Two videos of women performing the traditional Dhunuchi dance associated with Durga Puja in West Bengal has been shared with the claim that they show TMC MP Nusrat Jahan. Video 1…
Murshidabad: False claims around 2019 triple murder revived on social media
Against the backdrop of the recent violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, an image of a man, a woman and a child is being widely shared on social media. Sharing…
Old video of earthquake in Mexico shared as recent
A video which shows horrific visuals of buildings reduced to rubble is being circulated on social media. “Mexico Eathquake 8.1 RichterScale just hours ago today,” posted a Facebook user. Several…
Old video of Congress MLA clipped to suggest he said ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
A 20-second video clip of a person speaking at a rally, has gone viral on social media. The clip begins with the speaker shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’. It has been shared…
Old misreport shared as BJP killed its own worker in West Bengal
On October 8, a family of three – Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife and an 8-year-old child – was murdered in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. The BJP claimed that Pal…
Satirical image of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Indian attire shared as real
A photograph of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being shared with the claim that the former dressed in an Indian attire while meeting the…
Clipped video viral with false claim that Rahul Gandhi wants to leave India and settle abroad
A short 11 second clip of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi where he can be heard saying, “कुछ नहीं होने वाला मैं तो लंदन चला जाऊंगा, मेरे बच्चे तो जाके…
Image from Bangladesh shared as Murshidabad triple murder accused
An image of two men is circulating on social media. The face of the man in a skull cap has been highlighted and the accompanying message alleges that he was…
Karti Chidambaram shares misleading photos to portray PM Modi’s beach cleaning effort as staged
On the sidelines of the Modi-Xi summit in Tamil Nadu, PM Modi tweeted a video of him picking up trash at the beach in Mamallapuram, and made an appeal to…
Media claims ‘Pakistani conspiracy’ behind trending #GoBackModi. What’s the truth?
In an October 11 ‘exclusive’ story, broadcast at around 3:30 PM, Times Now claimed that Pakistani social media accounts were behind trending the hashtag #GoBackModi ahead of the Prime Minister’s…