Suresh Kumar Sharma, Minister Of Urban Development and Housing Department in Bihar government, shared a poster of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with an image of a flyover. The poster…
2013 image of Mexican MP protesting energy bill viral with misleading claims
Several people have shared an image of a man standing behind a podium wearing just his briefs. As per the social media claim, he is Mexican MP Antonio Garcia protesting…
Youth fed water from shoe for being with a woman, video falsely given casteism spin
A video is being shared on Twitter with the claim that a Dalit man was fed water from a shoe by upper-caste men. South Asian Human Rights Watch (@SAHR_Watch), which…
MP Congress shares debunked mock drill clip in video targeting Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The upcoming by-elections in Madhya Pradesh have led political parties to take the support of misinformation for one-upmanship. A few days ago, MP Congress and Digvijay Singh had shared an…
Fact-check: Is this the 2100 kg bell to be installed at Ram Temple in Ayodhya?
On August 5, the inaugural ceremony of the Ram temple took place in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Since then, two videos have gone viral on social media that show a bell….
Viral: Man poses as Aaditya Thackeray portrays him confessing to ‘murdering’ Sushant Singh Rajput
A two-minute-long clip of a man claiming to be Maharashtra MLA Aaditya Thackeray has been going viral on social media platforms. In the video, the individual confesses to murdering Bollywood…
Shefali Vaidya did not pass off imitation jewellery as Tanishq piece, morphed tweet viral
Shefali Vaidya, BJP supporter and vocal Hindutva activist, has been critical of a recent Tanishq advertisement featuring an interfaith couple. Vaidya was among those asking for a boycott of the…
Old videos falsely shared as crocodiles spotted in Hyderabad during heavy rains
A video showing a crocodile in a water-logged residential area being pulled out by a man is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the incident took…
Video from Ecuador falsely linked to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder case
A 30-second video that shows two men shooting another man in public has been widely shared across social media platforms. Several Twitter and Facebook users have shared this video with…
Tanishq Gandhidham store wasn’t attacked, staff threatened to put an apology
A controversy over a harmless advertisement by jewellery brand Tanishq featuring an interfaith couple was blown out of proportion due to social media vitriol. The company’s brand manager Mansoor Khan’s…