A video is viral on social media following the prime minister’s three-day official visit to the United States. Users are claiming that PM Modi was chased down and humiliated by…
False claim that only temples have to pay taxes viral
On September 26, YouTuber Elvish Yadav tweeted that only Hindu temples have to pay taxes. His post received more than 8,600 retweets as of this writing. (Archive link) In a…
Int’l and Indian media fall for fake Twitter account in Kabul Uni chancellor’s name
A piece of news that made headlines on September 27 around the world claimed that the chancellor of Kabul University Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat said in a tweet, “As long as…
Fact-check: Is this a video of a ‘miracle’ river that appears for one month in Southern India?
A video of a gushing stream of water is viral on social media with the claim that it is ‘Pitri River’ appears for a month every year in Southern India….
Tajinder Bagga misidentifies Congress leader as Subramanian Swamy, claims he has joined Congress
Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted a picture on September 25, 2021 where Rahul Gandhi is seen addressing a press conference. A man encircled in the background in…
BJP MP Rameshbhai Dhaduk shares image from New Zealand as renovated freeway in Gujarat
BJP MP Rameshbhai Dhaduk, representing Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat, tweeted an infographic on September 30. The infographic carried a picture of a freeway illuminated with street lights. “As…
Fake account posts tweets against Muslims and women in UPSC topper Shubham Kumar’s name
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the results for the 2020 Civil Services Examination on September 24. Shubham Kumar from Bihar’s Katihar district secured the first rank. He was…
Video from Bangladesh falsely shared as man in burqa found with explosives in India
A video of policemen apprehending a man dressed in a burqa has been shared on social media. Facebook user Shashi Patil shared the clip and wrote that the video was…
Zee News, among others, airs clipped video to claim Rakesh Tikait ‘threatened’ the media
Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted a 12-second video of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and wrote, “Rakesh Tikait’s next target are media houses. Zee News showed the truth, so does…
Old, unrelated visuals falsely shared as Muslims in Bareilly thrashed cops
A photo of an injured policeman and a video that shows a mob thrashing cops is viral. According to the accompanying message, the Bareilly Civil Lines police issued challans to…