The deadly face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Galwan valley on June 15 led to the deaths of 20 Indian army men. The casualties suffered on the Chinese side,…
Old video of couple swimming in flooded home in Prayagraj shared as Delhi
Abhishek Dutt, Vice President of the Delhi Congress, shared a video on August 13. In the video, a man can be seen teaching a woman how to swim in floodwater…
Old video of priests arguing with govt officials in Karnataka temple shared with misleading claim
A video of priests embroiled in a verbal altercation and toppling the donation box in a temple has been shared on social media. Twitter user @DMadiso68932229 shared this video claiming…
Old image of Boeing 787 shared by Congress leaders as Boeing 777 to target PM Modi
General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Congress Rakesh Sachan tweeted a picture of the interior of an extravagant airplane with the caption, “Followers of the owner of this aircraft have an…
Actor Disha Patani’s photo with Aditya Thackeray shared as ‘Rhea Chakraborty’
The death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput has gained such prominence that India’s ascent to the first position in the daily number of COVID cases reported worldwide has taken a…
Photo of Hindu deity Ram on New York’s Times Square billboards is manufactured
Photographs of Hindu deity Ram and 3D portraits of the upcoming Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be beamed across giant billboards in Times Square, New York on August 5, as…
Russia’s Sechenov University has NOT ‘completed’ COVID vaccine clinical trials; media misreports
Around July 12, several media outlets from all over the world reported that Russia’s Sechenov University has completed clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine. These reports also suggested that this is…
News18 broadcasts 2016 video from Malaysia as Chinese man beats Pakistani driver in Karachi
A video of a man thrashing another with a stick was shared by Twitter user @TheZaiduLeaks which poses as a Pakistani handle. The clip was shared with the claim, “Graphic…
Shahrukh Khan removed from Jio ads? – How a web of imposter accounts amplified misinformation
In the past few weeks, multiple Twitter accounts impersonating prominent individuals have successfully amassed thousands of likes and retweets. Several people have fallen for these handles despite each of them…
No, this is not martyred Col Santosh Babu’s daughter paying tribute to her father
On June 13, the Indian army confirmed the demise of Colonel Santosh Babu, Commanding Officer of the 16 Bihar. Babu was martyred during a face-off with Chinese soldiers in the…