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AAP hoarding morphed to show party celebrating installation of dustbins

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd August 2021

A photograph of an AAP billboard has been shared by BJP leaders and members on social media. The billboard purportedly reads, “Congratulations Delhi, 10 new dustbins have been installed at…

Old video of Darul Uloom mufti on Badrinath Temple falsely linked to AAP

Pooja Chaudhuri31st July 2021

A video of a man claiming that Badrinath Temple in Uttarakhand is a Muslim religious site and should be handed over to the Muslim community is circulating on social media….

Morphed image shows banner thanking PM Modi for Mirabai Chanu’s Olympic win

Archit31st July 2021

Manipur-based Chanu Saikhom Mirabai won the silver medal in the 49 kg weightlifting event on July 24 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is the first Indian weightlifter to win…

Video of Assam Home Guards chanting ‘Go Back Modi’ is from March 2021

Pooja Chaudhuri31st July 2021

A video of policemen chanting ‘Go Back Modi’ has been shared amid the Assam-Mizoram conflict where six Assamese policemen were killed in cross-border firing. A viral message in Bengali claims…

Gujarat Congress Seva Dal shares photo from Bangladesh as aftermath of rain in India

Kalim Ahmed29th July 2021

A photo of a woman cooking food for her children on a makeshift boat while stuck in a flooded area is viral on social media with the claim that this…

PM Modi’s speech in Varanasi: Mix of false claims, half-truths and exaggerated praises

Archit28th July 20215th July 2022

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…

Fact-check: Is this the peak of Mount Kailash seen for the first time due to Indian govt?

Aqib Pathan28th July 2021

A video of a snow-capped mountain range has been shared with the following message on social media – “Due to the efforts of the Government of India, it was possible…

Fact-check: Was Ramkesh Meena beaten after saffron flag was torn down from Amagarh Fort?

Kinjal27th July 2021

A saffron flag atop Jaipur’s Amagarh Fort was torn down by a group in the presence of Independent MLA Ramkesh Meena. The politician drew the ire of several Hindutva organizations…

Morphed, satirical hoarding created after Dainik Bhaskar raid believed to be true

Priyanka Jha26th July 202126th July 2021

On July 22, the Income Tax Department conducted raids on several offices of Dainik Bhaskar, one of the country’s leading Hindi newspapers. In a report published on its website, the…

Bandra-Worli Sea Link inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi in 2009 credited to PM Modi

Priyanka Jha24th July 202128th July 2021

A photograph of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai has been shared on social media, with users crediting PM Narendra Modi for its construction. One such tweet by @REAL___HINDUVT racked…

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Op Sindoor: Did Amit Shah say Modi should resign over Pakistan’s attacks? No; clip is digitally manipulated

Yogendra Yadav did not say Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ allegation lacked evidence; BJP’s claim baseless