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Fact-check: Has Indian passport strengthened under PM Modi as claimed by Amit Shah?

Archit20th October 2021

On October 14, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed BJP members at a Karyakarta Sammelan in Goa. One of the claims Shah made during the address was that the strength of…

Video from Tripura falsely linked to Bangladesh violence against Hindus minorities

Pooja Chaudhuri & Mohammed Zubair18th October 2021

The rising violence in Bangladesh against the minority Hindu community over an alleged incident of desecration of the Quran during Durga Puja celebrations in Cumilla, Chittagong division, has led to…

Int’l and Indian media fall for fake Twitter account in Kabul Uni chancellor’s name

Pooja Chaudhuri1st October 20211st October 2021

A piece of news that made headlines on September 27 around the world claimed that the chancellor of Kabul University Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat said in a tweet, “As long as…

Zee News, among others, airs clipped video to claim Rakesh Tikait ‘threatened’ the media

Priyanka Jha30th September 2021

Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted a 12-second video of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and wrote, “Rakesh Tikait’s next target are media houses. Zee News showed the truth, so does…

Video from Brazil shared against backdrop of minor girl’s rape in Saidabad

Archit25th September 2021

[Disclaimer: Viral videos have not been uploaded in this report due to their gory and disturbing nature.] Two videos – one that shows a man shot to death and another…

Old video falsely linked to Barauni Refinery blast in Bihar; no deaths

Abhishek Kumar20th September 2021

On September 16, 19 people, including five refinery workers and 14 contract workers, were injured when a furnace in the AVU-1 unit exploded at the Barauni Refinery in Begusarai. Following…

Assam news outlets misreport 26 ‘Rohingya Muslims’ arrested in Guwahati

Archit14th September 202114th September 2021

Assam-based media outlets DY365, Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. “They were planning to move to Delhi,”…

Amitabh Bachchan’s video of large crowd at Ganesh pandal is 5 years old

Ketan13th September 2021

Actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted a video on September 8, 2021, as the first unveiling of this year’s Ganesh idol at Lalbaug. The Hindu deity Ganesh is worshipped with a lot…

India Today, Aaj Tak run news on Ahmad Massoud based on fake Twitter handle

Priyanka Jha7th September 20217th September 2021

In a recent ‘breaking news’ segment, India Today claimed that Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Force of Afghanistan (NRFA), tweeted a photo claiming that a Pakistani Air Force…

Mock drill video believed to be actual robbery at Indian Overseas Bank, Ahmednagar

Priyanka Jha4th September 2021

A video is viral on social media with the claim that the police in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra caught robbers in Indian Overseas Bank, Shendi branch. The bank was closed but the…

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NSA Ajit Doval did say ISI recruited more Hindus than Muslims in India; his ‘deepfake’ claim is false

News outlets misidentify Delhi blast suspect Dr Arif, pass off photo of unrelated namesake as key accused