In the backdrop of the violence that ensued at the tractor rally held against centre’s farm bills on Republic Day, Acharya Vikramaditya (@AchVikrmaditya) tweeted a video of Sikh men at…
Photo of Turkish family from 1970s viral as old family photo of BioNtech co-founder Şahin
On December 6, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Business Standard that Pfizer and BioNtech are in the final stages of talks with the WHO to join…
Fact-check: Imported fabric used for uniforms of Indian armed forces?
In the last week of November, several Twitter users claimed, “Did you know that till date India used to import cloth for defence uniforms from countries like China?” Twitter user…
Drunk cop beaten for alleged misbehavior with woman shared with false communal spin
A one and a half minute long video has recently gone viral on social media. The clip shows some people who appear to be Muslims beating a man in a…
Morphed tweet portrays Obama said he is ‘ashamed’ of shaking PM Modi’s hand
A screenshot of a tweet claimed to have been posted by former US president Barack Obama is widely circulating on social media. The screenshot portrays that Obama tweeted a picture…
No, this is not a video of MDH founder Dharampal Gulati’s final moments before death
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, Founder and CEO of MDH (Mahasian di Hatti), the iconic spice brand, died on December 3 in a Delhi hospital at the age of 98. Following his…
Image from 2015 shared as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau joins farmers’ protest in Canada
A picture of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surrounded by members of the Sikh community has been shared on social media. It is being claimed that Trudeau participated in farmers’…
Parody post claiming Owaisi said he will convert to Hinduism believed to be true
On December 5, NDTV reported that the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TSR) won 55 of 150 wards in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) secured…
Old photo from UK falsely shared as Indian flag desecrated during farmers’ protest
Amidst protests led by farmers from Punjab against the centre’s new agricultural bill, a photograph of a Sikh man holding his shoe over the Indian national flag, while many others…
Image of pro-Khalistan rally held in 2013 falsely linked to farmers’ protest
Misinformation is on a rise since farmers began protesting the union government’s farm bills. Recently, several Facebook users shared a picture of a man in a blue turban and holding…