An image of a boy with burn injuries is viral with the claim that a student wearing an Ayyappa necklace was made to wash the bathroom with acid at a…
No, this is not an image of the juvenile convict of the Nirbhaya rape case
In the wake of the recent Hyderabad rape and murder case and the subsequent police encounter of the accused, a photograph has been shared widely by social media users with…
No, the lady receiving award in viral video is not Hyderabad rape victim
A video has gone viral on Facebook with the narrative that the victim of the Hyderabad rape and murder case was bestowed an award at a programme for her research…
Old video from Rajasthan falsely shared as poor women lifted and raped
A video is widely circulating on social media where two men can be seen attempting to take a girl hostage while an elderly woman tries to stop the duo. Both…
Clipped image of e-paper shared with false claim of RBI scrapping Rs 2000 note after Dec 31
An image of what appears to be a newspaper article has been shared widely on WhatsApp. The headline of this article is ‘31 दिसंबर के बाद बदले नहीं जा सकेंगे…
No, sending SMS to 9969777888 will not enable police to track your location
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…