“Magical performance to the tune of a bhajan sung by two tiny tots–pupils of the one and only”, is the message posted along with a video by Madhu Kishwar. The…
Media outlets fall for IPS officer’s false claim about Pak baby smuggled in a bag to Dubai
A 24-second video showing a baby found hidden inside a duffle bag is viral on social media. HGS Dhaliwal, an Executive Director of Security at the Airport Authority of India,…
Old video from Pakistan viral as Indian army brutality on Kashmiri Muslims
A video showing uniformed men beating and kicking people is viral on social media with the claim that the Indian army is persecuting Kashmiri Muslims. Please send this to all…
Doctored Video: Gorakhpur police warning against false child-lifting rumours clipped and shared online
On August 24, 2022, a video of a man kidnapping a 4-month-old baby from Mathura railway station went viral on social media. Following this, multiple reports started coming in on…
Old video of police excess in UP shared as recent after implementation of new traffic rules
A video massively viral on social media shows policemen beating and dragging a man into a police station. It is being claimed that Gaur police in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti beat…
Old video from UP shared as youth protesting against unemployment beaten in MP
भोपाल मुख्यमन्त्री कमल नाथ निवास के बहार धरना दे रहे बेरोज़गार युवकों को मिली सौग़ात !!! आज सुबह सभी बेरोज़गार युवकों को नौकरी का ज्वाइन लेटर हाथो हाथ दिया गया ◾…
Old image from Muharram procession passed off as Indian army’s atrocities on Kashmiris
“कश्मीर जहां यजीद का लश्कर दिखाई देता है वहां पर हमको बेहतर दिखाई देता है हमारी लाश किसी को नजर नहीं आती हमारे हाथ का पत्थर दिखाई सबको देता है…
Selling fear for YouTube views: Staged child-lifting videos viral
Child-kidnapping rumours are rampant in the country, with frenzied mobs taking the law in their own hands and thrashing people on the streets over unfounded suspicions of child-lifting. Mentally-challenged people,…
Media misreport RTO inspector involved in Bengaluru accident as ‘drunk’
On September 12, a RTO inspector in Bengaluru crashed his vehicle into an auto-rickshaw, seriously injuring the driver. Soon after, social media was abuzz with the claim that RTO inspector…
IANS falls for parody account of Raghuram Rajan, several media outlets follow suit
On September 13, a few media outlets published a story titled – “It’s a sign that you’re hiding real data: Rajan on Goyal faux pas”. The story was on former RBI governor…