A claim massively viral on social media suggests that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “inducted” 22-year-old Prathap NM from Karnataka, who builds drones from e-wastes, into the Defence Research and…
No, this is not an image of Chinese soldiers helping Indian army men injured in avalanche
On May 10, The Hindu reported that Indian and Chinese troops had a face-off near Pangong Tso lake in Eastern Ladhak on May 5 and 6, followed by the second…
Viral: Fake quotes by world leaders offering support to India over tensions with China
Since the last three weeks of May, the India-China border dispute continues in the eastern parts of Ladhak. In the backdrop on this, Mahesh Vikram Hegde’s Postcard News shared an…
Images from Myanmar viral as social distancing in Mizoram vegetable market
Mahesh Vikram Hegde, founder of fake news website Postcard News, shared two images claiming that they depict vegetable markets in Mizoram where vendors and customers are practising social distancing. “Pictures…
CCTV footage of man sexually assaulting children is from Pakistan
A 44-second CCTV footage of a man in a skull cap sexually assaulting children is circulating on the Indian social media ecosystem. The video has been not been attached in…
Old video falsely viral as Muslim man spitting on food at Indian restaurant in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic
A 45-second video of an employee at a restaurant packing food has been shared with the claim that a Muslim man is spitting on the food before delivering it to…
Old video from Myanmar falsely shared as Chinese monks sprinkling cow urine amid COVID-19 pandemic
A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The…
Public TV falsely claims Muslim youths in Karnataka refuse coronavirus testing for “religious reasons”
In the backdrop of global COVID-19 outbreak, Kannada channel Public TV aired a show on March 14 where it was claimed that four Muslim youths in Sultan Street, Bhatkal in Karnataka refused…
How Indian media fooled the nation about a massive discovery of gold reserves
The news of discovery of gold mines with 3,500 tonnes of gold reserve in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district first broke on the Feb 20th in regional papers. By February 22nd,…
Video of VHP leader viral as Naseeruddin Shah’s brother supporting CAA
A video of an elderly man speaking in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is viral with the claim that he is Rizwan Ahmed, brother of actor Naseeruddin Shah….