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Fact-check: Muslim company manufactures offering given at Sabarimala Temple?

Archit23rd November 202118th December 2021

Tamil Nadu-based right-wing party Indu Makkal Katchi shared a photo of Aravana Payasam packaged in a jar that reads ‘Al Zahaa Sweets’. Aravana Payasam is the traditional offering given out…

No, Mamata Banerjee did not make WB police clean mosque before namaz

Kinjal23rd November 202123rd November 2021

A photo has been shared on social media with the message, “Have you ever seen the police cleaning a temple? No, right? In West Bengal, Mamata didi’s police officers are…

Fake tweet portrays President requesting Kangana Ranaut’s Padma Shri be withdrawn

Kinjal23rd November 2021

An image of an alleged tweet by President Ram Nath Kovind is viral. The Hindi tweet reads, “Kangana Ranaut’s remarks have hurt the sentiments of the entire nation. I myself…

BJP leaders share photo of a dam in Andhra-Telangana as a new dam in Bundelkhand

Archit22nd November 202125th November 2021

In a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and launched infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 6,000 crore in the Bundelkhand region. I will be in Mahoba…

Fear-mongering song targeting UP elections falsely claimed to be composed by Muslim community

Archit19th November 2021

A 29-second video clip of a Hindi-language song that indulges in fear-mongering of a takeover by the Muslim community if Samajwadi Party [SP] forms the government in UP Elections in…

BJP members share clipped video of Congress leader Rashid Alvi’s “Jai Shri Ram” speech

Kinjal16th November 2021

BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted a video of Congress politician Rashid Alvi on November 12. In the video, Alvi can be heard saying, “Beware, not everyone who chants…

Image of Muslim-owned shop gutted in Amravati violence shared as “violence against Hindus”

Pooja Chaudhuri16th November 2021

Curfew was imposed in Maharashtra’s Amravati on November 14 after violence that broke out the previous day continued with a mob destroying private and public property. “On November 12, Muslim…

Old image of Shahrukh Khan morphed to show him sporting “vote for MIM” t-shirt

Archit13th November 2021

Several social media users have shared an image of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan wearing a t-shirt with the text ‘Vote for MIM’ and a logo of a kite. MIM is…

Did an NGO file a plea to stop road construction along India-China border?

Kinjal13th November 2021

A photo of people sitting with placards in their hands has been shared on social media. One of the placards allegedly reads, “No road on Indo-China border”. It is being…

Old video falsely shared as protest held in Kerala against Sangh Parivar

Kinjal11th November 202123rd November 2021

A video of a rally featuring protestors chanting slogans, purportedly a demonstration held by Muslims in Kerala against the Sangh Parivar, is being circulated widely on social media. Several users…

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data

News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker