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Comedy skit carried by media outlets as bride slapping groom for chewing tobacco

Priyanka Jha31st August 2021

Several news channels recently aired a viral video claiming it shows a bride slapping her groom after she saw him chewing gutkha (tobacco) during the wedding ceremony. Aaj Tak aired…

Sudarshan News adds false communal spin to UP incident where a man was attacked

Archit30th August 202130th August 2021

On August 26, a video of four men mercilessly thrashing a man was shared on social media. A Twitter user posted the video and wrote, “Raju was beaten mercilessly by…

Media, journalists share old images as aftermath of Kabul airport blasts

Priyanka Jha28th August 2021

On August 26, Kabul was rocked by two blasts outside the airport. According to reports, more than 100 people died in the bombing attacks and many of the injured have…

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…

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USAID Controversy: Shows by Republic, CNN-News18, Times Now had clear partisan bent

Nepal ex-PM Jhalanath’s wife in hospital after arson attack; Indian media declare her ‘dead’