On January 4, a 57-year-old Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Shambhu Dayal, was stabbed multiple times while trying to nab a man accused of snatching a phone earlier that day….
BJP leaders, media outlets shared unrelated photos as Vande Bharat vandalism
On December 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. Three days later, there were reports of stone…
Amit Malviya, Sambit Patra tweet clipped video to mock Rahul’s slip of tongue
A clip of Rahul Gandhi’s speech where he apparently measures the country’s population in Rupees while addressing a rally is viral on social media. In the video, Gandhi can be…
Amid mounting Pak-Taliban tension, Tarek Fatah shares 7-year-old video of public execution
On January 6, Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah tweeted a video along with the text, “CAUTION: Disturbing Video: Taliban jihadis hang and then shoot dead a captured Pakistani soldier. As Makcolm…
Did Rahul say he had a problem with priests? No, yet another clipped video shared without context by Amit Malviya
A seven-second-long clip of Rahul Gandhi speaking at a press conference is going viral on social media. In this clip, the Congress leader can be heard saying in Hindi, “This…
Video of angry outburst by Bangladesh bodybuilder shared with false caste-bias claim
A video of a bodybuilder angrily throwing away the prize he won in a competition is circulating widely on social media. In the opening of the video, the contestant is…
Doctored clip: Bhojpuri song added to video of Rahul Gandhi attending concert
A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi sitting with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is viral on social media. The clip shows the two leaders attending a musical programme where…
Viral photo of children in torn clothes studying in makeshift classroom not from India
An image of children studying in what appears to be a makeshift classroom is shared on social media with the claim that it is from India. Samajwadi Party leader IP…
Photo of 18th Century Zulu prince shared as Bhima Koregaon war hero
An image purportedly showing a Mahar soldier who fought the Battle of Koregaon on January 1, 1818, is being circulated as a way of honouring the auspicious day. The image…
2017 Yamuna Expressway car pile-up video goes viral again
Several North Indian states recorded their lowest temperature of the season in the first week of the year resulting in dense fog which affected air travel and railway movement. In…