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Man fell into open drain on waterlogged street in Borivali East? No, the incident in viral video is from Tamil Nadu, 2022

Kajol Nanavati13th July 2023

A video has gone viral on social media where a man talks to someone on a two-wheeler, and then, while crossing a waterlogged street, falls into a drain. He is…

France riots: Unrelated & old photos, AI-images flood social, mainstream media

Oishani Bhattacharya13th July 2023

On June 27, the French police shot 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk near Paris after he failed to stop when ordered to by traffic police. As per the news reports, the incident…

Viral WhatsApp message warning against killers on the prowl: Photos are of Mainpuri family murder; audio old

Oishani Bhattacharya29th June 2023

Almost half a dozen graphic images of seemingly murder victims are being shared on WhatsApp along with an audio message. The message in Hindi comes as a warning and mentions…

Odisha tragedy: Absconding station master ‘Sharif’ found in madrasa? False claim based on unrelated video

Shinjinee Majumder26th June 2023

A video of a naked, handcuffed man being beaten up is viral on social media currently, with the claim that he is Mohammed Sharif, the station master and main accused…

Shirdi Sai Trust did not donate Rs 35 Crore for Hajj; false claim viral

Kinjal26th June 202326th June 2023

A screenshot of a Google search page is being widely shared on social media, which shows that the Shirdi Sai Trust has donated Rs 35 crore for Hajj. The search…

France knife-attack: Suspect a Syrian Christian; False ‘Jihad Watch’ report calling him a Muslim viral in India

Oishani Bhattacharya26th June 2023

A few weeks back, a video surfaced on social media, which showed a knife-wielding man stabbing people, including toddlers and an elderly man, in a playground in Annecy, France. The…

Manipur woman shot dead on road? Viral video is actually from Myanmar; misreport by Assam newspaper

Oishani Bhattacharya19th June 202319th June 2023

[The story only uses screenshots and not the entire video in view of the violent nature of the content.] A video of a woman being tortured and killed by a…

Hindu woman beheaded 6 Muslims in Varanasi after rape threat? Fake report viral; no such incident, confirm police

Shinjinee Majumder19th June 2023

An image of an apparent report by UP Tak (a Lucknow-based media outlet from India Today’s ‘Tak’ cluster) is viral in which it is claimed that a Dalit woman is…

Gujarat cyclone: Unrelated videos flood social media, ex-DD News boss shares several such clips

Oishani Bhattacharya17th June 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy hit the coastal areas of Saurashtra and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat around 7 pm on Thursday, June 15, in the form of a very severe cyclonic…

Cyclone Biparjoy: Republic anchor’s antics symptomatic of everything that’s wrong with Indian TV media

Indradeep Bhattacharyya15th June 202316th June 2023

Even before cyclone Biparjoy (literally, ‘disaster’) made landfall in Gujarat, news anchor Sweta Tripathi had taken Indian television news by storm on Wednesday night. Republic Bharat, the channel where she…