Screenshots of tweets from a Twitter account with the name Asif Khan and Twitter id @MdAsif35534489 went viral on June 4. The account, which has now either been deleted or…
PIB’s 3 out of 4 ‘fact-checks’ on deaths in Shramik trains are unsubstantiated
Recently, the fact-checking wing of Press Information Bureau (PIB) posted multiple tweets declaring news reports on deaths of migrant workers in Shramik trains as false. PIB claimed that the deceased…
Video shot ahead of 2019 elections falsely viral as Sunny Deol thrown out of Gurudwara
A video has been shared with the claim that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sunny Deol was thrown out of a Gurudwara. बीजेपी सांसद सन्नी देओल को गुरुद्वारे से धक्के…
False claim viral about arrest of Amzath Ali and Thamim Shaikh in Kerala elephant death case
The horrific death of an elephant in Kerala’s Palakkad has turned into yet another issue to target the Indian Muslim population. After reports came pouring in that the animal died…
Irresponsible media reports spark anger against Muslims and Kerala in elephant death case
The death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala after she was allegedly “fed” a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers sparked massive outrage in the country. The tragic incident started trending on…
No, this is not an image of Chinese soldiers helping Indian army men injured in avalanche
On May 10, The Hindu reported that Indian and Chinese troops had a face-off near Pangong Tso lake in Eastern Ladhak on May 5 and 6, followed by the second…
Video of Maradona lookalike in 2015 movie shared as actual footage of the footballer
A video of an obese man kicking a tennis ball has been widely shared on social media with messages claiming that the man is Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. Please tell…
Video of protests outside Ohio statehouse over George Floyd’s death shared as White House
In the backdrop of protests against the death of African-American man George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police, a video of protesters supposedly storming the White House in Washington…
Viral: Fake quotes by world leaders offering support to India over tensions with China
Since the last three weeks of May, the India-China border dispute continues in the eastern parts of Ladhak. In the backdrop on this, Mahesh Vikram Hegde’s Postcard News shared an…
No, PM Modi did not claim 1 crore coronavirus patients have been treated for free in India
A screengrab of a broadcast by India TV aired on May 31 has been shared by several social media users. It reads, “प्रधानमंत्री की बड़ी बातें 1 करोड़ कोरोना मरीज़ों…