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Image from 2013 shared as Delhi police attacking Sikh man during farmers’ protest

Archit30th January 202130th January 2021

Pakistan-based journalist Bashir Chaudhary tweeted an image of policemen attacking a Sikh man. “This picture will shake the foundations of #India. #JaagPunjabiJaag #IndianRepublicBlackDay #TractorMarchDelhi #KisanTractorRally #FarmersProtest,” he wrote linking the…

Farmers’ protest: Video of 2019 pro-CAA rally viral as people chanting in support of Delhi police

Bhavi Kapadia30th January 2021

The farmers’ protest in Delhi took a violent turn on January 26 after a group of protestors entered the Red Fort. Farmer groups have been protesting against three farm laws,…

BJP workers pose as locals protesting against farmers at Singhu border

Mohammed Zubair & Pratik Sinha29th January 202129th January 2021

Clashes broke out at Singhu border as a large mob crossed over police barricades and pelted stones at protesting farmers. Several ground reports from the area show goons vandalising farmers’…

Video of water tanker running over women protestors shared with false claims

Kalim Ahmed29th January 20212nd February 2021

On Tuesday, January 26, farmers’ unions decided to take out tractor rallies in Delhi in protests against the centre’s farm bills. Smaller rallies were also held in multiple locations around…

Fact-check: Namaz offering displayed on UP tableau during SP’s rule in the state?

Kinjal29th January 2021

Two photos, purportedly of the Uttar Pradesh tableau from Republic Day parades, have been going viral on social media. The first shows a replica of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, while the…

Image of injured Sikh man from 2019 falsely shared as police brutality during farmers’ protest

Kinjal29th January 2021

In a now-deleted tweet, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala had shared an image of a Sikh man with bruises and wounds across his back. He claimed that it showed a…

Photo of Dr Kafeel Khan in Rajasthan shared as him riding tractor in Delhi

Archit29th January 202129th January 2021

The ongoing protests against the centre’s three farm bills turned violent on January 26 in New Delhi. Since then there have several misleading claims about what transpired. Multiple Twitter accounts…

Joe Biden is not with George Floyd’s daughter in this picture

Kinjal28th January 202113th February 2021

A photo of US President Joe Biden greeting a child has been making the rounds on social media. Biden can be seen kneeling in front of the child, whom users…

Video of Khalistan supporters desecrating Indian flag is NOT from India

Pooja Chaudhuri27th January 202127th January 2021

Protests against the centre’s farm bills sparked violence in the national capital on January 26 after some groups of protestors deviated from the pre-decided course during the tractor rally. This…

Clipped video viral with false claim that Indian flag was removed from Red Fort

Priyanka Jha27th January 202128th January 2021

The tractor rally held by protestors against the centre’s farm bills on Republic Day, January 26, led to clashes with the Delhi police. Violence was reported from certain areas after…

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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