A claim massively viral on social media suggests that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “inducted” 22-year-old Prathap NM from Karnataka, who builds drones from e-wastes, into the Defence Research and…
Old video from Syria viral as Indian helicopter shot down by Nepal
A social media claim has surfaced that an Indian Air Force helicopter Rudra was shot down by Nepal and a pilot was captured. This has been promoted using a 30-second…
IANS, media outlets fall for fake Twitter account of Sushant Singh Rajput’s father
News agency IANS tweeted on July 4 that a Twitter account of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father has surfaced through which he is demanding an inquiry of the Central…
PM Modi’s visit to Leh Army Hospital wasn’t a manufactured photo-op
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Leh, the capital of the union territory of Ladakh, in the morning of July 3 to interact with the army, air force and the…
Viral photo does not show Bharat Biotech’s VP taking first dose of COVID vaccine ‘Covaxin’
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to Bharat Biotech India Ltd (BBIL) to step up the clinical trials for their jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID vaccine) or…
No, BJP leader Vikas Dubey is not the same ‘Vikas Dubey’ accused of killing 8 UP cops
A photograph of a man with Uttar Pardesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was shared by Jan Adhikar Party leader Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav. He claimed that the…
Old photos of girl murdered in Rajasthan shared with false Muslim angle
Photographs of the dead body of a girl hanging from a tree have been shared on social media with the claim that Naseer Khan raped and murdered the girl in…
Murder of RSS worker by alleged BJP member in Tamil Nadu shared with false claims
Indu Makkal Katchi, a Tamil Nadu-based right-wing political party, tweeted a picture (disturbing imagery, viewer discretion is advised) of a brutally injured man lying dead. As per their claim, a…
Fact-check: Did Japan deploy missiles to counter Chinese threat after India-China conflict?
On June 20, a Thailand-based news website Asia News published an article with the headline ‘Japan deployed ballistic missiles at China border after its conflict with India’. The article claimed…
Old video from Rajasthan falsely shared as Dalit boy and girl stripped naked, thrashed in UP
A video of a man and a woman paraded naked while a crowd records their video is circulating on social media. Hushyar Singh Meena (@HushyarMeenaIN) who identifies as ABVP Jaipur…