[Warning: This article carries a photograph that may be distressing for some. Reader’s discretion is advised.] Sitalkuchi constituency in Cooch Behar, West Bengal went into polling on April 10. Four…
News18 airs old photos from West Bengal during a show on recent post-poll violence
On June 21, the Calcutta High Court refused the West Bengal government’s plea to stay its order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe post-poll violence in the…
Video of lineman beaten in UP shared as West Bengal post-poll violence
A video of a mob beating and dragging a man has been circulated with the claim that the incident took place in West Bengal. The clip shows the people, the…
Old photo of woman injured in Bangladesh linked to West Bengal post-poll violence
A photograph of a woman with a head injury has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in West Bengal. Viral claims have blamed…
Unrelated case of rape-murder in West Medinipur linked to West Bengal post-poll violence
West Bengal was gripped with violence soon after the ruling TMC won the third term in the assembly elections. The violence allegedly took the lives of at least 12 people,…
Photo from 2019 Vidyasagar college violence linked to post-poll violence in West Bengal
Since post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal, old and unrelated images have been circulating on social media. Twitter user @Hindu_2_o shared a set of images where one of the pictures…
Image from 2018 shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal
Violence in West Bengal erupted soon after the TMC won the recently-concluded state elections. At least 11 people have died in the violence, according to media reports, and the BJP…
Mob attacking police in Odisha shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the recently-concluded assembly elections on May 2. The results revealed AITC won 213 seats while the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 77 seats. Post-poll…
Old video from Manipur viral as poll violence in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar
A two-minute clip of a crowd breaking into a polling booth has been shared by several Twitter users with the claim that it shows an incident from West Bengal’s Cooch…
Still from 2014 Bhojpuri movie shared as violence against Hindu woman in West Bengal
West Bengal elections have become a hotspot for communal misinformation as claims suggesting that the Mamata Banerjee government is unsympathetic towards the state’s Hindu population are widespread. In the latest…