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Jesus Christ photo behind Rahul and Sonia Gandhi’s inked selfie? No, false claim by Right Wing

Abhishek Kumar28th May 202420th July 2024

A photograph of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is circulating on social media. A framed picture is visible on the wall behind them, which BJP leaders, supporters, and…

ECI turns a blind eye to rabidly communal speeches by Himanta Biswa Sarma

Abira Das27th May 202427th May 2024

Is it the government’s responsibility to make mullahs? So, I ordered them to immediately put a stop to these businesses (dukans) of mullah-producing madrasas. An official said, “Sir, there will…

Day after EC rap, PM Modi intensifies communal rhetoric at Bhiwani rally

Oishani Bhattacharya & Shinjinee Majumder23rd May 202424th May 2024

A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) had shot a letter to BJP president J P Nadda on allegations of poll code violations by the party’s star campaigners…

People offering Namaz have vanished from UP streets: Yogi Adityanath fires fresh salvo at Muslims in Palghar

Oishani Bhattacharya22nd May 2024

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath had addressed a public meeting in Palghar, Maharashtra, on May 18 in support of NDA candidate Hemant Savara, a couple of days before the…

ECI double standard enables BJP leaders to violate poll code with impunity

Oishani Bhattacharya21st May 202421st May 2024

Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam Khan in a public rally on April 29 appealed to Muslim voters to practice ‘vote jihad’, saying that it was necessary in the present circumstances to…

Andhra assembly elections: Edited version of 2019 ‘The News Minute’ exit poll graphics falsely viral

Abira Das21st May 2024

Two Andhra Pradesh exit poll graphics containing the logo of the media outlet, The News Minute, are doing rounds on social media. The graphics present exit poll figures by 7…

‘No govt holiday on Durga Puja in Bengal’: Amit Shah’s false claim at Serampore rally

Shinjinee Majumder21st May 2024

Mamata Didi had come to power riding on the slogan of ‘Maa Mati Manush’, but that slogan has vanished. The slogan of ‘Mullah, Madrasa, Mafia’ has taken its place in…

‘Ram Lalla’, ‘Mangalsutra’, ‘bulldozer’: In Barabanki speech, Modi takes communal rhetoric to the next level

Oishani Bhattacharya20th May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 17 addressed a public meeting at Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the Lok Sabha constituency going to the polls in the fifth phase on…

Fact check: Rahul Gandhi is holding the Indian Constitution in image shared by Himanta Biswa Sarma

Oishani Bhattacharya18th May 2024

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted on May 17 an image of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding a book with a red cover and mentioned in the caption: “The…

Garlands thrown at Akhilesh Yadav in Kannauj rally, not shoes, as claimed on social media