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Video of drunk man petting, offering alcohol to Pench tiger is AI-generated

Prantik Ali30th October 202531st October 2025

A 6-second clip, ostensibly CCTV footage, showing a man petting a tiger in the middle of an empty street and offering the animal some liquor he was holding, is being…

Viral video of News18’s Amish Devgan touching Amit Shah’s shoe is fake

Oishani Bhattacharya30th October 2025

A clip showing News18 managing editor Amish Devgan sitting with Home Minister Amit Shah and holding his shoe with both hands to help him pick up his leg is being…

Video of deputy COAS Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai talking about saffronisation of Indian Army is a deepfake

Prantik Ali29th October 202529th October 2025

A 35-second-long video showing the deputy chief of army staff, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, purportedly criticising the growing politicisation and ‘saffronisation’ of the Indian Army and stating that it fuels…

Defying MP HC ban, images of women who committed crimes against men burnt with Ravana’s effigy on Dussehra

Priyanka Jha27th October 2025

While burning effigies of mythological character Ravana on the occasion of Dussehra, on October 2, 2025, residents of Bhopal also burnt photos of women accused of committing crimes against their…

Did Rahul Gandhi ‘admit’ that his social media following was not organic? No, BJP leaders share clipped video

Pawan Kumar27th October 2025

Earlier this month, several BJP leaders and pro-Right social media users shared a video of Rahul Gandhi, in which he talks about not relying on his social media presence, claiming…

Diwali celebrated in Dubai and Saudi Arabia with fireworks? No, viral video is of UAE National Day celebrations

Ankita Mahalanobish23rd October 202523rd October 2025

A video of people absorbing the sight of elaborate fireworks was viral on social media, with some claiming that it showed Diwali being celebrated in Dubai while others said it…

After Ayodhya sets Guinness record on Diwali, AI-generated image of illuminated river bank goes viral

Prantik Ali23rd October 2025

An aerial photograph, apparently showing Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya brightly lit with diyas on the occasion of Diwali is viral on social media. Users have been sharing the image, taking pride…

Why Amit Shah’s claim on rising share of Muslims in India’s population is misleading

Shinjinee Majumder22nd October 2025

On October 11, the Office of Home Minister Amit Shah (@AmitShahOffice) shared Census data from 1951 to 2011, which pointed to a¸steady decline in the share of the Hindu population…

UP woman cop put Muslim harassers in their place? No, viral video is scripted

Prantik Ali22nd October 2025

A video of two men having an altercation with a female constable has gone viral. In the clip, one of the men is seen wearing a skull cap. The constable…

Man seen kissing a woman during virtual court hearing is not a judge

Ankita Mahalanobish21st October 2025

A 13-second clip, seemingly of a virtual court hearing, went viral after it showed a man in legal attire kissing a woman. Social media users sharing the video claimed that…

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Explosives recovered from Faridabad after Delhi blast? Police deny media reports, say these were crackers

AI video of COAS Upendra Dwivedi saying Indian Army to reduce non-Hindu soldiers by 50% goes viral