After Cyclone Amphan hit large parts of coastal areas in India and Bangladesh this month, an image of a dilapidated road started circulating on social media. Twitter user Rezwan posted…
Fake tweet portrays Rahul Gandhi suggesting odd/even method to reopen schools
A screenshot of a tweet supposedly put out by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is doing the rounds on social media. “Schools and colleges should reopen from 1st June on odd/even…
False claim that PM Modi was appointed the ‘chairman’ of WHO – a position that does not exist
A message widely circulating on social media claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been appointed as the chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The tweet below by @RealPushpendra…
Pornographic image used to target JMI student Ladeeda Farzana
A Twitter handle @GahlotKanpur whose bio reads “active BJP worker” shared two photographs — an image of Muslim women talking to AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi juxtaposed with a picture of…
Gopalganj case: OpIndia blames victim’s father, accuses him of lying to give itself a clean chit
In an article published on May 9, OpIndia claimed that a 15-year-old boy Rohit was sacrificed in a mosque in Bihar’s Gopalganj. Our investigation found that the story was false….
Fact-check: Did Rajasthan govt halt buses transporting students to UP for Rs 19 lakh fuel dues?
On May 16, Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote a letter to BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh government seeking permission to send 1,000 buses from Rajasthan for labourers from UP to travel back…
Video of PM Modi’s recent visit to West Bengal morphed with ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ slogans
A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting shared on social media. In the video, both of them are seen heading towards…
Pakistani man’s beard, eyebrows shaved for molesting minors, video viral in India
A video of a crowd surrounding a man, shaving off his facial hair including his eyebrows, is circulating on social media. It is being claimed that locals caught the man,…
No, Mohan Bhagwat did not say he has lost faith in religion – manufactured clipping viral
An alleged newspaper clipping is viral on social media. It claims that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that he has lost faith in religion because of the coronavirus outbreak. The…
Video of man pushing a mini Ferris wheel welded to his bike is at least 2 years old
Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a 40-second video of a man riding a bike while pushing a mini-Ferris wheel on the road. A woman is sitting along with…