A video has gone viral with the claim that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh thrashed an AAP MLA with shoes at a party meeting. Facebook user Lalit Mohan…
Twitter account with provocative tweets falsely claims to be Al Jazeera correspondent
Several Twitter users have shared screenshots of a provocative tweet posted by a Twitter handle ‘Dilawar Shaikh (@DilawarShaikh_)’. In the tweet Shaikh can be seen calling for “butchering” of Hindus…
Old video of UP police lathicharge on anti-CAA protesters shared as Delhi police
The recent communal violence in northeast Delhi has given rise to a plethora of misinformation circulated via images and videos. A 25-second clip of police lathi-charging a large crowd of…
Yet another clipped video viral to falsely portray Harsh Mander as instigating violence
Social activist Harsh Mander has continued to remain in the news for the second consecutive day after another video of a part of his speech was shared by members of…
Aaj Tak’s fact-check that alcohol, weed don’t cure coronavirus infection viral with misleading claim
On March 4, Facebook page ‘Humans of Hindutva’ shared two images (archive link) of a television screen tuned in to Aaj Tak. In the first image, we can see “Alcohol…
Old video of cop beating woman in Gwalior shared as Delhi police brutality
A video of a policeman beating a woman with a child in her arms is being shared by several social media users with a Bengali caption which claims that it…
Was Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Temple lit up for Maha Shivratri celebrations after decades?
On the occasion of Mahashivratri, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted (archive link) an image of a temple decorated with colourful lights and wrote, “After decades of darkness, Shankaracharya…
Clipped video shared to claim Harsh Mander instigated violence in Jamia speech
Social activist Harsh Mander filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking action against leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their hate speeches leading up to communal riots…
AAP offers monetary relief to only Muslim victims of Delhi riots? Dainik Jagran clipping morphed
An alleged newspaper clipping has been shared on social media. It claims that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is providing relief assistance to only Muslim victims of the Delhi riots….
Old images from Syria, Bangladesh shared as Delhi riots
More than 45 people have died in Delhi’s recent communal violence. As tensions deplete, misinformation continues to be shared rampantly on social media. The following pictures are being widely shared…