A video of burqa-clad women escaping from the first floor of a building is massively viral on messaging platforms. It is being claimed that Muslim women caught shopping in the…
False claims about Safoora Zargar’s marriage and pregnancy viral on social media
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) scholar Safoora Zargar was arrested on April 10 and subsequently charged under non-bailable offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Since her arrest, social media has…
Dainik Jagran, Punjab Kesari misreport youth in Punjab throws notes laced with spit
On April 25, Twitter user Hatinder Singh posted a video report by ‘Daily Post Punjabi’, with the message, “In Phillaur, Punjab, This Man Was Caught Throwing Notes On The Road…
News18 misreports scuffle between police and locals in Kurla as cops manhandled after namaz
During the May 1 broadcast of News18 Hindi’s debate show ‘Aar Paar’, moderator Amish Devgan played a video of an altercation between locals in a Muslim-dominated area in Kurla Pipe Road and…
2018 image of Muslims offering prayers in UP shared as recent from Tamil Nadu
An image of a group of men, wearing a skull cap, offering namaz is getting shared on social media. It is being shared with the claim that a group of…
Fact-check: TV9’s exclusive report on a ‘secret underground tunnel’ in Nizamuddin Markaz
The novel coronavirus outbreak has cost lakhs of lives worldwide. However, as countries across the globe observe lockdowns to flatten the curve and scientists look for a cure, normalcy doesn’t…
Images from Myanmar viral as social distancing in Mizoram vegetable market
Mahesh Vikram Hegde, founder of fake news website Postcard News, shared two images claiming that they depict vegetable markets in Mizoram where vendors and customers are practising social distancing. “Pictures…
No, this video doesn’t show North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s funeral
A video of a dead body placed inside a coffin surrounded with flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that this video confirms the death…
Viral video is not Rishi Kapoor’s video on the night before he passed away, media misreports
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on the morning of April 30. Soon after, former actor and Congress leader Nagma shared a video of Rishi Kapoor claiming, “Clip of last…
No, RSS goons did not attack Hindu woman for preparing sehri for Kashmiri Muslim girl
Two photographs have been widely shared across social media platforms with the claim, “RSS goons has attacked on a Hindu woman who attempt sehri for a muslim Kashmiri girl.” The…