An image of a green flag hung inside a temple with a crescent moon, star, and number 786 written on it is being shared with the claim that it is…
Media outlets misreport Islamic flag as Pak flag hoisted atop Gorakhpur house
Zee Hindustan recently reported that a Pakistani flag hoisted on the rooftop of a house in the Chauri Chaura area of Gorakhpur sparked outrage in the locality. Breaking News: गोरखपुर…
Video of Islamic flags hoisted in Punjab shared as Pakistani flags
A video of flags hoisted on the terrace of several buildings in Jalandhar, Punjab was shared on social media with a claim that these were Pakistani national flags. In the…
Tarek Fatah tweets video of Islamic flags waved during Ramzan as ‘Pakistani flags’
“Guess which community is waving Pakistan flags in India’s Tamilnadu state? Buddhists? Zoroastrians? Must be Jews,” read a June 9 tweet by Tarek Fatah, posted along with a video of a…
News18 gets a lesson in flags from Twitter users – Pakistani flag vs Islamic flag
Pakistani flag in Uttar Pradesh? At least that is what News18India would like us to believe. “Uttar Pradesh, Gonda: Pakistani flag hoisted on an electricity pole, created tension”, tweeted News18India….
Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad: Photo of 2019 Congress rally with green flags of IUML falsely viral
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 3 held a prepoll rally with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in his parliamentary constituency, Wayanad. Following the rally, Gandhi filed his…
‘Kalma’ written on Indian flag after Congress win in Telangana? Part of old Zee News bulletin falsely viral
A video of former editor-in-chief of Zee News Sudhir Chaudhary is being shared widely on social media platforms. In the clip, Chaudhury remarks that protesters in Telangana removed the Ashok…
‘Save Gaza’ march in Kerala: Flag used is not Italian, but of Welfare Party of India
A video of a pro-Palestine march held in Kerala is viral on social media. Users claimed that the flag carried by demonstrators was the national flag of Italy. National secretary…
Saffron, Green, Dalit flags at Bhatkal: Video viral with false communal claims
Following the victory of Congress in the Karnataka elections, a video of an Islamic flag being waved during celebrations is viral on social media. The video is said to be…
Misreporting by major news outlets; Pakistan flag was not hoisted in Bihar’s Purnea
On January 26, 2023, news broke that a Pakistani flag had been hoisted on a residential building in Madhubani Sipahi Tola area in Purnea, Bihar. Several news media outlets reported…