared…
Targeting of Jemimah through rage bait highlights failure of X’s policy and success of BJP’s hate politics
Even as the country was celebrating India’s cricket World Cup triumph, the social media space saw a proliferation of rage-bait content through which a section of Hindutva flagbearers targeted Indian…
As Diwali pollution chokes Delhi, Right wing’s celebration takes a toxic turn on social media
Like past years, the celebration of Diwali on social media by the flagbearers of Hindutva turned toxic this year as well, thanks to the Right wing’s keenness to brag that…
Durgapur ‘gang rape’: BJP leaders leave out non-Muslim name from list of accused; give communal spin to crime
Reacting to the alleged gang rape of an MBBS student in West Bengal’s Durgapur, leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikai on October 12 claimed on X that four…
Pakistani actress’s image wrongly viral as wife of late PAF commander arrested over ‘affair’ with Indian diplomat
An image of a woman is being shared on social media with claims that she is the wife of late Pakistan Air Force squadron leader Usman Yousuf, who was killed…
‘Involved with a Muslim man?’ Radhika Yadav’s killing by father sparks flurry of misleading communal claims
On July 10, 2025, 25-year-old Radhika Yadav was allegedly shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, in her own home in Gurugram. Yadav shot at her three times with his…
Allegations that same person posed as porter on one occasion and DU student on another with Rahul Gandhi baseless
In a veiled attack on Congress, several social media users implied that party leader Rahul Gandhi was giving the false impression of interacting with different sets of people. Comparing his…
From tragedy to trolling: Himanshi Narwal, widow of naval officer killed in Pahalgam, faces social media trial
It took less than 10 days for social media users to do a full u-turn on Himanshi Narwal, the wife of late naval officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed…
Video of staged scene shot on camera viral as real incident of woman pelted with stones in Bangladesh
A video of a saree-clad woman buried in the soil up to her waist as a group of men wearing kurtas and skull caps throw stones at her was viral…