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Video from 2019 falsely shared as massive crowd at Diego Maradona’s funeral

Anuradha Prasad5th December 2020

Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona passed away on November 25 at the age of 60 from a heart attack. Shortly before his death, he was undergoing an operation to remove a…

India Today falsely reports Shehla Rashid was arrested in 2016 JNU sedition case

Archit4th December 20205th December 2020

On December 2, The Indian Express reported that Abdul Rashid Shora, biological father of activist Shehla Rashid, wrote to J&K DGP Dilbag Singh alleging that his daughter took Rs 3…

No, Russia has not banned marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims

Priyanka Jha28th November 202028th November 2020

Social media has been rife with claims that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recently issued a law prohibiting Muslims in the country from marrying non-Muslims. A musl!m man cannot marry non-musl!m…

CGI clip and old video shared as devastation caused by Cyclone Nivar

Aqib Pathan26th November 202027th November 2020

Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry witnessed heavy rainfall and storm due to Cyclone Nivar. Three people have died in the torrential downpour. Since then, social media is ripe with…

Video of Ujjain police detaining people for not wearing masks viral as Delhi

Archit26th November 202026th November 2020

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the national caption. On November 26, Hindustan Times reported that the AAP government told the Delhi High Court that it is considering imposing…

Old video from Karachi viral as fallen billboard injures bikers during Cyclone Nivar in Tamil Nadu

Priyanka Jha26th November 202026th November 2020

A video of a billboard falling on a biker during heavy storms is circulating on social media in the wake of a Cyclone Nivar. People of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet, Thiruvallur,…

Morphed image shows Rohit Sharma’s photo displayed on Burj Khalifa after IPL win

Archit12th November 2020

Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) final to win the tournament for the fifth time on November 10. Since then several social media…

Video of minor girl who died in UP viral with false rape and communal spin

Anuradha Prasad12th November 2020

Recently, a video has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook in which police personnel and others can be seen crowding around the corpse of a young girl. Social media users…

Video of police clashing with protestors in Barcelona falsely viral as France

Aqib Pathan7th November 2020

A video of street rioting is widespread on social media as an incident that recently took place in France. The clip is circulating against the backdrop of the recent French…

Old incident of police atrocity in UP shared as Maharashtra police thrashing Arnab Goswami

Pooja Chaudhuri4th November 2020

Republic TV owner and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by Maharashtra police in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case. He claimed that Raigad police assaulted him during the…

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