On August 12, 2019, news agency ANI tweeted a set of photographs, reporting that these were clicked in Srinagar where “People offered namaz in the morning at Mohalla mosques in…
Video of mentally-challenged man falsely accused of child-lifting shared to stoke rumours
“सिकराय गनीपुर रोड़ पंचमुखी मंदिर के पास पकड़ा गया एक ओर गिरोह का सदस्य आदमीयो को देख कर खेत मे भाग गया मोके पे पुलिस बुला कर पकड़ाया (One more…
No, this is not Mumbai police commissioner warning about terrorist attacks
A video where a man, speaking in Marathi, warns about possible terrorist attacks by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI in several Indian cities is viral on social media. It is being…
2018 Kulgam blast video shared in Pak social media as Kashmiris massacred in recent unrest
Abdullah Gul, the son of former ISI DG General Hamid Gul, tweeted a video on August 10, claiming it was sent was a “Kashmiri sister” and depicts a massacre in…
Happy Kashmiri woman? BJP MP Vijay Goyal tweets poster carrying image from old blog post
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCM) has recently been reported to have rebuked BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel for putting up posters of Kashmiri women inside his residence. On…
Did Rahul Gandhi pay last respects to Sushma Swaraj’s entire family? Photoshopped tweet viral
“राहुल गांधी ने सुषमा स्वराज के निधन पर ट्वीट कर सुषमा जी के परिवार और उनके चाहने वाले सभी लोगों को दे डाली श्रृद्धांजलि. देश की सबसे पुरानी पार्टी के…
What’s the truth behind viral video of two women beaten, kicked around in mud by mob?
A video of a mob brutally beating up two women by rounding them up in a muddy spot is being shared on social media without background or context. Twitter user…
Video from Bangalore viral as Kashmiris taking out rally in J&K chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’
A video of a group of people from the Muslim community chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ has been shared on social media with the claim that this march was taken…
Article 370: Old mock drill video from Jharkhand viral as 30 Kashmiris shot dead
“لاشیں گرتی دیکھو مسلمانو 😢😢😢 نہتے کشمیریوں کی 30 لاشیں گرائ گئیں آج۔ (See dead bodies of Muslim, 30 Kashmiris were shot dead today -loose translation)”, reads the message posted…
July 2019 round-up: Child abduction rumours return with vengeance
In July 2019, rumours about child-abduction gangs resurfaced on social media and WhatsApp, more than a year after over 30 people were killed in mob-lynching incidents over such rumours in…