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AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk

Archit13th January 202116th January 2021

A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…

Politics

Clipped video shared to claim Pak PM Imran Khan praised Modi govt

Archit13th January 202113th January 2021

On January 10, Pakistani activist in exile Arif Aajakia tweeted a 26-second clip of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The video begins abruptly and Khan can be heard saying, “If…

Politics

Image from 2014 falsely shared as Canadian Army giving winter warfare training to Chinese PLA

Archit13th January 2021

Twitter user @captjasdeep, who claims to be an Indian armed forces veteran in his bio, tweeted an image of soldiers on snowy terrain and wrote, “I hope our country knows…

Religion

Old image of Sikh man praying in mosque viral as Muslim man who posed as farmer

Archit12th January 202113th January 2021

An image of a Sikh man praying in a mosque is being shared on social media. On January 12, Indian Navy veteran Harinder S Sikka tweeted, “He went to attend…

Politics

Images of NH signboards vandalised in 2017 viral with farmers’ protest spin

Archit10th January 202111th January 2021

A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was…

Society

Audio clip discrediting CAA protestors falsely attributed to Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve

Archit9th January 20219th January 2021

An audio clip gone viral on WhatsApp is attributed to senior supreme court lawyer Harish Salve. The five-minute audio discredits the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) held across…

Society

Ex-army man criticizing PM Modi is an imposter? Navbharat Times amplifies false claim

Archit7th January 20218th January 2021

A video of Sikh man criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how Sikh men have been branded ‘Khalistanis’ for participating in the farmers’ protest has created quite a stir online….

Politics

Conceptual Nat Geo magazine cover with protestor from farmers’ agitation believed to be true

Archit5th January 2021

Thousands of farmers continue their agitation for the repeal of the three farm laws and legal backing for a minimum support price. Hindustan Times reported that the seventh round of…

Science

Doctors advice COVID-19 vaccine jabs in penis for men? Hoax CNN article viral

Archit4th January 2021

An alleged screenshot of CNN website where the headline reads, “Doctors encourage covid-19 vaccine injections in penis” has gone viral. Additionally, the following can also be read on the screenshot,…

Politics

No, Reliance Jio has not entered agricultural sector after farm bills were passed

Archit28th December 202029th December 2020

In the backdrop of ongoing farmers’ protests against the centre’s three new farm bills that promote privatisation in the agricultural sector, multiple images of ‘Jio’ wheat have gone viral. Jio…