A set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on social media to promote the claim that Muslims spat on the food served during the…
PM Modi’s speech in Varanasi: Mix of false claims, half-truths and exaggerated praises
The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly elections will be held between February to March next year. Campaigning for the polls has begun and it is not unusual for the incumbent government…
Photo from Jan 1 shared as recent crowd at Manali
Amid eased restrictions following the second wave of the coronavirus, photos of massive crowds thronging the streets of Manali, a popular tourist spot in Himachal Pradesh, have gone viral on…
False news that Dr Fauci has been sacked as chief medical adviser to US President viral
Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a video of a press conference in the US and claimed Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert and chief medical adviser…
Had states demanded decentralized vaccine procurement as claimed by PM Modi?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on June 7, days after the Supreme Court termed the centre’s vaccine policy “arbitrary and irrational”. He reversed the vaccine decentralisation strategy and…
Videos of health workers ‘pretending’ to inject COVID vaccine are NOT from India
As countries vaccinate their population against the novel coronavirus, several videos showing healthcare workers administrating empty syringes have surfaced on the Indian social media ecosystem. Facebook user Shashi Dhar Mehta…
‘World Doctors Alliance’ video promoting COVID conspiracies viral again
A video of a group of panellists claiming that the world is not facing a coronavirus pandemic is widespread on social media platforms. “WHO has completely taken a U-turn and…
Old video of Patanjali’s Balkrishna in hospital viral amid Ramdev’s remarks against allopathy
A video that shows Patanjali Ayurveda chairman Acharya Balkrishna lying on a hospital bed is being circulated widely on social media. Baba Ramdev also appears towards the end of the…
Dainik Jagran’s misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven’t risen due to COVID
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India did not only overwhelm an unprepared healthcare system but also choked crematoriums unaccustomed to performing mass funerals. Many of those unable…
BJP leaders share 2018 photos as recent image of dilapidated Mohalla clinic
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, along with several other BJP leaders shared a few images of a dingy mohalla clinic and wrote, “Is Harvard or Stanford conducting research on this Mohalla clinic?…