A series of photos of former cabinet minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Bikram Singh Majithia have gone viral after the images were shared by the official page of…
Man hacked to death in Egypt, false claims allege non-Muslim killed by Muslim
A gruesome video of a man hacking another man to death with a machete is circulating on social media. It has been claimed that the incident took place in an…
Staged child kidnapping video believed to be true on social media
Several social media users have posted a video that shows multiple people allegedly apprehending a man who kidnapped a minor girl in a suitcase. Twitter users @iPSingh_CE, @Rana_Jasvir_007, @abufawaz24 were…
CCTV video of boy attacking girl with knife shared with false communal spin
CCTV footage of a boy stabbing a young girl on the street is viral on social media. It has been claimed that the attacker was Asraf Ali who stabbed an…
Video of BJP leader assaulting differently abled man for criticising BJP is from 2018
National spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party IP Singh posted a 41-second clip of a broadcast by ABP News. In the video, the anchor reports that a BJP leader attacked a…
Fact-check: Did the richest man in America ‘John Ford’ convert to Islam?
Since the last week of November, several social media accounts have been posting two images of a caucasian man. In one of the images, he appears to be crying. The…
Fake tweet shows News24 apologising and admitting it defamed Akhilesh Yadav at BJP’s behest
A screenshot of an alleged tweet by news channel News24 is viral on social media. The tweet reads, “Mr Akhilesh Yadav, News24 made a mistake. We apologise for defaming you…
Video claiming mobile phone on charge explodes when man drinks water is staged
Alleged CCTV footage that shows a man speaking on a phone call while charging his phone is viral. The video claims that the phone blasted on his ear when he…
Zee News used doctored image to claim Aamir Khan married Fatima Sana Shaikh
On December 24, Zee News published a report with the headline, “Ira Khan is fed up with Aamir Khan’s third wife, she said – it’s difficult to handle all this!”…
Mulayam Singh Yadav did not say BJP will win UP polls; statement from 2015 Bihar polls
A breaking news graphic plate that carries a quote by SP leader and ex-Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is circulating on social media. The purported quote, “I can…