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Tweet by parody account believed to be Dainik Bhaskar’s statement on IT raids

Abhishek Kumar29th July 2021

On July 22, the Income Tax Department raided several offices of the Dainik Bhaskar Group, a leading Hindi daily in India. In its response to the raid, the media outlet…

Photo from Afghanistan shot in 2012 shared as terrorist captured in Kashmir

Pooja Chaudhuri28th July 202128th July 2021

A photograph of a man dressed in women’s clothing being escorted by army personnel was shared by right-wing writer Madhu Kishwar. She claimed that he was captured during the July…

News18 cameraman’s scuffle with journalist used by News18, Amit Malviya to target farmers

Priyanka Jha28th July 2021

A group of farmers started a Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as soon as the monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22. The Delhi police made heavy…

News18 Kannda uses 2019 image from Bihar floods as aftermath of recent Mumbai rains

Archit23rd July 2021

The ongoing monsoons have caused havoc across the country. Several cities have flooded due to heavy rainfall and as per the July 23 forecast by India Meteorological Department, heavy or…

Amnesty has not ‘backtracked’ on the Pegasus list; media, BJP make false claims

Pooja Chaudhuri23rd July 2021

India Today has claimed that Amnesty International, one of the coordinators of the Pegasus Project, has backtracked on its initial reportage into the Israeli spyware used to target journalists, activists…

Photo of Pak trans activist shared as daughter of Afghan ambassador to Islamabad

Pooja Chaudhuri20th July 2021

On July 16, the ministry of foreign affairs of Afghanistan issued a statement that Silsila Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, was kidnapped for several hours and tortured….

Man murders daughters, injures wife in Rajasthan, incident given fictitious communal spin

Pooja Chaudhuri15th July 2021

A video of a woman and two children lying in a pool of blood in the courtyard of a house has been widely shared on social media. The accompanying claim…

No, Dilip Kumar has not donated his wealth to Muslim Waqf Board

Kalim Ahmed9th July 2021

After the demise of actor Dilip Kumar, a claim viral on social media suggested that the late actor has given away his wealth to the “Waqf Board” or the “Muslim…

Video from 2013 shared as late actor Dilip Kumar’s last moments

Kinjal9th July 2021

Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar passed away on July 7, 2021, at the age of 98. His death sent shockwaves across the film fraternity and left fans in mourning. Hundreds took…

Video of tribal woman beaten in MP shared with unrelated clip from UP

Pooja Chaudhuri7th July 2021

A video that shows a group of men mercilessly beating a woman with sticks is circulating on WhatsApp. It has been claimed that the videos are from West Bengal. Alt…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated