As countries vaccinate their population against the novel coronavirus, several videos showing healthcare workers administrating empty syringes have surfaced on the Indian social media ecosystem. Facebook user Shashi Dhar Mehta…
Sudarshan News cherry-picks name of Muslim accused for tampering with COVID test in UP’s Basti
Sudarshan News tweeted a video of a man handing a tube from an RT-PCR COVID test kit to another who fills it with an unused swab. The channel claimed that…
‘World Doctors Alliance’ video promoting COVID conspiracies viral again
A video of a group of panellists claiming that the world is not facing a coronavirus pandemic is widespread on social media platforms. “WHO has completely taken a U-turn and…
No, renovated hospital in Kolkata will not treat only Muslim patients
A message shared in Bengali on social media claims that Islamia Hospital has been established in West Bengal to treat Muslim patients only. A rough translation of the message reads,…
Fact-check: Are circuit boards with ‘COV 19’ engraving being installed on 5G towers?
A video of a man presenting himself as a telecom engineer and showing equipment labelled ‘COV-19’ to be installed in 5G towers is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. The man…
Truth about viral video of ‘alien/ ghost’ spotted on a highway in Jharkhand
A video of a strange figure walking on a highway at night took both media and social media by storm. The 30-second clip has been shared with the claim that…
Old video of Patanjali’s Balkrishna in hospital viral amid Ramdev’s remarks against allopathy
A video that shows Patanjali Ayurveda chairman Acharya Balkrishna lying on a hospital bed is being circulated widely on social media. Baba Ramdev also appears towards the end of the…
Old images shared to falsely claim Jain monk attacked by Muslims in Karnataka
A photograph of a man with a wound on his arm has been circulating with the claim that a Jain monk was attacked by Muslims in Karnataka. The claim adds…
Morphed: Book titled ‘How to convert India into Christian nation’ behind Sonia Gandhi
An image of Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi is being shared on social media which shows that the bookshelf behind her apparently has the ‘Holy Bible’, a statue of Jesus…
False anti-Muslim story spun using video of BJP member thrashed by Maharashtra cops
A video that shows policemen beating an unarmed man with lathis is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that he is an ambulance driver who killed patients…