A five-minute audio clip of a phone conversation between two men is circulating on WhatsApp. In the audio, one man shares various claims related to coronavirus in Nagpur while the…
Viral audio falsely claims WHO has recommended India lockdown from April 15 to June 15
An audio clip is of a phone conversation between two individuals is circulating on social media and messaging applications where a man claims that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has…
Fake audio clip attributed to Dr Devi Shetty advises against getting tested for coronavirus
On March 16, Dr Devi Shetty, chairman and founder of Narayana Health, wrote an article titled ‘Save lives with Social Distancing: How to protect your family from coronavirus, primed to…
Viral audio clip with commentary on Indian politics falsely ascribed to Lakhsmi Mittal
An audio clip is being shared on Twitter in the name of United Kingdom-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal. India-born Mittal is chairman of ArcelorMittal, world’s largest integrated steel and mining…
Child abduction rumours resurface: Provocative audio clip and 2015 image from Pakistan in circulation
Child abduction rumours have once again revived on WhatsApp. A message doing the rounds on WhatsApp groups claims that bodies of children, who were abducted, have been recovered from inside…
Audio analysis of the viral Araria video with alleged Pro-Pak slogans raises suspicions
After BJP’s loss in Araria, Bihar, in the bypoll elections, a video has become viral which is allegedly from Araria and where it is being claimed that supporters of the…
‘Have a rare coin? Sell it for lakhs’ — A deep dive into the world of numismatic disinformation on social media
Chaos reigned supreme on Ashutosh Chowdary Avenue in south Kolkata on July 26 when thousands of people, misled by unfounded claims of social media influencers, turned up outside an exhibition…
Muslim family murdered by Bajrang Dal in UP? Video from Pakistan viral with false claim
Trigger Warning: Disturbing Details, Mention of Dead Bodies The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in question in view of the extremely graphic nature of the footage. …
News outlets first publish, then delete reports based on fake video of Pak’s Ahmed Sharif ‘confirming’ loss of jets
In a viral video, Pakistan’s lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, who is the director general (DG) of the inter-services public relations (ISPR) for the country’s armed forces, admitted that two…
‘People from your faith kill others. Don’t come to me again,’ Kolkata doctor told pregnant Muslim woman
Days after a Kolkata-based lawyer alleged in a Facebook post that a Hindu doctor had refused to treat a pregnant Muslim woman from her family, multiple media outlets came up…