On April 24 2020, the Ministry of AYUSH promoted a herbal formulation called AYUSH Kwath for ‘immunity boosting’ of the masses for the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry requested the State/UT…
Air India crash: Old video of retired naval officer falsely viral as late Captain Deepak Sathe singing
Air India Express’ flight IX-1344 overshot the runway at Karipur airport with 190 passengers on board on August 7. Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, the pilot in command of the aircraft,…
Video of men uprooting trees over land dispute in Pakistan viral with anti-Muslim angle
Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a one-minute video that shows men uprooting plants from a field. The viral text associated with the video reads, “Tree plantation drive was…
Video from Mexico viral as cattle washed away in floodwater in Kerala
On August 7, the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall in Kerala’s Idukki, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, and Wayanad districts, as per a Down to Earth report….
Old video of priests arguing with govt officials in Karnataka temple shared with misleading claim
A video of priests embroiled in a verbal altercation and toppling the donation box in a temple has been shared on social media. Twitter user @DMadiso68932229 shared this video claiming…
False claim suggests Sunni Central Waqf Board to build ‘Babri Hospital’, appoint Dr Kafeel Khan
On August 6, media outlets published a syndicated news report by Press Trust of India (PTI). The report stated that the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), a trust constituted by the…
Air India crash: Malappuram Collector terms news of 40 passengers testing COVID positive “fake news”
Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi published a story on August 8 claiming that 40 victims of the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode International Airport tested positive for coronavirus. The article…
Fake Twitter account impersonates Kashmiri woman Nadia Beig who cleared UPSC exam
Sixteen people from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations 2019, as per media reports. The results were declared on August 4. News18 reported…
Old image from Bihar shared as man in Kolkata standing on Indian national flag
A picture of a man standing on the Indian national is floating on social media the past few days. The person has the Pakistani flag wrapped around him and a…
Video from Karachi shared as boy rescued from manhole during heavy rains in Mumbai
Pictures of flooded roads due to heavy monsoons in Mumbai are widespread on social media. The downpour on August 5 broke a 46-year-old record. In 12 hours, Mumbai witnessed 294mm of…