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Video of brawl at Delhi’s Aerocity falsely viral as Ajay Devgn thrashed by farmers’ protestors

Archit30th March 202130th March 2021

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?…

Religion

Distasteful road safety awareness video leads to anti-Muslim misinformation on social media

Archit25th March 2021

A video widespread on social media shows a man stopping two Muslim men riding a motorcycle without helmets. This leads to a heated altercation and a mob brandishing swords and…

Religion

Congress members endorse misleading ad on Rajasthan budget for Muslim religious sites

Archit25th March 202126th March 2021

On March 12, an advertisement was published in leading Hindi daily Rajasthan Patrika which said, “For the first time in the history of Rajasthan budget, Rs 100 crore has been…

Media analysis

Led by ANI, news outlets publish 7-yo report on Saudi marriage laws as recent

Archit22nd March 202122nd March 2021

On March 19, news agency Asian News International (ANI) published a report headlined, “Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying women from Pakistan, 3 other nations: Report”. Nineteen hours later, the…

Politics

Congress posts misleading comparison on COVID-19 vaccine price

Archit20th March 2021

Several Congress social media accounts have shared a graphic that claims that the former UPA government offered ‘free of cost vaccines for 12 preventable diseases’ while the Bharatiya Janata Party…

News

Video of Karnataka CM announcing COVID-19 restrictions is from 2020

Archit19th March 202119th March 2021

Since last month, there has been a gradual spike in COVID-19 cases in India. On March 15 Times Now reported that Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa met with experts to…

Religion

Old video of boy urinating inside temple revived with false anti-Muslim spin

Archit & Aqib Pathan17th March 202117th March 2021

Against the backdrop of Shringi Yadav arrested from Ghaziabad for mercilessly beating a Muslim boy for drinking water from a temple, a video of a man urinating on a shivling…

Politics

Mirror image used to portray Mamata Banerjee faked her leg injury

Archit17th March 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered injuries to her left leg while campaigning in Nandigram on March 10. She was released two days later with a plaster on her…

Religion

Video of child beaten inside madrasa is from Bangladesh

Archit16th March 202116th March 2021

[Warning: Distressing visuals] Shringi Yadav was arrested from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh after a video of him mercilessly beating a Muslim boy for drinking water from a temple emerged on social…

Politics

No, BJP MLAs in Punjab have not joined Congress

Archit16th March 202116th March 2021

Twitter user @impressionsAS claimed that all BJP MLAs of Punjab have joined the Congress but the media has not reported the development. All of MLAs of BJP joined @INCIndia in…