A video of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly candidate from Katra constituency Rajesh Yadav is circulating widely on social media. It has been claimed that Yadav can be heard saying in…
Videos from UP and Paraguay linked to minor’s death in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag
[Disclaimer: Violent content. The video has not been added or linked in this report.] On February 6, a 17-year-old boy was killed in a clash between members of two communities…
Video from Pakistan falsely shared as Taliban bans mobile phones in Afghanistan
A 20-second clip of men in military uniform destroying cell phones has gone viral. In the background, stacks of liquor bottles can be spotted. The video has been shared with…
Karnataka hijab row: JDS member Najma Nazeer’s photos viral with misleading claims
Several educational institutes in Karnataka have barred women who adorn a hijab from entering college premises on the account of not following the dress code. The matter is now sub…
No, this is not a photo of Muskan, the student who took on saffron-clad mob in Mandya
The ban on hijab that started with a college in Udupi has spread to multiple other districts in Karnataka. While female Muslim students have been protesting against the discriminatory regulation,…
Karnataka hijab row: Muslim mob falsely accused of injuring female student in ‘stone-pelting’
Violence has spread to several districts in Karnataka amid colleges prohibiting students to attend classes wearing hijabs and the government backing the ban. As Muslim students protest against the ban…
Did a boy from Bihar ‘hack’ Google and receive job offer from the company?
As per a viral claim making the rounds on social media, Rituraj Chaudhary, a student living in Bihar’s Begusarai purportedly hacked Google for 51 seconds, after which the tech giant…
UP polls: RLD chief Jayant Singh did not cancel Ahmed Hameed’s ticket, fake tweet viral
A screenshot of an alleged tweet by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) national president Jayant Singh portrays that he wrote, “The ticket given to Ahmed Hameed by me and RLD in…
No, Indian national flag was not ‘removed’ to install saffron flag in Shivamogga college
Since the last week of December, six female students belonging to the Government PU College for Girls in Udupi were not allowed to attend classes wearing hijab with uniforms. On…
No, Prashant Kishor did not say BJP will lose power in all states by 2024
A quote attributed to political analyst Prashant Kishor is widespread on social media. It portrays that he said, “By 2024, BJP will lose after performing poorly in all states and…