A video of a group of bikers attacked by a mob is circulating on social media. It is being shared with the claim that a BJP-RSS rally, in support of…
Image of symbolic ‘one eye bandaged’ protest shared as CAA protesters faking injury
Since the past few days, an image of a Muslim woman with a bandage on her eye during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been shared by…
Video from 2011 viral with false claim that Muslim man wore Sikh turban during anti-CAA protest
A video of policemen apprehending a man and removing his Sikh turban is circulating on social media in the context of anti-CAA protests. It is being claimed that the man…
Video of Qaumi Ekta Week shared with a communal spin after Maha polls
A video of policemen distributing tasbih, prayer beads used by Muslims, and wishing Jummah Mubarak is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the video was shot after…
How Hyderabad vet’s rape-murder was communalised by right-wing handles and outlets on social media
A 26-year-old veterinary doctor went missing on November 27 near Hyderabad. A day later, her charred body was found at the underpass of a National Highway in Chatanpally village. The…
Satirical piece on Ranu Mondal calling for church land in Ayodhya shared as real
रानू मंडल ने अयोध्या मे चर्च के लिए जगह मांगी..आपको नहीं लगता ये स्टेशन पर भीख मांगती ही ठीक थी..?? ये तो सिर पर बैठ गई..! (Ranu Mondal calls for…
Fake quote from parody account ascribed to rape-accused Kerala Bishop resurfaces
A screenshot of a supposed broadcast which attributes a quote to rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal is getting shared on social media – “Whatever happened between me and nun, it is…
How the Murshidabad triple murder was given a political, communal colour
On October 8, 2019, a family of three – Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife and 8-year-old child – was hacked to death in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. A construction worker,…
Chinese dance video edited and passed off as Indian performance on Hindu devotional song
“Magical performance to the tune of a bhajan sung by two tiny tots–pupils of the one and only”, is the message posted along with a video by Madhu Kishwar. The…
Times Now tries fact-checking: Declares Indian parody handle as “Pakistani propaganda”
As part of its #IndiaRejectPropaganda campaign, Times Now recently announced that it will carry out “extensive fact checks to separate truth from fiction”. One such fact-check analysed a tweet from…