Screenshots from scripted video shared with claims that 72-year-old man married 21-year old woman
A set of photographs of an elderly man and a young woman dressed in wedding attire and wearing garlands is viral on social media. Those sharing these images claimed that...
UAE’s ‘new policy’ for Golden Visas leaves Indian media red-faced: How it all started
In the first week of July, several media outlets misreported that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was introducing a new nomination-based Golden Visa. According to these reports, Indians could enjoy...
A video showing a female police volunteer pulling away a woman kneeling underneath a large wooden chariot is viral on social media with communal claims that she was offering namaz…
On July 5, 2025, the Press Information Bureau (PIB)—the official media and public relations arm of the Indian government—published a press release titled “World Bank Places India Among World’s Most…
Trigger Warning: Details of sexual assault, reader’s discretion advised. After the alleged rape of a student in Kolkata’s South Calcutta Law College came to light, leaders of the ruling Trinamool…
A video showing a man wearing a garland of shoes around his neck and surrounded by a group of people, who appear to be Muslims, is viral on social media….
On June 26, Lucknow police arrested a man named Salahuddin and recovered some weapons, cartridges and equipment used to make illegal weapons. Soon after that, news outlets published reports that…
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu recently called for the demonetisation of Rs. 500 notes and further promotion of digital payments. He said that such a step would help…
After defence ministers representing their countries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks on June 26, several rumours…
On June 16, amid the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran, Iranian state TV journalist Sahar Emami’s live broadcast had to be cut short. Israel had attacked the studio of…
A 55-second-long clip, purportedly showing a Dalit labourer with his hands tied and his head being shaved against his will as a crowd laughs at his plight, is viral on…
Trigger Warning: The story has visuals and descriptions of violence & domestic abuse. Reader’s discretion advised. A video of a man physically assaulting a woman—kicking, slapping, and even hitting her…