‘Fatwa issued against MP Nusrat Jahan by Darul Uloom for marrying non-Muslim, applying Sindoor’ – is what kept print and television media busy over the weekend. The news talked about an…
Hindustan misreports, no ISIS flags waved at protest rally in Meerut
On June 30, a protest rally was taken out in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh over the recent incident of lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand. The next day i.e. on July…
2017 video from Rajasthan viral in the backdrop of Delhi police’s recent clash with Sikh driver
“राजिस्थान मे सिखों को गाड़ियो मे से उत्तार उतार कर मार रहे हैं #Rajasthan“( Sikhs in Rajasthan are being forced out of their vehicles and beaten up- translation). The above…
False claim: Prabhat Pheri taken out for the first time in 40 years in Srinagar, Kashmir
A social media claim suggests that Prabhat Pheri – the custom of chanting and singing bhajans during early morning walks – took place for the first time in 40 years in…
Old video from Bihar shared as funeral procession of Jharkhand mob lynching victim
“झारखंड मोब लिंचिंग के शिकार तबरेज के जनाज़े में शामिल ये भीङ देख रहे हैं? अगर ये लोग मोब लिंचिंग के खिलाफ शांतिपूर्वक एहतेजाज करें तो सख्त कानुन बन ही…
Video of elderly Brahmin dancing falsely shared as a crowd in South India beating the old man
A video of an old man surrounded by a crowd of people is circulating on social media with the claim that he is a Brahmin who was thrashed in South…
Misleading image: Bachchans lift bier of their domestic staffer
On June 27, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprise Limited (ZEEL), tweeted an Economic Times article titled, “Humility counts: Big B, Junior Bachchan pay last respects to…
False claim: Rain cloud generating machine developed by NASA
Has the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed a ‘rain cloud generating machine’, which will create artificial clouds that lead to precipitation? A message which has been circulated on…
2017 lynching video from Bangladesh shared amid Mewat violence
Against the backdrop of the violence in Haryana, a video is viral on social media platforms as well as WhatsApp where a handful of men can be seen beating up…
False claim: Saudi Arabian Govt releases Arabic version of the Bhagavad Gita
“सऊदी अरब सरकार ने अरबी में “भगवद्गीता” रिलीज की। यहाँ तो “भारत माता की जय” बोलने से इस्लाम खतरे में आ जाता हैं।” (Saudi Arabian govt released ‘Bhagvad Gita’ in…