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Ladakh violence: BJP falsely claims armed man in viral footage is Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair26th September 202527th September 2025

Against the backdrop of the violent protests in Ladakh, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra held a press conference on Wednesday, September 24, where he showed a picture of a man in…

‘Lynching’ of Aasif Babu Multani: Is media’s silence contributing to normalizing anti-Muslim hate crimes?

Shinjinee Majumder26th September 202526th September 2025

Trigger Warning: Disturbing Images of Physical Injury A quote often attributed to English author George Orwell defines journalism as printing what someone else does not want printed, and everything else…

Sudarshan News fabricates communal angle, blames ‘Jihadis’ for temple desecration in Maharashtra

Prantik Ali26th September 2025

Sudarshan News on September 22 ran a segment where the channel’s deputy editor, Pradosh Chavhanke, alleged that ‘Jihadis’ desecrated a Shiva temple dating back 1,200 years in Anwa, in Maharashtra’s…

Op Sindoor: Did Amit Shah say Modi should resign over Pakistan’s attacks? No; clip is digitally manipulated

Prantik Ali25th September 2025

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…

Yogendra Yadav did not say Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ allegation lacked evidence; BJP’s claim baseless

Oishani Bhattacharya25th September 2025

A minute-long video of political leader and activist Yogendra Yadav talking about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ campaign has stirred a political storm. In the clip, Yadav says that…

Ganesha idol desecrated in Karnataka’s Belur: False communal angle, ‘conversion mafia’ theory pop up

Abhishek Kumar24th September 202524th September 2025

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…

Man seen removing drain cover in viral CCTV footage from Mumbai is not a Muslim

Ankita Mahalanobish24th September 202524th September 2025

A 36-second video, which appears to be CCTV footage, is going viral, which shows a man stepping out of an auto-rickshaw and forcefully wrenching open an iron grating or a…

Pakistani actress’s image wrongly viral as wife of late PAF commander arrested over ‘affair’ with Indian diplomat

Oishani Bhattacharya23rd September 2025

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…

‘Success of demonetisation?’ Video of kids flaunting old, demonetised notes not from Pakistan but Lucknow

Prantik Ali23rd September 202523rd September 2025

A video of two minor scrap dealers flaunting wads of currency notes is viral on social media. In the video, two men ask the kids if they can take some…

Congress, AAP share clipped video to claim Bansuri Swaraj insulted National Anthem

Pawan Kumar23rd September 2025

Some Congress and AAp-linked social media handles have shared a video of BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Bansuri Swaraj, in which she is apparently seen leaving the stage in…

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‘Azadi’ slogans in Uttarakhand not a call for ‘Ghazwa-E-Hind’ but protests over paper leak for state recruitment exam

Sonam Wangchuk’s 2020 photo with Muhammad Yunus viral after Ladakh violence with misleading claims