In the aftermath of KP Sharma Oli’s resignation as Nepal’s Prime Minister, claims that he was the only Nepalese PM to never visit India gained traction on social media. Oli…
BJP members looted sarees during NDA’s Bihar bandh? RJD falsely shared video from Rajasthan
A video of scores of women fighting to grab sarees inside a shop is being shared with the claim that during the Bihar Bandh on September 4, members of the…
No change in Aadhaar card details, viral claims of UIDAI announcement false
An image of a purported circular from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is viral on social media with claims that some changes have been introduced effective August 15,…
US dollar found buried in flood-hit Punjab? No, viral video falsely shared
A video is viral showing a man picking up soiled US dollar notes from the ground while remarking that the money earned by people in Punjab was no longer of…
Muslim husband beat up Hindu wife? No, photos of Bangladeshi couple viral with Islamophobic ‘Abdul’ trope
Trigger Warning: The story details domestic violence, and the visuals below may be distressing for many. Readers’ discretion advised. Photos of a man and woman posing together as a couple,…
Muslims pelted stones at Ganesh idol in Karnataka? Hindu groups’ scuffle given false communal spin
Amid Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across the country, a video of two individuals hurling objects from a rooftop at a procession carrying the deity went viral. Several social media shared the…
Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt
In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at…
Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed
An image of a purported historic document with the text “RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947” bearing the emblem of the British Home Department…
Viral Manmohan-Sonia video with Chinese delegation not from Singh’s PM days; Right-wing’s claims misleading
Several Right-leaning social media handles are sharing a video of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drawing attention to the fact that it is Sonia and…
SCO Summit: China welcomed PM Modi with drone show? Morphed image viral
An image of a drone light show, where the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the text “Modi welcome to China”, was displayed along with a figure of…