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…
Fake newspaper clipping of Rahul Gandhi arrested at Boston Airport in 2001 viral yet again
A purported newspaper clipping from 2001 that has the headline ‘Indian Politician Arrested’ is circulating widely on social media. As per the clipping, an Indian politician was arrested at the…
Fake letter alleging divisive poll strategy of Congress shared ahead of elections
A letter which was purportedly written by Karnataka Congress leader M B Patil to Sonia Gandhi in July 2017, has been shared by a few social media users. According to…
Old video viral as election officers exiting a Sangh office after fixing Lok Sabha polls
“#न्यायपालिका के साथ #कार्यपालिका पर #चुनाव आयोग पर भी ब्राम्हणोका कब्जा #संघ कार्यालय मे चुनाव अधिकारी/कर्मचारी चुनाव की सेटिंग करके बाहर निकलते हुये और सवाल करणे पर जवाब ना देते हुये निकल भाग पडे…
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman voted for BJP? No, he’s a lookalike
A viral post on Facebook claims that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has openly come out in support of the BJP and voted for the party in the ongoing Lok Sabha…
BJP MLA Raja Singh plagiarises Pakistan Army song, dedicates it to Indian army
On April 12th, BJP MLA Raja Singh announced the release of his new song on Ram Navami dedicated to the Indian Army. You can listen to Raja Singh’s song here:…
False claim: Ravish Kumar set up a man to wear BJP cap before garlanding Kanhaiya Kumar
A Twitter user, Ritesh Kumar, posted a collage of pictures featuring journalist Ravish Kumar and CPI’s Begusarai candidate Kanhaiya Kumar at a roadshow. The message posted with the photo-montage is…
OpIndia falls for unofficial Facebook page of AMU; fails to acknowledge its error
On April 11, right-leaning portal OpIndia published an article titled, “Aligarh Muslim University promotes Congress on Facebook page while appealing to vote”. Aligarh Muslim University promotes Congress on Facebook page…