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…
Video of BJP worker wearing PM Modi’s mask chased away in Indore falsely viral as Bihar
Social Media Coordinator of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Sevadal Rameez Raza shared a video on Twitter with the claim that a BJP Bihar leader who appeared in public wearing a mask…
Priyanka Gandhi hugged Hathras victim’s mother, BJP members falsely identify her as ‘Naxal bhabhi’
A new development in the Hathras case came on October 10, when it was reported that a woman had stayed at the victim’s house, allegedly posing as her sister-in-law. She…
Goa Congress member falsely branded as ‘Naxal Bhabhi’ in Hathras case
A photograph of a woman panellist in a press conference held by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee was shared by Chayan Chatterjee, great-grandson of former Calcutta University vice-chancellor Ashutosh Mukherjee. He…
Congress members share image from CAA protest as media OB van recently vandalised in Lucknow
Several social media users have shared an image of two outside-broadcasting (OB) vans severely vandalised. As per the claim, the image is from Lucknow. The accompanying text says that “godi…
Woman denies online claims of Congress’s Udit Raj behaving improperly with her at Hathras protest
A 19-year old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Hathras succumbed to injuries on September 29. She was subsequently cremated by Uttar Pradesh police without the consent of her…
Woodwork by Singaporean company shared as design by UP’s Saharanpur artist
Social media has been abuzz recently with several photos of an artist hard at work making an intricate wood carving. It’s being claimed that he is the famous artisan Gulfan…
CCTV clip falsely viral as RSS activists murder, rape daughter of Dalit IAS officer in Nagpur
A CCTV footage of a man sitting inside his car mercilessly thrashed by a group of men is being shared on Facebook with the claim that a Dalit IAS officer…
‘Muslim’ regiment that never existed in Indian army blamed for refusing to fight in 1965 war
Social media has been brimming with claims that the Muslim regiment of the Indian Army had refused to fight in India’s 1965 war with Pakistan. Several users have been using…