On August 22, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) tweeted an infographic listing the projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth percentages in 2020 of nine countries—India, China, United States, Germany, France,…
News18, Times of India run Indore video as man jumping into floodwater in Pakistan
On its daily show ‘Sau Baat Ki Ek Baat’, News18 India anchor Kishore Ajwani highlighted the ‘failure’ of the Imran Khan-led Pakistani government to control floods caused by heavy downpour…
Fake News18 screenshot shared to claim 57 COVID deaths after COMEDK exam in Karnataka
Lakhs of students appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year. Both these exams have been postponed a number of times…
Old video from Pakistan shared as UP student tests COVID positive after B.Ed exam
The number of COVID-19 cases across the country has skyrocketed to a whopping 33 lakh. Meanwhile, on August 9, the B.Ed entrance examination was held in Uttar Pradesh. Post this,…
Congress shares 2012 image of PM Modi with ducks as PR during COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently shared a video of himself with peacocks at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence. This was picked up by nearly every mainstream media outlet and soon…
Video of Delhi cop beating minor is not an old video of armed chain snatcher
On August 24, Mojo Story tweeted a video of a policeman mercilessly beating up a young boy. The channel, founded by journalist Barkha Dutt, reported that the boy was wandering…
Fact-check: BJP leader Kalicharan Saraf misbehaved with woman on stage?
A video of a man grabbing a woman’s waist as she greets him by placing a garland around his neck has been going viral on social media. Users are claiming…
Video from West Bengal passed off as communal violence in Bengaluru
On the night of August 11, three people had died in deadly clashes that broke out in Bengaluru. The violence had been sparked by a Facebook post. Naveen, the nephew…
No, this is not Facebook’s Ankhi Das cutting tricoloured cake
Two pictures of a lady cutting a tricoloured cake are widely shared on social media. It is being claimed that she is Facebook India’s Public Policy Director, Ankhi Das, disrespecting…
Video of personal dispute in Hyderabad shared with false communal angle
A video has yet again gone viral on social media with communal overtones. It shows a physical altercation between two groups and cops trying to break the fight. An idol…