A large portion of the disinformation on Indian Twitter came from fake and imposter accounts created in the name of journalist Pushpendra Kulshrestha. Some of these accounts had millions of…
No, this wasn’t the first time Janmashtami was celebrated in Kashmir in 32 years
On the occasion of Janmashtami this year, several social media users tweeted visuals of celebrations at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk in Kashmir. Gujarat in charge of Hindu Yuva Vahini Yogi Devnath…
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…
Old video falsely shared as Delhi’s Jat community singing in support of PM Modi
As farmers from Haryana extend support to the protests against the farm laws led by Punjab farmers, a video featuring a group of people singing songs in praise of Prime…
Farmers’ protest: Zee News falsely claims Indian flag replaced with Khalsa flag on Red Fort
On January 26, tractor rally by farmers protesting against the centre’s three farm laws turned violent after a mob entered the Red Fort and other groups clashed with the police…
Old unfounded reports of removal of JK from UN ‘list of disputes’ viral again
Several social media users shared an October 29 article published by a website called Latest Laws (archived link). As per the article, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was removed from the…
MP Congress shares debunked mock drill clip in video targeting Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The upcoming by-elections in Madhya Pradesh have led political parties to take the support of misinformation for one-upmanship. A few days ago, MP Congress and Digvijay Singh had shared an…
ANI presents RSS-backed event as ‘Muslim community’ celebrating PM Modi’s birthday at Nizamuddin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his 70th birthday on September 17, 2020. News agency ANI published a story that same day claiming the Muslim community in Delhi gathered outside the…
Old photos of Aamir Khan falsely shared as his meeting with LeT terrorists
A few days ago, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan met Emine Erdoğan, wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On August 15, the First Lady had tweeted pictures of their meeting…
Morphed: Image of PM Modi bowing to Chinese President Xi Jinping
Indian National Congress member Devashish Jarariya, who was also a party candidate from Bhind constituency in the 2019 general elections, tweeted an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime…