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Himanta defends ‘shooting’ video point blank; says it will be re-uploaded with ‘Bangladeshi’ tag

Oishani Bhattacharya19th March 202619th March 2026

With less than a month to go for the Assam assembly elections, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reiterated his stance on “Miya Muslims” while defending the Assam BJP’s February…

West Asia conflict: Old video falsely viral as footage from Tel Aviv after Iranian strike

Deniash Marak16th March 2026

As the tension escalates in West Asia, a 20-second video showing large-scale destruction has gone viral on social media, claiming to show actual footage from Tel Aviv. The video shows…

Killed in cow-vigilante shootout in Rajasthan: 14 days on, Aamir’s family awaits police action

Shinjinee Majumder15th March 202616th March 2026

Aamir, a truck driver from Haryana, was shot dead in an alleged confrontation with cow vigilantes linked to the Bajrang Dal in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi on March 2. Nearly two weeks…

Times Now, ABP, Zee, Republic misreport 2020 Beirut video as Iranian missile strike in Dubai

Anindya Hazra11th March 2026

A 25-second video is going viral on social media showing a woman livestreaming when she is suddenly interrupted by the sound of a loud explosion. Moments later, a blast wave…

The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Oishani Bhattacharya & Pawan Kumar24th December 202524th December 2025

In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention…

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated

Prantik Ali20th November 2025

A 43-second video of South African cricketer Temba Bavuma making sharp remarks during a post-match presentation was viral after the Indian cricket team’s recent defeat to South Africa in the…

NSA Ajit Doval did say ISI recruited more Hindus than Muslims in India; his ‘deepfake’ claim is false

Shinjinee Majumder17th November 202517th November 2025

In the wake of the terrorist attack in New Delhi on November 10 that left at least 13 dead and many others injured, a video of National Security Adviser (NSA)…

News outlets misidentify Delhi blast suspect Dr Arif, pass off photo of unrelated namesake as key accused

Pawan Kumar16th November 2025

On November 13, three days after an explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort killed 13 people, the anti-terrorism squad  (ATS) arrested a 32-year-old cardiologist from Kanpur, Dr Mohammad Arif, in connection…

Explosives recovered from Faridabad after Delhi blast? Police deny media reports, say these were crackers

Oishani Bhattacharya14th November 2025

A day after a car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort claimed 13 lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that a cache of explosives was seized from a house…

AI video of COAS Upendra Dwivedi saying Indian Army to reduce non-Hindu soldiers by 50% goes viral

Prantik Ali14th November 2025

A video of the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, making controversial remarks about the Indian Army and claiming that by 2028, the number of non-Hindu soldiers would be…