A video of a mob stone-pelting and firing shots in a narrow alleyway has been widely shared across social media platforms. National executive member of BJP Kisaan Morcha, Amit Dixit,…
Clip of a street play on social distancing viral with false communal angle
A two-minute clip of a street play on the importance of social distancing during the pandemic has gone viral. In the play, we can see police officers requesting a Muslim…
Media misreports linking Bareilly violence to Jamaat not taken down a month after police clarification
Last month, ABP News anchor Rubika Liyaquat during the show ‘Seedha Sawal’ aired a video of policemen charging a group of men with lathis. She claimed that the police action…
Suresh Chavhanke shares at least 5-year-old image as Telangana govt’s free gift during Ramzan
On May 11, editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News Suresh Chavhanke tweeted a photo of a pink-coloured sack that has ‘Eid Mubarak Ramzan Gift Government of Telangana’ imprinted on it. In the…
News18 misreports scuffle between police and locals in Kurla as cops manhandled after namaz
During the May 1 broadcast of News18 Hindi’s debate show ‘Aar Paar’, moderator Amish Devgan played a video of an altercation between locals in a Muslim-dominated area in Kurla Pipe Road and…
Fact-check: TV9’s exclusive report on a ‘secret underground tunnel’ in Nizamuddin Markaz
The novel coronavirus outbreak has cost lakhs of lives worldwide. However, as countries across the globe observe lockdowns to flatten the curve and scientists look for a cure, normalcy doesn’t…
Delhi police clarifies no ban on Azaan after video of policemen imposing a ban goes viral
A video of two policemen conversing with a few members of the Muslim community is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the policemen can be heard saying…
Video of mentally unstable woman viral with false claim of attempting to spread coronavirus
Videos of a woman shopping in a supermarket have been widely shared on social media. The person recording the videos says that it was shot at a Reliance store and…
News24 shares old broadcast of namaz at Jama Masjid multiple times to portray mass gathering
On Friday, April 17, Hindi media outlet News24 shared a video on Facebook titled, “कोरोना ने बदला इबादत की तरीका,दिल्ली के जामा मस्जिद का माहौल क्या है?” This translates to…
ABP News v/s Rubika Liyaquat: 180-degree turn on communalising migrant crisis near Bandra station
On April 14, reports of a mass gathering of migrants near Mumbai’s Bandra station dominated the news cycle throughout the day. Marathi news channel ABP Majha’s reporter Rahul Kulkarni was…