Politics

Old, clipped video falsely viral as UP govt officials ignoring CM Adityanath’s calls

Archit9th March 2022

A week prior to the counting of votes in the UP assembly elections, an 11-second video clip of CM Yogi Adityanath speaking about phone call etiquette gained over two million…

BJP accused of bribing voters in 2019, video falsely linked to recent UP polls

Kinjal8th March 2022

Om Thanvi, founding vice-chancellor of the Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, tweeted a video on March 4, 2022. The clip was taken from a News18 broadcast in…

Did Indian students in Ukraine pay no heed to “enough warnings” by the govt?

Kalim Ahmed5th March 2022

In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Indian students were left stranded. Many of them made distress videos from their universities in Ukraine, while several others…

No, this isn’t Russian Pres Putin personally meeting Indian students being evacuated

Kinjal4th March 2022

Against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a video of a man entering a plane is making the rounds on social media. Seated inside are several other male…

MEA denies Russia “stopped war for 6 hours” at India’s behest

Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 202215th November 2022

On March 2, the Indian Embassy issued an urgent advisory for all Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine. The advisory urged citizens to leave Kharkiv immediately and reach Pesochin, Babaye and…

Tasteless post mocking Mysore student stuck in Ukraine viral online

Archit4th March 20227th March 2022

Since March 2, an image of a young woman who had made a distress video from Ukraine has been shared with a false quote attributed to her. The quote attempts…

No, this isn’t UP pradhan-student who made a video from Ukraine

Kalim Ahmed4th March 20224th March 2022

Vaishali Yadav, an Indian medical student studying in Ukraine and daughter of a leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP), recently made a video from Ukraine. Yadav appealed to the Indian…

Photo of car registered under new BH-series shared with partial context

Archit4th March 2022

Twitter user Anil Talwar, whose bio states he is an army veteran, tweeted an image of a vehicle’s number plate that starts with “BH”. Talwar claimed that the “BH” series…

Fact-check: SP leader’s daughter detained for “pretending” to be stuck in Ukraine?

Kalim Ahmed & Priyanka Jha2nd March 2022

As Russia’s aggression in Ukraine continues to unfold, videos made by Indian students trapped in Ukraine emerge on social media, requesting the Indian government to help them evacuate the region….

Photo of defense drill held in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion misrepresented

Archit2nd March 2022

An image of two men armed with mock rifles is being shared to underplay the Russian attack on Ukraine. It is being suggested that the Russian invasion is “staged” or…