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Promotional photo used to falsely accuse clothing brand of promoting ‘love jihad’

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd April 20222nd April 2022

A screenshot taken from the website of clothing brand ‘Karagiri’, which shows a couple, has been shared with a message that says the brand is promoting ‘love jihad’. The photo…

Old photo falsely viral as Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was caught for bike theft

Nilofar Absar2nd April 20222nd April 2022

An old photograph of Bhagwant Mann has been shared on social media to mock the newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister. The accompanying claim suggests that 12 years ago, Mann was apprehended…

Old video of Jharkhand cop hitting woman falsely shared as incident from UP

Aritraa Dey30th March 20221st April 2022

A video that shows a man assaulting a woman while policemen stand as mute spectators has been shared while targeting Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The caption to the…

UP youth beaten for raising pro-Pak slogans and attacking cow? Old video, false claims

Kinjal30th March 2022

A video of two policemen beating a boy has been shared with the claim that he was thrashed for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans in Uttar Pradesh. Twitter user ‘@chandanmedia’ shared…

Video from Gujarat falsely viral as Muslims attacked after ‘The Kashmir Files’ release

Kinjal29th March 2022

A CCTV clip has been making the rounds on social media recently. The footage shows a man attacking a group of Muslims inside a shop with a sword. The victims…

No, CM Kejriwal didn’t mock Kashmiri Pandits; BJP leaders share clipped video

Archit28th March 20224th April 2022

A portion of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s March 24 address during the recent budget session where he referred to the controversial film ‘The Kashmir Files’ has lately made headlines. In…

Old video of bull killed by JCB falsely viral as recent incident from UP

Kalim Ahmed28th March 2022

[Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A disturbing video is in circulation on social media, where a bulldozer crushes a bovine animal to death. The…

Video of bus accident from Odisha shared as the recent violence in Birbhum

Aqib Pathan26th March 202228th March 2022

[Warning: This viral video is graphic in nature. We request our readers to watch at their own discretion.] On March 21, the murder of a deputy pradhan in Bogtui village…

Old photo of Reuters building viral as the NYSE displaying BJP’s victory in the UP elections

Aritraa Dey25th March 2022

Post Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, a photograph of a building is being shared on social media claiming that it is the New York…

Old video of an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise viral as Russian offensive in Ukraine

Nilofar Absar25th March 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, a video is viral on social media, depicting missile attacks that ultimately leads to a high-rise building being razed to the ground. It is…