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Old images falsely viral as Prayagraj youth died by suicide after SP’s loss in UP polls

Aritraa Dey14th March 2022

A collage of three men hanging from the ceiling is being widely shared on social media platforms. As per the post, three students who had been preparing for competitive exams…

Old video from Bihar falsely shared as BJP goons assaulting man after UP win

Archit11th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Video depicts violence and has not been embedded in the report.] After the BJP regained Uttar Pradesh in the recently-concluded assembly polls, a one-minute clip that shows a man…

Film scene viral as Russian atrocities during Chechen War

Kinjal11th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Video depicts violence. Viewer discretion is advised.] Against the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, a video of a group of soldiers beating and shooting an elderly man is…

Fake tweets ascribed to journalists after BJP’s win in UP

Archit11th March 2022

The results for the 2022 assembly elections in five states have been announced and BJP has won in four states namely, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In the backdrop…

No, man in this video is not Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Kalim Ahmed9th March 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become one of the major figures on the world stage since Russia’s invasion of his country and his decision to stay in the capital Kyiv…

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…

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Cow vigilantes from Bajrang Dal assault ‘mentally challenged’ homeless man in Rajasthan on suspicion of eating beef

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