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Hoardings with fake quotes attributed to prominent Muslims appear in UP’s Pratapgarh

Archit15th August 2021

A video of hoardings attributing communal statements to prominent Muslim names recently emerged on social media. They were installed on the boundary wall of Uttar Pradesh-based TP Inter College in…

Fake, satirical tweet on Neeraj Chopra’s podium position viral in Rahul Gandhi’s name

Kinjal13th August 2021

Indian sportspersons performed splendidly in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, bringing home a total of seven medals. On August 7, athlete Neeraj Chopra made history by winning a gold medal…

PM Modi’s images dominated ceremony of Olympic winners, unlike BJP supporters’ claim

Archit11th August 202111th August 2021

On August 9, the Tokyo Olympics medal winners from the Indian contingent were felicitated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Several people pointed out that while the event…

No, Coimbatore to Thrissur cannot be traveled in 10 minutes via Kuthiran Tunnel

Archit11th August 2021

Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari tweeted that one side of the Kuthiran Tunnel will be operational from July 31. Kuthiran Tunnel is an under-construction tunnel on the…

UP govt didn’t order special exam for 10th, 12th students to get govt jobs

Kinjal7th August 2021

A screenshot of an alleged News18 story is being circulated widely on social media platforms. The Hindi headline states, “Government jobs: Students promoted to 10th, 12th to give special exam…

India’s UNSC Presidency is not for the ‘first’ time

Priyanka Jha7th August 2021

Facebook page ‘Namo India‘ recently posted a graphic that read, “From today onwards the command of the world is in the hands of India. India will take over the Presidency…

Man cutting Kalawas from people’s wrists is NOT Samajwadi Party leader

Kinjal7th August 2021

Recently, a video of a man cutting sacred Hindus threads tied around people’s wrists has been circulating widely on social media. It is being claimed that the individual seen here…

Old video of Kapil Mishra manhandled during AAP event viral with false claim

Pooja Chaudhuri6th August 2021

A video of BJP Delhi leader Kapil Mishra attending an event where he gets into an argument with one of the speakers has been shared on social media. The speaker…

Delhi govt reduces petrol price? No, old ABP News broadcast shared

Priyanka Jha3rd August 2021

On July 30, a Facebook page posted an alleged screengrab from an ABP News broadcast which stated that the price of petrol in Delhi had been slashed by Rs. 8.36….

Image of poster morphed to read ‘Brahmins are foreigners, their homes have ACs’

Kinjal3rd August 2021

Preparations are already in full swing for the upcoming 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, in a bid to attract Brahmin voters, the Bahujan Samaj Party announced it would…