Several pictures of men in camouflage uniforms surrounding an overturned bus have recently gone viral on social media. Users are claiming that these soldiers were on their way to Bihar…
Old video from Russia falsely shared as ballot stuffing during 2020 US elections
All eyes were on the United States this week as the American elections just wrapped up, with democratic candidate Joe Biden becoming the president-elect. President Donald Trump alleged ‘vote rigging’…
Fact-check: Efficacy of Ashwagandha in AYUSH standard treatment protocol for COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, symptoms such as pneumonia, clotting complications, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock are reported in many cases of the infection. While these symptoms…
Video of police clashing with protestors in Barcelona falsely viral as France
A video of street rioting is widespread on social media as an incident that recently took place in France. The clip is circulating against the backdrop of the recent French…
BJP’s Himanta Biswa, media falsely claim ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans raised by AIUDF supporters
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam MLA Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans were raised while welcoming All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal at Silchar…
Old video of spoilt cheese thrown in Saudi Arabia shared as Kuwaitis partake in ‘boycott France’
A video of a group of men in red-white uniforms dumping products into a truck is viral on social media. It is being claimed that Kuwaitis are throwing away these…
Woman labourer carrying stone grinder on her head is not PSI Padmashila Tirpude
On October 21, BJP member Priti Gandhi shared an image of a police officer juxtaposed with a picture of a labourer balancing a stone grinder on her head. She wrote,…
Old image from Bangladesh shared as Muslim leader from Assam Congress caught with arms
Two photographs are viral on social media with the claim that Assam Congress leader ‘Amjad Ali’ was arrested with arms and bullets in his possession. The first image is of…
Old incident of police atrocity in UP shared as Maharashtra police thrashing Arnab Goswami
Republic TV owner and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by Maharashtra police in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case. He claimed that Raigad police assaulted him during the…
Can PM Modi’s gesture at Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary event be equated with Nazi salute?
Karnataka Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted a photograph of prime minister Narendra Modi and wrote, “The Sardar would have been shocked at such a salute. It is an insult to…