A photo that appears to be of a politician in torn clothes being rescued by the police is widely being circulated on social media. The photo is accompanied by a…
Old video of farmers dumping tomatoes during lockdown viral with pro-farm law claim
A video of Malayalam news broadcast by Asianet News was shared online with the claim, “In southern India, middlemen aren’t paying the right price for tomatoes… offering 0.75 paise per…
Videos of liquor distribution at Baba Rodu Shah in Ludhiana falsely linked to farmers’ protest
Two videos have been linked to the ongoing farmers’ protest and shared on social media. The first video shows some people emptying liquor bottles into a drum and the second…
Old video, fake tweet viral as Muslims spit on food served to farmers in Muzaffarnagar
A set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on social media to promote the claim that Muslims spat on the food served during the…
Video falsely viral as journalist ‘grooming’ farmers for being on camera
A 10-second video clip of a journalist addressing her cameraperson while surrounded by farmers at Muzaffarnagar is being shared on social media. It has been claimed that she told the…
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…
Old image shared as recent action by Chandigarh police against farmers
A photograph of a group of police constables forcefully evicting a senior citizen has been shared with the claim that this is from the farmers’ protest in Chandigarh. Several users…
Video of brawl at Delhi’s Aerocity falsely viral as Ajay Devgn thrashed by farmers’ protestors
A video is circulating on social media with the claim that Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn was thrashed in Delhi. “This was bound to happen. But who is responsible for this?…
Old video falsely viral as Rajnath Singh came in support of farmers amid protests
Farmers have been protesting the new agricultural laws for four months now. Another round of talks between them and the Centre is ongoing, with neither side willing to back down….
Morphed image of Greta Thunberg shared amid farmers’ protest toolkit controversy
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg recently tweeted a toolkit detailing ways to support the ongoing farmer protests against the three new agricultural laws in India. Bengaluru-based climate activist Disha Ravi…