A video of a young woman walking amongst a group of people bowing to her, touching her feet and offering flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It has…
Video of protest against Shivraj Singh Chouhan in 2018 falsely linked to upcoming by-polls
Recently, a video of a crowd of demonstrators holding a mock funeral procession has been going viral on social media. The crowd can be heard chanting a Hindi slogan which…
Paul Pogba did not quit French football team after Pres Macron’s remarks on Islam
Media reports that French footballer Paul Pogba has retired from international football came pouring in on October 26. According to UK-based The Sun, the news was first reported by several…
Video of mother-daughter killed by rape-accused in Kasganj is from July
Surya Pratap Singh, a retired IAS officer (as per his Twitter bio), posted a 10-second clip and wrote, “Kasganj gang-rape victim and her mother were crushed to death by a…
Delhi Youth Congress shares old video from Malaysia as woman attacked in Delhi metro lift
On October 25, Delhi Youth Congress tweeted (archived link) a video of a man assaulting a woman in an elevator and wrote, “See how a predator made a life-threatening attack…
The Wire did not ‘disrespect’ Durga; excerpt from 2016 article misrepresented
An excerpt from an article in The Wire is making the rounds on Twitter to claim that the news organisation promoted ‘anti-Hindu’ sentiments by terming Durga Puja a “racist festival”…
This photo of ‘Go Back Modi’ graffiti is from Kolkata
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu ahead of assembly elections set to be held in April. PM Modi also unveiled key projects in the state including the inauguration of…
Old photos of AAP leader injured while saving girl in Punjab shared as recent incident from UP
Social media has been abuzz lately with users circulating a picture of a man who apparently came to the rescue of a girl being sexually assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur….
Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation
Social media giant Facebook has repeatedly come under the scanner after multiple reports of the company evading responsibility for hateful content and misinformation thriving on the platform. A Buzzfeed report…
Old video of protest by Muslim community in Paris revived after French teacher’s killing
French teacher Samuel Paty was recently beheaded in Paris by 18-year-old teenager Abdoulakh Anzorov. Paty had shown caricatures of Prophet Mohammed during a class on freedom of expression, in relation…