A couple of images, of bearded men destroying a statue, are being circulated on social media. “CCTV फुटेज में साफ दिख रहा है विद्यासागर जी की मूर्ति को टीएमसी के…
Muslim man disguised as BJP worker caught stone-pelting in Vidyasagar College? No, video from Jharkhand viral
“Real Name – Mohammad Nisar Orange T-shirt, Tilak on Forhead. Now you can understand many things. You can also connect this to the so called “Bhagwa Goons” doing Violence during…
No, Shabana Azmi did not say, “I’ll leave India if Modi again becomes PM”; fake quote viral
On May 3, a Facebook page Wise Indian Tongue – WIT shared a post claiming that Shabana Azmi said the following words, “इस बार भी अगर नरेंद्र मोदी जीत कर प्रधानमंत्री…
Hindu beaten in Bengal for hoisting saffron flag? Old video from UP shared with false claim
The claim that a Hindu youth was beaten in West Bengal for hoisting a saffron flag atop his house is viral across social media platforms. A video of a young…
India Today clarifies: Screenshot showing 177 seats for NDA is dummy data
“Did Indiatoday showcase the Exit Poll Numbers by mistake ?? If so, future looks bleak for BJP.” tweeted a user with a screenshot of a India Today broadcast. It was…
Did IIT Varanasi students ditch black gowns in favour of traditional attire at convocation?
“Students from IIT Varanasi & other Universities discarded traditional European black gown cap and chose truly Indian attire for the Convocation Ceremony”, reads the text inscribed above an image which…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweets clipped video to portray gaffe by Rahul Gandhi in poll speech
अरे! ये क्या? राहुल जी, भाषण में ही सही, समय पर किसान क़र्ज़ माफ़ी न करने पर आखिरकार आपने मध्यप्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री बदल ही दिए! क्या बात है? आप जैसे…
A fact-check of claims made by BJP about Vidyasagar college violence
In the morning of May 15, BJP’s national IT cell in-charge, Amit Malviya tweeted an alleged ‘first-person’ account of a student of Vidyasagar College about the violence that erupted in…
Unverified video of unknown persons shared by media organisations as gun-toting ‘TMC goons’ from Purulia
On May 12, visuals of masked men, who were seen brandishing guns and heard speaking to a man behind the camera, were relayed by several mainstream media outlets. It was…
April 2019: Political misinformation dominates social media propaganda in poll season
April was characterized by a flurry of political activity on social media. With the Lok Sabha election underway, supporters of prominent political parties took potshots at each other, often resorting…