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…
Aamir Khan’s TV programme clips doctored with voice cloning; the actor did not seek votes for Congress
A couple of videos featuring Bollywood actor Aamir Khan are being circulated on social media. In one, he talks about the Rs 15 Lakh apparently promised by Prime Minister Narendra…
Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake video takes social media by storm; Union minister, actors express concern
A video purportedly of actress Rashmika Mandanna getting into an elevator is doing the rounds on social media. Several social media users shared the viral footage on Facebook and Instagram…
‘Mera Abdul Aisa Nahi Hai’: How the ‘Abdul’ trope has been mainstreamed to demonise Muslim Men
‘Uska Abdul alag tha’ (Translation: Her Abdul was different), wrote verified Twitter user Arpita Shaiva earlier this month while tweeting an image of a man on a motorcycle apparently carrying…
Exclusive: Network of shadow Facebook pages spending crores on ads to target Oppn are connected to BJP
For the last few years, political propaganda on social media has been a part and parcel of electoral politics across the world. Alongside that, advertising has become an important tool…
No, Delhi Shahi Imam Ahmad Bukhari did not join BJP; unrelated video viral
A video of the Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid Ahmad Bukhari has gone viral on social media. The video shows him getting garlanded in the presence of Harsh Vardhan,…