Claims that Manipur’s Kuki tribe are refugees from Myanmar, welcomed to the state by the Congress government in 1968 and now have the upper hand, as they enjoy the Scheduled…
Viral image does not show Xi Jinping’s daughter; news outlets, photo agencies Getty & Alamy misidentify Xi Mingze
Between May 30 and June 2, several news outlets published reports on American activists demanding the deportation of Xi Mingze, the daughter of Chinese President Xi Jinping, from the United…
News18, TOI, India Today among others misreport that Pak army chief Asim Munir was invited for US Army parade
Amid geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, several prominent Indian news outlets, including CNN News18, India Today, CNBC TV18, Times of India, Financial Express, Deccan Herald and Economic Times among…
Video of arms seized in Myanmar viral as Indian Army’s recovery of ammunition from militants in Manipur
A video showing a collection of arms, ammunition and cash laid out on the ground has been circulating on social media over the past few weeks. Those sharing the video…
Not Operation Bunyan Marsoos, image held by Pakistan PM, army chief Asim Munir shows old Chinese military drill
On May 24, Pakistan’s chief of army staff, Syed Asim Munir, hosted a dinner party “to honour the political leadership, steadfast commitment of the Armed Forces” during Operation Bunyan Marsoos,…
India is not the fourth-largest or a $4-trillion economy yet; NITI Aayog CEO’s claim citing IMF data misleading
“We are the fourth-largest economy as I speak. We are a $4 trillion economy, and this is not my data—it’s IMF data,” Niti Aayog’s chief executive officer BVR Subrahmanyam said during…
Sikhs sloganeering against Indian army? No; viral video is unrelated to India-Pakistan conflict
A video of a group of people chanting slogans, allegedly against the Indian army, is viral. In the video, the people, some of whom wear turbans and appear to be…
Indian Army waving white flag? No viral clip is from 2019; shows Pak army retrieving soldier’s body
After India launched Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), several unverified videos and images claiming to be related to the conflict went viral on social…
Operation Sindoor: Edited Republic video, old visuals of IAF jet crash used to claim Pak army shot down Indian plane
On May 7, hours after the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor to target areas in Pakistan where attacks against India were being planned, a series of unverified visuals were…
Israel embassy refutes claims of IDF soldier’s sexual assault by Indian Army colonel amplified by Pak accounts
Following the Pahalgam attack on April 22, a number of state heads including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condemning the terrorist attack and expressing…