In the wake of the Hyderabad rape-murder case, a text message has gone viral across social media platforms in multiple languages. According to the post, a new number has been…
Image from 2017 shared as woman raped and beheaded in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Images of a corpse of a beheaded woman lying supine are widely circulating on social media with the claim that the body of a gang-rape victim was found in a…
Misleading claim: ‘1091’ & ‘7837018555’ are pan-India helpline numbers for women home-drop service
On December 4, author Harinder S Sikka tweeted, “Police has launched free ride scheme where any women who is alone & not able to find vehicle to get home between…
Media misreports image from 2015 as photograph of Hyderabad encounter
In the early hours of December 6, news emerged that the four accused in the Hyderabad rape and murder case were gunned down in a police encounter, close to the…
False claim suggests all Hyderabad rape accused hailed from Muslim community
A graphic with photographs of Hyderabad rape accused is widely circulating on social media. It identifies the four accused as, “मोहम्मद पाशा,मोहम्मद इकबाल, मोहम्मद रहीम, मोहम्मद अक्रम (Mohammed Pasha, Mohammed…
Video from Brazil showing man assaulting young girl shared as Rajasthan
अगर आपकी आत्मा में इंसानियत जिंदा हो तो शेयर जरूर करना यह वीडियो कल्याणपुर राजस्थान का है इस औरत को किस तरह प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है पूरे परिवार के…
Modi govt introduces new law awarding death penalty for rape? Clipped video, misleading claim
A 19-second clip of president Ram Nath Kovind is massively viral on social media with a message claiming that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government has introduced a new law that…
Digitally-created artwork showing a hurricane shared as powers of ‘Buddhist God’
A Twitter handle @NioZenji shared a video and wrote, “man-made buildings are no match for nature/heaven’s power.” He further wrote, “The Mighty Buddhist God Vajrapani & Indradeva wield the power of Lightning…
No, Hyderabad rape accused are not minors given fictional Hindu identities by police
An article, published by a website named The Youth is being widely shared on social media. The title of the article while citing a statement by self-proclaimed saint Yati Narsinghanand…
Personal dispute in Gujarat given communal spin on social media and by GSTV
On November 30, Twitter user @_shwetanshi posted two photos of a man with severe head injuries and wrote, “रात को कुछ मुस्लिम लड़के हिंदू लड़कियो को परेशान कर रहे थे…