On January 21, 2025, Iraq’s parliament passed amendments to the country’s personal status law, giving Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage. The amendments would change the previously…
Viral videos of scuba divers’ ‘Ram Setu exploration’ are AI-generated
Videos showing scuba divers exploring submerged ruins with inscriptions are viral on social media with claims that it is an exploration drive of the Ram Setu—a now-submerged chain of corals…
Kancha Gachibowli forest clearance in Telangana sparks wave of unrelated, AI-generated visuals of animal suffering
Amid the outcry over the Telangana government’s clearance drive of the Kancha Gachibowli forested land, near the University of Hyderabad (UoH), social media was rife with images and videos showing…
Old video falsely viral as Asaduddin Owaisi weeping in Lok Sabha during Waqf debate
The Waqf Amendment Bill was passed on April 2, 2025 in the Lok Sabha with the support of 288 MPs and in Rajya Sabha on April 3, 2025 with the…
‘Stay in, stay safe’: Directives, action by Right-wing outfits sent a clear message to Muslims this Ramadan
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is considered one of the holiest periods for Muslims across the world. It is believed that this was when sacred verses of…
Amid debate over AI-generated art in Studio Ghibli style, a fake ‘cease and desist’ order goes viral
Soon after OpenAI’s latest model let users to reimagine their lives in Studio Ghibli’s iconic style, a ‘cease and desist’ notice allegedly from the legal representatives of the popular Japanese…
Gujarat Waqf Board did not claim Beyt Dwarka islands; Anurag Thakur made false claim in Parliament
During the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, BJP MP Anurag Thakur made a statement about Beyt Dwarka, an important religious site associated with Hindu deity…
Land dispute in Hindu family turns violent; axe attack video from Bangladesh viral with false communal angle
The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in view of the graphic nature of the footage. A video from Bangladesh has been doing the rounds on social…
News 24 misuses influencer’s photo in baseless story promoting racial stereotypes
With the growing use of social media platforms in India, online trolling, especially in the context of fandoms, has seen a significant rise. An example of this is the targeted…
To fellow Indians, with love: How little, nameless acts of kindness & mutual respect defeated hate this Eid
“Tum kala kamal likho, hum lal gulaab likhenge…” [Roughly translated as: You may say the rose is black, we shall keep saying it’s red, tinged in the colour of love.]…