Despite India facing a severe second wave of COVID-19, the central government did not ban religious gathering for Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. About 35 lakh pilgrims have gathered at the…
Unrelated video shared as recent protest in Pakistan by Islamist party TLP
A video of thousands of protesters gathered in public and chanting slogans has been shared on social media with the claim that it shows Pakistani citizens protesting against prime minister…
No, a ‘Harvard’ study did not laud UP govt’s handling of migrant crisis
A piece of news that was widely reported in the media in the first week of April claimed that a Harvard study hailed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh…
Old images of Kumbh Mela shared amidst 2021 gathering during COVID
Nearly 30 lakh people have gathered by the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar for the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. As the…
Old images from Telangana falsely shared as cash seized from BJP Bengal leader’s residence
West Bengal elections are underway and supporters of BJP and TMC are not only promoting the parties in election rallies but also on social media, often through misinformation. A photograph…
This is NOT the video of man beaten in MP’s Neemuch, police deny caste/ communal angle
[Warning: The video shows violence and may be distressing for some readers.] A gruesome video is being circulated on social media with the claim that a young Muslim labourer was…
Morphed images show PM Modi and Amit Shah in Sonagachi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were in West Bengal to campaign for the BJP in the ongoing assembly elections. Photographs of the two leaders have been…
Delhi man ‘angry with God’ defiles Hanuman idols, Sudarshan News adds false Muslim angle
Sudarshan TV tweeted a video claiming that three temples were vandalised in Dwarka, Delhi. “Another temple was gripped by hate,” read its tweet. (Archive Link) “नफ़रत की उन्मादी आंधी की…
Video from Bangladesh viral as Muslims in West Bengal obstructing army jeeps
Visuals of a crowd armed with sticks trying to stop army vehicles from moving forward have gone viral on social media. Users are claiming that the incident is from West…
Video of husband stabbing wife to death in Delhi shared with ‘love jihad’ spin
Videos showing violence against woman take little time to be circulated with ‘love jihad’ claims in India. Two videos have recently been shared with similar communal overtones. In the first,…