A video of a person fallen on the roadside, unable to get up as a two-wheeler has trapped one of their legs is widely circulating online. Two men, claimed to…
COVID-19 is not a bacterial infection, false claim viral on social media
A viral video accompanied by the following message has been circulating on WhatsApp. “Finally W.H.O. cheated the world, Corona is not a Virus, but a bacterial infection and patients can…
Fact-check: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wishing Janmashtami, quoting Bhagavad Gita?
A video of a woman praising the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita and Hindu deity Krishna is circulating with the claim that she is New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The…
Sushant Singh Rajput is not dancing with his ‘niece’ in this video, media misreport
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment more than two months ago. As time goes by, the media’s obsession with the case is rapidly soaring….
Derogatory painting of Hindu deity Krishna from 5 years ago revived on social media
On August 17, News Nation anchor Deepak Chaurasia tweeted that Akram Hussain, a painter in Assam, exhibited an offensive picture of Hindu deity Krishna in a Guwahati art gallery. “I’m…
Morphed: TIME magazine cover featuring Donald Trump with ‘Time to go’ headline
A picture of an alleged cover page of American weekly magazine TIME is being shared widely on social media. In the picture, a figure can be seen walking out of…
Old video of couple swimming in flooded home in Prayagraj shared as Delhi
Abhishek Dutt, Vice President of the Delhi Congress, shared a video on August 13. In the video, a man can be seen teaching a woman how to swim in floodwater…
The King of Bahrain arrives in Dubai with his robot bodyguard? False claim, old video
On August 13, IAS officer Sonmoni Borah tweeted a 30-second video. In the video, a man can be seen walking through a crowded arena, with a robot following close behind…
BJP leaders share morphed image of national flag hoisted in Lal Chowk, Srinagar
As India celebrates its 74th Independence Day, pictures of the national flag hoisted in different parts of the country are widely circulating. Among these photographs is one from Lal Chowk,…
Congress’s video on PM Modi’s relationship with China includes old photo with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
The official handle of the Congress party tweeted a video on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) relationship with China, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ‘cosying’ up with…