Spokesperson of the Pakistani Armed Forces Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a video of former Indian Air Marshal Denzil Keelor to suggest that the latter had admitted about India’s loss…
Shiva idol in Maharashtra vandalised by Muslims? Initial probe says damage by lightning strike
A viral claim on social media suggests that a 400-year-old Shiva statue in Pratapgarh, Gondia district in Maharashtra was desecrated by members of the Muslim community. One of the firsts…
Old video of baby with rare birth defect shared as advent of ‘Antichrist’ born in Israel
“कुरान में अल्लाह पाक ने फ़रमाया है कि इज़राइल में दज्जाल पैदा होगा जिसकी एक आँख होगी। अब इज़राइल में ये बच्चा पैदा हो गया है……अल्लाह हम सब की हिफाज़त…
Jatayu, mythical bird from Ramayana, spotted in Kerala? No, it’s a condor from Argentina
A video of a huge, magnificent bird fluttering its wings while perched on a cliff, was posted by Facebook user Ajit Rathi with the claim that this bird is Jatayu,…
False rumours of child-kidnapping gangs viral on social media: A compilation
False rumours of child-kidnapping gangs on a prowl have emerged on social media leading to mob attacks across the country. A transgender person was beaten to death in West Bengal…
Old images, digital artworks shared as first photographs of Earth sent by Chandrayaan-2
“First photograph of earth, sent by Chandrayan 2….. What an eye-catching visual it is,” says a message viral on social media with a set of photographs from space. First photograph of…
Video of 2017 Brazil prison riot shared as Rohingya Muslim kidnapping gangs on prowl
A video showing mutilated bodies laid out in a room is floating on WhatsApp with the claim that 500-2000 Rohingya Muslims divided into small groups are on a prowl in…
Video of father-son duo alleging kidnapping attempt used to fuel child-abduction rumours
A video of a man standing next to a child explaining a purported incident of an attempt to kidnap the boy is being shared on social media. The video is…
Rahul Gandhi shares old images as 2019 Assam floods
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi recently took to social media to appeal to his party workers to join the relief and rescue operations in flood-affected regions of the country. He posted…
Drunk woman’s video viral as “Rohingya Muslim gang on the prowl kidnapping children”
A video of a woman caught by a mob that interrogates her on suspicions of child-kidnapping has emerged on social media. It has been shared with the claim that gangs…