On October 5, 2023, journalist Abhijeet Majumder shared a video report of Zee Media’s WION channel on X (formerly Twitter). The report says that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata will…
Social media users cherry-pick names of Muslim accused in Gujarat fake Remdesivir racket
The rapidly growing COVID-19 cases in India has left family members of coronavirus positive patients fending for Remedsivir, a patented anti-viral drug approved by the USA’s FDA. Even as the…
No, PM Modi has not announced nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20
Several social media users have shared an alleged graphic plate of TV9 Bharatvarsh that claims PM Modi has announced a nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20. This graphic…
Emotional video of journo Navin Kumar shared as last words of Rohit Sardana
A video of a man in tears, venting out his frustration at the state of affairs in the country due to COVID-19, is circulating on WhatsApp. It has been claimed…
Video of Reliance stickers installed on oxygen tankers viral with false claim
The second wave of COVID-19 in India has taken a heavy toll on health care infrastructure. In response, several countries have committed to supply raw materials required for vaccines, oxygen…
False claim of Yati Narsinghanand’s arrest shared online
BJP supporter Sanjay Dixit (@Sanjay_Dixit) recently tweeted, “Yeti Narasimhananda Saraswati has been arrested by police” while Maulana Saad roams free. The tweet garnered 1,900 retweets and more than 4,000 likes…
India’s 2nd largest COVID care centre in Indore has not been built by RSS
Photos of a massive medical facility have been shared with the claim that it is the second-largest COVID-19 care centre in India set up by the RSS. The claim adds…
Morphed photo shows patient being dragged in front of Central Vista construction site
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh shared a photograph of a healthcare worker in a PPE suit transporting a patient on a gurney in front of construction boards of Central Vista. Narendra…
No, your surgical masks don’t have worms!
A two-minute video of a man burning disposable surgical face masks in the presence of policemen has gone viral. According to the man, such masks contain black coloured microscopic worms…
Video of people fainting after Vizag gas leak last year falsely linked to COVID second wave
India is overwhelmed with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by a more infectious strain of the coronavirus and the government’s apathetic response to the crisis. Photographs of…