On June 24, The Hindu reported, “Pune district reported more than 192 new COVID-19 cases, the highest surge till now over a 12-hour span, taking the district’s case tally to…
Social media fires fictional “Dr Mujahid Hussain” from AYUSH Ministry over Coronil controversy
On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of coronavirus medicine ‘Coronil’ and hailed it as an “Ayurvedic cure” for coronavirus. The company’s face Ram Kisan Yadav, popularly known as…
Two-year-old video falsely shared as Amit Shah’s convoy attacked in Bihar during campaigning
A video of people pelting stones and bricks at cars passing by a road is viral on social media with the claim that they attacked Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy…
Coronil lacks scientific basis as a cure for COVID-19 based on evidence shared by Patanjali
Patanjali Ayurved launched an ayurvedic treatment kit called ‘Coronil’ as a ‘cure’ for COVID-19. Indian media outlets ran shows on the kit, referring to it as a ‘breakthrough’ in coronavirus…
Old images, fake lists and accounts falsely portray Chinese soldiers ‘killed’ in clashes with India
A set of six images — three photos of Chinese military carrying coffins wrapped in the country’s national flag, a screenshot of tweets by one ‘Wang Chung 又是这个武汉妹子’ that claim…
Fake tweet: Sitaram Yechury referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping as his “boss”
A purported tweet of Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is doing the rounds on social media. It shows Yechury referring to Communist-ruled China’s president Xi Jinping…
Pakistani FB pages share old, manufactured video as plight of Indian soldiers in dispute with China
The India-China border dispute which caused the death of 20 Indian army soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese casualties has sparked a visible disinformation campaign on social media. A…
Photos of CPI(M) leaders morphed to portray them holding placards in support of China
Photograph of CPI(M) leaders Sitaram Yechury and Brinda Karat holding placards which allegedly carry slogans against the Indian army are circulating on social media. The placards read, “Indian Army Down..Down,…
Congress handles share photo of Indira Gandhi addressing jawans in Leh as Galwan valley
On June 21, several social media accounts of the Indian National Congress shared an image of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi addressing a crowd of army men. As per the…
Morphed: Image of PM Modi bowing to Chinese President Xi Jinping
Indian National Congress member Devashish Jarariya, who was also a party candidate from Bhind constituency in the 2019 general elections, tweeted an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime…