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RBI has not asked banks to stop disbursing ₹500 notes; viral claim is false

Pawan Kumar7th July 20257th July 2025

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu recently called for the demonetisation of Rs. 500 notes and further promotion of digital payments. He said that such a step would help…

After SCO defence ministers’ meet, false claims of India being left out and Russia signing joint statement go viral

Prantik Ali & Diti Pujara3rd July 2025

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

Ankita Mahalanobish2nd July 2025

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…

Dalit man tortured in Jhansi? Old video resurfaces; police says victim, assailants from same community

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd July 20252nd July 2025

A 55-second-long clip, purportedly showing a Dalit labourer with his hands tied and his head being shaved against his will as a crowd laughs at his plight, is viral on…

Video of husband assaulting wife in UP viral with false communal claims that Muslim man beat up Hindu woman

Prantik Ali28th June 202510th July 2025

Trigger Warning: The story has visuals and descriptions of violence & domestic abuse. Reader’s discretion advised. A video of a man physically assaulting a woman—kicking, slapping, and even hitting her…

News18, social media users share 2-month old visuals of blast in Iranian city as footage from June conflict with Israel

Oishani Bhattacharya26th June 2025

A 17-second clip showing a cloud of smoke emanating from an explosion in an urban area is viral on social media with claims that it shows Iran being bombarded by…

Viral image does not show 70-year-old Muslim man from Rajasthan married to his teen granddaughter

Ankita Mahalanobish26th June 2025

Images of a young woman with an elderly man are being shared widely with claims that a 70-year-old Muslim man from Churu, Rajasthan, married his 19-year-old granddaughter. On June 18,…

Clip of Air India crash survivor Vishwas Kumar Ramesh going back to look for brother viral with conspiracy theories

Prantik Ali26th June 202526th June 2025

Following the devastating crash of Gatwick-bound Air India flight 171, a new video purportedly of Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the tragic accident, is viral on social media….

Language Row: News outlets take down stories, posts on Amit Shah’s controversial English remark

Ankita Mahalanobish25th June 202526th June 2025

Recent remarks by Union home minister Amit Shah on the English language have sparked a controversy. Speaking at a book launch on June 19, Shah said that India is not…

Viral image does not show Xi Jinping’s daughter; news outlets, photo agencies Getty & Alamy misidentify Xi Mingze

Diti Pujara & Prantik Ali24th June 202522nd August 2025

Between May 30 and June 2, several news outlets published reports on American activists demanding the deportation of Xi Mingze, the daughter of Chinese President Xi Jinping, from the United…