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Old images from Kashmir shared amidst recent unrest after dilution of Article 370

Pooja Chaudhuri4th September 2019

Several photographs have been shared on social media, especially by Pakistani handles, to portray brutality in Kashmir. In this article, we will debunk four such images that were shot in…

Video labelled as ‘terrorist infiltration’ in Kashmir traced back to police academy in Pakistan

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd September 201918th September 2019

A video of young men wearing bulletproof jackets and carrying assault rifles has been shared on social media with the claim that there has been “terrorist infiltration” in Kashmir. The…

Old video from Delhi shared as clash over NRC between police and army personnel in Assam

Arjun Sidharth3rd September 20193rd September 2019

A video has been posted on Twitter, along with the claim that clashes have taken place between Assam police and Indian army personnel, purportedly over the National Register of Citizens…

Old images shared to depict Indian govt brutality in Kashmir

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd September 2019

The abrogation of key provisions of Article 370 has given rise to a deluge of misinformation online. In the latest such attempt, a collage of multiple photographs has been circulated…

Video from Sri Lanka shared as Muslim man in India forced to drink alcohol and cow urine

Mohammed Zubair3rd September 20195th September 2019

A video where a Muslim man has his hands tied while a person makes him drink some liquid out of a bottle has been shared on social media with the…

Video of Hindu ritual shared as “cows forcefully made to run over Muslims in India”

Jignesh Patel2nd September 20192nd September 2019

On September 1, Sahibzada Jahangir, the spokesperson of Pakistani Prime Minister on Trade and Investment in the UK and Europe, posted a video wherein a group of men are lying…

Old satirical video shared as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un executing corrupt official

Jignesh Patel2nd September 20194th September 2019

A video of North Korean ‘Supreme leader’ Kim Jong-un, where he is accompanied by an unidentified person, is being shared on social media. Later in the video, the duo turns…

Photograph from 2013 shared as brutal crackdown by Indian govt in Kashmir

Arjun Sidharth2nd September 2019

Kashmir continues to be a pivot for misinformation purveyors on social media, on either side. A photograph is being circulated on social media, claiming it represents the state of Kashmir…

Unrelated photos passed off as brutality by Indian government in Kashmir

Arjun Sidharth2nd September 2019

A photograph has been circulated on social media, claiming to be from Kashmir. In the photograph, blood can be seen splattered on a street. The accompanying narrative says, “This is…

No, Kerala college did not raise Pak flag; media publishes misleading reports

Pooja Chaudhuri1st September 20193rd September 2019

A piece of ‘breaking’ news that was published by several media outlets on August 31 informed that the Kerala police booked 30 students (Times Now reported 25 students) of Silver Arts…

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