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Right Wing users falsely claim Rahul Gandhi deleted Savarkar tweets, then delete their own tweets

Indradeep Bhattacharyya29th March 202330th March 2023

Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandson Ranjit Savarkar on Monday, March 27, said he would file an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi if the latter did not apologize for…

Video from China viral as trial run of train on Chenab bridge in J&K

Vansh Shah29th March 2023

The highest railway bridge in the world, which will link Katra and Banihal and span the Chenab River at a height of 359 meters, is under construction in Jammu and…

CPI not among top 20 deadliest terror groups; Aussie thinktank rectifies error

Abira Das28th March 2023

The screenshot of a report on the ‘Global Terrorism Index 2023’ published by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) is viral on social media. The picture was a list…

BJP leaders share clipped video to claim Srinivas BV made misogynistic remarks against Smriti Irani

Shinjinee Majumder28th March 202328th March 2023

A clip of Congress youth leader Srinivas BV’s speech during a public rally is viral on social media. In the clip, Srinivas can be heard saying, “Smriti Irani thora gunge…

Video of devotees hailing Lord Ayyappa’s Muslim associate Vavar shared with misleading claim

Kalim Ahmed27th March 202327th March 2023

A 2-minute long clip is circulating widely on social media as a video from the ‘Yedurappa’ temple in Kerala where devotees can be seen singing praises to Allah. The voice-over…

Rahul Gandhi did not tear disqualification ordinance in 2013; unrelated image viral

Kalim Ahmed27th March 2023

Recently, Congress leader and erstwhile Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha after he had been convicted by the chief judicial magistrate’s court in Surat in a…

No, Singapore chief justice did not raise concern over ‘hijacking’ of Indian judiciary

Kinjal27th March 2023

A video clip of a man delivering a speech has been making the rounds on social media. Here, the speaker expresses his concern at the sharp rise in theocratic, traditionalist…

Unaffected by FIRs, T Raja Singh continues calling for killing of Muslims in rally after rally in Maharashtra

Shinjinee Majumder23rd March 202328th March 2023

Over the past one month, suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh has been seen attending several rallies in Maharashtra and delivering speeches full of hateful content and open calls for…

Karnataka BJP’s double whammy: Tamil heroes on Modi welcome gate, false claim on Tipu death

Kalim Ahmed22nd March 2023

As Karnataka is set to go to the polls in two months’ time, all parties have sped up their campaigns, putting out lists of candidates, holding rallies, and manifestos and…

2022 clip of Dalit youth assaulted in Vadodara falsely viral as attack on Christian man by Hindus

Vansh Shah20th March 2023

A video has gone viral on social media, which purportedly shows a Christian man being thrashed by a Hindu mob. Those who shared the video expressed their worry about India’s…

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Cartoons, criticism and crackdowns: How Section 69A is being used to silence dissent

Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men