On March 31, a blast rocked a house in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, leaving several people dead. Sharing the news, many media outlets, Right Wing influencers and journalists tweeted that the…
Jains contribute 24% of total income tax in India? Unfounded claim viral for years
From time to time, different types of claims regarding the Jain community circulate on public forums, online communities and social media. The reach of these claims is so wide that…
Rampyari Gurjar led 40,000 soldiers to defeat Timur? No credible evidence to back such claim
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on March 11 unveiled a statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar at a police training school in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. During his speech at the programme, he…
School-goers clash with knives in Delhi, videos viral with false communal claim
A number of videos featuring school-going children are being shared on social media. In the first clip, a group of boys dressed in school uniform are seen fighting near an…
Muslim ‘priests’ in Kerala temples? Video of ritualistic dance viral with false communal claim
A clip in which a man can be seen reciting the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) is circulating widely on social media. It is claimed that the government in the…
Right Wing users falsely claim Rahul Gandhi deleted Savarkar tweets, then delete their own tweets
Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandson Ranjit Savarkar on Monday, March 27, said he would file an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi if the latter did not apologize for…
Video from China viral as trial run of train on Chenab bridge in J&K
The highest railway bridge in the world, which will link Katra and Banihal and span the Chenab River at a height of 359 meters, is under construction in Jammu and…
CPI not among top 20 deadliest terror groups; Aussie thinktank rectifies error
The screenshot of a report on the ‘Global Terrorism Index 2023’ published by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) is viral on social media. The picture was a list…
BJP leaders share clipped video to claim Srinivas BV made misogynistic remarks against Smriti Irani
A clip of Congress youth leader Srinivas BV’s speech during a public rally is viral on social media. In the clip, Srinivas can be heard saying, “Smriti Irani thora gunge…
Video of devotees hailing Lord Ayyappa’s Muslim associate Vavar shared with misleading claim
A 2-minute long clip is circulating widely on social media as a video from the ‘Yedurappa’ temple in Kerala where devotees can be seen singing praises to Allah. The voice-over…