Facebook page Inquilab India, with over three lakh followers, posted a 40-second clip that shows two segments. In the first, a female reporter invades the personal space of farmer leader…
False claim: New Meta policy allows Facebook to use your photos in court trials
On October 28, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s name has been changed to Meta. Since then, a post has been circulating widely on Facebook about certain changes…
Fake tweets with offensive, racist language viral in Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s name
On November 29, Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role as the CEO of Twitter and was replaced by Indian-origin Parag Agrawal. Twitter handle @TruAmericanGal1 shared a screenshot of a…
Old image of Lalu Yadav hospitalised falsely linked to his absence in fodder scam hearing
On November 23, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared before Patna’s special CBI court in connection with the 1996 fodder scam. The court fixed November 30 as…
Fictional movie poster ‘The Omicron Variant’ believed to be true
The World Health Organisation has declared the new SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 as a “variant of concern”. It has been named Omicron and its first incidence was reported to WHO from…
Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav not pay respects after Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise?
A photo from Akhilesh Yadav’s wedding where the SP leader is pictured with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is circulating widely on social media platforms. Users are claiming that…
Awareness video showing woman’s abduction believed to be true
A CCTV video of a group of men kidnapping a woman has been circulating widely on social media. In the clip, the woman can be seen waiting on the side…
Scripted video of youth dying due to ‘birthday bumps’ believed to be true
A CCTV clip of a group of young men participating in a birthday celebration is viral on social media. The video shows the youth giving the birthday boy ‘birthday bumps’…
Old video of farmers dumping tomatoes during lockdown viral with pro-farm law claim
A video of Malayalam news broadcast by Asianet News was shared online with the claim, “In southern India, middlemen aren’t paying the right price for tomatoes… offering 0.75 paise per…
Video from UP falsely viral as Delhi govt school converted into madrasa
A video of policemen entering a government school along with a group of civilians is widespread on social media. The video shows Muslim men, women and children reading in a…