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Media outlets link visuals of Chinese fire drill from 2015 to Iranian strikes on Israeli power station

Prantik Ali20th June 2025

Amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, which began after Israel attacked Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, in which several civilians were killed, a video of a huge explosion in what…

Iran-Israel conflict: Old video of woman dancing in rain viral as Iranian women ‘sending message’ to Islamic regime

Prantik Ali19th June 202519th June 2025

A video, around 12 seconds long, showing a woman dancing in the rain in a dress is viral on social media. Those sharing it have claimed the video is from…

Did ANI share & delete X post on Modi being ignored in G7 photo? No, viral screenshot is doctored

Oishani Bhattacharya19th June 202519th June 2025

Since the three-day Group of Seven (G7) Summit concluded in Canada on June 17, a purported screenshot of an X post by news agency ANI has been circulating on social…

News18, TOI, India Today among others misreport that Pak army chief Asim Munir was invited for US Army parade

Ankita Mahalanobish19th June 2025

Amid geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, several prominent Indian news outlets, including CNN News18, India Today, CNBC TV18, Times of India, Financial Express, Deccan Herald and Economic Times among…

Viral video of Israeli soldier pleading Iran for mercy is AI-generated

Prantik Ali19th June 2025

With tensions escalating in the Iran-Israel conflict, which has claimed many civilian lives since it began on June 13, a video of an Israeli soldier in tears, begging for mercy,…

Indian media picked up Apple user’s satiric tweet, ‘reported’ team behind newly launched UI had been fired

Pawan Kumar18th June 202518th June 2025

A day after Apple introducing new user interface (UI) feature Liquid Glass at its worldwide developers conference in California, an X user by the name Jon Yongfook (@yongfook) shared a…

Did Trump ban production of Tesla in US after fallout with Musk? No, viral video is AI-generated

Pawan Kumar18th June 2025

Days after the public fallout between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump over the latter’s Big Beautiful Bill, a video of Trump announcing a ban on the production…

Videos of Iran’s October 2024 strikes on Israel resurface as visuals of June conflict

Shinjinee Majumder17th June 2025

A video showing missiles being fired into a city was widely linked to the recent conflict between Israel and Iran. Some users shared the video claiming that it showed missiles…

Man accused of indecency, harassing school girl in viral clip not Muslim; video shared with false communal claims

Abhishek Kumar17th June 2025

A video, of CCTV footage, in which a man behaves indecently with a school girl, is viral on social media. Those sharing the video claim that the person in the…

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2009 photo of Israeli shell exploding over Gaza Strip viral with claims that it shows Iran’s strikes on Tel Aviv

Churu: FIR slapped on local journalist who recorded DSP hitting lady constable on the back