“Guess which community is waving Pakistan flags in India’s Tamilnadu state? Buddhists? Zoroastrians? Must be Jews,” read a June 9 tweet by Tarek Fatah, posted along with a video of a…
Madrasa students enroute “terrorist training” detained in Kolkata? Old video, false claim
“Bhai log kolkata ke raza bazar me 63 madarse ke bachhe ko police ne giraftar kr liya h unka kahna h ke ye aatankwadi ka training lene ja rahe h..is…
Old earthquake images from around the world shared as recent tremors in Gujarat
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck parts of Bankastha district and adjoining districts of North Gujarat on June 5. According to the state control room, there were no reported human…
PM Modi’s brother an auto driver? No, he’s a lookalike
जिसका बड़ा भाई भारत का प्रधानमंत्री हो और उसका छोटा भाई ऑटो चालक हो धन्य है हमारे प्रधानमंत्री (He whose elder brother is the Prime Minister of India and his…
Old images shared as recent clashes in Kashmir Valley between protesters, security forces
On June 5, 2019, reports emerged that clashes between security forces and protesters took place in some parts of Kashmir. Now, a set of images has been shared by a…
Murder of child in Aligarh: Fact-checking social media claims
The body of a two and a half-year old girl was found on June 2 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The accused- Zahid and Aslam have been arrested by the police….
Fact-check: Kishanganj violence between tribals and Muslims on Eid
Photographs of clashes between trow groups have shared with the claim that a group of Muslims arrived at the tea estates near Dhulabari village in Kishanganj, Bihar to occupy the…
Image from Bangladesh shared as roads blocked to offer Namaz in India
“Ban offering of Namaz on roads on #SecularIndia. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia This is NOT allowed in Islamic countries. Why it is allowed here ????? #PayalRohatgi,” read a June 3 tweet by Payal…
No, Farooq Abdullah didn’t chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ after Amit Shah’s appointment as Home Minister
A video of former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah is doing rounds on social media. In the video, Mr Abdullah can be heard chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” slogans at an…
Scam websites con readers in the name of PM Modi by offering ‘free’ laptops
“नरेंद्र मोदी के दोबारा प्रधानमंत्री बनने की खुशी में *मेक इन इंडिया* के तहत 2 करोड़ों युवाओं को *मुफ्त लैपटॉप* देने का ऐलान किया है, अभी तक 30 लाख युवा…