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Drunk cop beaten for alleged misbehavior with woman shared with false communal spin

Kinjal7th December 2020

A one and a half minute long video has recently gone viral on social media. The clip shows some people who appear to be Muslims beating a man in a…

Morphed tweet portrays Obama said he is ‘ashamed’ of shaking PM Modi’s hand

Archit7th December 20207th December 2020

A screenshot of a tweet claimed to have been posted by former US president Barack Obama is widely circulating on social media. The screenshot portrays that Obama tweeted a picture…

Image from 2015 shared as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau joins farmers’ protest in Canada

Kinjal7th December 2020

A picture of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surrounded by members of the Sikh community has been shared on social media. It is being claimed that Trudeau participated in farmers’…

Old photo from UK falsely shared as Indian flag desecrated during farmers’ protest

Aqib Pathan7th December 2020

Amidst protests led by farmers from Punjab against the centre’s new agricultural bill, a photograph of a Sikh man holding his shoe over the Indian national flag, while many others…

Image of pro-Khalistan rally held in 2013 falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Anuradha Prasad5th December 2020

Misinformation is on a rise since farmers began protesting the union government’s farm bills. Recently, several Facebook users shared a picture of a man in a blue turban and holding…

Old video of pro-Khalistan rally in US linked with farmers’ protest

Mohammed Zubair5th December 2020

Several social media users have shared a video of a pro-Khalistan rally along with a claim suggesting a link between the Khalistan movement and the ongoing farmers’ protest. (Viral message:…

Fact-check: “Hindu” option removed from Maharashtra board exam forms?

Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri5th December 202029th November 2021

A registration form for admission to Maharashtra SSC and HSC examinations for class 10 and 12 students has been making the rounds on social media. Below is a tweet retweeted…

Kamala Harris criticised Modi for farmers’ protest? No, Canadian MP’s tweet edited

Anuradha Prasad5th December 2020

A screenshot of an alleged tweet by US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has been making the rounds on social media. In this tweet, Harris is criticising the Indian government and…

Photos of CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh shared with ‘fake farmers’ claim

Kinjal5th December 2020

A collage of two images is being circulated on social media and linked to the ongoing farmers’ protests. The post claims that Shaheen Bagh protestors have joined the farmers’ movement….

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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