Politics

Misinformation, false claims about UK PM Rishi Sunak flood social media

Shinjinee Majumder29th October 2022

On October 27, the United Kingdom got its first non-white Prime Minister in Rishi Sunak. At 42, the former chancellor of the exchequer also became Britain’s youngest Prime Minister in…

Govt decision to block 4 videos on YouTube channel ‘Mr Reaction Wala’ perplexing

Archit28th October 2022

The ministry of information & broadcasting (MIB) on September 26 announced the blocking of 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels. The MIB said in a statement: “Based on the inputs…

Morphed image of Pakistani men with banner demanding Virat Kohli viral on social media

Abhishek Kumar28th October 2022

India defeated Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on October 23 by four wickets thanks largely to a brilliant knock by Virat Kohli. Expectedly, he dominated the…

Man in viral video admitting to raping daughter an Indian? False claim by Tarek Fatah

Kalim Ahmed26th October 2022

The video of a man standing behind bars while an individual confronts him is going viral on social media. In the clip, a bearded man called Mushtaq Ahmed is asked…

Congress leaders share Andhra festival crowd video as Bharat Jodo Yatra gathering

Abhishek Kumar26th October 202226th October 2022

A video of a massive procession moving through a road has been making rounds on social media. The video also shows onlookers on rooftops video-recording the rally on their mobile…

Concocted opinion polls predicting AAP victory in Gujarat elections viral

Shinjinee Majumder25th October 2022

A  collection of opinion polls apparently predicting the results of the upcoming Gujarat polls is going viral. All the graphics indicate the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party. The four…

Hardik Patel facing people’s ire in Gujarat? Old video shared with false claim

Kinjal22nd October 202222nd October 2022

A video of BJP leader Hardik Patel is viral on social media where some people can be seen expressing their displeasure over the youth leader who shot to fame with…

Kejriwal, AAP supporters share doctored ABP News video highlighting party’s chances in Gujarat

Abhishek Kumar22nd October 2022

Sharing a purported ABP News report, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal recently tweeted, “Watch this video to feel the pulse of Gujarat”. In the video,…

Congress leaders share old pic from Nigeria as Bharat Jodo Yatra crowd in Karnataka

Abhishek Kumar19th October 202219th October 2022

A picture of a gigantic crowd is viral on social media with the claim that it is a picture from the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader and MP…

Morphed photo: Image showing Kejriwal holding inverted bow and arrow is doctored

Kinjal18th October 2022

For the last few days, a picture of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been widely circulating on social media. In the image, Kejriwal is taking aim with an inverted…