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BJP MP Nirahua said, ‘Modiji & Yogiji curbed unemployment by not having children.’ The video is NOT a deepfake

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair15th April 202417th April 2024

National president of the Indian Youth Congress Srinivas BV on April 15 tweeted a video of Bhojpuri actor and BJP’s Azamgarh MP Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, saying…

Fake newspaper clip on Siddaramaiah’s statement on Muslim votes viral

Abhishek Kumar15th April 2024

A newspaper clipping is viral on social media in which a report claims that Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah stated that he did not need the votes of Hindus and that…

Chairs fly as BJP, DMK supporters clash at News18 event in TN; video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya12th April 202412th April 2024

A 21-second clip showing several people throwing chairs at one another in what appears to be a large conference hall is viral on social media. Users have shared the clip…

Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad: Photo of 2019 Congress rally with green flags of IUML falsely viral

Shinjinee Majumder10th April 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 3 held a prepoll rally with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in his parliamentary constituency, Wayanad. Following the rally, Gandhi filed his…

Video of Mangaluru middle-of-the-street Iftar party peddled as Kolkata

Oishani Bhattacharya8th April 20248th April 2024

A video showing several rows of tables and chairs set up blocking a road for Iftar is being widely shared on social media with the claim that the visuals are…

“Mukhtar Ansari se mukti…” Amit Shah’s 2019 remark falsely viral after Ansari’s death

Abira Das6th April 2024

Gangster-turned-politician and former BSP leader Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest in a Uttar Pradesh jail on March 29. Days after this, a one-minute clip of Union home minister…

Kangana Ranaut’s claim that she got ticket because of Women’s Reservation Bill is false

Oishani Bhattacharya5th April 2024

The BJP has named actress Kangana Ranaut as its Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh in the upcoming general elections. The news of her candidacy was announced on…

Old video of BJP MP Hema Malini demanding a bigger car on campaign trail shared as recent incident

Oishani Bhattacharya4th April 20244th April 2024

A video featuring Bollywood actress and BJP MP Hema Malini is being widely shared on social media. In the clip, she can be seen getting out of a helicopter and…

ANI clips Vaiko’s statement to cut out “Modi a traitor” remark; media houses run misleading reports based on that

Shinjinee Majumder4th April 2024

MDMK general secretary Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy alias Vaiko on April 3 spoke to the media about the ongoing controversy surrounding the Katchatheevu island in Sri Lanka. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)…

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Bihar Police refutes Sudarshan News report on ‘Bangladeshi extremists’ disguised as monks in Gopalganj

Mahua Moitra caught smoking in Parliament? She was not even in Delhi on Dec 11