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2013 picture from Bangladesh shared as BJP member assaulting elderly Muslim man

Niddhi Rathi8th July 2019

A photograph of a man assaulting an elderly man by pulling his beard in the presence of a policeman is viral on social media. As per the claims, a BJP…

June 2019: Misinformation fomenting communal hatred returns post election

Arjun Sidharth8th July 2019

Contrary to expectations that the cycle of fake news may stem following the general election, misinformation of communal nature continues to plague the social media ecosystem. June 2019 saw several…

Old video from Palestine falsely shared as burning cable car in Haridwar

Jignesh Patel8th July 2019

“हरिद्वार के मनसा देवी झूले में आज सुबह आग लग जाने से लोग जिन्दा जले बहुत दर्दनाक एक्सीडेंट जरूर नेहरू जी की गलती हैं। (People burning alive in an accidental…

Video of teenager murdered in Brazil shared as lynching in India

Nitika Amin8th July 2019

A video was viral on Twitter in June this year claiming that it shows a lynching that took place in India. In the video, a young man is being brutally…

Sudarshan News shares old video morphed with slogans calling to kill RSS workers

Mohammed Zubair7th July 20199th July 2019

“पूरे भारत मे मज़हबी उन्मादियों का खौफनाक रूप सड़को पर. नंगी तलवारों के साथ लग रहे नारे- चड्ढा चड्ढी वालों को, गोली मारो सालों को. मौत का इशारा @RSSorg व…

No, FM Nirmala Sitharaman did not claim that Modi govt distributed 35,000 crore LED bulbs

Jignesh Patel6th July 2019

A screengrab of leading news channel CNBC Awaaz is being shared on social media. It quotes Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claiming during her maiden budget that BJP government has distributed…

Fact-check: Are those worn-out feet of an Indian soldier on active duty?

Niddhi Rathi6th July 2019

“അതിർത്തി കാക്കുന്ന ഒരു പട്ടാളക്കാരന്റെ കാലുകൾ ….സല്യൂട്ട് മൈ ഇന്ത്യൻ soldiers (Translation: the legs of a soldier guarding the border… salute my Indian soldiers.)” The above message is being shared on social…

Fact-check: Was the case of Tabrez Ansari’s mob-attack raised at a UN convention?

Aqib Pathan6th July 2019

A video clip with the claim that it is a United Nations conference is doing rounds on social media since the last few days. In this video, a representative can…

Harassment of a minor girl in Zafarabad, UP, falsely attributed to members of Muslim community

Jignesh Patel6th July 2019

A disturbing video of a man violently forcing himself on a woman in broad daylight while another is filming the sexual assault is being shared with the claim that both…

Fact-check: Moscow metro allows free rides to commuters for 30 squats

Arjun Sidharth5th July 20198th July 2019

Will 30 squats guarantee a free ride on the Moscow metro? This is what has been claimed in a message accompanying a video showing a man performing squats in front…

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Viral image does not show Xi Jinping’s daughter; news outlets, photo agencies Getty & Alamy misidentify Xi Mingze

Did Trump make a ‘u-turn’ on his role in the India‑Pakistan ceasefire, as news outlets claimed?