On June 16, amid the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran, Iranian state TV journalist Sahar Emami’s live broadcast had to be cut short. Israel had attacked the studio of…
Dalit man tortured in Jhansi? Old video resurfaces; police says victim, assailants from same community
A 55-second-long clip, purportedly showing a Dalit labourer with his hands tied and his head being shaved against his will as a crowd laughs at his plight, is viral on…
Video from 2023 pro-Palestine protest viral with misleading claims that Muslims are ripping US flags in NYC
A video showing a man climbing a street lamp and removing American flags is being widely circulated on social media. Shared after Zohran Mamdani’s win in the mayoral primary for…
2021 video from Delhi showing injured Muslim men after brawl with neighbour resurfaces with misleading claims
A video showing several members of a family injured and in blood-stained clothes is viral on social media with claims that an influential Muslim family in Delhi’s Yamuna Vihar was…
Video of husband assaulting wife in UP viral with false communal claims that Muslim man beat up Hindu woman
Trigger Warning: The story has visuals and descriptions of violence & domestic abuse. Reader’s discretion advised. A video of a man physically assaulting a woman—kicking, slapping, and even hitting her…
‘News’ about two-wheelers having to pay toll is not true; TV9 Bharatvarsh, India Today, others misreport
On June 26, several news outlets reported that under new rules by the Indian government, two-wheelers will be required to pay a tax at toll plazas from July 15, 2025….
Digitally manipulated clip of ABP debate shared with claims that Iranian lawmakers burnt Indian flag
Visuals of the Indian flag being burnt in the Iranian Parliament are viral on social media and a clip showing a television debate on this image by a Hindi news…
News18, social media users share 2-month old visuals of blast in Iranian city as footage from June conflict with Israel
A 17-second clip showing a cloud of smoke emanating from an explosion in an urban area is viral on social media with claims that it shows Iran being bombarded by…
Viral image does not show 70-year-old Muslim man from Rajasthan married to his teen granddaughter
Images of a young woman with an elderly man are being shared widely with claims that a 70-year-old Muslim man from Churu, Rajasthan, married his 19-year-old granddaughter. On June 18,…
Clip of Air India crash survivor Vishwas Kumar Ramesh going back to look for brother viral with conspiracy theories
Following the devastating crash of Gatwick-bound Air India flight 171, a new video purportedly of Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the tragic accident, is viral on social media….