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Video of Indonesian meat market viral as epicentre of coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China

Archit4th February 20206th February 2020

On January 31, Times of India reported India’s first case of the new strain of coronavirus in Thrissur, Kerala. Since then, the disease has been covered extensively in the media….

Old image from Pakistan shared as Shaheen Bagh protesters burning Indian flag

Jignesh Patel4th February 20204th February 2020

A photograph of two men donning skull caps burning the Indian national flag is circulating on social media. The text inscribed in the image reads, “शाइन बाग मैं मुसलमानों ने…

ABVP claims JNU student Kamlesh Mandriya was attacked by Left, Mandriya refutes and blames ABVP

Archit4th February 20204th February 2020

The January 5 attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) left 36 people injured, among them was Kamlesh Mandriya, a first-year MPhil student at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community…

AAP gives ‘magic’ blankets to different-abled? Video viral with false claim

Archit4th February 20204th February 2020

Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections on February 8, a 26-second video has gone viral which shows a man on wheelchair accepting a blanket. After introducing himself and thanking the…

Video of suicide attempt in Tamil Nadu viral as LIC employee taking his own life in Gujarat

Jignesh Patel4th February 20204th February 2020

A video of a man attempting suicide by touching a live transformer is being circulated on social media with the claim that an LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) employee in Surat…

Incorrect voter information of Jamia shooter circulated to suggest he’s not a minor

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd February 20203rd February 2020

A young man from Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar (Gautam Buddha Nagar district) turned up in New Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, January 30. He pulled out a gun amid a…

Old video of ex-Malaysian PM viral as Chinese PM praying in a mosque amid Coronavirus outbreak

Nibedita Sen3rd February 20203rd February 2020

A video is making the rounds on social media with the claim that the Prime Minister of China visited a mosque and realised that the only way to protect oneself…

Old provocative speech by Muslim cleric shared amid anti-CAA protests

Jignesh Patel3rd February 20203rd February 2020

On February 3, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a 45-second video clip with the claim, “वो जीना चाहते है और हमारे बच्चे मरने को तैयार है (They want to live…

Jamia firing: A water bottle used as an excuse to raise doubts about student’s injury

Archit31st January 20201st February 2020

On January 30, a person opened fire at students of Jamia Millia Islamia protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A report from the same day by NDTV stated that…

Old incident of land-grabbing viral as caste violence in UP’s Gorakhpur

Priyanka Jha & Pooja Chaudhuri31st January 202031st January 2020

A video that shows a truck, loaded with men, parked at a police station is massively viral on social media. The background narration claims a group of Dalits was captured…

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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