A tweet by historian Ram Guha has caused quite a stir on social media. It carries an excerpt from British writer and former communist Philip Spratt’s writings from 1939. “Gujarat,…
Viral: Fake Zee News graphic claims total lockdown from June 15
A screengrab of an alleged Zee News graphic has been shared on social media. The text on the graphic reads, “Home Minister indicates that after June 15 once again there…
Old tampered video showing Barack Obama tossing away Melania Trump’s gift resurfaces
A video is circulating on social media in the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protest in the United States sparked by African American citizen George Floyd’s death due to…
Video from West Bengal shared as people disregarding social distancing in Mumbai bus
Congress leader and former MP from Mumbai south constituency Milind Deora tweeted a video of commuters rushing into a bus, disregarding social distancing norms. He claimed that the video is…
Old images of cow injured in explosion in Rajasthan shared as recent incident from Himachal Pradesh
Days after a pregnant elephant in Kerala died after a fruit stuffed with firecrackers went off in her mouth, a similar incident came to light from Himachal Pradesh where a…
Times of India shares 2017 video of police brutality in China as recent based on social media claims
On June 9, The Times on India shared a one-minute video that shows a police officer pinning down a woman, carrying a child, with brute force in broad daylight. Without…
False media reports claim Jyotiraditya Scindia removed ‘BJP’ from his Twitter bio
A section of the media claimed that BJP leader and former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has removed ‘BJP’ from his Twitter account and written ‘public servant’ and ‘cricket enthusiast’. Some…
Fact-check: Video of elderly man stripped naked and beaten is from Bangladesh
A video of an elderly man being stripped and beaten up by another man in the presence of mute spectators is doing the rounds on social media. On June 3,…
Video of Vizag gas leak falsely linked with hornet attack and coronavirus outbreak
A video of people lying unconscious on the road is floating on social media. It is being claimed that they were all stung by the Asian giant hornet which is…
Video from Gujarat shared as upper caste men in UP assault Dalit woman for drawing water from well
A disturbing video of three men brutally assaulting a woman with sticks and pulling her by her hair was shared on social media. A message in Tamil claims that upper-castes…