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False anti-Muslim story spun using video of BJP member thrashed by Maharashtra cops

Anuradha Prasad31st May 20212nd June 2021

A video that shows policemen beating an unarmed man with lathis is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that he is an ambulance driver who killed patients…

Photo of 19-year-old married in Bihar shared with false child marriage claims

Abhishek Kumar31st May 202131st May 2021

A photograph of a girl in bridal attire is widely circulating on social media with users claiming that she is an 8-year-old who was married off to a 28-year-old man…

Zee Hindustan links video from Ecuador to ANM booked in UP for throwing vaccine-filled syringes

Pooja Chaudhuri31st May 202131st May 2021

On May 30, ANM (auxiliary nurse midwife) Neha Khan from Jamalpur Primary Health Centre in Aligarh was booked for allegedly disposing 29 syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine without administrating them…

Morphed BBC article links black fungus with cow urine

Archit26th May 2021

A screenshot of an alleged BBC article headlined ‘Black fungus: Indian scientist find link with cow urine 9,000 cases of rare infection [sic]’ is widely circulating on WhatsApp. The byline…

Singapore, India refute Delhi CM’s claim of new COVID variant detected in Singapore

Archit21st May 202121st May 2021

On May 18, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that a new COVID variant originating from Singapore could prove fatal for children and the central government should ban flights from…

Video from South Africa shared as pride of lions spotted at Gir after Cyclone Taukte

Archit21st May 202121st May 2021

Cyclone Tauktae made landfall along Gujarat’s coastal region including Saurashtra on May 17 around 20 km northeast of Diu (66 km away from Gir Forest), reported Down to Earth. It…

Fact-check: Was Rs 7k crore seized from Kerala’s Believers Church in IT raids last year?

Kinjal15th May 20213rd December 2021

A viral claim suggests that Rs 7,000 crore was recovered from Believers Eastern Church in Kerala during Income Tax raids. An image of bundles of currency notes on a table…

Old photo shared amid reports of dead bodies of suspected COVID victims found in Ganga

Pooja Chaudhuri14th May 202115th May 2021

A photograph of scavenger dogs and crowd gathered around dead bodies floating on a water body has been shared amid reports of dead bodies of suspected COVID victims found floating…

UP states all residents to be vaccinated after govt fact-check declares TOI report ‘false’

Pooja Chaudhuri10th May 2021

The fact-checking wing of the Uttar Pradesh government’s Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) declared a report by The Times of India (TOI) on access to COVID vaccines in the…

Punjab: Drug Control Officer says Remdesivir vials found in Bhakra canal are fake

Jignesh Patel8th May 2021

A video of medicines and vials of injections floating in Punjab’s Bhakra canal is doing the rounds on social media. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted the video and rebuked the…

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Unrelated videos viral as footage of weapon seizure in Lucknow with communal claims

Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims