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Indian media falsely claims ex-Pak diplomat admits 300 killed in Balakot airstrike

Kalim Ahmed10th January 202111th January 2021

On Friday, January 9, Indian news outlets reported that former Pakistani diplomat, “Agha” Hilaly has admitted that the February 26, 2019 Balakot airstrike saw 300 casualties on the Pakistani side….

Images of NH signboards vandalised in 2017 viral with farmers’ protest spin

Archit10th January 202111th January 2021

A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was…

Old photo of 2018 UP murder victim shared as Badaun rape victim

Kinjal9th January 2021

A 50-year-old woman was recently gang-raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun. All eyes are on the Uttar Pradesh administration once again with the news of yet another incident of…

Old photo of man demanding release of ‘pro-freedom’ Kashmiri leaders falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Kinjal9th January 2021

A picture of a man holding a placard has recently been making rounds on social media. It reads, “Release all mainstream and pro-freedom Kashmiri leadership. Dal Khalsa Sad (Amritsar)”. Users…

BJP or Congress sympathisers? Identifying the Trump supporters who raised Indian flag at Capitol Hill

Mohammed Zubair9th January 20219th January 2021

A video of an Indian flag raised prior to rioting by Donald Trump supporters at Capitol Hill sparked controversy in India after several mainstream media channels claimed that the man…

Fake tweets portrays BJP’s Priti Gandhi claiming her husband escaped Capitol Hill rioting

Pooja Chaudhuri8th January 2021

A tweet thread by @blissfehmi on social media in-charge of BJP Mahila Morcha Priti Gandhi has blown up on Twitter. The thread has over 10,000 likes and has been retweeted…

Photo from 2013 Kumbh Mela shared as tents installed for protesting farmers

Anuradha Prasad8th January 20218th January 2021

Social media users have shared an aerial picture of tents with different captions and linked it to the farmers’ protest. Twitter user Sanghamitra wrote in a now-deleted tweet, “Tents are…

Old photo from Kolkata Pride March viral as JNU student ‘mocking’ Hindu culture

Anuradha Prasad7th January 20217th January 2021

An image of a person claimed to be a student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been gathering a lot of traction on Facebook and Twitter. Social media users…

Old video from Rajasthan viral as farmers pelting stones at BJP MLA ‘Uday Singh’ in Haryana

Anuradha Prasad7th January 2021

Social media users have recently been sharing a video of a stone-pelting incident, claiming that it shows protesting farmers attacking a BJP MLA. The clip shows a mob throwing stones…

Indian media present UP govt ad in TIME as actual ‘report’ by the magazine

Sam Jawed7th January 20217th January 2021

Several news channels including Zee News, ABP Ganga and News18 UP have telecasted news about TIME magazine appreciating Yogi Adityanath government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. It was a similar…

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