Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged in the Lok Sabha on February 8 that Home Minister Amit Shah sat on Rabindranath Tagore’s chair at Rabindra Bhavan in Shantiniketan during his…
Old video falsely shared as Delhi’s Jat community singing in support of PM Modi
As farmers from Haryana extend support to the protests against the farm laws led by Punjab farmers, a video featuring a group of people singing songs in praise of Prime…
OpIndia CEO targets singer Caralisa Monteiro with fake tweet in her name
Singer Caralisa Monteiro had recently tweeted a morphed screengrab of an OpIndia article. She later took down her tweet. Soon after, another screenshot was widespread. But this time in Monteiro’s…
Video of students expelled for cheating during Bihar Board Exam is from 2017
The Class 12 board exams have been underway in Bihar since February 1. On February 5, Navbharat Times reported that 22 students from Nawada were expelled for cheating. Meanwhile, a…
False claim of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s demise viral on social media
Many social media users recently claimed that former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, passed away. Sharing a photo of the leader, users wrote, “Very sad…
Old video falsely shared as alcohol distribution during farmers’ protest
A video of a group of men being served liquor in plastic glasses by someone sitting in a car is doing the rounds on social media. In the opening few…
Morphed image shows Congress workers feeding cake to Mia Khalifa’s poster
An alleged picture of Congress workers feeding cake to former adult film actress Mia Khalifa’s poster is widespread on social media. Khalifa has been making headlines in India after she…
NYT editor ‘Joseph Hope’ praised Modi in an article? Fake piece, fictional name
A job advertisement on The New York Times (NYT) seeking a South Asia Business Correspondent based out of New Delhi created quite a stir on media outlets sympathetic to Prime…
Morphed OpIndia screengrab claims Greta Thunberg’s real name is ‘Ghazala Bhat’
Sharjah-based Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi, Emirati princess of Al Qasimi family, claimed that right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article which said that climate activist Greta Thunberg’s real name…
Video from 2016 shared as Borivali railway station crowded after train services resumed
Mumbai local train service was reopened to the general public from February 1 onwards. According to Aaj Tak, “Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that as per the Maharashtra government’s instructions,…