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Waqf Board did not stake claim on Maha Kumbh Mela ground; Yogi Adityanath’s claim false

Diti Pujara4th April 2025

The Rajya Sabha cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the early hours of April 4 after a 14-hour long debate, paving the way for it to become a law…

‘BeerBiceps’ Ranveer Allahbadia crying after backlash over controversial remarks? No, video is from 2021

Shinjinee Majumder12th February 2025

YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, who runs the channel ‘BeerBiceps’, is facing backlash over controversial remarks made during an episode of stand-up comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube reality show ‘India’s Got Latent’. The…

How Indian media reported Adani group’s US indictment

Oishani Bhattacharya & Diti Pujara17th December 202420th December 2024

On November 20, billionaire Gautam Adani, along with seven other Adani group executives, was indicted by a United States court on charges of fraud and bribery. The Adani group chairperson,…

Video of burning Halloween prop in China shared as ‘Hindu genocide’ in Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish15th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Disturbing Visuals A short video apparently showing a human body tied up and placed above a fire is being shared on X (formerly Twitter) as yet another incidence…

OpIndia fact-checks Live Law’s accurate report on Sharjeel Imam’s SC petition, produces article riddled with falsehood

Abhishek Kumar25th October 2024

Right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article on October 23, 2024, written by its editor-in-chief Nupur Jhunjhunwala Sharma. It alleged that legal news website Live Law had spread fake news…

No, Savarkar biopic is not India’s official submission to the Oscars

Ankita Mahalanobish28th September 2024

The makers of the film ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ recently claimed in an Instagram post that the film had been officially submitted for the Oscars. The post featured a poster of…

Painter shot multiple times: Viral video is from Brazil, no connection with India

Prantik Ali11th July 202411th July 2024

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual viral video in view of the graphic nature of the clip. A video is viral on WhatsApp in particular with the…

Pune crash: Rapper in viral video is not the minor accused

Oishani Bhattacharya24th May 202424th May 2024

A speeding Porsche Taycan crashed into a motorcycle at Kalyani Nagar, Pune, in the wee hours of Sunday, May 19, killing two. The four-wheeler was allegedly driven by the minor…

Disinformation, falsehoods flood social media as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into full-blown war

Shinjinee Majumder11th October 202312th October 2023

Entering its fifth day on October 11, the Israel-Palestine conflict all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck…

Rajasthan compensation to Kanhaiya Lal & Iqbal: ‘Discrimination’ claim false

Abhishek Kumar11th October 2023

On September 29, two youths named Iqbal and Rahul were involved in a bike collision in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Following the accident, they got into a fight with each other. When…

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News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker

After arrest of nuns in Durg, Christians in Sehore, Raipur & Balasore allegedly attacked over ‘forced conversions’