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TV9 aired old video of Texas football stadium as chaos in Kabul Airport

Priyanka Jha27th August 2021

News channel TV9 Digital uploaded a video on August 25 claiming it depicted the recent situation in Afghanistan. One of the clips was shown in the beginning few seconds was…

Media including Republic, India Today air old videos as Panjshir resistance against Taliban

Priyanka Jha & Mohammed Zubair26th August 2021

Discussing the recent events in Afghanistan on its primetime segment ‘Yeh Bharat Ki Baat Hai’ on August 23, Republic Bharat featured alleged visuals of attacks on the Taliban in Panjshir….

Muslim tanga drivers in UP hounded after false claim of painting Pakistan flag on tanga

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 2021

“Pakistan’s flag is imprinted on the tanga owned by Noor Alam and Wasir that they have been using for 20 years and they claim they are unaware (that Pakistan’s flag…

The truth behind ANI’s story about 14 yo Diksha Shinde as panelist for NASA fellowship

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 202126th August 2021

A piece of news that made headlines in the afternoon of August 20 claimed that a 14-year-old Indian girl made an extraordinary achievement by securing a position of a panellist…

TV9 Bharatvarsh aired video from Pakistan as Taliban dancing in celebration in Afghanistan

Mohammed Zubair19th August 202119th August 2021

Two decades after US-led forces ended the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, the terrorist group has recaptured the country following US President Joe Biden’s announcement of withdrawal of US military presence…

Misleading claim by BJP leaders about facilities provided by AAP to Rohingyas

Archit17th August 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government razed several Rohingya camps in Delhi’s Madanpar Khadar area at 4 am on July 22, citing ‘illegal’ construction. According to reports, this action was taken because…

Indian media falsely report Mirabai Chanu stands chance of upgrading to gold

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd August 2021

India’s Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver in the Women’s 49kg weightlifting category at Tokyo Olympics. She came second to China’s Zhihui Hou on July 24. Two days hence, ANI published…

News18 cameraman’s scuffle with journalist used by News18, Amit Malviya to target farmers

Priyanka Jha28th July 2021

A group of farmers started a Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as soon as the monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22. The Delhi police made heavy…

Media outlets falsely share old images as Chinese engineers carrying AK-47s in Pakistan

Kalim Ahmed26th July 202126th July 2021

On 14 July, a bus explosion killed nine Chinese workers and four others near a hydroelectric project in Pakistan. Pakistani officials said that the blast could be a terrorist attack….

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‘Involved with a Muslim man?’ Radhika Yadav’s killing by father sparks flurry of misleading communal claims