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5-yr-old video edited with provocative song shared widely to target Muslims

Aqib Pathan24th February 2023

A video that has gone viral on social media shows people in a crowd moving forward on a road with swords in hand. A song playing on a loudspeaker can…

No, Punjab did not issue order to monitor social media activities of govt staff

Abhishek Kumar23rd February 2023

A number of mainstream media outlets recently reported that the Punjab government had directed various departments to monitor the social media activities of their employees to check whether they criticized…

Bhiwani killings: While Bajrang Dal denies role, at least two accused have strong ties with the outfit

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair23rd February 202323rd February 2023

The charred bodies of two men, Junaid (35) and Nasir (25), both residents of Ghatmeeka in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, were found on February 16 in Bhiwani, Haryana, inside a four-wheeler….

Yogi govt didn’t put out job ad for ganja smokers; false claim by SP media cell

Abhishek Kumar22nd February 2023

News of a job opening for marijuana smokers with a salary of more than Rs. 80 lakh has been making the rounds on social media recently. It is being claimed…

The Kashmir Files hasn’t bagged Dadasaheb Phalke Award; it won a prize at a private film fest with similar name

Abhishek Kumar22nd February 202323rd February 2023

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023 was held in Mumbai recently, in which Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rishabh Shetty, and the movie, The Kashmir Files, film were…

Vandalism on religious structure in Pak got nothing to do with economic crisis

Kalim Ahmed17th February 2023

A video clip of a group of individuals vandalizing a religious structure is viral on social media as a video from Pakistan. Several social media users have linked it to…

Unrelated video of soldier’s last rites viral in context of Pulwama anniversary

Vansh Shah17th February 2023

The Pulwama attack took place on February 14, 2019, in which terrorists attacked a convoy of Central Reserved Police Force jawans in Jammu and Kashmir killing 40 personnel. This year…

Doctored video viral; Kejriwal didn’t say electing Modi-Shah would destroy Pak

Abhishek Kumar17th February 2023

A video of a speech delivered by Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is making the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that while…

No, man standing with Rahul Gandhi in viral photo is not Hindenburg’s Nathan Anderson

Vansh Shah15th February 2023

On January 24. 2023, the New York-based Hindenburg Research brought out a report titled Adani Group: How The World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest Con In Corporate History accusing…

Monu Manesar: A story of violent vigilantism in the name of ‘gau-raksha’, armed with state support

Shinjinee Majumder14th February 202314th February 2023

“Bhaiyo yaha pe ek samadhan hona chahiye. Jo bhi Love Jihad karte hai, unki list humein de. Hum aur humari team unko maarenge bhai, khulla. Na toh hum kisi case…

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Indian real estate firm Prestige Group has no connection with Hong Kong building that caught fire

Viral video of man trying to fly using makeshift wings is AI-generated