The recent communal violence in northeast Delhi has given rise to a plethora of misinformation circulated via images and videos. A 25-second clip of police lathi-charging a large crowd of…
Old video viral as anti-CAA protesters block Inderlok metro station area in Delhi
A video viral on social media suggests that the road near Inderlok metro station in Delhi has been blocked by those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Inderlok metro…
Delhi violence: Jafrabad shooter falsely identified as part of pro-CAA mob
For the second consecutive day, clashes broke out between groups opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and those in support of the law. A video of a protester in northeast…
Media analysis: ANI’s skewed coverage of CAA protests abroad
After the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on December 12, 2019, a wave of protests against the law began taking place in different parts of India. These were…
Did UP couple lock elderly mother at home to join anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh? Fact-check
“दर्दनाक…..अलीगढ़ मोहल्ला शेखान अपर कोट।बेटी ने ताला तुड़वाया तो अंदर 10 दिन से भूखी प्यासी अपनी अम्मा को देखकर बेसुध हो गई अम्मा को अकेला छोड़कर बहू बेटा निकले दिल्ली…
Old video of pregnant woman injured in UP police lathicharge viral amid CAA protest
A video is circulating on social media with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police hit a pregnant woman on her stomach with a lathi. One Sanjay Vishwadharmi tweeted the clip on…
Old provocative speech by Muslim cleric shared amid anti-CAA protests
On February 3, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a 45-second video clip with the claim, “वो जीना चाहते है और हमारे बच्चे मरने को तैयार है (They want to live…
CAA Protests: Video of Irfan Pathan’s visit to Kolkata shared as Shaheen Bagh
A video of former cricketer Irfan Pathan is viral on social media with the claim that he was at Shaheen Bagh lending support to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,…
Old video shared as Hindu women pose as Muslims to disrupt anti-CAA protests in Lucknow
On January 29, former Congress MP Shakeel Ahmad posted a video of two women dressed in a burqa caught by the police with the claim that these women were masquerading…
Media misreport: Lawyers Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaising, Dushyant Dave wrongly linked with alleged PFI support for CAA stir
Since the last two days, reports have emerged that according to an Enforcement Directorate report, Popular Front of India (PFI) mobilised Rs 120 crores during protests against the Citizenship Amendment…