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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…

Video of Bihar nurse injecting empty syringe without COVID vaccine shared as UP

Kinjal6th July 2021

A video of a nurse administering an empty syringe and passing it off as COVID-19 vaccine has been shared as an incident from Uttar Pradesh. नर्स ने इंजेक्शन में दवाई…

Elderly man chained to hospital bed is not late Stan Swamy

Pooja Chaudhuri5th July 20215th July 2021

A photograph has been shared on social media as activist Stan Swamy’s last days in the hospital. The 84-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist breathed his last on July…

Photo from India and UAE shared as 2021 Yoga Day celebration in Saudi Arabia

Kinjal26th June 2021

The seventh International Yoga Day was celebrated on June 21 across the globe. BJP member Abhishek Roy shared two photographs claiming they show people practising Yoga in Saudi Arabia. (Archive…

False news that Dr Fauci has been sacked as chief medical adviser to US President viral

Archit24th June 2021

Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a video of a press conference in the US and claimed Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert and chief medical adviser…