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No, PM Modi did not post ‘All Eyes on PoK’ message on Instagram

Abira Das7th June 2024

An Instagram story supposedly posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media. The screenshot depicts rows of tents in the background of snow-capped mountains with the text…

D K Shivakumar said INDIA bloc would form govt; viral video clipped, falsely shared

Abira Das7th June 2024

A seven-second clip of Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar was circulating on social media before the results of the 2024 general elections were out. In the video, the…

Viral India Today exit poll graphic showing BJP leading in Amritsar is fake

Prantik Ali3rd June 2024

An exit poll graphic credited to India Today has gone viral across social media platforms, which shows the BJP in the lead in Amritsar. According to the viral graphic, the…

ABP News exit poll bulletin doctored to show 350+ seats for INDIA bloc

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd June 2024

A 23-second clip of what appears to be an ABP News bulletin on exit polls is viral on social media. In the clip, ABP journalist Sandeep Chaudhary can be seen…

All eyes on Indian Right Wing: How pro-BJP influencers targeted celebrities for Rafah-solidarity posts

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd June 2024

Seven months into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, more than 35,000 lives have been lost in Palestine with thousands injured and displaced. On May 26, Israel launched airstrikes on Rafah…

The journey of ‘bulldozer justice’: From Right Wing fringe elements to Modi’s election vocabulary

Prantik Ali & Shinjinee Majumder31st May 202431st May 2024

“If SP or Congress come to power, they will send Ram Lalla back to the tent and will run a bulldozer on the temple. Is this what you want to…

The world knew Mahatma Gandhi for his ideas years before the 1982 film; PM Modi’s claim incorrect & inexplicable

Indradeep Bhattacharyya30th May 202430th May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was interviewed by three ABP journalists — Romana Isar Khan (news anchor, ABP), Rohit Singh Saval (output editor, ABP News) and Suman De (senior vice-president, ABP…

Atishi did not announce stopping of electricity subsidy in Delhi; edited video shared falsely

Priyanka Jha28th May 202428th May 2024

A video of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi is being circulated on social media against the backdrop of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. In the 34-second video, Atishi is…

Jesus Christ photo behind Rahul and Sonia Gandhi’s inked selfie? No, false claim by Right Wing

Abhishek Kumar28th May 202420th July 2024

A photograph of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is circulating on social media. A framed picture is visible on the wall behind them, which BJP leaders, supporters, and…

ECI turns a blind eye to rabidly communal speeches by Himanta Biswa Sarma

Abira Das27th May 202427th May 2024

Is it the government’s responsibility to make mullahs? So, I ordered them to immediately put a stop to these businesses (dukans) of mullah-producing madrasas. An official said, “Sir, there will…

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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