Two videos of members of the Muslim community taking out processions have been shared with the claim that Muslims in the UK are demanding that the country be transformed into…
Old video shared as Pakistani Taliban threatening India after Afghanistan’s takeover
A video of an armed man threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violence against India has been shared as a recent threat by the Pakistani Taliban. The man says that…
Led by ANI, news outlets publish 7-yo report on Saudi marriage laws as recent
On March 19, news agency Asian News International (ANI) published a report headlined, “Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying women from Pakistan, 3 other nations: Report”. Nineteen hours later, the…
Thailand’s health minister scared of COVID vaccine? No, Chinese man from 2018 video
On February 1, Pakistani Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah tweeted a video of an Asian man having a panic attack before getting injected with a syringe. English and Arabic text inscribed…
The year that was: Misinformation trends of 2020
The word ‘unprecedented’ only mildly captures the year 2020. The coronavirus pandemic did more than confine the privileged inside their homes and leave the destitute to their fates. It has…
Pro-Pak, pro-Khalistan chants at 2019 anti-Modi rally in US revived amid farmers’ protest
Canadian-Pakistani author Tarek Fatah posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan and pro-Khalistan slogans and wrote, “Sikhs in London chant Allah-O-Akbar. Kashmir banega Pakistan, Punjab banega Khalistan.” The video…
Video of 2016 rally by Sikh groups against Punjab govt falsely linked to farmers’ protest
In the backdrop of the violence that ensued at the tractor rally held against centre’s farm bills on Republic Day, Acharya Vikramaditya (@AchVikrmaditya) tweeted a video of Sikh men at…
Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation
Social media giant Facebook has repeatedly come under the scanner after multiple reports of the company evading responsibility for hateful content and misinformation thriving on the platform. A Buzzfeed report…
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 men uprooting trees over land dispute in Pakistan viral with anti-Muslim angle
Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a one-minute video that shows men uprooting plants from a field. The viral text associated with the video reads, “Tree plantation drive was…