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Multiple unrelated videos viral as attack on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu

Kalim Ahmed2nd March 2023

Recently a video went viral on social media in which an individual can be seen verbally and physically assaulting Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in a crowded train compartment. In the video,…

Queue of customers outside Bank of Baroda in UAE got nothing to do with Adani fiasco

Abhishek Kumar2nd March 2023

Recently, Bank of Baroda CEO and managing director Sanjeev Chadha announced that the bank was ready to issue a loan to the Adani Group if the lender met the bank’s…

No, Uddhav Thackeray did not refer to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as his brother

Vansh Shah1st March 20238th November 2024

A clipped video of former Maharashtra chief minister Udhhav Thackeray speaking at a public event has gone viral. Social media users claim that Thackeray called Mughal emperor Aurangzeb his brother….

Fact check: Devi Shetty’s letter opposing 5% service tax on healthcare is from 2011

Kalim Ahmed1st March 20231st March 2023

An open letter reportedly written by physician Devi Shetty, the founder of Narayana Hospitals, is circulating on social media. The letter has been addressed to the Aam Aadmi (Ordinary people)…

Did Rahul say ‘satta’ in place of ‘satya’? Clipped video viral with misleading claim

Vansh Shah1st March 2023

A 23-second video of a speech by Rahul Gandhi has gone viral on social media. In this clip, the Congress leader talks about Mahatma Gandhi and his method of ‘satyagraha’….

‘Union of states’: A sea of difference between what Rahul said & what Amritpal Singh said

Kalim Ahmed28th February 2023

On February 23, followers of Punjab’s pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh clashed with the police outside Ajnala police station near Amritsar, Punjab, and demanded the release of one of the members…

‘Barber Jihad’ in Mumbai? Screengrab from unrelated 2013 news report shared out of context

Kalim Ahmed28th February 2023

A photograph of two individuals in police custody is going viral on social media as ‘Barber Jihad’ in Mumbai. It is claimed that these two individuals have confessed to the…

Not gold chains but garlands made by tribes used to welcome Congress leaders at Raipur meet

Vansh Shah28th February 2023

The 85th Indian National Congress plenary session was held from February 24 to February 26, 2023, at the Rajyotsav ground near Tuta in Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This convention was attended…

EAM S Jaishankar gets it wrong; BBC made several documentaries, podcasts on 1984 Sikh riots

Indradeep Bhattacharyya24th February 202313th July 2023

On February 21, external affairs minister S Jaishankar gave an interview to ANI journalist Smita Prakash on the 42nd episode of the multimedia news agency’s show ‘ANI Podcast with Smita…

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…

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