Within hours of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau alleging that “agents of the government of India” had carried out the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar in…
Old video from Odisha falsely shared as BJP MLA thrashed in MP ahead of polls
A 2-minute video of a mob attacking a white car with sticks is viral on social media. Some in the mob can be seen holding BJP flags. At 1:17, the…
India vs Bharat: BJP’s sudden U-turn & why the ‘British named us India’ theory is a distortion of history
What’s in a name? Apparently, a lot, if social media trends and raging political discourses are anything to go by. The India vs. Bharat debate has caught the fancy of…
Panipat sarpanch stopped youth from waving saffron flag at Janmashtami rally, video viral with communal spin
A video of a procession of people on foot and on tractor trolleys is viral on social media. In the clip, a group of children are seen dancing to a…
‘Allah’ word was not removed from ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ played at Rajghat during visit of heads of states
A video of foreign dignitaries, who were recently in India to attend the G20 Summit, paying their respects at the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat is being…
No, KBC did not have question on Ujjain Mahakal Corridor; viral video is doctored
An apparent clip from an episode of the television game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) is gaining a lot of traction on social media. In the footage, host Amitabh Bachchan…
ABP reporter Debmalya Bagchi’s arrest in Bengal: Veracity of complaint, police ‘excesses’ under scanner
Days after the arrest of Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) reporter Debmalya Bagchi in Kharagpur, West Bengal, multiple questions are being raised about the nature of police action against the well-known journalist…
TV news Panellist Haji Mehardeen Rangrez’s photo shared with false claim of ‘fake identity’
A collage of screenshots taken from a news bulletin on Aaj Tak is gathering a lot of traction on social media. The same man can be seen in all the…
From Kajal Shingala to ‘Hindusthani’: The rise of the female face of Hindutva hate politics
This article uses as its source Kajal Shingala aka Hindusthani’s Facebook/Twitter activities, videos posted on her YouTube channel and other platforms and our telephonic conversation with her. On August 8,…
Delhi Police fact-checks false claims on Shia Muslim’s rally ahead of G20 meet
A clip depicting what appears to be a procession by Muslims in New Delhi is viral on social media with users raising concerns about the prevailing situation in light of…