An alleged cutting of the ‘Times Business’ page of ‘The Times of India’ (Chennai edition) is viral on social media. It is written on the page that the government has…
Fact-check: Are circuit boards with ‘COV 19’ engraving being installed on 5G towers?
A video of a man presenting himself as a telecom engineer and showing equipment labelled ‘COV-19’ to be installed in 5G towers is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. The man…
Video from 2018 falsely shared as ‘5G tower’ caught fire in Gujarat
A 90-second video of mobile tower in flames has been shared on social media with the claim that it is from Gujarat. Some Twitter users have shared a 40-second clip…
Old image of dead birds shared as 5G technology caused the deaths
A photograph of hundreds of dead birds has been shared with the claim that they died due to 5G technology. “I want to request the government with folded hands that…
No, 5G ‘radiation’ has NOT caused the second wave of COVID-19 in India
A graphic demanding a ban on ‘5G testing’, claiming that it has led to the second wave of the coronavirus in India, is circulating on WhatsApp. “The epidemic, that has…
Hoax message that birds are dying due to ‘Jio 5G trials’ viral amid bird flu in India
Several states including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh are struggling to tackle bird flu cases after a recent outbreak. Many on social media, however, believe that the birds are…
Fake ‘Wire’ clipping viral claiming Modi asked ECI to add fake voters in Bihar
A photograph apparently showing part of an article by media outlet The Wire is being shared on social media. The image features a purported quotation by the election commissioner of…
Rajasthan video falsely shared as UP youth rally in support of police action in ‘I love Muhammad’ cases
A 38-second-long clip is going viral on social media showing a large crowd of protesters taking part in a torch rally. They can be heard chanting, “UP police keep going…
Op Sindoor: Did Amit Shah say Modi should resign over Pakistan’s attacks? No; clip is digitally manipulated
An interview of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Network18 group editor-in-chief Rahul Joshi, where Shah makes controversial statements criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Pakistan successfully targeting locations in…
Ganesha idol desecrated in Karnataka’s Belur: False communal angle, ‘conversion mafia’ theory pop up
Following the discovery of the desecration of an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha in a temple in Hassan district of Karnataka on September 21, a section of social media…