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Video claiming mobile phone on charge explodes when man drinks water is staged

Archit29th December 202129th December 2021

Alleged CCTV footage that shows a man speaking on a phone call while charging his phone is viral. The video claims that the phone blasted on his ear when he…

Mulayam Singh Yadav did not say BJP will win UP polls; statement from 2015 Bihar polls

Pooja Chaudhuri28th December 2021

A breaking news graphic plate that carries a quote by SP leader and ex-Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is circulating on social media. The purported quote, “I can…

Fact-check: Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Udyan renamed to Hazrat Haji Pir Baba Rani Bagh?

Kinjal27th December 202127th December 2021

An image featuring a sign that reads ‘Hazrat Haji Pir Baba Rani Bagh’ is viral on social media. It has been claimed that the name of Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Udyan…

No, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan was not raised gram panchayat polls in Kutch, Gujarat

Kinjal25th December 2021

A video of a group of people chanting slogans in Gujarat’s Kachchh is viral on social media. It has been claimed that locals in the Dudhai village of Kachchh allegedly…

Viral video of locals chanting anti-Modi slogans in UP is doctored

Archit25th December 2021

A video that allegedly shows people chanting anti-Modi slogans as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath walk past them at a public event is viral….

Clipped video shared to falsely claim Asaduddin Owaisi threatened Hindus

Pooja Chaudhuri24th December 202124th December 2021

After videos of Hindutva leaders calling for a genocide of Muslims during an event called ‘Dharam Sansad’ held in Haridwar between December 17 to 19 surfaced online, members and supporters…

Fact-check: Did Shah Jahan chop off the hands of Taj Mahal workers?

Archit24th December 2021

On December 13, Kashi Vishwanath Dham was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi. He showered flower petals on sanitation workers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple as a gesture of gratitude for keeping…

Video of BJP MLA T Raja Singh’s arrest in Hyderabad is old

Archit23rd December 2021

Far-right Hindutva organisations arranged an event called the ‘Dharma Sansad’ or ‘Religious Parliament’ from December 17-19 in Haridwar where they called for the genocide of Muslims to “protect” India. The…

BJP leader gives false communal spin to domestic violence case in Pak, media follows suit

Pooja Chaudhuri23rd December 2021

A video of a woman being dragged by a group of men who can be heard saying, “Put her in the car,” was shared by BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa…

Panellist praising PM Modi is not a Congress spokesperson, false claim viral

Kinjal21st December 2021

Footage from a primetime news debate is viral on social media. In the video, the anchor asks a panellist whether Rahul Gandhi would be able to woo Hindu voters as…