A Twitter user, Ravinder Fauzdar tweeted an image of an old man who had seemingly committed suicide by hanging himself. The message circulated along with the image claims that one more…
Arvind Kejriwal speaking in drunken state? No, old video slowed down to create illusion
A video of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been shared widely on multiple social media platforms. The video shows Kejriwal seated in a…
Sonia Gandhi richer than Queen Elizabeth-II? 6-year-old misreport shared by BJP members
BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay recently tweeted a 2013 report by The Times of India and claimed that Sonia Gandhi is richer than Queen Elizabeth-II and the Sultan of Oman. He circulated the claim…
Fake News: Lord Ayyappa devotee commits suicide over entry of women inside Sabarimala temple
The ongoing conflict surrounding the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups inside temple has led to tension and violence in Kerala. It is now being…
False claim: Asaduddin Owaisi wrote letter to UN saying Muslims not safe in India
ओवैसी ने UN को पत्र लिखा कि हिंदुस्तान में मुस्लिम सेफ नहीं है , UN से जवाब आया ‘जहाँ पर सेफ हो वहां चले जाओ ‘ (Owaisi wrote a letter…
Were bricks meant for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya used to construct drains in UP?
“जो ईंटें राम-मंदिर के नाम पर इकट्ठा की गई थीं..वो अब #UP_सरकार के चहेते ठेकेदारों द्वारा #अयोध्या में नाली बनाने के उपयोग में आ रही हैं.. #धार्मिक आस्था का #व्यवसायिक…
The Telegraph misreports: Smriti Irani did not refer to Rahul Gandhi’s manhood
“Smriti questions Rahul ‘manhood’”, read the headline of an article published by The Telegraph on January 5, 2019. The article claimed that Union Minister Smriti Irani appeared to question Rahul…
Investigating Twitter handle ‘Know The Nation’ that shared Rahul Gandhi’s clipped video
On January 6, Twitter handle Know The Nation (@knowthenation) tweeted a video of Rahul Gandhi addressing the Lok Sabha on the Rafale Deal. In the 9-second clip, the Congress President…
Not an Indian army soldier; this is a still from a winter surfing video from Michigan, USA
A photograph has gone viral on social media, with the claim that it represents a soldier of the Indian army in the line of duty. हमारे जवान -5 माईनस डिर्गी मे…
Paresh Rawal tweets false statistics to show Modi govt better at combating terror in J&K
“In four and a half years of Modi’s government, 61 civilians died, 200 jawans were martyred and 1701 terrorists were liquidated, and in 10 years of Manmohan Singh’s rule, 1788…