An apparent appeal by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud in the form of an infographic is viral on social media and WhatsApp. It has the CJI’s…
Tamil Nadu temple demolition: Old videos of anti-encroachment drive shared with misleading claims
Two videos are being shared on social media where structures, seemingly temples, can be seen being demolished. In one video, one can also see that a number of people have…
‘Mera Abdul Aisa Nahi Hai’: How the ‘Abdul’ trope has been mainstreamed to demonise Muslim Men
‘Uska Abdul alag tha’ (Translation: Her Abdul was different), wrote verified Twitter user Arpita Shaiva earlier this month while tweeting an image of a man on a motorcycle apparently carrying…
ED raid on Lalu Yadav-linked premises: Old, unrelated photos shared as seized articles
On March 10, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided a premises linked to former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Lalu Yadav. The agency claimed that it seized evidence revealing “proceeds…
Advocate Saurabh Kirpal dancing on a beach? Unrelated video viral with false claims to attack activist-lawyer
A video of a man dancing on a beach is being circulated with the claim that he is senior advocate and LGBTQIA+ rights activist Saurabh Kirpal, son of former Chief…
ISIS atrocities on women: Scene from street play viral with misleading claims
A video of an elderly man removing the veils from the faces of burqa-clad girls standing in a queue is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed…
Imran Khan arrest: News channels show AI-generated image as real; old video, fake agreement paper viral
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday, May 9, in the Al-Qadir Trust case from the Islamabad High Court premises. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was in the biometric…
Exclusive: Network of shadow Facebook pages spending crores on ads to target Oppn are connected to BJP
For the last few years, political propaganda on social media has been a part and parcel of electoral politics across the world. Alongside that, advertising has become an important tool…
Video from China viral as trial run of train on Chenab bridge in J&K
The highest railway bridge in the world, which will link Katra and Banihal and span the Chenab River at a height of 359 meters, is under construction in Jammu and…
Old video of assault on Bhopal student viral with false communal claims
A video of a boy getting whipped and beaten up with lathi is viral on social media. The video is shared with the claim that the person who got thrashed…