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AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk

Archit13th January 202116th January 2021

A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…

India TV’s Rajat Sharma falsely claims 190 countries pre-book India-made Covaxin

Sam Jawed & Pooja Chaudhuri4th January 2021

Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of India TV Rajat Sharma tweeted on January 3 that 190 countries have pre-booked COVID-19 vaccine developed by India. “The vaccine produced in our country is effective,…

Video of man attacking woman with machete given false communal spin

Archit25th December 202025th December 2020

A 30-second video of a man attacking a woman with a machete has been shared with ‘love jihad’ claim on Twitter and Facebook. The viral messages suggest that Ismail murdered…

Images of protests held in the past shared as massive crowd at farmers’ protest

Archit14th December 2020

Farmers have been protesting against the centre’s new agricultural laws since the past few months. As per a report by The Indian Express, ‘Bharat Bandh’ strike observed by the farmers…

Fact-check: Imported fabric used for uniforms of Indian armed forces?

Archit8th December 2020

In the last week of November, several Twitter users claimed, “Did you know that till date India used to import cloth for defence uniforms from countries like China?” Twitter user…

No, this is not a video of MDH founder Dharampal Gulati’s final moments before death

Priyanka Jha7th December 2020

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, Founder and CEO of MDH (Mahasian di Hatti), the iconic spice brand, died on December 3 in a Delhi hospital at the age of 98. Following his…

Video from 2019 falsely shared as massive crowd at Diego Maradona’s funeral

Anuradha Prasad5th December 2020

Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona passed away on November 25 at the age of 60 from a heart attack. Shortly before his death, he was undergoing an operation to remove a…

India Today falsely reports Shehla Rashid was arrested in 2016 JNU sedition case

Archit4th December 20205th December 2020

On December 2, The Indian Express reported that Abdul Rashid Shora, biological father of activist Shehla Rashid, wrote to J&K DGP Dilbag Singh alleging that his daughter took Rs 3…

No, Russia has not banned marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims

Priyanka Jha28th November 202028th November 2020

Social media has been rife with claims that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recently issued a law prohibiting Muslims in the country from marrying non-Muslims. A musl!m man cannot marry non-musl!m…

CGI clip and old video shared as devastation caused by Cyclone Nivar

Aqib Pathan26th November 202027th November 2020

Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry witnessed heavy rainfall and storm due to Cyclone Nivar. Three people have died in the torrential downpour. Since then, social media is ripe with…