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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…

How Indian media reported Adani group’s US indictment

Oishani Bhattacharya & Diti Pujara17th December 202420th December 2024

On November 20, billionaire Gautam Adani, along with seven other Adani group executives, was indicted by a United States court on charges of fraud and bribery. The Adani group chairperson,…

Video of burning Halloween prop in China shared as ‘Hindu genocide’ in Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish15th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Disturbing Visuals A short video apparently showing a human body tied up and placed above a fire is being shared on X (formerly Twitter) as yet another incidence…

OpIndia fact-checks Live Law’s accurate report on Sharjeel Imam’s SC petition, produces article riddled with falsehood

Abhishek Kumar25th October 2024

Right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article on October 23, 2024, written by its editor-in-chief Nupur Jhunjhunwala Sharma. It alleged that legal news website Live Law had spread fake news…