Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandson Ranjit Savarkar on Monday, March 27, said he would file an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi if the latter did not apologize for…
‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim
The trailer of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ was released on April 26. Soon after this, multiple Twitter users shared it urging people to watch the movie. Hindutva activist…
Scripted video of ‘cleric’ drugging and molesting woman viral with communal spin
A video of a cleric molesting a woman in the garb of performing a ritual has been shared widely on social media. The video captures an elderly man, allegedly a…
Old video falsely shared as Delhi Qazi threatening Hindus after Jahangirpuri violence
Against the backdrop of the recent communal clashes that occurred during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in New Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, several videos are being circulated on social media. One such clip…
Old video of Patna’s Khan sir falsely linked to RRB-NTPC student protest
An 18-second long video clip is being shared on social media with various claims that suggest that the recent protest by the RRB-NTPC aspirants in Patna that turned violent was…
False anti-Muslim spin added to attack on college girl in West Bengal
Pro-BJP and communal propaganda platform Kreately tweeted two images — one that shows a woman with a head injury and another picture of a man. The text on the image…
Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say “Jinnah got India freedom”?
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya recently tweeted an 18-second video featuring SP leader Akhilesh Yadav. Malviya alleged that Yadav claimed Muhammad Ali Jinnah got India freedom from British colonial…
False anti-Muslim spin added to Kerala entrepreneur’s dispute over ‘no halal’ restaurant
Around October 25, several prominent social media users claimed that a Kerala-based woman Thushara Ajith was attacked by a group of Muslim fanatics due to non-compliance with Halal in her…
Video of Sikhs, Kashmiris protesting against PM Modi is from New York
A video of Sikh men chanting pro-Khalistan and anti-PM Narendra Modi slogans has been widely shared on social media. Apart from sloganeering, multiple men can be seen vandalising the Indian…
Cadbury Australia’s website screenshot shared to claim products with beef sold in India
On July 17, right-wing influencer Madhu Purnima Kishwar tweeted shared a screenshot of confectionary company Cadbury’s website. The screenshot stated, “Please note, if any of our products contain gelatine in…