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Old video of Naga Sadhu being beaten up used to target AAP after Punjab victory

Kinjal22nd March 2022

Following the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, social media is rife with several types of claims targeting the party. Against this backdrop, a video is being widely…

Video of Sikh man being beaten up is from Ludhiana, and not Pakistan

Kinjal22nd March 2022

[Warning: This viral video is graphic in nature. We request our readers to watch at their own discretion.] A video of a man in a yellow T-shirt beating another man…

Video of Karnataka HC reprimanding a lawyer is not related to the Hijab row

Kalim Ahmed19th March 2022

A Karnataka college’s decision in January to bar entry to six Muslim girls wearing the hijab had sparked a controversy that led to protests all over the state. The matter…

Video of alleged vote tampering in Bengal municipal elections viral again

Aqib Pathan & Kinjal16th March 202217th May 2024

A verified X (Twitter) user named Narendra Modi Pariwar on May 16 shared a video of a man repeatedly pressing the EVM on behalf of other voters. Tagging BJP Hyderabad…

Viral video claiming Yogi Adityanath broke into tears during a screening of The Kashmir Files is from 2017

Nilofar Absar16th March 202217th March 2022

Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, recently announced on Twitter, that the film, “The Kashmir Files”, will be exempt from taxes in Uttar Pradesh. The release of the film has…

No, ECI has not declared re-election in 142 seats in UP due to EVM tampering

Kalim Ahmed15th March 2022

After the results of the Uttar Pradesh elections were declared, a screenshot of a YouTube channel went viral on WhatsApp with the claim that the Election Commission has accepted that…

AIMIM contested 96 seats in UP polls, not 165 seats as claimed in viral posts

Kalim Ahmed15th March 202215th March 2022

After the UP assembly elections results, a post went viral on social media claiming that candidates from Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have “ensured” BJP’s win by dividing…

Video from March 5 falsely shared as post-poll violence by AAP Punjab

Archit15th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Violent video. Viewer discretion is advised.] On March 10, Aam Aadmi Party’s landslide win in Punjab was one of the key takeaways from the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. Chief…

Old video of drunk cop shared to target AAP after Punjab win

Nilofar Absar15th March 2022

A video of a purported drunk policeman was shared by BJP Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal with the claim the video shows a Punjab cop. Jindal made a snide…

Did Lal Krishna Advani get emotional after watching ‘The Kashmir Files’? No, old video

Priyanka Jha15th March 2022

Ashwini Mahajan, co-convenor of the RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch, recently shared a video claiming it shows Lal Krishna Advani seated inside a movie theatre to watch ‘The Kashmir Files’. (Archive…