[The story uses only screenshots of relevant social media posts, instead of embedding the actual posts, to hold back the identity of the minor girl involved] A video featuring a…
DCP on Bengaluru ‘child theft’: Accused mentally unsound, under treatment at NIMHANS, did not try to kidnap kid
A 35-second clip showing a group of individuals — a few men wearing skullcaps and a woman wearing a burqa — being carried away by the police is circulating on…
Viral video of man confessing to wife’s murder: Accused, victim both are Muslims; ‘love jihad’ claims false
Social media is rife with a video of a bearded man who confesses to a journalist from इंसाफ 24 न्यूज़ that he has murdered his wife in the name of…
Viral video of Rajasthan cop weeping: Accused not a Muslim; false claim viral
A video has gone viral in which an aged traffic policeman can be seen breaking down in tears while saying that someone misbehaved with him. He uses the words ‘mantri…
Edited clip: VIP clarifies it has no connection with viral ‘ad’ showing interfaith relationship
A video clip is doing the rounds on social media depicting a young woman engaged in playful courtship with a bearded man who is wearing a skull cap and praying….
Locals taking shelter in Kolkata mall: How a viral video metamorphosed into hateful, Islamophobic social media post
In the evening of April 17, as Kolkata was still soaking in the ‘Naboborsho’ (Bengali New Year) mood in spite of an already unforgiving summer, a video started to go…
Car tyre advertisement edited with ‘Modi Hatao desh bachao’ message viral
With the Karnataka assembly elections days away, a video featuring a man refusing to buy a carry bag after shopping at a supermarket has gone viral on social media. It…
Return of suspended accounts, policy muddle make Musk’s Twitter a ‘free-for-all hellscape’
In April 2022, Twitter announced that it had accepted tech mogul Elon Musk’s offer to acquire the company at a whopping $44 billion, following which it would become a privately…
Viral photo of grave with iron grille is from Hyderabad, not Pakistan
The image of a padlocked grave has been shared by an X (Twitter) user named Cillian (@CilComLFC) with the claim that parents in Pakistan are putting padlocks on the graves…
Viral shark attack video is computer generated, not from Atlantic Ocean or Canada
A video of an aquatic creature — seemingly a shark — destroying a ship has gone viral on social media. The video is apparently shot from a helicopter flying alongside…