A video showing a group of policemen gunning down men rushing past a blockade is doing the rounds on social media. As soon as their car reaches the blockade, the…
Video from Pak falsely linked with Hindu man’s alleged murder by Muslim men in Rajasthan
A gruesome video of two men hacking another with an axe has been shared on social media in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. It is being claimed that the…
Video viral with false claim that Muslims scatter notes on the road to spread coronavirus
Two videos which show currency notes scattered on the road are viral on social media with the claim that “coronavirus-infected notes were scattered by the Muslim community” in Video 1…
Communal attack in Bawana shared with false claim of Muslim man injecting fruits with spittle
A two-minute video which shows a group of men aggressively interrogating a man in a red shirt is widely circulating on social media. The men interrogating in Haryanvi ask –…
Old video where salon attendant applies saliva on customer’s face falsely shared with Muslim angle
Amidst the nationwide lockdown imposed to fight coronavirus, social media is in the middle of an information war. Old videos and manufactured audio clips are being widely shared to build…
Video from Pakistan falsely viral as Muslims punished in India
A video is viral on social media which shows a group of Muslim men performing a punishment called “murga” in Hindi where a person is made to squat, hold their…
Police action on temple priest flouting lockdown in MP falsely communalised
A photograph of a policeman pinning down a Hindu priest has been widely shared by several prominent social media users. National spokesperson of Vishva Hindu Parishad, Vijay Shankar Tiwari, claimed…
Old, unrelated video shared as Muslims licking utensils to spread coronavirus infection
A video where a group of Muslim men are licking utensils and cutlery is floating across social media platforms and messaging applications. It is being claimed that they intend to…
Jagran-owned Vishvas News continues as IFCN signatory despite violating codes of conduct
In March 2020, Meta (previously Facebook) announced a partnership with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN, set up in 2015 by US no-profit Poynter Institute) ‘to reduce the spread of misinformation…
Devesh Kumar: Untangling a complex web of lies and deceit
On October 30, 2022, The Wire registered a police complaint against journalist Devesh Kumar for allegedly fabricating and supplying documents, emails, and video with a view to damage the media…