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Optics of disproportionate action: Posts that led to Ashoka professor Ali Khan’s arrest far from anti-women, seditious

Diti Pujara18th May 202519th May 2025

Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor who teaches political science at Ashoka University, was arrested on Sunday, May 18. The arrest comes ten days after his Facebook post on the…

The fictional strikes on the Karachi port and what it says about Indian media

Oishani Bhattacharya17th May 202518th May 2025

On May 8, tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. The previous day, India had launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Shortly after the…

Video game footage of helicopters being struck shared with claims IAF downing Pakistan helicopters

Pawan Kumar17th May 2025

A video showing two choppers being struck down has been shared on social media with claims that the Indian Air Force downed two fighter helicopters in Bhuj, killing four Pakistani…

Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping

Ankita Mahalanobish16th May 202516th May 2025

A purported clipping from The Daily Telegraph newspaper dated Saturday, May 10, is viral on social media. It shows part of a story with the headline, “Pakistan Air Force: The…

52 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in shelling? No; viral video is staged, says PIB

Abhishek Kumar16th May 2025

Note: We have only used screenshots in this story, considering the graphic nature of the video, which could be triggering for some readers. A video showing deceased soldiers near what…

Old footage of Russian aircraft shot mid-air shared as Pakistani fighter jet taken down by India

Kinjal16th May 202517th May 2025

While the armed conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak following Operation Sindoor, a video clip of a fighter jet being shot down in the sky was widely…

IAF pilot Shvangi Singh captured? Govt refutes claims by Pakistani media, social media users

Pawan Kumar16th May 2025

While the armed conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak, several Pakistani media outlets and social media users claimed that Indian pilot squadron leader Shivangi Singh was captured…

Exclusive: Turkey tourism ministry denies issuing viral letter urging Indians not to cancel travel plans

Ankita Mahalanobish & Diti Pujara15th May 202517th May 2025

A ‘public announcement’ allegedly issued by Turkey’s ‘department of tourism’ urging Indian travellers not to cancel trips to the country has gone viral on social media. The letter, bearing the…

Image from 2011 shared with false claims that it shows corpses of 12 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan

Pawan Kumar14th May 2025

A video showing a row of corpses on the ground covered in green is being widely shared on social media with claims that Pakistan killed 12 Indian soldiers in the…

Ceasefire announcement triggered attacks on foreign secretary Vikram Misri, daughter, shows timeline analysis

Shinjinee Majumder14th May 202515th May 2025

Just as tensions between India and Pakistan showed signs of easing out around May 10, Indian Right-wing trolls, already high on josh from the pitched keyboard battles they had been…

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Did Rani Mukherjee reprimand Rajdeep Sardesai at India Today conclave? Clipped video shared falsely

Fake ‘Wire’ clipping viral claiming Modi asked ECI to add fake voters in Bihar