Videos of a woman shopping in a supermarket have been widely shared on social media. The person recording the videos says that it was shot at a Reliance store and…
News24 shares old broadcast of namaz at Jama Masjid multiple times to portray mass gathering
On Friday, April 17, Hindi media outlet News24 shared a video on Facebook titled, “कोरोना ने बदला इबादत की तरीका,दिल्ली के जामा मस्जिद का माहौल क्या है?” This translates to…
False claim suggests Bandra mass gathering accused Vinay Dubey’s father is Muslim
A photograph of Navi Mumbai-based self-proclaimed labour leader and activist Vinay Dubey, along with a man and a woman, was posted by one Shiv Yadav on Twitter. Yadav claimed that…
Old, unrelated photo shared as family commits suicide in Surat due to hunger during lockdown
A photograph of a man, woman and infant hanging dead from a tree has been widely shared on social media. The accompanying claim suggests that the family committed suicide out…
Video from Mumbai viral as cops lathicharge deaf-mute man in Ahmedabad’s Behrampura
A disturbing video of a group of policemen brutally lathi-charging a man is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the policemen are seen chasing and beating a…
Old video of TikTok user Shadab Khan falsely shared as him showing how to spread coronavirus
A video of TikTok user Shadab Khan, inarguably repulsive, has been widely shared on social media platforms. Twitter user Deepak Khandwal shared the clip stating, “Shabad Khan has 11 million…
Old, unrelated image from Malaysia shared as migrants stranded in Gujarat due to lockdown
An image of a crowd of people sleeping in the lobby of a building is getting shared on social media. It is being claimed that the image is from Gujarat…
Old video shared as the recent incident where police was attacked during lockdown in Aurangabad
On April 15, it was reported that locals in Bihar’s Aurangabad attacked health workers and police personnel during a routine visit for screening residents. Eleven people were injured in the…
Old map of India shared to praise PM Modi on tackling coronavirus
A map of India which compares Indian states with various countries on the basis of population has gone viral. Ram Madhav, national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, was among…
ABP News v/s Rubika Liyaquat: 180-degree turn on communalising migrant crisis near Bandra station
On April 14, reports of a mass gathering of migrants near Mumbai’s Bandra station dominated the news cycle throughout the day. Marathi news channel ABP Majha’s reporter Rahul Kulkarni was…