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Did Amit Shah exhort crowd to not vote for Meenakshi Lekhi? Ajay Maken tweets clipped, misleading video

Arjun Sidharth3rd May 2019

Its very strange-BJP President Sh Amit Shah himself says that do not vote for Meenakshi Lekhi! Then why should anyone vote for Lekhi ji? With the above message, Congress leader…

Fact-check: Does Akshay Kumar hold honorary citizenship of Canada?

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd May 20193rd May 2019

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s recent ‘non-political’ interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised eyebrows with respect to the timing of the interaction. The interview was held mid-elections and telecast across…

Cyclone Fani: Old video of a ship caught in a storm shared as impact of cyclone

Jignesh Patel3rd May 2019

A video of a ship battling a storm in the sea is being circulated with the claim that it represents ongoing Cyclone Fani, which has recently hit Odisha, causing major…

Did Kanhaiya Kumar say slain Naxals are ‘martyrs’? Old, clipped video viral

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd May 20197th April 2021

A video clip of National Executive Council member of Communist Party of India Kanhaiya Kumar’s interview with NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar was shared by BJP UP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi…

Hans Raj Hans converted to Islam? AAP social media head tweets misleading video

Jignesh Patel3rd May 20193rd May 2019

On May 2, Aam Aadmi Party conducted a press conference accusing BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans of concealing information about his conversion to Islam. AAP claimed that he was ineligible…

Muslims thrashed Brahmin in West Bengal? Old video, false claim

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd May 201924th March 2021

A video of a crowd of people thrashing a man dressed in white is being circulated on social media with the claim that a man was attacked for performing Puja…

Fact-check: Is Congress contesting the lowest number of seats ever, as claimed by PM Modi?

Arjun Sidharth2nd May 2019

Is the Congress party contesting the lowest number of seats in its entire history, for the 2019 Lok Sabha election? Apparently so, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi…

Youth sported ISIS t-shirts in Wayanad, Kerala after polling? 2014 image from Tamil Nadu shared

Arjun Sidharth2nd May 2019

A photograph of a group of young men wearing black t-shirts with ISIS written on them, has been circulated with the claim that the picture was clicked in Wayanad, Kerala…

No, cops killed in recent Maoist attack were not wrapped in cardboard boxes; old images

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd May 2019

Photographs of dead bodies wrapped in cardboard boxes are being circulated on social media with the claim that these are the remains of the policemen who were killed in the…

Kanhaiya Kumar’s campaign vehicle photoshopped with image of Afzal Guru

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd May 2019

A photograph of CPI Begusarai candidate Kanhaiya Kumar has been circulated on social media with Kumar purportedly campaigning behind a poster of 2001 Parliamentary attack convict, Afzal Guru. A few…