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Child-kidnapping rumours trigger panic in Bengal towns after missing 11-year-old boy found dead

Indradeep Bhattacharyya29th June 202430th June 2024

The alleged murder of an 11-year-old boy over a property dispute in the town of Barasat, about 25 km north of Kolkata, has fuelled completely unsubstantiated rumours of child kidnapping…

Old video of Bengaluru vendor shared with the false claim that he added urine to popcorn

Oishani Bhattacharya27th June 2024

A video purportedly from Bengaluru is going viral on social media, claiming to show Bengaluru police apprehending a popcorn vendor for allegedly using urine to make popcorn. Many social media…

Did Kejriwal blame Manish Sisodia for liquor policy? No; false claim by Right-wing users

Shinjinee Majumder27th June 2024

A clip from a bulletin by News 18 India is going viral on social media, which claims that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal placed the responsibility for the controversial liquor…

Rahul Gandhi was present during National Anthem; claims of his late arrival to Parliament false

Oishani Bhattacharya26th June 2024

Newly elected members of the Parliament took oath between June 24 and June 26 in the newly built Parliament House in Delhi. A 56-second clip of the session, in which…

Viral screenshot of ‘tweet’ by Supriya Shrinate attacking Sonia Gandhi is fake

Shinjinee Majumder26th June 2024

A screenshot of a tweet, purportedly by Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, is going viral on social media. The tweet has an image of Sonia Gandhi from yesteryears, and the following…

Suresh Chavhanke to Raushan Sinha — BJP’s ‘unofficial IT cell’ rewarded with invite to Modi swearing-in

Shinjinee Majumder26th June 202426th June 2024

The BJP-led NDA on June 4 returned to power with 293 seats in the Lok Sabha, invalidating the various Exit Poll predictions of a landslide victory with around 400 seats….

Scene from Iranian TV series peddled as aged Muslim man caught sexually assaulting minor girl in Pakistan

Oishani Bhattacharya22nd June 2024

A 14-second clip is viral on social media where an aged man is seen with a girl. Social media users are claiming that the man was sexually assaulting a seven-year-old…

NEET: Dharmendra Pradhan goes from ‘no corruption’ to ‘some irregularities’ to ‘taking moral responsibility’ in 7 days

Oishani Bhattacharya21st June 2024

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), conducted annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical programs, was held on May 5 this year with a record 23.81…

Cattle slaughter in residential complex: Old video from Dhaka falsely shared as Bakri Eid in West Bengal

Shinjinee Majumder20th June 2024

A video of cattle being slaughtered in an open space is viral on social media with the claim that the video was shot in West Bengal on the occasion of…

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Kangana Ranaut was not shown the middle finger at a performance; viral video is from an event in Pakistan

‘Jihadis’ pelting stone at paramilitary convoy in Kashmir after India-Pak ceasefire? Old video, false claim