A short clip of chief minister Ashok Gehlot speaking to the media from his car is viral on social media. Responding to a question about various leaders giving statements, he…
Video of ED raid in Kolkata falsely shared again, this time as crackdown on Surat BJP leader
A video apparently showing visuals of a raid by the Enforcement Directorate at the house of Surat-based BJP leader Shikhar Agarwal is viral on social media. Last month, a user…
Defying bail terms, Yati Narsinghanand continues to deliver hate speech. When will law catch up with him?
On April 3, 2022, just about two months after Yati Narsinghanand got bail in the Haridwar Dharam Sansad hate speech case on the condition that he would not deliver provocative…
Leading media outlets use old photos of Imran Khan claiming them to be of Nov 3 attack
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was allegedly shot at during a rally in Wazirabad in Pakistan’s Punjab on Novermber 3. Khan was leading his party members to the capital,…
Housing scheme poster tweeted by Amit Shah features Saroo Brierley, man who traced back his family after 25 yrs
The Prime Minister is set to inaugurate 3024 newly-built houses for the economically weaker section (EWS) in Delhi to rehabilitate people living in slums as part of a slum rehabilitation…
Child deaths in Indonesia: No evidence so far of Indian syrups causing fatal kidney diseases
In the first week of October, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a medical product alert about substandard (contaminated) pediatric medicines identified in The Gambia, a small west African country….
Social media conspiracy theories falsely suggest deliberate sabotage behind Morbi bridge collapse
On October 30, while people were celebrating the Chhatt festival across the country, reports came in of a suspension bridge collapsing in Gujarat. The collapse of the 230-meter-long bridge located…
Jagran publishes article claiming lighting diyas increases oxygen, then deletes it
In a now-deleted article titled “दीप प्रज्ज्वलन के वैज्ञानिक और आध्यात्मिक पक्ष, जानें ये है फायदे” (Translation: Scientific and Spiritual Aspects of Lamp Lighting, Know These Benefits), Hindi news media…
Fact-check: Police action against illegal construction in Kanpur falsely given communal twist
Twitter user @IRONMONK002 recently shared a purported video from Kanpur of a group of policemen beating two people with sticks and lathis on the terrace of a building. Two bulldozers…
Accused in 17-yr-old’s murder in Delhi not Muslims, false claim viral on social media
A CCTV footage of a person being stabbed in a narrow lane is being circulated on social media with the claim that the accused belongs to the Muslim community. National…