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Three-year-old news of 125 RSS-run schools banned by West Bengal govt viral as recent

Pooja Chaudhuri6th May 20216th May 2021

The State of West Bengal and the ruling TMC party have been targetted with organised misinformation on social media since Mamata Banerjee retained power in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The…

Fact-check: BJP workers are not fighting over oxygen distribution in this video

Anuradha Prasad5th May 2021

A video of several people vandalising posters and plastic furniture in a hall is viral on social media with the claim, “BJP workers vandalised their own party office over not…

Old photo of woman injured in Bangladesh linked to West Bengal post-poll violence

Archit Mehta & Rohan Datta5th May 20216th May 2021

A photograph of a woman with a head injury has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in West Bengal. Viral claims have blamed…

Video of girl trying to give water to COVID+ father in Andhra linked to WB violence

Aqib Pathan5th May 2021

A video of a girl jostling with an elderly woman to give water to a man lying on the ground is doing the rounds on social media. Twitter user Sandeep…

Unrelated case of rape-murder in West Medinipur linked to West Bengal post-poll violence

Pooja Chaudhuri5th May 20215th May 2021

West Bengal was gripped with violence soon after the ruling TMC won the third term in the assembly elections. The violence allegedly took the lives of at least 12 people,…

Photo from 2019 Vidyasagar college violence linked to post-poll violence in West Bengal

Archit Mehta4th May 2021

Since post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal, old and unrelated images have been circulating on social media. Twitter user @Hindu_2_o shared a set of images where one of the pictures…

Image from 2018 shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal

Priyanka Jha4th May 20214th May 2021

Violence in West Bengal erupted soon after the TMC won the recently-concluded state elections. At least 11 people have died in the violence, according to media reports, and the BJP…

Old video shared as TMC celebrating poll victory with guns and swords

Archit Mehta4th May 20214th May 2021

After the TMC retained power in West Bengal, the State has been gripped with violence. At least 14 people have died as a result of the election results. While the…

Mob attacking police in Odisha shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal

Archit Mehta4th May 2021

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the recently-concluded assembly elections on May 2. The results revealed AITC won 213 seats while the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 77 seats. Post-poll…

No, PM Modi has not announced nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20

Anuradha Prasad3rd May 2021

Several social media users have shared an alleged graphic plate of TV9 Bharatvarsh that claims PM Modi has announced a nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20. This graphic…

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