An almost 2-minute long clip has gone viral on social media with users claiming that it features “Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay”. The man in the video can be seen speaking…
Old video from Bangladesh shared as ‘Islam Zindabad’ slogans raised in West Bengal
A video is widely circulating on Facebook with the claim that a rally where pro-Islam chants were raised was taken out in West Bengal’s Kolkata. “This rally was taken out…
Video of 2018 anti-Trump protest in London shared as Americans celebrating Arab ‘enslavement’
Several Facebook users shared a video of a rally that shows a man dressed as US President Donald Trump escorting men in traditional Arab clothing using leashes. This video was…
Times Now runs tweet by fake account of Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister as ‘breaking news’
On August 28, Times Now reported on an image posted by Twitter account @iaMeetuSingh which claimed to be the “official account” of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister. Rajput was…
Video of 2011 Japan tsunami shared as ‘God punishing China for coronavirus’
This week, a video of a tsunami has gone viral on social media in which people can be seen standing on a rooftop and watching as vehicles, homes, and parts…
BJP shares old IMF data to make misleading claim about Indian GDP growth projection
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…