After the conclusion of India’s 73rd independence day, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor tweeted images of famous international monuments lit up in the colour of the Indian flag. A fact-check, however,…
Video of lady singing Krishna hymns shared as daughter of Mohammed Rafi
A video of a lady singing a Hindu devotional song has gone viral on Facebook with the claim that she is the daughter of legendary Hindi playback singer Mohammed Rafi….
False claim: Bhagavad Gita made compulsory in primary schools in the Netherlands
According to a claim which has been shared online, the Bhagavad Gita has been made compulsory in schools in the Netherlands from grade 5. Hare Krishna pic.twitter.com/zCqSI7usI1 — Maithili (@SuvarnBharat)…
Old video of father kidnapping his own kids shared to fuel false child-kidnapping rumours
A CCTV footage shared by several on social media shows three men forcefully putting two children in a car. The widely used message circulated with the claim suggests that the…
Police rescue woman falsely accused of child-kidnapping; video viral to fuel rumours
A video of a woman escorted by a police officer with a mob walking along with them is being shared on social media. It is being claimed that the woman…
No, these images don’t depict child-kidnapping gangs lifting children to sell kidneys
A photograph of lifeless bodies of five children is being circulated on social media with two separate claims. The first one was brought to our attention by a user who…
News from 2010 shared as Canadian govt refusing visas to Indian army personnel
The Indian government’s decision to revoke key provisions of Article 370 relating to the state of J&K continues to reverberate on social media in the form of misinformation and/or disinformation….
Video from 2009 shared as attack on Indian army convoy by ‘angry locals’
“Anger is exploding against Indian army even in other states of India…Here an entire convoy of Indian army ambushed, robbed and destroyed by angry locals…even army, ammo and shells were…
Images of people falsely accused of child-kidnapping shared to fuel the rumour
“बच्चा चोर गैंग आज पकड़ा गया ऐसा क्या और भी हो सकता है आपके आसपास के इलाके में कृपया ध्यान से देखिए और अपने बच्चे की सुरक्षा के लिए ध्यान…
Mentally challenged woman falsely accused of child kidnapping held hostage by mob
Two videos of a woman held hostage by a mob which is accusing her of child-lifting is viral on social media. In the first video, the mob is questioning the…