A 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly gang-raped by four upper-caste men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, was cremated in the wee hours of September 30. Family members were locked inside…
Woman who died due to medical negligence in 2018 misidentified as Hathras victim
On September 29, the victim in the alleged rape case from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh passed away in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. Following her death, social media users began sharing an…
Old video from Brazil that shows stacks of fake currency notes viral with false claim
A two-minute clip that seemingly portrays cash stacked up on a barricaded road is viral. The text associated with the video claims, “This is not a Building, these are the…
Punjab woman constable’s death in road accident given rape-murder spin on social media
Photographs of the dead body of a woman constable have been widely shared on social media with the claim that she was raped and murdered in Congress-ruled Punjab. The pictures…
Old CCTV footage of woman kidnapped in Karnataka viral as UP
In the backdrop of the uproar against the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, a CCTV footage of a woman being kidnapped in broad daylight is…
Fact-check: Does this photo show Rahul Gandhi holding UP cop by his collar?
A Dalit woman’s alleged gang-rape in Hathras sparked protests in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi after UP police cremated the victim’s body against her family’s consent. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s handling…
BJP leader accused in different rape case misidentified as father of accused in Hathras case
Photographs of a man with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are being circulated on Twitter and Facebook with the claim…
Old image of Sri Lankan artist viral as woman protesting against rape in India
An image of a woman dressed in barbed wires and metal sheets is viral on Facebook and Twitter with the claim that she is protesting against increasing rape incidents in…
Video used to mock Ravish Kumar for ‘rolling on the street’ does not feature the journalist
BJP MLA Indu Tiwari from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh tweeted a 19-second video alleging that it shows journalist Ravish Kumar. “Do you recognise this messiah journalist? He is known for imparting…
Morphed image of Pakistani politician shared in India
An image of a person sitting in a flight with a bottle of liquor on the table next to him is circulating on social media. On September 26, Twitter user…