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Viral message falsely claims Mumbai and Pune to be under military lockdown, CM debunks rumour

Archit9th May 2020

On May 5, IAS officer Rajiv Kumar Gupta announced that “[in] the entire AMC [Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation] area, all shops and home delivery services except milk and medicine shall remain…

Fake tweet portrays Amit Shah saying he has bone cancer

Archit9th May 202011th May 2020

A screenshot of Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged tweet has gone viral on WhatsApp. As per the screenshot, Shah wrote in Hindi that he is suffering from bone cancer and…

Video from Pak viral as Air India flouts social distancing norms, overcharges passengers

Archit8th May 20208th May 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a two-minute video which shows passengers in a commercial aircraft confronting the airline staff. A man can be heard saying that despite charging…

Video of stale food thrown by migrant workers shared with false narrative

Jignesh Patel7th May 2020

A video of passengers in a train throwing food packets on railway platform is being shared with the claim that migrants discarded the food provided to them by the government…

Photo from 2018 passed off as showering of flower petals during recent tribute to corona warriors

Archit5th May 20205th May 2020

On May 1, the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, along with the three armed forces chiefs, listed a host of initiatives to give tribute to medical professionals and…

Images from Myanmar viral as social distancing in Mizoram vegetable market

Kinjal1st May 2020

Mahesh Vikram Hegde, founder of fake news website Postcard News, shared two images claiming that they depict vegetable markets in Mizoram where vendors and customers are practising social distancing. “Pictures…

No, this video doesn’t show North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s funeral

Jignesh Patel30th April 20202nd May 2020

A video of a dead body placed inside a coffin surrounded with flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that this video confirms the death…

Fact-check: Did a 26-member Muslim family test positive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri?

Archit29th April 2020

On April 18, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave a 10-minute speech on the coronavirus situation in New Delhi. It was also live-streamed on YouTube. At the 2:00 mark, Kejriwal…

Video of sanitation worker attacked in MP falsely shared as BJP goons attack Muslim youth

Priyanka Jha29th April 202029th April 2020

Safi Mallick, a Facebook user who identifies as Nadia District Congress Media Coordinator, shared a video of a man hounded by a mob. The accompanying caption in Bengali claimed that…

Twitter handles impersonating Arab personalities criticise India over Islamophobia

Jignesh Patel28th April 202028th April 2020

Several Arabian Gulf users recently took to Twitter to criticise India over the discrimination against Muslims in the country. Old, racist tweets by BJP parliamentarian Tejasvi Surya targetting Arab women…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated