BJP member Major Surendra Poonia shared an image (archive) that looked like a newspaper front page with the headline, “Cyberabad Police bans the sale of oranges in the city”. Poonia…
Zee News publishes 2015 story with false claim of human faeces served to ‘non-Muslims’
A year-old report of two restaurant owners in the UK booked for serving food mixed with human faeces to their customers have been revived on social media. It has been…
CCTV footage of man sexually assaulting children is from Pakistan
A 44-second CCTV footage of a man in a skull cap sexually assaulting children is circulating on the Indian social media ecosystem. The video has been not been attached in…
False quote suggests Japanese Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo said coronavirus is man-made
A lengthy text message has gone viral on WhatsApp which claims that Japan’s Nobel Prize-winning immunologist Tasuku Honjo said that coronavirus is not natural but “manufactured by China”. Along with…
Disabled Muslim man hounded for accidentally dropping currency, accused of spreading coronavirus
A CCTV footage showing a Muslim man in a petrol pump reaching for his pocket to make a payment and dropping something on the ground is massively viral on social…
Old video falsely viral as sadhus take out procession in Maharashtra after Palghar lynching
A video that shows a mass gathering of sadhus is viral with the claim that the Juna Akhara has threatened a protest after lockdown if speedy justice is not served…
Old video falsely viral as US students sing Indian national anthem to thank India for HCQ
Madhu Kishwar, who has often been found circulating misinformation on Twitter, quote-tweeted a video of a multi-ethnic group singing the Indian national anthem. The tweet claimed that the song was…
Delhi police clarifies no ban on Azaan after video of policemen imposing a ban goes viral
A video of two policemen conversing with a few members of the Muslim community is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the policemen can be heard saying…
Old fake news about Qatari princess caught with seven men resurfaces
A newspaper clipping of a report published by DNA which is headlined, “Qatari Princess caught in Orgy with 7 men” is circulating on social media. It cites a report by…
False claim suggests Kurnool MLA Hafeez Khan forced nurse to wash Imam’s feet
Several Twitter users have posted an image where a nurse appears to be washing the feet of a man wearing a skull cap. As per social media claims the man…