According to posts which are viral on social media, Pakistan is in an economic mess so deep that it is now being compelled to sell off its national assets. The…
Rumour-mongering after attack on Swiss Couple in Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
“5 ‘peaceful’ involved in Fatehpur Sikri #swisscouple attack incident are arrested. They are Sheikh Chisty Trust Goons.“, tweeted Prashant Patel Umrao. Every time the Government is embarrassed due to certain…
Unmasked! Attempts to discredit the driver of the terror-struck bus with Amarnath yatris
“God gave me strength to keep moving, and I just did not stop. The firing went on and on, so I didn’t stop. I kept driving.” Sheikh Saleem Gafoor, emerged…
How fake news branded News Laundry’s Madhu Trehan as a leftist for her non-existent comments on Baahubali
A rumour that started on Whatsapp travelled to Facebook. From Facebook, it travelled to a right-wing fake news website. The right-wing fake news website created a nice infographic of the…
Darbhanga land dispute falsely reported as case of forced religious conversion, viral with communal spin
An incident from Muria village in the Bhalpatti police station area of Bihar’s Darbhanga has been making headlines. Two locals, Rajdhan Devi and Vicky Kumar, have claimed that they hail…
Priest assaulted with cricket bat: No communal angle, all 4 arrested are Hindus
A purported video of a Muslim man beating a temple priest with a bat is viral on social media. On X (formerly Twitter), a user named राष्ट्रवादी अरुण शुक्ला (@rashtrawadi_aru)…
Video from Rajasthan falsely shared as that of accused in UP ‘molestation’ incident that led to Class XI girl’s death
An incident of alleged molestation leading to a girl’s death recently came to light in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. A group of miscreants reportedly snatched the stole (‘dupatta’) of a…
Did Canada issue a travel advisory against India amid worsening diplomatic ties?
Within hours of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau alleging that “agents of the government of India” had carried out the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar in…
Nuh violence & after: VHP rallies in several states call for killing of Muslims, social & economic boycott
In the days following the communal clashes in Nuh during Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra on July 31, several rallies and Mahapanchayats were held in many states,…
Viral video of molestation in Bihar’s Saran used to target Nitish-Tejashwi is from 2021 when NDA was in power
The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. A video of a woman being molested while she is seated…