On May 29, Home Minister Amit Shah accepted a fact-finding report on Delhi riots by Delhi-based NGO Call for Justice. Several media outlets reported about this including Times Now and…
Chinar Corps-Indian army, media share old video as recent ceasefire violation by Pakistan along LoC
The official handle of the Chinar Corps Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) tweeted a video of firing on June 12. The tweet claimed that the video represents the recent ceasefire violation by…
Fake prescription viral in the name of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital debunked by the hospital
As of June 12, India has the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases. The coronavirus dashboard on Johns Hopkins University indicates India has over 3 lakh cases. While the debate on…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor shares 2017 image to show ‘Atmanirbhar India’
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had shared a photograph of a woman holding a drip given to a child held by another woman. Tharoor shared the image taking a jibe at…
No, a maulvi did not perform Priyanka Gandhi’s wedding rituals
A photograph of Priyanka Gandhi during her wedding rituals over 20 years ago has found itself in the crosshairs of rumour-mongering on social media. Several users on Twitter have claimed…
Photos from 2002 of cow and leopard in Gujarat revived as recent incident in Assam
Photographs of a leopard and a cow are viral on social media. A Twitter user Janmajit Shankar Sinha (@janmajit007) shared the pictures and wrote a heartwarming story. The story shared with…
Fact-check: Videos of unrelated pest attacks linked with Asian giant hornet spotted in US
Since the past few days, there have been reports of black and orange hornets spotted in America. These are the Asian giant hornets, also known as ‘Murder Hornet’. Following the…
Verification: Ram Guha’s tweet quoting Philip Spratt’s 1939 writing on Gujarat and Bengal
A tweet by historian Ram Guha has caused quite a stir on social media. It carries an excerpt from British writer and former communist Philip Spratt’s writings from 1939. “Gujarat,…
Viral: Fake Zee News graphic claims total lockdown from June 15
A screengrab of an alleged Zee News graphic has been shared on social media. The text on the graphic reads, “Home Minister indicates that after June 15 once again there…
Old tampered video showing Barack Obama tossing away Melania Trump’s gift resurfaces
A video is circulating on social media in the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protest in the United States sparked by African American citizen George Floyd’s death due to…