The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links
In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention...
Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated
A 43-second video of South African cricketer Temba Bavuma making sharp remarks during a post-match presentation was viral after the Indian cricket team’s recent defeat to South Africa in the...
An aerial photograph, apparently showing Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya brightly lit with diyas on the occasion of Diwali is viral on social media. Users have been sharing the image, taking pride…
On October 11, the Office of Home Minister Amit Shah (@AmitShahOffice) shared Census data from 1951 to 2011, which pointed to a¸steady decline in the share of the Hindu population…
A video of two men having an altercation with a female constable has gone viral. In the clip, one of the men is seen wearing a skull cap. The constable…
A 13-second clip, seemingly of a virtual court hearing, went viral after it showed a man in legal attire kissing a woman. Social media users sharing the video claimed that…
On October 9, 2025, a month after the Delhi high court dismissed his bail plea, jailed student activist Umar Khalid stated that he was “singled out” by the police in…
How far is taking something too far during election campaigning? With each social media post, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit hits a new low. Over the past several weeks, Assam…
Sudarshan News on September 22 ran a segment where the channel’s deputy editor, Pradosh Chavhanke, alleged that ‘Jihadis’ desecrated a Shiva temple dating back 1,200 years in Anwa, in Maharashtra’s…
An interview of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Network18 group editor-in-chief Rahul Joshi, where Shah makes controversial statements criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Pakistan successfully targeting locations in…
A minute-long video of political leader and activist Yogendra Yadav talking about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ campaign has stirred a political storm. In the clip, Yadav says that…
A 36-second video, which appears to be CCTV footage, is going viral, which shows a man stepping out of an auto-rickshaw and forcefully wrenching open an iron grating or a…