Video footage of a mob beating two policemen has gone viral on social media. It also shows the crowd attacking another officer who tried to save his colleague. The video…
Fact-check: Were Mysore cops beaten for fining people for not wearing masks?
India is witnessing a steep rise in coronavirus cases and the government has instructed citizens to follow COVID norms. A video has been shared against the backdrop of guidelines reinstated…
Video of man shot dead is not from India, shared with false Naxal angle
An eight-second clip is being circulated on WhatsApp. It shows a man killing another with a rifle. “A Naxalite stepped out of his vehicle, shot down a policeman in Chhattisgarh…
Old incident of fake EVMs recovered in Rajasthan linked to recent West Bengal polls
In the backdrop of the West Bengal assembly election, a newspaper clipping has been shared claiming that 66 fake EVMs were seized from a BJP leader’s residence. A Facebook user…
No, this photo doesn’t show last rites of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
A picture of a public funeral where a huge crowd has gathered resurfaces on social media every few years. It circulates with the claim that the image depicts the last…
Photo of empty chairs at Amit Shah’s address was taken in Varanasi in 2018
A photograph of home minister Amit Shah on-stage with BJP MP Mahendra Nath Pandey and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has been juxtaposed with an image of empty chairs with…
Fact-check: Was Saayoni Ghosh running due to harassment by TMC workers?
A video of TMC candidate from Asansol Dakshin, Saayoni Ghosh, running during election campaigning in Burnpur is widespread on social media. It has been claimed that she was running after…
Distasteful road safety awareness video leads to anti-Muslim misinformation on social media
A video widespread on social media shows a man stopping two Muslim men riding a motorcycle without helmets. This leads to a heated altercation and a mob brandishing swords and…
Fact-check: Did Uttaranchal University mandate saffron scarf at convocation ceremony?
Social media users have been sharing a photo purportedly of Uttaranchal University students at their convocation. They claim that the students were asked to wear saffron at the ceremony instead…
Congress members endorse misleading ad on Rajasthan budget for Muslim religious sites
On March 12, an advertisement was published in leading Hindi daily Rajasthan Patrika which said, “For the first time in the history of Rajasthan budget, Rs 100 crore has been…