A video of policemen chanting ‘Go Back Modi’ has been shared amid the Assam-Mizoram conflict where six Assamese policemen were killed in cross-border firing. A viral message in Bengali claims…
Fact-check: Were 5000-year-old idols of Hindu deities discovered underwater in Bali?
Recently, social media users have been widely circulating a few photos of Hindu idols seen underwater. It has been claimed that 5,000-year-old idols of Hindu deities were recently discovered underwater…
Gujarat Congress Seva Dal shares photo from Bangladesh as aftermath of rain in India
A photo of a woman cooking food for her children on a makeshift boat while stuck in a flooded area is viral on social media with the claim that this…
Aftermath of recent rainfall in China? No, 2011 Japan tsunami video viral
More than 50 people have died so far as record-breaking rainfall and flooding continue to ravage China. Against this backdrop, a video of vehicles and a helicopter floating in floodwater…
Tweet by parody account believed to be Dainik Bhaskar’s statement on IT raids
On July 22, the Income Tax Department raided several offices of the Dainik Bhaskar Group, a leading Hindi daily in India. In its response to the raid, the media outlet…
Photo from Afghanistan shot in 2012 shared as terrorist captured in Kashmir
A photograph of a man dressed in women’s clothing being escorted by army personnel was shared by right-wing writer Madhu Kishwar. She claimed that he was captured during the July…
PM Modi’s speech in Varanasi: Mix of false claims, half-truths and exaggerated praises
The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly elections will be held between February to March next year. Campaigning for the polls has begun and it is not unusual for the incumbent government…
News18 cameraman’s scuffle with journalist used by News18, Amit Malviya to target farmers
A group of farmers started a Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as soon as the monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22. The Delhi police made heavy…
Fact-check: Is this the peak of Mount Kailash seen for the first time due to Indian govt?
A video of a snow-capped mountain range has been shared with the following message on social media – “Due to the efforts of the Government of India, it was possible…
Petrol prices: No, state govts don’t levy more tax than central govt
Several social media users have shared a purported break-up of fuel prices that claims state governments levy twice as much tax on petrol as the central government. Multiple Twitter users…