Politics

Unrelated videos viral as footage of weapon seizure in Lucknow with communal claims

Kinjal16th August 2025

A 57-second video showing a heap of firearms and bundles of currency notes scattered is doing the rounds online with different claims. Some social media users who shared the video…

Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims

Pawan Kumar14th August 2025

A video of a young man holding a schoolgirl at knifepoint as she pleads with him in Marathi was widely shared on social media with communal claims that the perpetrator,…

Viral cartoon mocking Donald Trump over India tariff is doctored

Ankita Mahalanobish14th August 2025

A cartoon mocking US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose steep tariffs on India is viral on social media. The illustration, which is in the style of an editorial…

Did India’s army chief ‘admit’ to losing 6 jets & 250 soldiers in Op Sindoor? No, viral video is digitally altered

Oishani Bhattacharya13th August 202514th August 2025

A 40-second clip of the Indian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Upendra Dwivedi ‘admitting’ that India lost six jets and 250 soldiers was widely shared on social media with claims…

When devotion takes a violent turn: 2025 Kanwar Yatra marred by cases of vandalism, assault as cops look on

Pawan Kumar12th August 2025

The Kanwar Yatra, which takes place during the auspicious Hindu month of ‘Shravan’ or ‘Saavan’, is a crucial pilgrimage for Hindus who worship the deity Shiva. However, the arduous yatra…

Assam Tribune rejects column critical of BJP & Himanta, asks veteran journalist to ‘focus only on Meghalaya’

Indradeep Bhattacharyya12th August 202512th August 2025

Within hours of sending in her bimonthly column to The Assam Tribune on the violation of human rights and ‘dehumanization’ of Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam, veteran journalist Patricia Mukhim was…

Did Bilawal Bhutto claim Pak has ‘its people’ in Indian Parliament? Rijiju, others allude to doctored video

Pawan Kumar11th August 2025

A video of Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claiming that they have their ‘people’ in the Indian Parliament juxtaposed with a clip of Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi questioning the…

No, all Kukis did not come to Manipur under Congress rule in 1968 as refugees from Myanmar

Diti Pujara9th August 2025

Claims that Manipur’s Kuki tribe are refugees from Myanmar, welcomed to the state by the Congress government in 1968 and now have the upper hand, as they enjoy the Scheduled…

Man slapped on Indigo flight: Misleading to claim incident shows ‘plight of Muslims’ in India

Abhishek Kumar9th August 20259th August 2025

After the video of a man being slapped on an Indigo flight went viral recently, several social media users highlighted the incident as showing the plight of Muslims in India.  …

Several irregularities in UP poll panel chief’s response to Rahul Gandhi’s voter list anomalies ‘exposé’

Abhishek Kumar8th August 202510th August 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a press conference on August 7 in New Delhi in which he made serious allegations of voter list manipulations in at least one Karnataka constituency…