A picture of Hungarian-American philanthropist and businessman George Soros with a woman has gone viral on social media with the claim that the woman is the daughter of former Prime…
Child-kidnapping rumours trigger panic in Bengal towns after missing 11-year-old boy found dead
The alleged murder of an 11-year-old boy over a property dispute in the town of Barasat, about 25 km north of Kolkata, has fuelled completely unsubstantiated rumours of child kidnapping…
Photo of mother-son duo falsely viral as Hindu woman marrying her son
A video is viral on social media with the claim that a man named Vikas Pathak married his mother, Jyoti Pathak, after her husband died in an accident three years…
Old video of Bengaluru vendor shared with the false claim that he added urine to popcorn
A video purportedly from Bengaluru is going viral on social media, claiming to show Bengaluru police apprehending a popcorn vendor for allegedly using urine to make popcorn. Many social media…
Did Kejriwal blame Manish Sisodia for liquor policy? No; false claim by Right-wing users
A clip from a bulletin by News 18 India is going viral on social media, which claims that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal placed the responsibility for the controversial liquor…
Rahul Gandhi was present during National Anthem; claims of his late arrival to Parliament false
Newly elected members of the Parliament took oath between June 24 and June 26 in the newly built Parliament House in Delhi. A 56-second clip of the session, in which…
Viral screenshot of ‘tweet’ by Supriya Shrinate attacking Sonia Gandhi is fake
A screenshot of a tweet, purportedly by Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, is going viral on social media. The tweet has an image of Sonia Gandhi from yesteryears, and the following…
Suresh Chavhanke to Raushan Sinha — BJP’s ‘unofficial IT cell’ rewarded with invite to Modi swearing-in
The BJP-led NDA on June 4 returned to power with 293 seats in the Lok Sabha, invalidating the various Exit Poll predictions of a landslide victory with around 400 seats….
Scene from Iranian TV series peddled as aged Muslim man caught sexually assaulting minor girl in Pakistan
A 14-second clip is viral on social media where an aged man is seen with a girl. Social media users are claiming that the man was sexually assaulting a seven-year-old…
NEET: Dharmendra Pradhan goes from ‘no corruption’ to ‘some irregularities’ to ‘taking moral responsibility’ in 7 days
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), conducted annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical programs, was held on May 5 this year with a record 23.81…