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Old video from Karachi viral as fallen billboard injures bikers during Cyclone Nivar in Tamil Nadu

Priyanka Jha26th November 202026th November 2020

A video of a billboard falling on a biker during heavy storms is circulating on social media in the wake of a Cyclone Nivar. People of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet, Thiruvallur,…

Morphed image shows Rohit Sharma’s photo displayed on Burj Khalifa after IPL win

Archit12th November 2020

Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) final to win the tournament for the fifth time on November 10. Since then several social media…

Video of minor girl who died in UP viral with false rape and communal spin

Anuradha Prasad12th November 2020

Recently, a video has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook in which police personnel and others can be seen crowding around the corpse of a young girl. Social media users…

Video of police clashing with protestors in Barcelona falsely viral as France

Aqib Pathan7th November 2020

A video of street rioting is widespread on social media as an incident that recently took place in France. The clip is circulating against the backdrop of the recent French…

Old incident of police atrocity in UP shared as Maharashtra police thrashing Arnab Goswami

Pooja Chaudhuri4th November 2020

Republic TV owner and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by Maharashtra police in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case. He claimed that Raigad police assaulted him during the…

Old video of expired chicken discarded in Saudi Arabia viral as ‘boycott of French products’

Archit2nd November 20202nd November 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron’s backing of Prophet Mohammed’s caricatures sparked anger in the Muslim world. Widespread protests to boycott French products were held in several Middle Eastern countries. Similar protests…

Fact-check: Does this photo depict attack on Ramlila program in Punjab?

Kinjal28th October 2020

Hindu festival of Dussehra was recently celebrated with small gatherings in many parts of the country. Ravana Dahan and Ramlila programs were also held even as the crowd was solemn…

Video of mother-daughter killed by rape-accused in Kasganj is from July

Archit26th October 202027th October 2020

Surya Pratap Singh, a retired IAS officer (as per his Twitter bio), posted a 10-second clip and wrote, “Kasganj gang-rape victim and her mother were crushed to death by a…

Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation

Pooja Chaudhuri25th October 202026th October 2020

Social media giant Facebook has repeatedly come under the scanner after multiple reports of the company evading responsibility for hateful content and misinformation thriving on the platform. A Buzzfeed report…

Satirical post claiming Muslims secured top 5 ranks in NEET believed to be true

Archit23rd October 202024th October 2020

Last month, Sudarshan News broadcasted a bulletin replete with misinformation to falsely propagate that Muslim candidates are favoured in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. Alt News published a…