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Old photo of crowded rally shared as Yogi Adityanath’s recent rally in Bihar

Archit23rd October 202023rd October 2020

On October 20, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath kickstarted his election campaign for poll bound Bihar in Kaimur district. Since then an image that shows an aerial view of…

PM Modi quotes selective data to paint a rosy picture of India’s COVID-19 response

Sam Jawed22nd October 2020

“Lies, damned lies and statistics”. The phrase is often used to show that numbers have a persuasive power but when presented selectively they have the power to mislead. In his…

Surendra Poonia passes off unrelated photo as teacher recently killed in France

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd October 2020

BJP member Surendra Poonia shared a photograph of protestors holding ‘Refugees Welcome’ placards. Their faces are masked. Poonia alleges that the man in the middle is French teacher Samuel Paty…

No, Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh’s men did not disrupt Durga Puja in Mumbai in this video

Kinjal21st October 2020

A 32-second video is viral with the claim that ‘Jihadis’ went inside a Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai and interrupted the festivities. In the video, a man wearing a blue…

Photo of Nigerian protest against police brutality morphed as ‘Justice for Sushant’ rally

Kinjal21st October 2020

A picture of several foreigners participating in a protest march holding banners that purportedly say ‘Justice for Sushant’ has gone viral on social media. A vehicle parked in the background…

Old video from Russia falsely viral as Iranians watching Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict live

Archit21st October 202022nd October 2020

A video shows a group of people watching shots being fired from one direction. The video is shared on social media with the text, “The Iranians stood war between Azerbaijan…

Bihar polls: BJP, News18 falsely claim CPI-ML’s Aaftab Alam was arrested in 2013 Patna blast case

Pooja Chaudhuri20th October 202022nd October 2020

Bihar police on October 15 arrested Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) candidate from CPI-ML Aaftab Alam while he was filing his nomination papers to contest the upcoming state polls from Aurai constituency…

NCP’s Sanjay Shinde wasn’t named among Palghar lynching accused

Priyanka Jha20th October 2020

Sanjay Shinde, taluka unit vice president of NCP, was burnt alive in his car due to a short circuit on October 15. According to news reports, the police said that…

Old image shared as BJP leaders visit COVID positive Dilip Ghosh without wearing masks

Archit19th October 202021st October 2020

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was tested COVID-19 positive on October 16. NDTV reported Ghosh was admitted to the high dependency unit at a private hospital. On October 18,…

Old video of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s convoy attacked shared as recent ahead of state polls

Kinjal19th October 2020

A video of people pelting stones and bricks at cars passing by a road is viral on social media with the claim that they attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s…

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‘Azadi’ slogans in Uttarakhand not a call for ‘Ghazwa-E-Hind’ but protests over paper leak for state recruitment exam

Sonam Wangchuk’s 2020 photo with Muhammad Yunus viral after Ladakh violence with misleading claims