Politics

Police, eyewitnesses refute stones were pelted from mosque during Shobha Yatra in Nellore

Archit27th April 2022

A massive Hanuman Shobha Yatra took place in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh on April 24. Sunil Deodhar, National Secretary BJP Andhra Pradesh, said Muslims threw stones and beer bottles from an…

Old videos of vandalism in West Bengal railway station viral with false anti-Muslim claim

Kalim Ahmed27th April 202228th April 2022

A 1:28 minute-long video clip is being shared with the claim that the Mahishasur Railway Station in West Bengal was “destroyed by Muslims” because the sound of a train’s horn…

Did Congress govt in Rajasthan object to Saraswati temples in schools? No, BJP leaders mislead

Kalim Ahmed27th April 2022

A screenshot of a report by Dainik Bhaskar that says, “शिक्षा विभाग ने मांगी जानकारी – स्कूलों में सरस्वती मंदिर किस आदेश से बनाया” (Education Department seeks information – under…

Video of people pledging to not vote for Congress is old, and unrelated to Karauli violence

Abhishek Kumar25th April 202216th May 2022

A video of a group of people pledging to not vote for Congress has been gathering widespread traction recently. It has been claimed that locals angered by the religious violence…

Old video falsely shared as Delhi Qazi threatening Hindus after Jahangirpuri violence

Abhishek Kumar25th April 2022

Against the backdrop of the recent communal clashes that occurred during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in New Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, several videos are being circulated on social media. One such clip…

President Ram Nath Kovind’s daughter is NOT in this image

Kinjal25th April 202225th April 2022

Recently, a photo of two air hostesses began circulating on social media. It has been claimed that one of them is Swati Kovind, daughter of President Ram Nath Kovind. The…

Video of woman praising BJP Karnataka chief on TV edited to falsely portray the opposite

Mohammed22nd April 2022

Over the last few days, several social media users have shared a video of Karnataka state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel’s interview with Namma TV. The interview is in the…

Old image from UP shared to portray police complicity in Jahangirpuri violence

Nilofar Absar22nd April 2022

Following the communal violence that recently took place in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, an image is being widely shared on social media. The image depicts a squad of police personnel flanked by…

Ahmednagar police deny Muslims raised pro-Pak slogans during Ram Navami celebration

Mohammed18th April 2022

A video from Newasa in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra is currently being shared on social media with the claim that Muslim youths pelted stones at a Ram Navami rally and chanted…

Media outlets misreport AIMIM supporters chanted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ in Jaipur

Kalim Ahmed16th April 202216th April 2022

A 30-second long video clip where All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi is being greeted by a swarm of supporters in Jaipur’s Rajasthan was reported by multiples media…