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AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk

Archit13th January 202116th January 2021

A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…

Woman’s placard morphed to read ‘will disrobe but not show documents’ for NRC

Pooja Chaudhuri13th January 202113th January 2021

A photograph of a young woman displaying a placard that allegedly reads in Bengali, “I will take off my saree and clothes but will not produce documents. NONRCCAANPR,” has been…

Clipped video shared to claim Pak PM Imran Khan praised Modi govt

Archit13th January 202113th January 2021

On January 10, Pakistani activist in exile Arif Aajakia tweeted a 26-second clip of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The video begins abruptly and Khan can be heard saying, “If…

Image from 2014 falsely shared as Canadian Army giving winter warfare training to Chinese PLA

Archit13th January 2021

Twitter user @captjasdeep, who claims to be an Indian armed forces veteran in his bio, tweeted an image of soldiers on snowy terrain and wrote, “I hope our country knows…

Old, unrelated video shared as BJP leaders begging Rajnath Singh to repeal farm bills

Nibedita Sen12th January 2021

A 33-second video is viral with the claim that BJP leaders are begging defence minister Rajnath Singh to repeal the farm bills. “#BJP leaders begging Defence Minister @rajnathsingh to cancel…

No, Indian govt has NOT removed ‘nationality’ column from passports

Kinjal11th January 2021

A viral claim suggests that the Government of India allegedly removed the ‘nationality’ column from Indian passports. Facebook user Mohammed Ishtiaq posted a screenshot of a WhatsApp forward with this…

Photo from Prayagraj falsely viral as mosque on Old Delhi railway junction

Kinjal11th January 202111th January 2021

An image of what appears to be a mosque on a railway platform has been widely circulating online. Several people have claimed that a mosque stands on the platform of…

Indian media falsely claims ex-Pak diplomat admits 300 killed in Balakot airstrike

Kalim Ahmed10th January 202111th January 2021

On Friday, January 9, Indian news outlets reported that former Pakistani diplomat, “Agha” Hilaly has admitted that the February 26, 2019 Balakot airstrike saw 300 casualties on the Pakistani side….

Images of NH signboards vandalised in 2017 viral with farmers’ protest spin

Archit10th January 202111th January 2021

A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was…

Old photo of 2018 UP murder victim shared as Badaun rape victim

Kinjal9th January 2021

A 50-year-old woman was recently gang-raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun. All eyes are on the Uttar Pradesh administration once again with the news of yet another incident of…

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Video of protest in Ladakh against Hazara killings shared as PoK