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‘@WirathuAshin’ amplifying hate on X is an Indian user, not the radical Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu from Myanmar

Abhishek Kumar16th July 2024

Ashin Wirathu, the radical Buddhist monk from Myanmar widely known for his anti-Muslim stance and vitriolic sermons, leapt to fame for the first time in the early 2000s with the…

Sonia Gandhi holding cigarette? No, viral photo is morphed using AI tool

Oishani Bhattacharya13th July 2024

A black-and-white photograph of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi holding a cigarette is being widely shared on social media. Facebook user Sarvesh Kutlehria shared the image on July 12 with a…

Derogatory comment against Smriti Singh: Arrested man in viral photo is not accused ‘Ahmad K’

Shinjinee Majumder11th July 2024

Late Captain Anshuman Singh of the Indian Army was recently conferred the Kirti Chakra gallantry award. His wife Smriti Singh received the medal from President Droupadi Murmu on July 5….

Rahul Gandhi did not visit flood relief camp in Assam’s Fulertal; false reports by PTI, ANI & mainstream media outlets

Oishani Bhattacharya10th July 2024

Several media outlets reported on July 8 that Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had visited a flood relief camp in Assam’s Fulertal…

Old video from Assam peddled as ‘Go back Rahul Gandhi’ slogans in Manipur

Shinjinee Majumder9th July 2024

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi recently visited relief camps in the violence-hit state of Manipur. During his visit, Gandhi urged Prime Minister Modi…

Viral video of road cave-in is from Brazil, not from Ayodhya Ram Patha

Abhishek Kumar6th July 2024

Recently, there were reports of several sections of the newly constructed Ram Path in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh getting flooded following heavy rain. Against this backdrop, a video has gone viral…

Scripted video from Bangladesh showing fake doctor ‘treating’ patients viral

Prantik Ali6th July 202410th July 2024

A video is viral on social media which shows a man touching and patting the bellies and backs of several persons who are seemingly seeking treatment from him for some…

There is no Virat Kohli statue at Times Square; viral video is from ad made with computer graphics

Prantik Ali4th July 20244th July 2024

A 19-second clip has gone viral on social media with the claim that a life-size statue of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been unveiled at the iconic Times Square in…

Kerala institute’s NEET success ad falsely viral as photos of Muslim beneficiaries of paper leak

Oishani Bhattacharya4th July 20245th July 2024

An image of a newspaper advertisement is viral on social media, claiming to show the beneficiaries of the NEET-UG paper leak. The image is being shared with the claim that…

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You know nothing, Grok! Why X’s AI bot can’t be trusted with fact checks

Athar Hussain’s horrific ‘killing’ third reported case of lynching this year in Bihar’s Nawada