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Congress falsely claims AAP lost election deposit in one seat in Delhi MCD elections

Archit5th March 20216th March 2021

Municipal corporation by-elections recently took place in Delhi where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won four out of the five seats and the remainder was lost to the Congress. The…

BJP claims encroachment over Hindu shrine in Andhra, collector and police deny

Archit & Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 20214th March 2021

BJP national secretary and co-incharge of Andhra Pradesh Sunil Deodhar claimed that an illegal Christian cross was erected on a hilltop in Edlapadu, Andhra Pradesh where footprints of Hindu deity…

BJP MP Sushil Modi falsely claims first five Indian education ministers were Muslims

Priyanka Jha4th March 2021

On March 3, BJP MP and former deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi posted several tweets targeting Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. One of these addressed Gandhi himself….

Old video of BJP workers allegedly bribing people falsely linked to Adityanath’s WB rally

Archit4th March 2021

After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s rally in West Bengal on March 2, a video was shared on social media. It is being claimed that BJP workers distributed cash…

False claim that Amit Shah made President Kovid walk outside the red carpet viral

Anuradha Prasad3rd March 2021

Social media users have been sharing a picture of President Ramnath Kovind with Home Minister Amit Shah with the claim, “Ahmedabad: Modi government honours Sardar Patel by renaming the stadium…

Photo of fountain sculpture in Pakistan morphed to claim city square named after PM Modi

Anuradha Prasad3rd March 2021

On February 24, Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat was renamed Narendra Modi Stadium. With a capacity of 1.3 lakh spectators, it has now become the world’s largest cricket stadium….

Video of cop caught stealing clothes in Lucknow viral with false Muslim angle

Kinjal2nd March 20212nd March 2021

A video of a crowd stripping the clothes off of a uniformed man is gathering a lot of traction on social media recently. The man in the police uniform can…

Fact-check: Did LPG cost more during UPA than under BJP government?

Archit2nd March 2021

National general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chikkamagaravalli Thimme Gowda Ravi and National vice president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BYJM) Santosh Ranjan Rai posted a tweet that listed…

BJP spokesperson shares selective data portraying lower petrol price in BJP-ruled states

Jignesh Patel1st March 2021

Amid the growing criticism from opposition parties over the hike in petrol prices, BJP Tamil Nadu’s spokesperson SG Suryah tweeted a list of petrol prices in different states. The data…

Photo of 2019 Left Front rally in Kolkata shared as recent by Congress members

Archit1st March 20211st March 2021

West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held between March 27 to April 29, 2021 in eight phases. As political parties rack up campaigning efforts, several media users have…

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Old video falsely shared as hostel girls forced to strip by Mumbai cops

BJP candidate’s promise of ‘good beef’ is from 2017, unrelated to 2021 Kerala polls