A video of a man hounded by a mob over suspicions of child-lifting has been shared on social media with the claim that a gang of child-kidnappers was caught in…
Digitally created artwork shared as Hurricane Dorian from the coasts of Florida
“A view of Hurricane Dorian from the coasts of Florida,” reads a tweet by Twitter handle Physics-astronomy.org (@OrgPhysics). A view of Hurricane Dorian 🌪 from the coasts of Florida. pic.twitter.com/1CgHofJ2LG —…
Unrelated video from Rajasthan shared as police atrocity after new traffic penalties
Penalties for traffic violations have risen steeply with the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019. After clauses of the new act came into effect on September 1, a video has spread…
Physically-challenged man beaten to death in UP on false child-kidnapping rumours
On September 2, Facebook user Deepak Bagi posted a disturbing video of a man who is lying supine on the ground while a mob can be heard questioning him about…
Clipped video of Ravish Kumar’s 2013 program circulated with a misleading narrative, journalists join in
On the day Ravish Kumar travelled to Manila to receive the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award, his critics back at home targetted him using a 35-second video clip. The footage that…
Video of scorpions from Ahmedabad, Gujarat shared as Rajasthan
“राजस्थान के एक गांव में बिच्छू की बरसात हुई देख लो” (Scorpion rain at a village in Rajasthan. Watch- translated). This message has been circulated on social media with a video…
Old images of leopard attack in Maharashtra shared as recent incident in Gujarat’s Polo forest
Facebook user Jitesh Jadeja posted a set of images with a message claiming that they depict a leopard attack in Polo forest, Gujarat, where a boy was killed. Among the…
Theatrical video shared as youth uprising in Punjab against army in Kashmir
A video has been circulated on social media with the message, “کشمیر میں مظالم کرنے والی بھارتی فوج کے خلاف بھارتی پنجاب میں نوجوان اٹھ کھڑے ہوئے ۔سکھ نوجوان نے…
Mock drill video shared as explosions recovered in Maharashtra’s Ahmadnagar bus stand
A video where uniformed men can be seen with arms in a bus stand has been shared on social media with the claims that four people with explosions where arrested…
Video of 2018 California wildfire viral as Amazon forest blaze
With the Amazon fires in Brazil raging incessantly since the beginning of the year, a video has gone viral on social media. The video is 1:55 minutes long, and has…