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No, Jay Shah is not standing with Pakistani General’s son in viral image from Dubai stadium

Shinjinee Majumder3rd September 20223rd September 2022

An image of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah with two other individuals, a man, and a woman, is going viral with the claim…

Modi’s 2019 Kolkata rally video shared by BJP leaders as recent rally in Mangaluru, Kutch

Shinjinee Majumder3rd September 20223rd September 2022

A 30-second clip of Narendra Modi waving at the crowd at a rally is being shared by BJP politicians, including Amit Malviya and Priti Gandhi, with some claiming that the…

Were Hindu shops and houses targeted in incidents of fire in B’desh’s Narsingdi and Kishoreganj?

Shinjinee Majumder & Muktadir Rashid3rd September 20223rd September 2022

A video of a fire is viral on social media with the claim that Hindu houses and shops were attacked and set on fire in Chandib village of Bhairab Upazila…

Scripted video of Muslim man opposing the national flag from being set up on vehicle viral

Aritraa Dey31st August 2022

A video of a man wearing a scull cap getting into a verbal tiff with three men regarding the national flag is making the rounds on social media. The incident…

Viral video of Muslim pedestrian helping Hindu woman cover herself with burqa is scripted

Abhishek Kumar30th August 2022

A video of a woman walking out of a temple while accompanied by a man is widely circulating on social media. In the clip, the pair get out of the…

Amit Malviya’s claim that the SC did not allege “non-cooperation” by the govt during Pegasus probe is misleading

Indradeep Bhattacharyya29th August 202229th August 2022

On August 25, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the in-charge of BJP’s National Information & Technology Department Amit Malviya tweeted, “Is having an IQ lower than Rahul Gandhi’s a…

Fact-check: Saudi Defence Minister panicking after hearing fireworks at Chinese Embassy?

Abhishek Kumar27th August 2022

A video of a man in black thwab and a white headgear getting down from a vehicle and greeting another person amidst high security is circulating widely on social media….

Clipped video of Nitin Gadkari falsely viral as the minister taking dig at the BJP

Kinjal26th August 2022

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has been dominating headlines for the past few days after the BJP dropped him from its Parliamentary Board and Central Election Committee. Against this backdrop, a…

CCTV footage from Haryana falsely viral as video of lynching of Muslim youth in Bihar

Abhishek Kumar24th August 202224th August 2022

A 44-second CCTV clip of a group of young men thrashing a man with sticks is viral on social media. A girl is also seen coming to the man’s rescue,…

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Democracy withheld? Satirical X handles critical of govt blocked in India

They said Muslims can’t sit here, tore our clothes, beat us: Survivor recalls Pune Iftar attack; no arrests yet