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CGI clip viral as ‘robot’ used to take down IS chief Baghdadi, now shared Israeli weapon

Pooja Chaudhuri31st October 201928th November 2020

A video that supposedly shows a combat robot has been shared on social media with the claim that Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel, has manufactured this “deadly weapon”…

Photoshopped image shared as floating lanterns over Varanasi ghats

Arjun Sidharth31st October 201931st October 2019

An image has been shared widely on Facebook with the claim that it represents the ghats of Varanasi. Varanasi Ghats 🚩🕉 Posted by The Saffron Chariot on Friday, October 25, 2019 The…

UP govt approved estimated budget of Rs 1.33 cr NOT Rs 133 cr for ‘Deepotsav’; media misreports

Pooja Chaudhuri30th October 201930th October 2019

On October 26, 5.51 lakh ‘diyas’ were lighted as part of the “Deepotsav” in Ayodhya, an event which was declared an official function where the expenses will be borne by…

Video from Pakistan falsely shared as armed robbery of Hindu family

Arjun Sidharth30th October 201930th October 2019

“Hindu women in car. #DesertGOats caught Hindu man, they started threatening the family Horror situation, 4-5 #GOats, one hindu man and hindu woman, fear of murder of Hindu man and…

ANI shares old video of firecracker explosion in Maharashtra as Telangana

Jignesh Patel30th October 201931st October 2019

On October 28, news agency ANI tweeted a video of firecracker shops engulfed in flames supposedly at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Khammam, Telangana. The tweet informed that there were…

Man murdered for bursting crackers? Click-bait reports given communal colour on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri30th October 201931st October 2019

On Diwali night, October 25, a youth was hacked to death in Odisha’s Sundarpada, Bhubaneshwar. Subsequent media reports declared “bursting of crackers” as the motive behind the murder. Barring a…

Neither Mumbai nor Japan; digital creation shared as fireworks display

Arjun Sidharth30th October 2019

“1 min, 45 seconds of fireworks in Borivali West, Mumbai. This show is the first of its kind in the world (spherical pyrotechnics) Worth seeing …one of the World’s best…

Photoshopped News18 graphic credits PM Modi for death of IS leader Baghdadi

Pooja Chaudhuri29th October 2019

A purported graphic of News18 show ‘Aar Par’ is circulating on social media. The text on the graphic credits PM Modi for the death of Islamic State (IS) chief Abu…