“അതിർത്തി കാക്കുന്ന ഒരു പട്ടാളക്കാരന്റെ കാലുകൾ ….സല്യൂട്ട് മൈ ഇന്ത്യൻ soldiers (Translation: the legs of a soldier guarding the border… salute my Indian soldiers.)” The above message is being shared on social…
Fact-check: Was the case of Tabrez Ansari’s mob-attack raised at a UN convention?
A video clip with the claim that it is a United Nations conference is doing rounds on social media since the last few days. In this video, a representative can…
Harassment of a minor girl in Zafarabad, UP, falsely attributed to members of Muslim community
A disturbing video of a man violently forcing himself on a woman in broad daylight while another is filming the sexual assault is being shared with the claim that both…
Fact-check: Moscow metro allows free rides to commuters for 30 squats
Will 30 squats guarantee a free ride on the Moscow metro? This is what has been claimed in a message accompanying a video showing a man performing squats in front…
False claim: Dalit ice-cream seller, mistaken to be Muslim, beaten up for not saying ‘Jai Shri Ram’
“गंगा घाट कोतवाली क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत कोतवाली के सामने आइसक्रीम बेचने वाले दलित राकेश को जय श्रीराम न कहने पर मुस्लिम समझकर भगवा आतंकियो ने पीटा (A Dalit ice-cream seller…
Viral video fact-check: Using perfume in air-conditioned car led to a fire?
A video is viral on social media in which young men sitting in a car go up in flames after the one seated on the back seat lights fire. The…
Video from Tibet viral as car hit by boulder in Amboli Ghat, Maharashtra
A video is viral on social media claiming that it shows a car being hit by a boulder in Amboli Ghat. There are variants of the claim wherein the location…
CCTV clip of murder and bike robbery in Uganda viral in Indian social media ecosystem
A video is viral on social media showing two men strangling a bike rider and hitting him on the head with a stone to steal his bike. The video is…
Old picture of TS Singh Deo falsely shared as Motilal Vora touching Rahul Gandhi’s feet
“This one pic sums up the modern day slavery in Congress. The incoming/interim Congress President (Motilal Vora – 90 years )bends before the Prince in reverence. No respect for age…
Twitter users foxed by multiple accounts impersonating Mahua Moitra
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has been a prominent newsmaker over the past week with her speech in the Lok Sabha, followed by false claims that it was plagiarised from…