A 28-second-long video clip where police officers in riot gear can be seen brutally thrashing a man is viral on social media. It is being claimed that a local leader…
Hyd rape case encounter: A recap of ‘bloodlust’ in media, celebration by MPs, celebrities
A commission set up by the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged encounters of the four accused in the 2019 Hyderabad rape case has submitted a report stating that the…
Old image from Bangladesh shared to portray Muslim “overpopulation” in Nainital
An infographic comparing photos of Nainital, a popular hill station, is widely circulating on social media. The infographic shows two images twelve years apart. The first image, captioned “Nainital 2010,”…
No, Rahul Gandhi is NOT with Chinese Ambassador to Nepal in this video
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi travelled to Nepal recently. As per a May 2 article by a Nepali news portal, he was attending his friend Sumnima Udas’ wedding. Udas is a…
Arvind Kejriwal falsely claims BJP worker tweeted criticism of Gujarat education system
On April 9, Dr Bharat Kanabar, a surgeon by profession “blessed to be followed by PM Modi”, tweeted a photo where people can be seen climbing a building presumably to…
Why has Twitter not deplatformed Madhu Kishwar for hateful conduct?
Hateful conduct can be grounds for suspension on Twitter and verified accounts “found to be in severe or repeated violation of Twitter rules”, including but not limited to hateful conduct,…
Promotional photo used to falsely accuse clothing brand of promoting ‘love jihad’
A screenshot taken from the website of clothing brand ‘Karagiri’, which shows a couple, has been shared with a message that says the brand is promoting ‘love jihad’. The photo…
Old video of Jharkhand cop hitting woman falsely shared as incident from UP
A video that shows a man assaulting a woman while policemen stand as mute spectators has been shared while targeting Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The caption to the…
False communal spin added to Delhi’s Naraina murder case
Days after the murder of a youth in West Delhi’s Naraina, a video clip of the alleged incident went viral on social media. Several BJP leaders and supporters of the…
Video of bus accident from Odisha shared as the recent violence in Birbhum
[Warning: This viral video is graphic in nature. We request our readers to watch at their own discretion.] On March 21, the murder of a deputy pradhan in Bogtui village…