An animated video showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra embroiled in a Kung Fu battle with Chinese President Xi Jinping is circulating on social media. The video shows Jinping losing to…
IANS falls for fake account of Sara Pilot attacking Ashok Gehlot via tweets
A section of the media republished a report by news agency IANS claiming that rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s wife Sara Pilot in a series of tweets tagged to Congress…
Fact-check: Was Urdu replaced with Sanskrit on Dehradun Railway station signboard?
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra wrote “Sanskrit” in bold letters while tweeting pictures of the signboard at Dehradun railway station. While the first photograph shows the city’s name written in Hindi,…
Scene from 2017 movie viral as actual shark attack on helicopter
Several Twitter users have shared a 15-second clip of a giant fish leaping out of the water and attacking a helicopter. As per social media claims, National Geographic paid a…
Old video of Amitabh Bachchan thanking Nanavati Hospital staff viral as recent
On July 11, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that he tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted in the isolation unit at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai. The next day,…
Old image from Bihar shared as pothole-filled road in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Wayand
A photograph of a road filled with potholes has been shared by several users on social media with the claim that this is Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Wayanad. “#राहुल_गांधी…
Old video from Bangladesh viral as RSS members harassing woman in India
A video of a group of men moral policing and harassing a burqa-clad woman on a roadside has been shared on social media with the claim that the men belong…
Idol desecrated in a temple by UP youth shared with false Muslim angle
A photograph of a man desecrating an idol inside a temple has been shared with the claim that his name is Mohammad Ansari. One Avni Padeny’s June 24 post drew…
Yang Jianli said 100 Chinese died in Galwan? Republic TV, Kapil Mishra share unverified news
The latest figure on Chinese casualties in the Galwan Valley, if social media claims are to be believed, is 100. BJP leader Kapil Mishra tweeted a report by an obscure…
Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of ‘chemical attack drill’
A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. In the background, a man can be heard instructing the soldiers in Hindi to stand their ground….