West Bengal Legislative Assembly election began on March 27. It is going to take place in eight phases until April 29. In the final week of March, All India Trinamool…
Video of colourful fireworks is from Saudi Arabia, not Delhi on Diwali
The festival of Holi recently concluded and Zee News posted a 50-second video that shows colourful fireworks in broad daylight. The outlet shared the video on its website, Twitter and…
Did Indian Coast Guard intercept boats with narcotics and weapons headed to Kerala?
A video has been shared on social media with the claim that drugs worth Rs 3,000 and arms and ammunition were seized in Minicoy Islands in Lakshadweep when they were…
Women in this photo are not Bangladesh Liberation War ‘freedom fighters’
Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson and joint secretary (Konkan) Shriraj Nair recently shared a collage of two photographs. The first is black and white, featuring four women seated in a jeep…
Video of brawl at Delhi’s Aerocity falsely viral as Ajay Devgn thrashed by farmers’ protestors
A video is circulating on social media with the claim that Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn was thrashed in Delhi. “This was bound to happen. But who is responsible for this?…
Violence between police and civilians in Rajasthan given false communal spin
Video footage of a mob beating two policemen has gone viral on social media. It also shows the crowd attacking another officer who tried to save his colleague. The video…
Fact-check: Were Mysore cops beaten for fining people for not wearing masks?
India is witnessing a steep rise in coronavirus cases and the government has instructed citizens to follow COVID norms. A video has been shared against the backdrop of guidelines reinstated…
Video of man shot dead is not from India, shared with false Naxal angle
An eight-second clip is being circulated on WhatsApp. It shows a man killing another with a rifle. “A Naxalite stepped out of his vehicle, shot down a policeman in Chhattisgarh…
Old incident of fake EVMs recovered in Rajasthan linked to recent West Bengal polls
In the backdrop of the West Bengal assembly election, a newspaper clipping has been shared claiming that 66 fake EVMs were seized from a BJP leader’s residence. A Facebook user…
No, this photo doesn’t show last rites of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
A picture of a public funeral where a huge crowd has gathered resurfaces on social media every few years. It circulates with the claim that the image depicts the last…