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Doctored video distorts JP Nadda’s unsavoury comment on CPM govt in Tripura

Abhishek Kumar19th January 202319th January 2023

A three second clip of BJP national president JP Nadda giving a speech on stage is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that Nadda said that…

No, Rahul Gandhi didn’t wait for cameraman while performing aarti in Kurukshetra

Indradeep Bhattacharyya17th January 202317th January 2023

The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Kurukshetra in Haryana on January 8. On the same day, he performed aarti at the Brahma Sarovar in the…

No, Prayagraj mosque pulled down in January did not have Pak flags on it, false claim viral again

Archit17th January 202312th July 2023

A few clips of varying duration showing the demolition of a mosque are being shared on social media. The claim is that the mosque is in Saidabad, Prayagraj, and it…

Old video of people fighting over sack of wheat shared as current food crisis in Pakistan

Kalim Ahmed14th January 2023

A 41-second long video clip where four individuals can be seen getting into a physical tussle over a sack of wheat is going viral on social media as visuals from…

2020 video from Pakistan falsely shared as demolition of 100-yr-old Shiva temple

Kalim Ahmed12th January 2023

A 35-second long clip of a mob breaking a structure is going viral on social media as a video from Pakistan where people are destroying a 100-year-old Shiva temple. Sharing…

Fact Check: Nirmala Sitharaman is not meeting her dad in viral clip

Vansh Shah11th January 2023

In the past couple of days, several social media users have shared a video of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman meeting an elderly man, claiming that he is the minister’s father…

BJP leaders, media outlets shared unrelated photos as Vande Bharat vandalism

Abhishek Kumar10th January 202310th January 2023

On December 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. Three days later, there were reports of stone…

Amit Malviya, Sambit Patra tweet clipped video to mock Rahul’s slip of tongue

Shinjinee Majumder9th January 20239th January 2023

A clip of Rahul Gandhi’s speech where he apparently measures the country’s population in Rupees while addressing a rally is viral on social media. In the video, Gandhi can be…

Amid mounting Pak-Taliban tension, Tarek Fatah shares 7-year-old video of public execution

Archit9th January 2023

On January 6, Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah tweeted a video along with the text, “CAUTION: Disturbing Video: Taliban jihadis hang and then shoot dead a captured Pakistani soldier. As Makcolm…

Did Rahul say he had a problem with priests? No, yet another clipped video shared without context by Amit Malviya

Kalim Ahmed9th January 20239th January 2023

A seven-second-long clip of Rahul Gandhi speaking at a press conference is going viral on social media. In this clip, the Congress leader can be heard saying in Hindi, “This…

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No conclusive data linking air pollution to deaths? Union environment minister’s statement shockingly uninformed

Fact check: Does VB G RAM G guarantee jobs? Several clauses in the new Act scream ‘No’