On September 6, Times Now reported that China has thrown open the Pangong Tso Lake to international tourists and domestic tourists as well. “The videos of opening Pangong Tso Lake…
Video of woman hacked to death in Brazil revived with ‘love Jihad’ claim
A video of a woman gagged, tied and hacked to death with an axe has been widely shared on social media with the claim that she was a victim of…
Old video viral as Indian army celebrating after entering Chinese territory
A video is viral on social media with the claim that it shows Indian army men celebrating after the country trespassed into Chinese territory. “Big News: India has entered 4…
No, IPS officers in this photograph are not siblings
Facebook user ‘দূর্গা খাতুন’ (Durga Khatoon) shared a photograph of three police officials claiming that they are siblings. The elaborate caption in Bengali says that girls are not a burden…
Morphed ABP News screengrab on Rhea Chakraborty ‘eating palak paneer’ surfaces online
Retired IAS officer Surya Pratap Singh posted a purported screengrab of an ABP News bulletin. “Rhea had eaten palak paneer curry,” reads the breaking news ticker in Hindi. “How can…
Right wing groups film minors, give false ‘love Jihad’ angle to birthday parties held in Bhopal
Since September 3, several Twitter and Facebook users have posted multiple videos where members of right-wing fringe groups Sanskriti Bachao Manch and Bajrang Dal are moral policing children. They can…
Old video of vandalism by football fans in Switzerland revived as violence by Muslims in WB
On 21st March, in a brutally violent incident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, eight houses were attacked and set on fire, killing eight people, including women and children. This was…
Old video of women falling into sewage drain in Pakistan shared as Delhi
Recently, a video of two women falling into a big open sewage drain on the street has going viral online. Social media users have been sharing this video suggesting that…
Fact-check: Saddam Hussein’s dead body did not decompose after 12 years of burial?
A 2:20-minute-long video reportedly showing former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has recently gone viral on social media. Users are claiming that his body was exhumed “12 years” after his burial…
Fake Twitter accounts created in Dr Kafeel Khan and his wife Shabista Khan’s name
Dr Kafeel Khan was released from prison on September 1 after spending 200 days in Mathura jail. The Allahabad high court quashed his detention under the National Security Act (NSA)…