Social media has been abuzz recently with people sharing an image purportedly showing a 5,000-year-old temple which was discovered during road construction work in Ayodhya. The image depicts some construction…
US nurse fainted after COVID vaccine jab due to medical condition, did not die
A video of a woman fainting during an interview after she was administered COVID-19 vaccine is being widely shared online. In the background, we can see the logo of CHI…
Journalists or bots? Flurry of identical, erroneous tweets on PM Modi’s gurudwara visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to gurudwara Rakab Ganj on Sunday, December 20, that started a flurry of activity among journalists. After being provided information about the…
BJP Delhi falsely accuses AAP of purchasing oximeters at inflated price
In a tweet posted on December 18, 2020, BJP’s Delhi unit accused the AAP-led Delhi government of corruption. It claimed that the Kejriwal administration bought a single pulse oximeter, normally…
At least 3-yo photo viral as child serving food during farmers’ protest
On December 17, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) member Bhupender Chaudhary shared an image of a child serving chapatis to people. The image was shared with hashtags #FarmersProtest and #LangarSewa (archived…
Old video of woman counselling same faith married couple viral with ‘love jihad’ spin
Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government enacted new anti-conversion legislation last month, aimed at preventing marriages between Muslim men and Hindu woman in the garb of combating ‘love jihad’ cases. The…
Viral message targeting PM Modi’s family is a work of fiction
A message widely circulating online alleges that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s siblings and cousins have had massive financial benefits owing to the PM’s stature. The message has been shared on…
No, this isn’t world’s ‘tallest flag’ hoisted at Wagah border
A video of a massive Indian flag has been causing quite a stir on social media. A few users who shared it recently claimed, “The new Indian flag at the…
Govt fact-checks its own fact-checking arm PIB on false news about IB recruitment
A now-deleted tweet by government-run PIB Fact Check claimed that an Intelligence Bureau (IB) recruitment circular floating online has not been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and…
No, farmer leader VM Singh whose net worth is Rs 600 cr is not Congress leader
As the farmers’ protest now enters its fourth month, social media has been rife with a number of different viral claims linked to the ongoing movement, many of which were…