A video of apple trees being chopped down has been shared on social media with the claim that the Indian government is destroying apple gardens in Kashmir after the recent…
Video of Assamese girl beaten up by father viral on social media with false claims
A video of a girl being brutally thrashed by a man is viral on social media. Several people have merely shared the video without giving any context – “इस वीडीओ को…
Drunk man taken hostage by mob over false suspicion of child-kidnapping
On August 9, Facebook user Prakash Kundra posted two photographs and a video of a man who is taken hostage by a mob. Sharing the video, Kundra claimed that the…
Man forced to say on camera he is a child-kidnapper, video used to stoke rumors
A video of a man, who is seated along with three other individuals, being interrogated by a group of men (behind the camera) is being shared on social media with…
Pak media broadcasts 2010 Dantewada Maoist massacre video as recent incident in Kashmir
A broadcast by Pakistani News channel 92 News HD is viral with the claim that RSS, Bajrang Dal, VHP and Shiv Sena goons, disguised as Indian army men, are in J&K…
Media misreports a video shoot as woman leaving behind her child while talking on phone
Several news organisations such as Zee News, Navbharat Times, Patrika and Punjab Kesari have published a video which has gone viral on social media. In the video, a woman can…
Video from Pakistan shared to falsely depict Indian police brutality on Kashmiris
A video where masked men wearing black coloured t-shirts that says ‘police’ are charging at women is viral on Facebook with the claim that these were Bajrang Dal, RSS, VHP…
Imran Khan’s party shares old videos from Kashmir to portray recent unrest
“Curfews and media blackout cannot contain revolutions that emerge as a result of grave human rights violations. Yet Indian Govt continues to alienate Kashmir. Unarmed men, women, children being attacked…
Gruesome video of man’s tongue and hands cut off is not from India; no communal overtones
A graphic video, showing a man’s tongue and hands being chopped off, is viral on social media. The accompanying audio in Urdu says, “Allahu Akbar! See the extent of atrocities….
Family searching for their missing son falsely accused of child-lifting and beaten in UP
Two videos of an angry mob beating three men are circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that residents of Trilokpur gram sabha in Dharmapur village have caught a gang of…