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Siddaramaiah did not say “want to be reborn as a Muslim”; clipped video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya12th March 202412th March 2024

A 20-second clip featuring Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is being widely shared on social media. In the clip, the Karnataka CM can be heard delivering a speech in Kannada. It…

Morphed image of Union minister Smriti Irani in belly-dance costume viral

Abira Das12th March 2024

An apparent picture of the Union minister of women and child development, Smriti Irani, has gone viral on social media. The picture depicts her wearing a belly dance costume and…

No, Mallikarjun Kharge did not say Congress had divided India on caste

Prantik Ali11th March 2024

A short clip has gone viral on social media with the claim that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Congress for dividing the country on the basis of caste. In this…

Delhi cop kicking Muslim worshippers: Right Wing users falsely claim man was wearing burqa

Shinjinee Majumder11th March 2024

A video viral on social media showing a Delhi Police sub-inspector (SI) kicking and assaulting people offering Namaz on the road in the city’s Inderlok area has caused widespread outrage…

Spanish vlogger’s rape: Only one of eight arrested is a Christian; crime given false communal spin

Shinjinee Majumder8th March 2024

Trigger Warning: Rape A 28-year-old Spanish travel vlogger was allegedly gang-raped by seven men in Jharkhand’s Dumka on Friday, March 1. The victim and her partner were headed towards Bhagalpur…

Congress shares clipped video of Nitin Gadkari’s interview; minister’s statement taken out of context

Abhishek Kumar7th March 2024

A video of an interview with Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari is doing the rounds on social media. Gadkari states, “Today, the villages, the poor, labourers, farmers…

Akhilesh, Dimple Yadav’s 2022 photo at Mulayam’s resting place falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya7th March 2024

An image of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav is being shared widely on social media. Users are claiming that the image shows the duo paying…

Bengaluru blast: Abdul Salim’s arrest not linked to Rameshwaram cafe case

Oishani Bhattacharya6th March 2024

At least 10 people were injured on March 1 in a low-intensity blast triggered by an improvised explosive device at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru’s Brookfield area. The Bengaluru police filed…

Muslim girls harassed by Hindutva activists in Karnataka: 2021 video viral with ‘Love Jihad’ spin

Shinjinee Majumder5th March 2024

A video of two visibly distraught women, one of whom is seen wearing a burqa, being remonstrated by a group of men is viral on social media with users claiming…

Doctored image of crowd shared as turnout at RJD rally in Patna

Oishani Bhattacharya5th March 2024

An image depicting a crowd is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows the gathering at the Rashtriya Janta Dal’s (RJD) rally in Gandhi Maidan, Patna,…

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Sonam Wangchuk arrested on Union govt order without evidence? Doctored videos of Ladakh ADGP, Leh ADC viral

Sonam Wangchuk did not call for Nepal-like violence in Ladakh; media reports, Amit Malviya’s claim false