BJP member Surendra Poonia shared a photograph of protestors holding ‘Refugees Welcome’ placards. Their faces are masked. Poonia alleges that the man in the middle is French teacher Samuel Paty…
Old video from Bangladesh shared as ‘Islam Zindabad’ slogans raised in West Bengal
A video is widely circulating on Facebook with the claim that a rally where pro-Islam chants were raised was taken out in West Bengal’s Kolkata. “This rally was taken out…
Old, unrelated video shared as brutality on Hindus in West Bengal
Several users on Twitter have shared a video of a man ruthlessly beating two men with a stick while a crowd of spectators encourages the violence. General Secretary of Vishwa…
Tarek Fatah – A case study of unrelenting divisive misinformation
A prominent name on social media, Tarek Fatah is an active Twitter user with over 6 lakh followers. But on numerous occasions, the Pakistani-Canadian writer has been found using the…
Photo of Kanhaiya Kumar falsely shared as celebrating death of 76 CRPF soldiers in 2010
A photograph of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, including Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya is circulating on Twitter with the claim that the death of 76 Central…
Old video from Bengal viral as BJP leaders thrashed in NE during CAA/NRC campaigning
A video where individuals sporting BJP sashes can be seen beaten up by a crowd is widely circulating on social media. The accompanying caption reads, “acche din for #BJP in…
Audio superimposed on 2015 image falsely suggests Modi govt jailed Muslim women
On December 30, 2019, Twitter handle @GoSlowplz tweeted a video and wrote, “Plz save these ladies. What the hell have done modi. Rt” The video shows an image of women locked behind bars…
Old video falsely shared as posters of Hindu deities burnt during CAA protests
On January 2, several social media users shared a video and claimed that anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters burned pictures of Hindu gods during a rally. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra…
Meme shared as pro-Modi cartoon on CAA and NRC published by European newspaper
An image has been circulated widely with the claim that it was published in a newspaper in Europe. The cartoon shows the Marvel superhero Spiderman stopping a bus about to…
Paresh Rawal faulters at geography, forgets India-Myanmar share 1,643 km border
On December 21, Bollywood actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal posted a tweet claiming that Myanmar is situated at a distance of 1769 km from India and merely 2…