On April 17, Twitter user Maya Hariram tweeted a list of questions and answers pertaining to the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. In a series of tweets, the…
Smriti Irani degree row: ABP News anchor defends minister with falsehood
The controversy surrounding Union textiles minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification had recently snowballed after Irani, in her affidavit before the Election Commission ahead of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, had…
BJP MP Paresh Rawal tweets previously debunked fake newspaper clipping
BJP MP and actor Paresh Rawal retweeted a purported newspaper clipping (archive) according to which an Indian politician was arrested in Boston airport for possession of drugs. The politician was…
Manufactured tweet attributed to Barkha Dutt claims she called BJP ‘anti-Muslim’
A screenshot of a Twitter exchange between senior journalist Barkha Dutt and union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is viral across social media channels. The screenshot first shows…
2017 video from Gujarat shared as PM Narendra Modi’s rally in Hyderabad
ओबेसी ने मोदी जी को ललकारा दम है तो हैदराबाद में रैली करके दिखाओ, ज़बाब में मोदी जी जो अधिकांश जगहों पर तो सुरक्षित कार से रैली करते है पर…
How Chowkidar Govind Saroj became actor Janhvi Kapoor and endorsed PM Modi
“I do not understand politics but know that the country needs Modi ji,” read a tweet from a Twitter account ‘realjanhvi’. At the time of writing, the tweet was retweeted…
Unrelated video from Kerala shared as K’taka INC workers burning PM Modi’s effigy
A video widely circulated on social media is being shared with the claim that it depicts Karnataka Congress workers attempting to set fire to an effigy of Prime Minister Modi,…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral procession viral as PM Modi filing nomination papers
A video clip circulated on social media is being shared with the claim that it represents a massive crowd of people that gathered in support of prime minister Narendra Modi…
False claim: Temples rediscovered upon demolition of Muslim houses for Kashi corridor
The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project is an ambitious initiative of the prime minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government, which aims to provide direct access to pilgrims between the Kashi Vishwanath Temple…
Viral message falsely claims all banks to be closed every Saturday starting June 1st
“Bank will be remain closed on every Saturday from 1st June | RBI has approved 5 days working for Banks. Timing 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. Why cannt other sectors…