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Scene from 2017 Kerala street play viral as murder of RSS supporter by Muslims

Vansh Shah20th May 202320th May 2023

A video of a woman being shot in public after being dragged out of a car by two men is viral on social media. The video is shared with a…

Photo of park in Bangladesh shared as decked-up Boulevard Road in Srinagar

Shinjinee Majumder20th May 202320th May 2023

An image apparently clicked at Srinagar’s Boulevard Road is viral on social media. Users claim that the image is a ‘stunning symbol of transformation’ ahead of the G20 meet in…

Provocative speech by Bangladeshi ‘Islamic scholar’ condemning Yati Narsinghanand viral with false claims

Abira Das19th May 2023

A video of a man speaking on a hand-held loudspeaker standing amid a queue of people is viral on social media. He says, “अभी भी वक्त है हिन्दुओं, सौदा कर…

Telangana, Maharashtra videos shared out of context with false claims about Cong high-handedness in Karnataka

Oishani Bhattacharya19th May 2023

Even as the Congress picked Siddaramaiah as the chief minister for Karnataka after its victory in the assembly polls, several videos of interactions of mostly Muslim men with the police…

2017 molestation video from Uttar Pradesh shared as Bengal incident

Oishani Bhattacharya19th May 2023

Trigger Warning: Molestation A video showing a number of boys molesting two girls is viral on social media with the claim that it is a recent incident from West Bengal….

Viral video of cow slaughter on BJP flag is from Manipur, 2022, not Karnataka

Oishani Bhattacharya18th May 202318th May 2023

Trigger Warning: Animal Cruelty [The story uses only screenshots of the relevant tweets instead of the actual tweets in view of the nature of the viral video in question.] A…

No, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif did not thank Karnataka for electing Congress

Vansh Shah17th May 202317th May 2023

Following the victory of the Congress in the Karnataka assembly elections, the screenshot of a tweet has been viral on social media platforms. It apparently shows the Prime Minister of…

‘Cong win is win for Muslims’: Doctored Aaj Tak Live screenshot viral with comment by fake Facebook user

Oishani Bhattacharya17th May 2023

Against the backdrop of Congress’s thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly elections, an image is being shared on social media which looks like a screenshot from a Facebook live by…

Video of magician’s flying stunt viral with false claims about powers of Yoga

Abira Das17th May 2023

Social media is rife with the video of a man levitating in the air with the viral claim that this can only be possible with the power of Yoga. Vijay…

Meta deletes BJP-linked ‘Nam Namo – ನಮ್ ನಮೋ’ page on Facebook after EC-norm violation complaint

Abhishek Kumar16th May 2023

Voting for the Karnataka Assembly elections concluded on May 10. The Karnataka Election Commission issued a press note on May 7 containing some guidelines before the election. Guidelines for electronic…