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BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra: Propaganda powered with misinformation

Pooja Chaudhuri14th June 202015th June 2020

Sambit Patra is the most visible spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is best known for his appearances as a party representative on television debates and snide remarks…

MP Congress falsely claims MP govt assigned women excise officers for sale of liquor

Archit13th June 202018th June 2020

On June 10, Chairperson of MP State Women’s Commission Shobha Oza tweeted, “MP government’s decision to put women on the duty of liquor sale is a shameful decision that goes…

Delhi riots ‘fact-finding’ report accepted by Amit Shah replete with false, unsubstantiated claims

Archit13th June 20203rd July 2020

On May 29, Home Minister Amit Shah accepted a fact-finding report on Delhi riots by Delhi-based NGO Call for Justice. Several media outlets reported about this including Times Now and…

Chinar Corps-Indian army, media share old video as recent ceasefire violation by Pakistan along LoC

Pooja Chaudhuri13th June 202013th June 2020

The official handle of the Chinar Corps Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) tweeted a video of firing on June 12. The tweet claimed that the video represents the recent ceasefire violation by…

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor shares 2017 image to show ‘Atmanirbhar India’

Ketan13th June 202019th June 2020

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had shared a photograph of a woman holding a drip given to a child held by another woman. Tharoor shared the image taking a jibe at…

No, a maulvi did not perform Priyanka Gandhi’s wedding rituals

Pratik Sinha & Mohammed Zubair12th June 202014th August 2021

A photograph of Priyanka Gandhi during her wedding rituals over 20 years ago has found itself in the crosshairs of rumour-mongering on social media. Several users on Twitter have claimed…

Verification: Ram Guha’s tweet quoting Philip Spratt’s 1939 writing on Gujarat and Bengal

Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri11th June 202012th June 2020

A tweet by historian Ram Guha has caused quite a stir on social media. It carries an excerpt from British writer and former communist Philip Spratt’s writings from 1939. “Gujarat,…

Old tampered video showing Barack Obama tossing away Melania Trump’s gift resurfaces

Pooja Chaudhuri10th June 202011th June 2020

A video is circulating on social media in the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protest in the United States sparked by African American citizen George Floyd’s death due to…

Times of India shares 2017 video of police brutality in China as recent based on social media claims

Archit9th June 202011th June 2020

On June 9, The Times on India shared a one-minute video that shows a police officer pinning down a woman, carrying a child, with brute force in broad daylight. Without…

False media reports claim Jyotiraditya Scindia removed ‘BJP’ from his Twitter bio

Priyanka Jha9th June 20209th June 2020

A section of the media claimed that BJP leader and former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has removed ‘BJP’ from his Twitter account and written ‘public servant’ and ‘cricket enthusiast’. Some…

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‘Azadi’ slogans in Uttarakhand not a call for ‘Ghazwa-E-Hind’ but protests over paper leak for state recruitment exam

Sonam Wangchuk’s 2020 photo with Muhammad Yunus viral after Ladakh violence with misleading claims