Two decades after US-led forces ended the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, the terrorist group has recaptured the country following US President Joe Biden’s announcement of withdrawal of US military presence…
Old photo shared as Ashraf Ghani embracing Taliban leader before fleeing Afghanistan
A photo of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani embracing another individual is being circulated widely on social media. It is claimed that Ghani is pictured with a Taliban leader and that…
Decade-old photo morphed to show women in Afghanistan walking with feet chained
A photo of a man walking in front of three women in burqas has been shared on social media. He has a chain in his hand which is tied around…
Fake Al Jazeera tweet, misleading portrayal of NDTV’s report on Taliban shared online
Pro-BJP propaganda pages on Facebook have compared two tweets – one by NDTV and the other purportedly made by Al Jazeera. Below is a post by India272+ which said, “तालिबान…
Video from 2015 shot in Syria viral as public execution of woman by Taliban in Afghanistan
A video of a group of men bearing guns shooting down a woman has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident is from Afghanistan. The video…
Video of Zaid Hamid’s hate speech is from 2013, not after Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan
A video of Pakistani commentator Zaid Hamid’s remarks during an ARY News broadcast has surfaced on social media after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. He can be heard saying, “Danish,…
Photo from Afghanistan shot in 2012 shared as terrorist captured in Kashmir
A photograph of a man dressed in women’s clothing being escorted by army personnel was shared by right-wing writer Madhu Kishwar. She claimed that he was captured during the July…
Street performance depicting ISIS sex-slavery viral as sale of women in Afghanistan
A video in which a man is seen speaking into a microphone in Arabic has been shared in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. In the video, some…
‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim
The trailer of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ was released on April 26. Soon after this, multiple Twitter users shared it urging people to watch the movie. Hindutva activist…
Why has Twitter not deplatformed Madhu Kishwar for hateful conduct?
Hateful conduct can be grounds for suspension on Twitter and verified accounts “found to be in severe or repeated violation of Twitter rules”, including but not limited to hateful conduct,…