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Staged video of burka-clad man kidnapping a child viral online

Aritraa Dey28th July 202228th July 2022

A three-minute video that purportedly shows a kidnapping attempt is making the rounds on WhatsApp. In the video, we see a person wearing a burka running hysterically while two men…

Old, unrelated video from WB viral as Kolkata police thrashing Kanwaris

Shinjinee Majumder27th July 202228th July 2022

A video clip of police officers lathi-charging several people seemingly in front of a temple has gone viral with the claim that Kolkata policemen are beating up the Kanwar Yatra…

Fact-Check: PM Modi did not insult former President Ram Nath Kovind

Abhishek Kumar26th July 2022

On July 23, a farewell ceremony for President Ram Nath Kovind was held at Parliament’s Central Hall, a day before the last day of his tenure. Members of both the…

No, Dr Ambedkar did not say reservation should be abolished the day a tribal woman becomes President

Archit & Kalim Ahmed26th July 2022

Droupadi Murmu took the oath to become the 15th President of India on July 25. Ever since it was announced that Murmu won the presidential election by an overwhelming margin,…

Fact-check: Did Madras HC say that removal of thali amounts to mental cruelty?

Nilofar Absar23rd July 202223rd July 2022

A social media uproar recently ensued following an alleged ruling of a division bench of the Madras High Court in an appeal filed against a divorce petition. “Removal Of Mangalsutra…

News channels air old video of Muslim youth raising provocative slogans in Jaipur as recent incident

Abhishek Kumar23rd July 202223rd July 2022

A video of a group of Muslim youth putting up posters threatening Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati is making rounds on social media. The men in the video can be seen calling for…

Media misreports link 2021 IAF rescue operation in Andhra to recent Telangana floods

Abhishek Kumar19th July 2022

On July 13 media reports stated that the rise in water level of the Godavari river triggered widespread floods in Telangana. The low-lying areas are facing the brunt of the…

Circular prohibiting protest in Parliament House is not new

Kalim Ahmed16th July 2022

On July 15, several prominent politicians tweeted a circular called Parliamentary Bulletin Part II. According to this decree, members cannot use the Parliament House premise for any demonstrations, dharnas, fasts,…

No, video of boy reciting Azaan in school is not from Jharkhand

Shinjinee Majumder14th July 2022

A clip of a primary school student rendering Azaan is going viral. Social media users have claimed that it is from a village in Jharkhand where 75% of the population…

No, this isn’t a ‘young’ PM Modi performing handstand in Rishikesh

Kalim Ahmed13th July 2022

A 2:20-minute-long video clip of a bare-chested individual handstand-walking around a religious structure is widely circulating on social media. Multiple social media users have shared this video with captions in…