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Fact-check: Did Yogi Adityanath decide to sponsor orphaned child during Kashi pilgrimage?

Kinjal12th July 2021

A photo of Yogi Adityanath interacting with a child has been shared by several social media users. They’re claiming Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister came across the toddler during the Kashi…

Morphed billboard shows AAP promoting namaz, discouraging Hindu prayers in Gujarat

Aqib Pathan12th July 202112th July 2021

A purported billboard of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) went viral on social media. The billboard reads in Gujarati, “નમાજ પઢશે ગુજરાત” which means, “Now Gujarat will offer namaz”. It…

Fact-check: Was Pragya Thakur kept in jail without any chargesheet being filed?

Pooja Chaudhuri11th July 202111th July 2021

On July 5, activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, arrested under the draconian UAPA, died awaiting the beginning of his trial. Swamy, 84, was arrested on charges of connection to…

Photo of El Salvador women’s basketball team with US team shared as India

Kinjal10th July 2021

A photo showing women basketball players of different heights donning red and blue jerseys standing in rows of two is gathering a lot of traction on social media. The group…

Is this ‘newly renovated’ Ayodhya railway station? No, it’s Gandhinagar station

Aqib Pathan10th July 202110th July 2021

A short video taken at a railway station is viral on social media with the claim that the Ayodhya railway station is “now ready”. The post below carries the claim…

Photo from Jan 1 shared as recent crowd at Manali

Kinjal9th July 2021

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…

Old video falsely viral as angry mob ransacks petrol pump over rising petrol price

Kalim Ahmed6th July 2021

A video of a group of people vandalising a petrol pump has gone viral on social media. The video is being shared with the Hindi hashtag #पेट्रोल_घोटाला (#Petrol_Scam) along with…

Fake ABP News graphic plates ascribe false statements to Rahul Gandhi

Pooja Chaudhuri5th July 202129th December 2021

A screenshot of an alleged graphic plate of ABP News claiming that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, “My ancestors were Muslims and I am a Muslim,” (मेरे पूर्वज मुस्लिम थे…

Old image shared as recent action by Chandigarh police against farmers

Kalim Ahmed3rd July 2021

A photograph of a group of police constables forcefully evicting a senior citizen has been shared with the claim that this is from the farmers’ protest in Chandigarh. Several users…

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Kangana Ranaut was not shown the middle finger at a performance; viral video is from an event in Pakistan

‘Jihadis’ pelting stone at paramilitary convoy in Kashmir after India-Pak ceasefire? Old video, false claim