A collage of images is circulating on social media with the claim it depicts the recent forest fires in Uttarakhand. “Uttarakhand is burning since 4 days but why isn’t anyone talking about our own devabhoomi burning? We prayed for Australia and... Read More
Author - Jignesh Patel
After Cyclone Amphan hit large parts of coastal areas in India and Bangladesh this month, an image of a dilapidated road started circulating on social media. Twitter user Rezwan posted the image with the message, “Cyclone #Amphan ripped off road... Read More
A screenshot of a tweet supposedly put out by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is doing the rounds on social media. “Schools and colleges should reopen from 1st June on odd/even basis. Odd days teachers will come and even days, students will come,”... Read More
A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting shared on social media. In the video, both of them are seen heading towards a helicopter when one hears the slogans, “Chowkidar Chor Hai (The... Read More
On May 18, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that bus services in the capital will resume but only 20 passengers will be allowed at a time. He said that the government has to slowly move towards the opening of the economy amid the... Read More
On May 15, President of Swaraj Abhiyan Yogendra Yadav posted an image of a notice issued by Bulandshahr police. Tweeting the notice, Yadav criticised the Uttar Pradesh government and said, “UP govt issues warning to those samaritans living on... Read More
Reports of clashes between two communities in Telinpara and Bhadreswar area of Hoogly district emerged on May 11. Soon after West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh posted a video which allegedly showed visuals of the communal violence. Posting the video, Singh... Read More
A total of 129 people have been arrested so far over their alleged involvement in clashes that erupted between two communities in West Bengal’s Telinipara after members of one community allegedly taunted the other as “corona”. On May... Read More
A graphic is circulating on messaging applications like WhatsApp. It attributes a claim to the World Health Organization (WHO) which says that no vegetarian is “effected by coronavirus” and that the virus requires animal protein in the body... Read More
On May 4, one Facebook user who goes by the name ‘Thajudeen J’ posted a photo of men armed with machetes and axes. It was claimed that these men are members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological patron of the ruling... Read More