Several social media users have recently shared an image of a food bill containing beef dishes and a photo of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli with his family, with the claim…
Israel-Palestine conflict: How the Indian Right Wing spearheaded disinformation and propaganda
“A pregnant woman in Southern Israel was found by Hamas terrorists. They dissected her body. Her stomach was cut open and they took the fetus out with the umbilical cord….
Old video of BJP’s Vasundhara Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra on phone falsely linked to Rajasthan polls
A 12-second video clip featuring BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia was recently viral on social media where she could be heard congratulating someone on the phone. Sharing the video at…
Hamas killing men by throwing them off a building? No, viral video is from Iraq, 2015
Trigger Warning: Death. Fall from Height. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, several images and videos are viral on social media claiming to be representative of the current situation. Among them…
Video from Thailand falsely shared as Muslim man assaulted in China for praying in public
A video of a man kneeling on the ground being kicked and thrashed by another man has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. An X user named…
Jerusalem Post describes slain Palestinian infant as a doll, pro-Israel users amplify the falsehood
Trigger Warning: Child Death The temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict ended after a week on Friday, December 1, with Israeli fighter jets hitting targets in the Gaza Strip. At…
This story has been retracted.
On December 2, we published a fact check headlined “Israel’s X handle at it again; fabricates captions to twist Palestinian girl’s testimony on Israeli atrocities in Gaza”. In the report,…
Uttarakhand rescue: Union ministers, media outlets share AI generated image
The entire country watched in bated breath as 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for 16 days were rescued and brought out safely on November 28….
Old, unrelated images shared out of context to show Israeli forces and Hamas treating kids in contrasting ways
The initially announced 4-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war was extended by two days on November 28 to allow the release of more Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian detainees…
NDTV: Viral opinion poll showing Cong win in Telangana fake; no survey done
An opinion poll for Telangana in which Congress is miles ahead of the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is viral on social media. The figures are ascribed to a ‘poll…