A video is being shared on social media with the claim that Congress candidate Phool Singh Baraiya was beaten for making objectionable statements against Hindus. *हिन्दुओ पर अभद्र टिप्पणी…
BJP’s claim about West Bengal police throwing bombs at BJP protest rally is false
Clashes erupted in parts of Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on October 8 during “March to Nabanna” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing — Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha…
Photo from 2009 viral as Priyanka Gandhi campaigning for Bihar polls in Indira Gandhi’s saree
The upcoming assembly elections in Bihar have kept political parties busy in poll campaigning. In the midst of this, a picture of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is being shared with…
Image of BJP worker’s dead body hanging from a tree is from 2018
On October 2, TMC MP Derek O’Brien visited Uttar Pradesh to show solidarity with the alleged Hathras gang-rape victim’s family. Since then several social media users questioned his intentions and…
Morphed image shows Uddhav Thackeray watching Republic TV amidst TRP racket
On October 8, Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramvir Singh briefed the media on their findings related to a Television Rating Point (TRP) racket. TRP is a tool that judges a channel’s…
TV9 Bharatvarsh airs video game clip as Armenia shooting down Azerbaijani MiG-25
Amidst the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict where the death toll has crossed 250, two videos of shots being fired at fighter jets have gone viral on social media. Video 1: On…
Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say ‘I don’t need Ram and Hanuman’?
A statement attributed to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav is doing the rounds on social media. “In 2022, SP will form the…
Old photo shared as Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi ‘laughing’ en route Hathras
A picture of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi smiling and posing for a photo has been trending on social media recently. Users are claiming that this picture was taken on…
Woman burnt in MP falsely claimed to be raped-murdered by Muslim man in Rajasthan
An image of a half-burnt body of a woman is shared on social media. It is being claimed that she is Payal Jain, a 13-year-old girl, who was raped and…
OpIndia changes Indian journo Jawed Naqvi’s nationality to ‘Pakistani’ to take a swipe at Scroll
“Scroll gives space to Pakistani author to blame India for tensions between the two countries,” claimed pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) propaganda website OpIndia in a piece from October 6, 2020….