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False claim suggests Bandra mass gathering accused Vinay Dubey’s father is Muslim

Jignesh Patel18th April 2020

A photograph of Navi Mumbai-based self-proclaimed labour leader and activist Vinay Dubey, along with a man and a woman, was posted by one Shiv Yadav on Twitter. Yadav claimed that…

Old, unrelated photo shared as family commits suicide in Surat due to hunger during lockdown

Pooja Chaudhuri18th April 2020

A photograph of a man, woman and infant hanging dead from a tree has been widely shared on social media. The accompanying claim suggests that the family committed suicide out…

Video from Mumbai viral as cops lathicharge deaf-mute man in Ahmedabad’s Behrampura

Jignesh Patel18th April 2020

A disturbing video of a group of policemen brutally lathi-charging a man is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the policemen are seen chasing and beating a…

Old, unrelated image from Malaysia shared as migrants stranded in Gujarat due to lockdown

Kinjal17th April 202017th April 2020

An image of a crowd of people sleeping in the lobby of a building is getting shared on social media. It is being claimed that the image is from Gujarat…

Old video shared as the recent incident where police was attacked during lockdown in Aurangabad

Priyanka Jha17th April 202017th April 2020

On April 15, it was reported that locals in Bihar’s Aurangabad attacked health workers and police personnel during a routine visit for screening residents. Eleven people were injured in the…

Video of women spitting inside houses in Rajasthan’s Kota given false Muslim angle

Priyanka Jha16th April 202016th April 2020

On April 13, several media outlets carried reports on a CCTV footage of a group of women spitting in front of houses in Rajasthan’s Kota. Mainstream media reported it as…

No, Delhi Health Minister did not say no one from Nizamuddin Markaz tested positive for COVID-19

Archit15th April 202015th April 2020

A 16-second clip of Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendra Jain has gone viral on social media. On April 14, Facebook page ‘Mohsin Rfi Khan sp’ posted the viral video along with…

ABP News quotes ICMR study to praise lockdown, ICMR says no such study published

Kinjal15th April 202015th April 2020

In an April 10 broadcast, ABP News claimed that confirmed coronavirus cases in India would have reached 8.2 lakh by April 15 had the government not imposed a complete lockdown. The claim…

Morphed Aaj Tak graphic falsely claims Pakistan PM’s wife and driver tested positive for coronavirus

Archit11th April 2020

An image of a TV which is tuned into Aaj Tak has gone viral. The image shows a grim-looking Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan with the Hindi text suggesting that Khan’s…

Video from Pak falsely linked with Hindu man’s alleged murder by Muslim men in Rajasthan

Pooja Chaudhuri11th April 202011th April 2020

A gruesome video of two men hacking another with an axe has been shared on social media in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. It is being claimed that the…

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Nuns out on bail; ‘police excess’ & Bajrang Dal’s role in Chhattisgarh case under scanner

Viral screenshot of Trump’s post on Modi not responding to tariff concerns is doctored