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Did Adhir Chowdhury ask people to vote for BJP? Clipped video falsely shared by TMC, Amit Malviya

Shinjinee Majumder2nd May 20242nd May 2024

A clip of Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury purportedly asking people to vote for the BJP instead of the Trinamool Congress is viral on social media. Several influential users have tweeted…

BJP’s 2024 poll campaign is riding on disinformation and Muslim vilification

Indradeep Bhattacharyya1st May 20243rd May 2024

How big a part will disinformation play in the 2024 election campaign? The question has been asked by so many people on so many platforms. As the big fat Indian…

No, New York Times front page did not carry cartoon mocking PM Modi; viral image is edited

Oishani Bhattacharya30th April 2024

An image of the front page of The New York Times is being widely shared on social media. It consists of the masthead of the NYT, below which, a graphic…

Assam CM’s blooper: Car registered in 2018, 2023 facelift model in Sarma’s tweet showing roads ‘before Modi govt’

Abhishek Kumar30th April 202430th April 2024

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently tweeted a comparison video showing the condition of Assam roads “before and after Modi government”. The clips of the potholed and waterlogged roads…

Amit shah did not say BJP would end SC/ST/OBC reservation; viral video doctored

Oishani Bhattacharya27th April 20241st May 2024

A 17-second clip featuring Union home minister Amit Shah is viral on social media where he can be heard saying that when a BJP government is formed, it will end…

‘Ram Mandir’ all over BJP’s election campaign in brazen disregard to poll code, Representation of People Act

Oishani Bhattacharya27th April 202430th April 2024

The official X handle of Karnataka chief electoral officer on April 26 announced that action had been initiated against sitting Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya for posting a video on…

Siddaramaiah’s pledge of equitable distribution of wealth irrespective of caste and religion amplified falsely

Oishani Bhattacharya25th April 2024

A screengrab of a YouTube video from TV9 Kannada featuring Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is being widely shared on social media with users drawing attention to its title. It says:…

Rahul Gandhi did not talk about rights of minorities exclusively; video of his speech shared by Right Wing is edited

Abhishek Kumar23rd April 2024

Following the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim hate speech in Banswara, Rajasthan, a clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech has gone viral. Several prominent Right Wing users…

Hate speech by Modi: At Banswara, PM villainizes Muslims, yet again

Indradeep Bhattacharyya23rd April 202426th April 2024

Several major global media outlets have called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his hate speech-laden public address at Rajasthan’s Banswara on Sunday. Speaking at a pre-poll rally in the…

‘Muslim League’ to ‘Wealth distribution’: Modi leads the way in amplifying falsehoods about Congress Manifesto

Shinjinee Majumder22nd April 20246th May 2024

Congress on April 5 unveiled its Lok Sabha 2024 election manifesto, the ‘Nyay Patra’, in Delhi in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul…

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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