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BJP members falsely claim man accuses SP of building “masjids” for Muslim appeasement

Aqib Pathan & Archit7th February 20227th February 2022

A 14-second clip has been shared along with the claim that an elderly man confronted Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and said, “You only made masjids, we won’t give…

Video from Jharkhand falsely shared as UP BJP minister Shrikant Sharma’s convoy attacked

Kalim Ahmed7th February 2022

A 0:26-second long clip is viral on social media with the claim that the convoy of Shrikant Sharma, “spokesperson and member of CM Yogi’s cabinet” was chased away by the…

No, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan was not raised in SP-RLD candidate rally

Priyanka Jha5th February 2022

BJP Delhi spokesperson Ajay Sherawat recently shared a video claiming that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised during a campaign rally of SP-RLD alliance candidate Neeraj Chaudhary. Zee News journalist Sonu Sharma…

No arrests made after 2018 Varanasi flyover collapse? False claim viral

Archit5th February 20225th February 2022

Since January 28, several social media accounts have been posting an image of cars flattened under the debris of a collapsed flyover. As per social media claims, this image is…

India TV graphic plate morphed to attribute fake quotes to PM Modi ahead of UP polls

Kalim Ahmed5th February 2022

A screengrab of an alleged India TV News graphic plate airing two quotes attributed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media. The first quote reads, “I used…

BJP leaders falsely claim ‘pro-Pakistan’ chant raised in SP rally ahead of UP polls

Aqib Pathan & Priyanka Jha5th February 20225th February 2022

A 14-second video clip was shared by several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders with the claim that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan was raised during an election campaign rally of a candidate…

No, Congress Karnataka did not inaugurate youth wing office with Islamic rituals

Kalim Ahmed2nd February 20222nd February 2022

A picture of a group of men making dua (invocation) inside a room is being circulated on social media as visuals from the inauguration of a Youth Congress office in…

Old video of Patna’s Khan sir falsely linked to RRB-NTPC student protest

Kalim Ahmed28th January 2022

An 18-second long video clip is being shared on social media with various claims that suggest that the recent protest by the RRB-NTPC aspirants in Patna that turned violent was…

BJP leaders mock Rahul Gandhi by falsely claiming he ate with mask on

Pooja Chaudhuri28th January 202228th January 2022

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra quote-tweeted a tweet by ANI reporting that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu ate ‘langar’…

Did TMC members unfurl party flag while singing national anthem on R-Day? No, cropped video viral

Archit28th January 202228th January 2022

On January 26, the leader of the opposition in West Bengal, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari posted a video and alleged that All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader and former MLA Purna…

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