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Hijab row: BJP leaders falsely claim bombs hurled at Murshidabad school during protest

Kalim Ahmed16th February 2022

On February 12, it was reported that a school in the Suti area of Murshidabad district, West Bengal was vandalised after the headmaster allegedly asked girl students not to come…

Photo of man standing on Indian flag is from Pakistan

Kalim Ahmed15th February 202216th February 2022

A photo of a man disrespecting the Indian tricolour by placing it on the ground and standing on it is widely being circulated on the messaging app WhatsApp. The photo…

Goa elections: Fake WhatsApp chat shared by AAP and Congress supporters

Kalim Ahmed14th February 2022

On February 12, 2022, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa shared a link to a YouTube video on their official Twitter handle. The video was an hour-long broadcast of a ‘sting…

Fake tweet portrays Ravish Kumar targeting AAP ahead of Punjab elections

Kalim Ahmed12th February 2022

An infographic with an alleged tweet by Ravish Kumar quoting a tweet of Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, amidst the Punjab election is widely being shared on…

Congress MLA with Rahul Gandhi misidentified as Muskan, who took on saffron-clad mob

Kalim Ahmed12th February 2022

For the past several weeks, various districts of Karnataka have witnessed protests amid colleges prohibiting students to attend classes wearing hijabs. As Muslim students protest against the ban, Hindu students,…

SP candidate’s video doctored to portray speech against Brahmins, Thakurs

Abhishek Kumar11th February 2022

A video of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly candidate from Katra constituency Rajesh Yadav is circulating widely on social media. It has been claimed that Yadav can be heard saying in…

Video from Pakistan falsely shared as Taliban bans mobile phones in Afghanistan

Archit10th February 202211th February 2022

A 20-second clip of men in military uniform destroying cell phones has gone viral. In the background, stacks of liquor bottles can be spotted. The video has been shared with…

UP polls: RLD chief Jayant Singh did not cancel Ahmed Hameed’s ticket, fake tweet viral

Kinjal9th February 2022

A screenshot of an alleged tweet by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) national president Jayant Singh portrays that he wrote, “The ticket given to Ahmed Hameed by me and RLD in…

No, Prashant Kishor did not say BJP will lose power in all states by 2024

Archit8th February 2022

A quote attributed to political analyst Prashant Kishor is widespread on social media. It portrays that he said, “By 2024, BJP will lose after performing poorly in all states and…

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…