A video featuring a highway has been viral on social media the past few months with the claim that it is an 880 km highway connecting Pakistan and China, built…
Old video from Morocco viral as burqa-clad woman attacked in Karnataka
A video of some men hurling eggs and flour at a woman in a burqa is being shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in…
Old video of stone-pelting in Jaipur mosque viral as Muslims attacking temple in Haryana
A video has been doing rounds on social media where a group of men in skull caps can be seen pelting stones on what looks like a place of worship….
Media misreports bike submerged in a gutter in Jalna as Chembur, Mumbai
Mumbai is yet again in the news as heavy rainfall and poor drainage have left parts of the city paralysed. At least 35 citizens have reportedly died in rain-related incidents,…
2013 picture from Bangladesh shared as BJP member assaulting elderly Muslim man
A photograph of a man assaulting an elderly man by pulling his beard in the presence of a policeman is viral on social media. As per the claims, a BJP…
June 2019: Misinformation fomenting communal hatred returns post election
Contrary to expectations that the cycle of fake news may stem following the general election, misinformation of communal nature continues to plague the social media ecosystem. June 2019 saw several…
Old video from Palestine falsely shared as burning cable car in Haridwar
“हरिद्वार के मनसा देवी झूले में आज सुबह आग लग जाने से लोग जिन्दा जले बहुत दर्दनाक एक्सीडेंट जरूर नेहरू जी की गलती हैं। (People burning alive in an accidental…
Video of teenager murdered in Brazil shared as lynching in India
A video was viral on Twitter in June this year claiming that it shows a lynching that took place in India. In the video, a young man is being brutally…
Sudarshan News shares old video morphed with slogans calling to kill RSS workers
“पूरे भारत मे मज़हबी उन्मादियों का खौफनाक रूप सड़को पर. नंगी तलवारों के साथ लग रहे नारे- चड्ढा चड्ढी वालों को, गोली मारो सालों को. मौत का इशारा @RSSorg व…
No, FM Nirmala Sitharaman did not claim that Modi govt distributed 35,000 crore LED bulbs
A screengrab of leading news channel CNBC Awaaz is being shared on social media. It quotes Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claiming during her maiden budget that BJP government has distributed…