After SCO defence ministers’ meet, false claims of India being left out and Russia signing joint statement go viral
After defence ministers representing their countries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks on June 26, several rumours...
Identifying an impostor: ‘Verified’ X account not of Iranian journalist whose show was interrupted by Israeli attacks
On June 16, amid the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran, Iranian state TV journalist Sahar Emami’s live broadcast had to be cut short. Israel had attacked the studio of...
After Cyclone Amphan hit large parts of coastal areas in India and Bangladesh this month, an image of a dilapidated road started circulating on social media. Twitter user Rezwan posted…
Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a 40-second video of a man riding a bike while pushing a mini-Ferris wheel on the road. A woman is sitting along with…
A video where a man with a face mask can be seen allegedly suffocating a patient is widely circulating on social media. One Drshiv Poojan Mathur shared the video on…
Twitter user Neha @ShantiseAshanTi shared a CCTV footage of a man assaulting a medical worker inside a hospital and wrote, “Viral video of Zee News staff member assaulting doctor refusing…
Thousands of labourers and their families from across the country have embarked upon a journey on foot to their native villages because they are out of jobs and have run…
On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores to support the nation gripped with the coronavirus crisis. The PM informed that the…
On April 29, OpIndia (archive link) published an article with the headline — ‘5,450 tonnes of free rice to 2,985 mosques, 47 temples have to pay rupees ₹10 crores: Tamil…
A video of a mob stone-pelting and firing shots in a narrow alleyway has been widely shared across social media platforms. National executive member of BJP Kisaan Morcha, Amit Dixit,…
A graphic is circulating on messaging applications like WhatsApp. It attributes a claim to the World Health Organization (WHO) which says that no vegetarian is “effected by coronavirus” and that…
A WhatsApp text has gone viral along with seven images of disfigured leather products like wallets, bags shoes and belts. The viral text claims that the pictures are from Shoppers…