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Social media users cherry-pick names of Muslim accused in Gujarat fake Remdesivir racket

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd May 2021

The rapidly growing COVID-19 cases in India has left family members of coronavirus positive patients fending for Remedsivir, a patented anti-viral drug approved by the USA’s FDA. Even as the…

Brutal murder of two sadhus in Bihar’s Madhubani falsely communalised online

Archit28th April 2021

A widespread claim on social media suggests that two sadhus were killed in Madhubani’s Dharohar Temple for opposing ‘love jihad’. Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) member Vijay Shankar Tiwari’s tweet with…

Video of woman pushing empty syringe without vaccine is from Mexico

Jignesh Patel27th April 202127th April 2021

A video of a woman administering a COVID vaccine jab on an elderly man with an empty syringe is circulating in India. The message advises people to keep an eye…

Gujarat CM’s understanding of ICMR guidelines on recording COVID deaths is flawed

Archit26th April 202126th April 2021

Coronavirus cases are rapidly increasing in Gujarat. More than 14,000 cases are being reported in the State daily while the healthcare sector is overwhelmed with high demands it is unable…

Old image of burning pyres shared amid rising COVID deaths in India

Anuradha Prasad21st April 202121st April 2021

Nearly 3 lakh new Covid-19 cases were reported in India on Tuesday, April 20 with over 2,000 deaths in a span of 24 hours. Several patients have died waiting for…

Photos of Vadodara’s BAPS temple viral as BAPS Mumbai has started COVID ward

Archit & Aqib Pathan17th April 202119th April 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 has hit severely in India. On April 16, The Times of India reported that Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases (63,729) and deaths (398)…

This is NOT the video of man beaten in MP’s Neemuch, police deny caste/ communal angle

Abhishek Kumar15th April 202116th April 2021

[Warning: The video shows violence and may be distressing for some readers.] A gruesome video is being circulated on social media with the claim that a young Muslim labourer was…

Video of civilians lathi-charged for not wearing masks is from MP

Kinjal5th April 20217th April 2021

A video shared on social media shows a man in civilian clothes and a cop beating those not wearing masks. It has been shared on two different claims. CLAIM 1:…

Fact-check: Did Muslims enter a ‘temple’ in Maharashtra’s Malanggad to disrupt aarti?

Archit3rd April 20213rd April 2021

Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined…

Fact-check: Did SC overturn Allahabad HC’s order on reservation in UP panchayat polls?

Kinjal1st April 2021

A purported Aaj Tak ‘Breaking News’ graphic plate that reads – “UP gram panchayat election big judgment…Supreme Court orders that the old list will be issued… the new list is…

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Pakistan-flagged oil tanker destroyed in Hormuz? Unrelated video falsely shared

Nagpur factory blast killed 20 on March 1: How did five leading English news channels respond?