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After Maoist deaths, BJP Karnataka shares ‘cauliflower’ meme, a reference to the 1989 Bhagalpur riots

Ankita Mahalanobish24th May 202524th May 2025

On May 23, two days after security forces killed several Maoists in Chhattisgarh, the X handle of BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) posted an animated image of Union home minister Amit Shah…

Video from Sudan shared as visuals of Pakistan’s Noor Khan airbase after Indian attack

Pawan Kumar23rd May 2025

In a press briefing on May 11, 2025, chiefs of the Indian army, air force and navy shared details on Operation Sindoor. During the briefing, Air Marshal AK Bharti said India…

Viral image does not show damage to Rawalpindi cricket stadium by Indian drone

Pawan Kumar22nd May 2025

An image of a stadium in shambles was widely circulated on social media with claims that it shows Pakistan’s Rawalpindi cricket stadium after it was destroyed by an Indian drone….

Optics of disproportionate action: Posts that led to Ashoka professor Ali Khan’s arrest far from anti-women, seditious

Diti Pujara18th May 202519th May 2025

Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor who teaches political science at Ashoka University, was arrested on Sunday, May 18. The arrest comes ten days after his Facebook post on the…

Image from 2011 shared with false claims that it shows corpses of 12 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan

Pawan Kumar14th May 2025

A video showing a row of corpses on the ground covered in green is being widely shared on social media with claims that Pakistan killed 12 Indian soldiers in the…

His name was Qari Mohammad Iqbal. He was not a terrorist.

Shinjinee Majumder9th May 202510th May 2025

On the morning of May 7, the death of Qari Mohammad Iqbal became the focal point of news segments across media channels. He was labelled a “most-wanted terrorist” and a…

Amid debate over AI-generated art in Studio Ghibli style, a fake ‘cease and desist’ order goes viral

Prantik Ali8th April 2025

Soon after OpenAI’s latest model let users to reimagine their lives in Studio Ghibli’s iconic style, a ‘cease and desist’ notice allegedly from the legal representatives of the popular Japanese…

Accused in UP minor’s rape not Muslims, old Lallantop report shared with false claims

Pawan Kumar4th April 2025

A screengrab of a post by news outlet ‘The Lallantop’ is doing the rounds on social media. It states, “Father, uncle and grandfather arrested for raping minor in UP, girl…

Waqf Board did not stake claim on Maha Kumbh Mela ground; Yogi Adityanath’s claim false

Diti Pujara4th April 2025

The Rajya Sabha cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the early hours of April 4 after a 14-hour long debate, paving the way for it to become a law…

‘BeerBiceps’ Ranveer Allahbadia crying after backlash over controversial remarks? No, video is from 2021

Shinjinee Majumder12th February 2025

YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, who runs the channel ‘BeerBiceps’, is facing backlash over controversial remarks made during an episode of stand-up comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube reality show ‘India’s Got Latent’. The…