A two-minute video in which a mob can be seen pelting stones in front of policemen was shared after communal violence shook Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. London-based Twitter user @URScrewed_ posted this…
Shaheen Bagh women getting paid? No, this is a video of relief distribution to Delhi riot victims
A video massively viral across social media channels is being shared with the recurring claim that individuals protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are being paid to agitate. From…
Muslim shops sell biryani laced with birth control pills to Hindus? Fictional story viral
A massively widespread message claims that Biryani laced with pills that cause impotence was sold to Hindu customers by Muslim shop owners in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. From the Facebook page…
Muslim girl raped by Hindu mob in Delhi? Pak propaganda website runs fake news
An article from the website ‘republicofbuzz.com’ is being widely shared on social media. It claims that a 13-year-old girl Deeba was gang-raped by a Hindu mob in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad….
Suresh Chavhanke falsely claims Muslim community in Paris torched railway station
On February 28, several social media users shared a 20-second video of a building engulfed in fire. The viral message blamed “Islamic jihad” for the incident and claimed that this…
Old, unrelated video of arms hidden inside cans of ghee falsely linked to Delhi riots
A video showing men removing pistols and magazines hidden inside cans of ghee is viral with two contrasting claims – one which targets the Muslim community and the other, Rashtriya…
No, this isn’t Justice Murlidhar with Sonia Gandhi when she filed nomination papers
An image of Congress President Sonia Gandhi filing election nomination papers is circulating on social media along with an image of Justice S Murlidhar. The judge was recently transferred from Delhi…
Photo of rescue op viral as cops helping mob carry petrol bombs to AAP’s Tahir Hussain’s residence
AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been booked for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma, who was killed in Delhi riots. Sharma’s family named Hussain in their complaint. Locals…
Unrelated video of mob violence in MP viral as Delhi riots
Several users on Twitter uploaded a video of a mob brutally thrashing a man with stones and sticks. The accompanying claim suggests that the video is from the recent communal…
Verification: AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s video appealing for police help
AAP councillor Mohammed Tahir Hussain, accused of facilitating mobs on his four-storey residence which was allegedly used to hurl petrol bombs during Delhi riots, was booked by the police for…