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Video of bikes slipping on flyover is from Karachi, not Mumbai or Hyderabad

Kinjal29th June 2022

A 30-second clip of a series of two-wheelers skidding on a flyover has been making the rounds on social media recently. Twitter handle ‘@DeepakNikose3’ claimed the video was taken at…

Zee News claims Buddhists “clashed” with Muslims in Ladakh. But what is the truth?

Archit27th June 2022

On June 16, Zee News posted a two-minute broadcast that showed people marching on hilly terrain. The march was carried out to create awareness for establishing a Gompa in Kargil,…

Agneepath scheme protest: Did ‘Shami Aslam’ pose as Hindu in chat inciting violence?

Kalim Ahmed21st June 2022

Amidst the ongoing nationwide protests against the implementation of the government’s Agneepath Scheme, a new military recruitment policy, a screenshot of an alleged chat on a WhatsApp group is widely…

No, ANI did not misquote AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel in his speech against Nupur Sharma

Archit & Kalim Ahmed11th June 202211th June 2022

In the last week of May, BJP national spokesperson Nupur Sharma made controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad on the national news channel Times Now. This sparked outrage in the Muslim…

Inside the world of scripted ‘CCTV’ videos on Facebook

Archit9th June 202210th June 2022

Earlier this year, novelist Paulo Coelho tweeted a video from India. The video allegedly shows CCTV footage wherein a physically challenged person is trying to reset a tricycle’s chain on…

Did Telangana CM hand Rs 50 lakh cheque to Nikhat Zareen after recent win?

Kinjal31st May 2022

Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen has brought laurels to India globally by winning the gold medal in the Women’s World Boxing Championship. Nikhat won the gold medal in the 52kg category….

Hyd rape case encounter: A recap of ‘bloodlust’ in media, celebration by MPs, celebrities

Archit30th May 20221st June 2022

A commission set up by the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged encounters of the four accused in the 2019 Hyderabad rape case has submitted a report stating that the…

Fact-check: Did Finance Ministry state inflation has affected rich more than poor?

Abhishek Kumar19th May 2022

A graphic featuring a picture of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is making the rounds on social media. It claims that the Finance Ministry said that inflation hurts the rich more…

Video from Haryana falsely viral as Hindu youth attacked by Muslims in Rajasthan

Kalim Ahmed7th May 2022

[Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A video clip where a group of men can be seen brutally attacking a man with iron rods and…

Ban on namaz on road did not provoke sloganeering in Saharanpur; media misreports

Abhishek Kumar6th May 2022

A video of a group of Muslim demonstrators raising slogans outside a mosque is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that Muslims staged a demonstration in…

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

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