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Video of mock drill in Bhagalpur Central Jail shared as jail official infected with coronavirus

Kinjal17th June 202017th June 2020

A video of a man surrounded by policemen lying on the ground is being shared on social media. The man can be seen constantly coughing and demanding water. Alt News…

India-China dispute: 43 Chinese soldiers killed? Media outlets and journalists mislead

Pooja Chaudhuri17th June 202017th June 2020

On June 16, the ongoing border dispute between India and China took a critically violent turn as the Indian side reported the death of 20 soldiers in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley….

Indian journalists quote Chinese casualties based on unverified source

Pooja Chaudhuri16th June 202017th June 2020

The border dispute between India and China led to speculations on social media after reports of one officer and two soldiers killed on the Indian side came to light on…

Aaj Tak shares fake ‘last’ tweets of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, later deletes report

Pooja Chaudhuri16th June 202017th June 2020

An elaborate piece on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s “last tweets” was published by India Today Group’s Aaj Tak on June 16. Rajput died by suicide on Sunday in his…

Video of exercise machine moving in Jhansi park viral, linked with “ghosts”

Kinjal15th June 202015th June 2020

A video has been doing the rounds on social media where exercise equipment in a park is apparently moving on its own. Several people alleged that this was the result…

MP Congress falsely claims MP govt assigned women excise officers for sale of liquor

Archit13th June 202018th June 2020

On June 10, Chairperson of MP State Women’s Commission Shobha Oza tweeted, “MP government’s decision to put women on the duty of liquor sale is a shameful decision that goes…

Delhi riots ‘fact-finding’ report accepted by Amit Shah replete with false, unsubstantiated claims

Archit13th June 20203rd July 2020

On May 29, Home Minister Amit Shah accepted a fact-finding report on Delhi riots by Delhi-based NGO Call for Justice. Several media outlets reported about this including Times Now and…

Fact-check: Videos of unrelated pest attacks linked with Asian giant hornet spotted in US

Kinjal12th June 202012th June 2020

Since the past few days, there have been reports of black and orange hornets spotted in America. These are the Asian giant hornets, also known as ‘Murder Hornet’. Following the…

Verification: Ram Guha’s tweet quoting Philip Spratt’s 1939 writing on Gujarat and Bengal

Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri11th June 202012th June 2020

A tweet by historian Ram Guha has caused quite a stir on social media. It carries an excerpt from British writer and former communist Philip Spratt’s writings from 1939. “Gujarat,…

Viral: Fake Zee News graphic claims total lockdown from June 15

Archit11th June 202011th June 2020

A screengrab of an alleged Zee News graphic has been shared on social media. The text on the graphic reads, “Home Minister indicates that after June 15 once again there…