On September 25, a scuffle took place between some youth at a mall in Mangaluru, Karnataka. A video of the incident, which showed a man being assaulted, was then shared…
Video of scuffle at Mangaluru mall shared with false, communal narrative
“This happened in Mangalore When PEACEFUL students eve-teased girls in a Mall A Hindu interrupted & questioned those perverts But look how PEACEFULs abused & assaulted the Hindu Doesn’t this…
Did Rahul Gandhi cut Manmohan Singh’s birthday cake? Old, unrelated video viral
A video of Rahul Gandhi cutting a cake with Manmohan Singh has been shared on social media with the claim that Gandhi did not let the former PM cut his…
Two-year-old case of girls sexually exploited in UP Madrasa shared as recent using morphed clipping
A Twitter handle @Nationallist_Om which is a parody account of journalist Pushpendra Kulshrestha tweeted an alleged newspaper clipping. Its headline claimed that a Maulvi was arrested in a case of…
Old video of mother torturing her twin daughters in Saudi Arabia viral in India
A video of a child repeatedly slapped and tortured by a woman is circulating on the Indian social media ecosystem. Facebook user Rahul Michael posted the video with the message,…
No, RBI will not permanently shut down nine banks; false message viral
According to a message which is currently being shared on WhatsApp, nine banks in India are to be permanently shut for operations by the RBI. These banks are Corporation Bank,…
Old report of BJP Gujarat govt’s demolition drive that erased 50 temples shared as recent
A Twitter user who goes by the name Retweet Sarkar posted a video of a news report which talked about alleged demolition of 50 temples under the Modi regime. In…
Video from Pakistan shared as arms seized from motorcycle by J&K police
“लोग कहते है की पुलिस जान बुजकर गाड़ी रोकते है, अब इसको क्या कहेंगी जनता ? पुलिस जम्मू कश्मीर” (“People complain that police deliberately stop commuters, what will the public…
Old video of officer arrested for stealing notes from govt mint shared as recent
भारतीय मुद्रा प्रिंटिंग प्रेस में डेपुटी कन्टृॏल ऑफिसर , प्रतिदिन अपने जूतों में छुपाकर नोटों की गड्डियों को चुराकर ले जाता था। Cisf वालों ने पकड़ लिया और उसके घर…
Old video of Maulvi beaten in Pakistan for molesting a girl viral in Indian social media
A message circulating along with a video claims that a Maulvi molested a girl who was learning about the Quran from him. It blames Karnataka media for not covering the…