Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, an alleged letter with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) letterhead went viral. The letter carries the alleged signature of BJP Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari…
Misleading reports claim Shaheen Bagh empty post AAP win in Delhi election
When the counting of votes for Delhi assembly elections was underway on Tuesday, 11 February – with latest trends pointing to a massive mandate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
Coronavirus: No, this video of bats removed from a rooftop is not from China
On February 10, The New York Times reported that Coronavirus killed 97 people in a single day in China. The epidemic has spread to other countries as well and according…
Old video from Rajasthan shared as Muslims chanting slogans of Islamic supremacy amid Delhi polls
Pakistani-Canadian author Tarek Fatah tweeted a video of a group of men, a majority of them wearing skull-caps, and wrote . “In the #DelhiPolls2020, Muslim goons chant a provocative slogan against…
No, this video doesn’t show people infected with Coronavirus in China screaming for help
On February 7, Brajesh Misra, editor-in-chief of Bharat Samachar tweeted (archive) a 15-second video and said, “People from Wuhan can be heard begging for life from their homes. Instead of medical…
Old, unrelated photos viral as Zee News office attacked for insulting Delhi voters
“An enraged crowd attacked Zee News officer for terming the people of Delhi freeloaders and traitors. Heard this, is it true?” wrote one Sunik Kumar on Facebook, drawing close to 900…
Amit Malviya: How the ringmaster of BJP’s propaganda machinery weaponises misinformation
On January 15, 2020, Amit Malviya, national in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) IT cell, shared a video of a random group of persons insinuating that the women of…
Coronavirus in broiler chicken? H5N1 bird flu outbreak in China falsely linked with CoV
China culled around 18,000 chickens in Shaoyang city in the southern province of Hunan as a result of a flu outbreak, amidst the coronavirus epidemic. Social media rumours in India…
Video of hawker carts demolished in Odisha shared as UP
Several social media users have shared a 1:48 minute video which shows fruit carts being destroyed by a crane. The video is viral with the claim it is from Uttar…
Cannabis kills coronavirus? Vivek Agnihotri shares scientific misinformation via meme
On February 8, 2020, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tweeted a screenshot which says, ‘Breaking News: Weed kills coronavirus.’ Posting the image, which looks like a ‘news’ broadcast, Agnihotri made a case for legalising…