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Meats pieces thrown by Muslims outside temple in UP’s Hathras? Police debunks false claim

Ketan9th March 20209th March 2020

On February 13, one Navneet Gautam tweeted a video with the claim that Muslims are throwing pieces of meat outside a Hindu temple in ‘Nai ka Nagla’ neighbourhood of Uttar…

No, Arvind Kejriwal didn’t admit of having family ties with RSS; clipped video viral

Jignesh Patel9th March 202012th March 2022

A 7-second video clip of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is being shared on social media where he appears to be saying, “Our family was of the Jan Sangh Parivar….

Minor girl’s death in MP falsely linked with Delhi riots and Tahir Hussain

Archit9th March 2020

Several social media users have posted an image of a minor girl and claimed that her burnt clothes were found at AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s residence. The claim adds that…

Old video of BJP members shared as AAP’s Sanjay Singh thrashed AAP MLA with shoes

Priyanka Jha9th March 202016th June 2021

A video has gone viral with the claim that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh thrashed an AAP MLA with shoes at a party meeting. Facebook user Lalit Mohan…

Twitter account with provocative tweets falsely claims to be Al Jazeera correspondent

Mohammed Zubair7th March 20207th March 2020

Several Twitter users have shared screenshots of a provocative tweet posted by a Twitter handle ‘Dilawar Shaikh (@DilawarShaikh_)’. In the tweet Shaikh can be seen calling for “butchering” of Hindus…

Old video of UP police lathicharge on anti-CAA protesters shared as Delhi police

Priyanka Jha6th March 20206th March 2020

The recent communal violence in northeast Delhi has given rise to a plethora of misinformation circulated via images and videos. A 25-second clip of police lathi-charging a large crowd of…

Yet another clipped video viral to falsely portray Harsh Mander as instigating violence

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 20205th March 2020

Social activist Harsh Mander has continued to remain in the news for the second consecutive day after another video of a part of his speech was shared by members of…

Old video of cop beating woman in Gwalior shared as Delhi police brutality

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 2020

A video of a policeman beating a woman with a child in her arms is being shared by several social media users with a Bengali caption which claims that it…

Was Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Temple lit up for Maha Shivratri celebrations after decades?

Archit5th March 20209th March 2020

On the occasion of Mahashivratri, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted (archive link) an image of a temple decorated with colourful lights and wrote, “After decades of darkness, Shankaracharya…

Clipped video shared to claim Harsh Mander instigated violence in Jamia speech

Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 20205th March 2020

Social activist Harsh Mander filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking action against leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their hate speeches leading up to communal riots…

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Amit Malviya says earth rotates clockwise, makes false claim about Rahul Gandhi’s Narmada Ghat aarti

After social media outrage, ‘Rashid Khan’ justifying Shraddha murder turns out to be Vikas Kumar